Five Issues of "Alon HaShomrim" – Journal of the "Union of Guards" – Tel-Aviv, 1937-1941

Five Issues of "Alon HaShomrim" – Journal of the "Union of Guards" – Tel-Aviv, 1937-1941
Five issues of the journal "Alon AaShomrim", the internal journal of
"The Union of Hebrew Guards in Palestine" ("Agudat HaShomrim HaIvrim BeEretz Israel"). 1937-1941.
"Alon HaShomrim" was published during the years 1935-1957, containing articles about guarding and security matters, protocols from meetings and assemblies of the "Union of Guards", articles in memory of members of the union, letters, announcements to the members, and more.
Before us are five issues (mimeographed typescript): * Year 1, issue 9 (1937). * Year 2, issue 2 (May 1937). * Year 4, issue 4 (august 1938). * Year 5, issue 4 (September 1939). * Year 6, issue 3 (September 1941).
The front cover of the first four issues feature illustrations of "The Guard", riding his horse or looking at farmers in a field. The cover of the fifth issue features a photograph of the monument made by artist David Polus in memory of Alexander Zaïd (1886-1938), one of the founders of the organizations "Bar Giyota", "HaShomer" and "Agudat HaShomrim", who was murdered in July 1948 during the 1936-1939 Arab Revolt in Palestine.
The "Union of Guards" ("Agudat HaShomrim") was established in July 1933 by ex-members of "HaShomer" movement and acted to transfer the responsibility for guarding the settlements to Jewish hands. At first, the members of the union operated in the north yet a after a while, expanded their activity to the areas of the Sharon and the south. After the establishment of the state, the union became a professional-national security organization.
Five issues. Size and condition vary.