Zefat Davidka הדוידקה של צפת \ Traditional Cache
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Zefat Davidka הדוידקה של צפת \
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This is an easy and fun cache, in the middle of Zefat’s main road. While the main attraction of this cache is the Davidka, the cache is in a nice little park that is a good place to catch your breath after climbing the endless stairs of Zefat.
The cache is located just behind a low wall.
Please use stealth as this site is often packed with visitors….
Some more information about the Davidka.
The Davidka (Hebrew: דוידקה, "Little David") was a homemade Israeli mortar used in Safed and Jerusalem during the early stages of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. Its bombs were reported to be extremely loud, but very inaccurate and otherwise of little value beyond terrifying opponents; they proved particularly useful in scaring away Arab forces. It is nominally classified as a 3 inch (76.2 mm) mortar, although the bomb was considerably larger.[1][2]
The Davidka ("Little David") was named for its inventor, David Leibowitch, although the name also metaphorically evoked the biblical battle of King David and Goliath (I Samuel chap. 17): In 1948, the tiny state of Israel was forced to defend itself against the "giant" British-trained and British-led professional Arab Legion.
The mortar was designed at the Mikveh Israel agricultural school in Holon in the winter of 1947–1948. It was first used in combat on March 13, 1948, in the attack on the Abu Kabir neighborhood of Jaffa. The greatest victory attributed to the Davidka was the liberation of the Citadel, a strongpoint in the center of Safed, on the night of May 9–10 1948
Six Davidkas were manufactured in all, and two were given to each of the Palmach's three brigades (Harel, Yiftach, and HaNegev). One was used by the Yiftach Brigade in the battle for Safed, and now stands in a square in Safed. This is about 30 meters from where you are right now!
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