The old fortress prison at Acre, where many Jewish freedom fighters were hanged for rebelling against the British Mandatory power prior to 1948, will be turned into a historic museum of Hebrew heroism, it was announced here today by Deputy Minister of Health Yitzhak Raphael.
The old prison has been used as a mental hospital for incurable cases. The Herut Party has repeatedly demanded that the hospital be evacuated. Now Mr. Raphael has announced that the patients will be taken to another facility, while the new museum is established at the fortress.
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