Upon returning to Palestine at the war 's end , they moved to Hebron and both worked as teachers . He also served as secretary of the Jewish community in Hebron . His poor financial situation , which would plague him throughout his life , as well as Pnina 's heart disease , and his emphysema in later years would significantly hamper his literary output . Pnina died in 1925 , and he was later remarried to Sarah Kalish , a nurse who he had met in Damascus . He survived the 1929 Hebron massacre by hiding in the home the Mani family . Shami was deeply disturbed by the incident , and signed a petition condemning Arab propaganda efforts and urging a British investigation together with the chief rabbis of Hebron and other figures
1929 Hebron massacre
1929 Hebron massacre
Yitzhaq Shami