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In 1948, war photographer Robert Capa journeyed to Israel where he would capture the lives of the people in their newly established homeland

Robert Capa

Robert Capa | Report on Israel Orthodox Jewish boys.

Robert Capa © International Center of Photography. Jerusalem, Israel. 1949. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Family. Robert Capa. © International Center of Photography. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Laundry day in a settlement of Kafar Giladi. Galilee, Israel. 1948. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Man and woman carrying their belongings in sacks. Haifa, Israel. 1949. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Arriving immigrants. Haifa, Israel. 1949-50.

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Robert Capa | Report on Israel Transit camp for new immigrants. Haifa, Israel. 1949-1950.

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Robert Capa | Report on Israel Refugees from Bulgaria. Community housework on the kibbutz of Kefar Giladi. Galilee, Israel. 1948.

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Robert Capa | Report on Israel Israeli party.

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Robert Capa | Report on Israel Boys playing netball.

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Robert Capa | Report on Israel Colonel Moshe Dayan and Colonel Ytzhak Sadeh, armored brigade leader, on a hotel terrace overlooking the sea.Colonel Sadeh fought in the Army of the Czar, in the Red Army during the Revolution, an (...)
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Hebrew School. Israel.

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Robert Capa | Report on Israel The rusting hulk of the Altalena, beached since she was rallied upon by Israeli government troops a year earlier. Tel Aviv, Israel. 1948.

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Robert Capa | Report on Israel Men sitting on tractor. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Women walking down busy street with men. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Women preparing food. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
Robert Capa | Report on Israel Child in street. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos
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