Before Jerusalem’s Reunification, Shmuel Matza Left Defiant Carvings On A Prison Wall

25 Iyyar 5776 – June 1, 2016

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Photo Credit: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman

Shmuel Matza, points to his carvings from decades ago in the interior wall of Jerusalem's Kishle prison.

He adds, “I am now 89 years old and I am still excited about the state of Israel.…We survived then, and we continue to survive and even flourish.”

The proof, says Matza, is in his carvings on the wall of the Kishle.

(JNS)

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The author is Director of International Communications for a leading Israeli think tank and veteran journalist