Editing Samaritans (section)

=== Mandatory Palestine ===
[[File:The High Priest of the Samaritans with the Codex Nablus c. 192.jpg|thumb|upright|Yitzhaq ben Amram ben Shalma ben Tabia, the High Priest of the Samaritans, Nablus, c. 1920]]
[[File:Interior of the Synagogue of the Samaritans Nablus c. 1920.jpg|thumb|upright|Interior of the Synagogue of the Samaritans in Nablus, c. 1920]]

The situation of the Samaritan community improved significantly during the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]]. At that time, they began to work in the public sector, like many other groups. With better medical care and Samaritan men marrying Jewish women, the demographic status of the community improved throughout the Mandatory period.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/PalestineCensus1922 |title=Palestine Census (1922)}}</ref>  The censuses of [[1922 census of Palestine|1922]] and [[1931 census of Palestine|1931]] recorded 163 and 182 Samaritans in Palestine, respectively.{{sfn|Ben-Zvi|1933|p=87}} 147 lived in Nablus,{{sfn|Ben-Zvi|1933|p=87}} 12 resided in [[Tulkarm]], 12 in [[Jaffa]], and 6 in [[As-Salt]], [[Emirate of Transjordan|Transjordan]]. Later some moved to [[Ramat Gan]] and even to [[Haifa]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/palestine-census-1931 |title=Palestine Census 1931}}</ref>

During the [[1929 Palestine riots]], Arab rioters attacked Samaritans who were performing the Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim and flung stones at them as well as their guests. The [[Palestine Police Force]] got involved and stopped any potential fatalities.<ref name=":3" />