during the 1920s, chelouche devoted himself to the writing of his memoir, called in hebrew "parashat hayai" ("reminiscences of my life"), which he regarded as his legacy to the future generations living in palestine. chelouche's book portrays his life, spanning from his childhood to the bloody incidents in palestine in august 1929. being a native born palestinian who was an active player in the events that took place during the region's historic transformations, chelouche's view, as revealed by his memoir, is colorful, vivid and fascinating. chelouche describes his childhood in jaffa, his years in a high-class jewish boarding school in beirut, his early marriage and his first steps in the field of construction. later on, chelouche recites his close involvement in the establishment of tel aviv as a constructor and local activist. a considerable part of the book is devoted to the events of world war i in palestine, including the deportation of the inhabitants of tel aviv to the northern parts of the land. the period after world war i is portrayed in chelouche's memoir as a time of decline in the relations between jews and arabs. chelouche recalls his personal efforts to secure peace in spite of the increasing tensions. the book concludes with two complementary essays: an open letter to the arab people that was published in a syrian newspaper following the 1929 incidents, and a piercing and agonizing epilogue in which chelouche analyzes the relations between the different peoples living in palestine. regarding the historic role of the palestinian-born jews, chelouche wrote the following words (as translated by addy cohen):