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A special initiative by the Ministry of Defense has brought a surprising discovery to light. A simple milk can \u2014 once turned into a secret safe by Lehi commander Avraham “Yair” Stern \u2014 was unveiled this morning (Sunday) for the first time.<\/p>\n

For decades, the can concealed sensitive materials from the Jewish underground\u2019s struggle against British rule. Now, thanks to an initiative by the Museums Unit in the Department for Families, Commemoration and Heritage, in collaboration with the IDF Archives, the can has been revealed. In honor of Shavuot \u2014 the holiday of dairy \u2014 the can, which was hidden for years on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, offers a rare glimpse into stories that have never been published.<\/p>\n

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Ministry of Defense Reveals: Lehi Secrets Buried in Tel Aviv | Photo: Ministry of Defense<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Letters from British Prisons<\/strong>
\nAmong the hundreds of documents found inside are letters sent from British prisons by fighters of the Lehi and Etzel undergrounds, public calls to support prisoners’ families and demand their release, records of a hunger strike protesting non-kosher food, and even personal confessions from anti-British activists who wrestled with moral questions \u2014 such as whether to use \u201cnon-Hebrew\u201d products behind bars.<\/p>\n

The documents reveal not only the underground\u2019s external battles, but also the internal turmoil of its members. More than 75 years after they were buried, they are now being brought to the public eye. The unveiling is part of a wider commemoration effort to restore the personal voices of those who fought for the founding of the State of Israel.<\/p>\n

Yair Stern<\/strong>
\nAvraham Stern \u2014 known by his underground name “Yair” \u2014 was born in Poland on December 23, 1907. He was a Jewish underground fighter and poet, and the founder and first commander of the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel (Lehi). He took the name \u201cYair\u201d in honor of Eleazar ben Yair, one of the leaders of the Great Revolt against the Romans and commander of the Zealots at Masada.<\/p>\n

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Avraham Stern | Photo: GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stern began his activism in Etzel. In 1940, objecting to the organization\u2019s more moderate line toward the British Mandate authorities, he led a faction that split away and formed an independent group \u2014 later known as Lehi \u2014 which prioritized continued resistance against British rule. Due to his actions, Stern became a top target of British intelligence, which at times received assistance from members of the Haganah. The search for him intensified, and he was eventually captured on February 12, 1942, and shot dead by the British immediately after his arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nearly 300 rare documents from the underground resistance organization come to light: letters from prisoners, a hunger strike over kosher food, and moral dilemmas \u2014 all hidden in a single milk can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":25363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2277,2276,6],"tags":[6285,3240,6288,6287,5856,6290,2272,5860,5857,6289,1840,5909,1523,6286,4007],"class_list":["post-25361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-history","category-people","category-security","tag-avraham-stern","tag-british-mandate","tag-dizengoff-street","tag-etzel","tag-haganah","tag-idf-archives","tag-israeli-history","tag-jewish-underground","tag-lehi","tag-milk-can","tag-ministry-of-defense","tag-shavuot","tag-tel-aviv","tag-yair-stern","tag-zionist-movement"],"yoast_head":"\nHidden Lehi Documents Discovered in Tel Aviv Milk Can - 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