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41. RR diary, May 31, 1948.

42. RR diary, June 1, 1948.

43. RR diary, May 26, 1948.

44. RR diary, June 4, 1948.

45. RR diary, July 17, 1948.

46. RR diary, July 17, 1948.

47. Video of Ruth’s memorial service, December 12, 2010, Peter Bartis personal collection.

CHAPTER 18

1. RR diary, July 17, 1948.

2. RR diary, July 17, 1948.

3. RR diary, July 17, 1948.

4. RR diary, July 23, 1948.

5. RR diary, July 23, 1948.

6. RR diary, August 8, 1948.

7. RR diary, August 16, 1948.

8. RR diary, August 19, 1948.

9. RR diary, August 19, 1948.

10. RR diary, August 26, 1948.

11. RR diary, August 26, 1948.

12. RR diary, May 10, 1949.

13. RR diary, May 10, 1949.

14. RR diary, August 29, 1948.

15. Letter from Ruth Rappaport to Rabbi Franklin Cohn, September 2, 1948, RRC, USHMM. Sochnut is the Hebrew name for the Jewish Agency.

16. Letter from Ruth Rappaport to Mila, February 11, 1949, RRC, USHMM.

17. Letter from Ruth Rappaport to Rabbi Franklin Cohn, September 2, 1948, RRC, USHMM.

18. RR diary, August 10, 1948.

19. RR diary, August 26, 1948.

CHAPTER 19

1. RR diary, November 2, 1948; personal documents from Israel, 1948, RRC, USHMM. The PIO was officially known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—Press and Information Division.

2. RR oral history, USHMM.