Stern studied at the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem . He specialized in Classical languages and literature ( Greek and Latin ) . His first political involvement was to found a student organization called “ Hulda , ” whose regulations stated it was dedicated “ solely to the revival of the Hebrew nation in a new state . ” During the 1929 riots in Palestine , Jewish communities came under attack by local Arabs , and Stern served with the Haganah , doing guard duty on a synagogue rooftop in Jerusalem ’s Old City
1929 riots in Palestine
1929 Palestine riots
Avraham Stern