Beersheva in the 1920s

A Look at the Negev's Regional Hub During the Early British Mandate

Beersheba in the 1920s, a glimpse into the early formation of what would become modern Israel 🇮🇱

Captured by Ludwig Preiss, this image from Palästina und das Ostjordanland (1925) shows Beersheba during the British Mandate period, when the foundations of today’s country were slowly beginning to take shape again after centuries of change and absence.

A rare window into the landscape and life of a region on the edge of transformation.

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📷 Source: Ludwig Preiss / Paul Rohrabch, Palästina und das Ostjordanland (Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart, 1925), Public Domain