Lehi Museum, Military museum in Florentin district, Tel Aviv, Israel
The Lehi Museum is a military museum in Tel Aviv spread across two floors of a residential building, displaying exhibits about a Jewish paramilitary organization active during British rule. The rooms contain artifacts, documents, and testimonies that record this period.
Avraham Stern, commander of Lehi, hid in a rooftop flat at 8 Mizrahi B Street (now Stern Street) with Tova and Moshe Savorai during his last weeks. On 12 February 1942 British officer Geoffrey Morton had him stand by the window and shot him three times. A memorial plaque was placed on the house in 1953, the building passed to the Defense Ministry in January 1981, and the museum opened on 4 February 1986.
The museum is named Beit Yair after Avraham Stern's nom de guerre, Yair. On the third floor, the preserved apartment where Stern spent his last three weeks includes the wardrobe in which he hid and a bullet hole in the window frame. The roof was enclosed to house a memorial room for 127 Lehi fighters and women, and for those hanged by the British.
The museum is located in the Florentin neighborhood and is easily accessible for visitors exploring the area on foot. The rooms are compact, so visitors should expect a short to moderate visit duration.
Visitors can see the actual room where a resistance leader spent his final weeks, complete with original furnishings and personal writings. This direct connection to historical details makes the visit especially meaningful for those wanting to understand this era.
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