A portfolio of documents belonging to the commander of the "Mishmar Ha'Am" (lit. "People's Guard, " the Jewish Civil Defense Force) in Jerusalem's Montefiore (Kiryat Moshe) neighborhood, Sarah HaMeiri Ostrovsky, wife of Rabbi Moshe HaMeiri Ostrovsky, one of the leaders of the Mizrachi movement. The portfolio contains dozens of forms, lists, pages of guidelines and instructions, and notes, handwritten and printed, that were used in managing neighborhood affairs in the period of the Arab siege on Jerusalem during Israel's War of Independence. 1947-48.

Included: • Handwritten notebook documenting various operations in wartime and under siege – the collection of articles and various types of donations (blood donations, donations of blankets), a "community kitchen, " a list of neighborhood water cisterns and convalescent homes. • Dozens of forms confirming the borrowing of equipment (flashlights, socks, helmets, scarves) from neighborhood residents. • A list of people who refused or were unable to pay the "Defence Tax" (along with comments such as "gave only one lira, " "had no good reason for refusing to give, " "was lacking in means, " or "will pay a visit to the rabbi's wife tomorrow.") • A hand-drawn color sketch of three buildings in the neighborhood, indicating entrance locations. * Several pages of instructions regarding defensive measures in case of aerial bombardment. * "Communiqué / Orders" calling upon members to attend urgent meetings of the "Mishmar Ha'Am, " along with a list of members' names and their signatures. • Several forms to be used by members of "Mishmar Ha'Am, " including a form for listing buildings and the people responsible for them, power of attorney for people collecting equipment, instructions for those collecting equipment, and more. Some of the forms are filled out; others are left blank. • And more.

Duplicate copies of some forms. The documents are kept in an official paper portfolio of the World Mizrachi Organization.

Approx. 95 items. Size and condition vary.