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Lisa Karlin Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William & Mary.

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Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in November 2012.

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Scope and Contents

Diary, 1967, of Lisa Karlin, a young woman on a trip to Israel and Syria. Primarily concerns the places that she visited each day, which include the University of Tel-Aviv, a "Yemonite village," a kibbutz, and a mosque. Karlin also says that they were taken "unofficially" into Syria, where they saw destruction caused by the Six Day War, including destroyed tanks and guns. There are also drawings of Jewish religious symbols throughout the volume. Finally, there is an itinerary at the beginning of the volume, as well as a list of people that she meet and hotels in which she stayed.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• Israel--Social life and customs--20th century
• Tel Aviv (Israel)--Social life and customs--20th century
• Women travelers--Diaries
• Young women--Diaries