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Arrest Jew for Blowing Shofar at Wailing Wall

October 10, 1933
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Aaron Zuckerman of Tel Aviv, believed to be a Revisionist, extreme right wing Zionist, was arrested for blowing the “shofar” (ram’s horn) at the Wailing wall, during the “Neilah” the final prayer of the Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement.

According to the ruling made by the international commission appointed by the League of Nations, following disorders between the Jews and the Arabs, the blowing of the “shofar” is forbidden at the Wailing Wall.”

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