ISRAEL AT 60
Israel is born, through the eyes
of a U.S. Jewish student in 1948
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| Courtesy of Tom Tugend |
| Tom Tugend in 1948, serving with the Israel Defense Forces in the Negev shortly after the founding of the state. |
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By Tom Tugend
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Published: 04/03/2008
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Tom Tugend, then 22, is struck by feelings of joy, disbelief and pride at the news from Palestine of the creation of the Jewish state, Israel, in May 1948.
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