Jews at their Yom Kippur prayers at…

Jews at their Yom Kippur prayers at the Western Wall place chairs and customary screens between the men and women present in September 1928.

Jerusalem commissioner Edward Keith-Roach, while visiting the Muslim religious court overlooking the prayer area, points out the screen, precipitating emotional protests and demands from the assembled sheiks that it be removed.

Unless it is taken down, they say, they will not be responsible for what happens.

This is described as violating the Ottoman status quo that had forbidden Jews from making any construction in the Western Wall area, though such screens had been put up from time to time.

The British issue an ultimatum for its removal.

When police officers in riot gear are then sent in, a scuffle takes place with worshipers and the screen in question is destroyed.