Four letters and two checkbooks belonging to Ariel Sharon. Israel, 1950-1956.
1-4. Four Hebrew letters Handwritten and signed by Ariel Sharon, addressed to Moshe Fodor, his friend and colleague in the first years of his military career. Includes a long and interesting letter addressed to Fodor and two other individuals, from 19 August 1950 (when Sharon took part in a commander training course at Tzrifin): "My course companions are of different kinds, beginning with the smartest, whose rank is Sgan Aluf [Lieutenant Colonel], and ending with the stupid and incapable, whose rank is Seren [Captain]. I'm the smallest here… sometimes I'm amazed at their ignorance (especially that of the smartest ones)…".
At the end of the letter Sharon sends his regards to "Gulliver" [Yitzhak ben Menachem, a member of Unit 101].
Size and condition vary. Folding marks, creases and some stains. Open tear to the top of the long letter, without damage to text. Ink stamp of the Military Police on one letter.
5-6. Two checkbooks issued by Barclays Bank, with stubs filled in with Ariel Sharon's handwriting from the years 1952-1953. Some are signed "Arik".
7.5X20 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and folding marks. External margins worn. Stubs in good condition.