Joseph Klausner was a member of the circle of Russian Zionist political activists from Odessa , which included Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Menachem Ussishkin . Although not a ' party man , ' he supported Revisionist Zionism . In July 1929 , Klausner established the Pro-Wailing Wall Committee to defend Jewish rights , and resolve problems over access and arrangements for worship at the Western Wall . His house in Talpiot neighborhood of Jerusalem was destroyed in the 1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Joseph Klausner