Rare Photos From The Yom Kippur War Give Glimpse Into Sukkos on the Front Lines

Nearly 50 years after the Yom Kippur War, the National Library of Israel has released a number of rare photographs showing how the festival of Sukkot, was celebrated even during the conflict.

Were these sukkah’s inspired by the Chabad’s Sukkah Mobiles?

A sukkah on an IDF vehicle, October 1973. The Nathan Fendrich Collection, the Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at the National Library of Israel
An improvised sukkah on an armored personnel carrier. October 17, 1973. Photo: Eli Landau, the Dan Hadani Archive, the Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at the National Library of Israel
A sukkah on an army vehicle in the Golan, 1973. The Nathan Fendrich Collection, the Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at the National Library of Israel
A sukkah on an army vehicle in the Golan Heights. The Nathan Fendrich Collection, the Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at the National Library of Israel