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Russian early Zionist fatally wounded at the Battle of Tel Hai (1880-1920) (10) 6 Celebrity’s out of work, we hear (4)

8 Assyrian god worshipped by Sennacherib (2 Kings 19:37) (7)

9 Seaside city circa 30 km north of Tel Aviv (7)

12 Hardliner fails mixer test (9)

15 Ancient galilee city where the Sanhedrin reformed after Bar Kokhba’s 135CE defeat (Jer. 50:15) (4)

17 Term of endearment for a familiar young man (Yiddish) (7)

19 Pointed needle (Yiddish) (7)

21 Ritual of washing the hands at the Seder table (Hebrew) (7)

24 A son of Eleadah (1 Chron. 2:40) (7) 26 Twin, as found in a thesaurus? (Gen. 25:25) (4)

27 Neat prose maybe, but the language is artificial (9)

32 Oasis and spring on The Dead Sea where King David resided (1 Sam. 23:29) (3,4)

34 People who eat between meals (Yiddish) (7)

35 Attempt to pocket ring in ancient city (4)

36 Russian revisionist Zionist leader who founded the Irgun (1990-1940) (10)

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Woman who established Hadassah International in 1983 (1913-2015) (10) 2 Ahead by at least six games at Wimbledon but disconcerted (5)

3 Demonstrate quietly then wander about (5)

4 Goliath’s brother (1 Chron. 20:5) (5) 5 Family founded by one of the sons of

Gad (Num. 26:16) (7)

6 Mother (Hebrew) (3)

7 Jacob’s wife in meadow next to hospital (Gen. 29:16) (4)

10 Ex-President last in tournament, bottom (5)

11 Religious moshav located a little south of Petah Tikva (7)

13 Bird of Arabian legend didn’t quite make Gibraltar (3)

14 Affected by tears, perhaps, as result of love in film (5)

16 Russian-Jewish author of the now discredited ‘Worlds in Collision’ (18951957) (10)

18 Man of distinguished lineage (Yiddish) (7)

20 German-Jewish poet - he’s at home with English (1797-1856) (5)

22 Badly treat seaman put to work (5) 23 A son of Gilead (Num. 25:32) (7)

25 Turkish commander heading for

Augusta, Georgia (3)

28 Horse, after a drink, starting on oats (5)

29 Hebrew sage discovered in Honduras hide-out (1040-1105) (5)

30 Demands massages, say (5)

31 Exhausted, in need of first aid in punt (4)

33 Gentile, non-Jew generally (Hebrew/ Yiddish) (3)