Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Slonim was the chief Ashkenazi rabbi during the 1929 Hebron massacre . His son was Eliezer Dan Slonim , who spoke fluent Arabic and was a member on the city council and a director of the Anglo-Palestine Bank . He had excellent relations with the British Mandate authorities and Arab community and was reported to have not believed in rumors of an impending riot . He and his family were slaughtered as they attempted to make a barricade in the Slonim family house . One-year-old Shlomo Slonim ( 1928-2014 ) survived the massacre . He was the grandson of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Slonim and son of Eliezer Dan Slonim . Shlomo Slonim went on to join the Irgun Tzvai Leumi , the Haganah , and the Israel Defense Forces . He worked for Bank Leumi for almost 50 years , was married for 50 years , and had 4 children . His photo as a wounded toddler is included in the Museum of the Jewish Community of Hebron as are many photos of the Slonim family
1929 Hebron massacre
1929 Hebron massacre
Menucha Rochel Slonim