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Lot 40

Collection of Issues of "Dapim LaYeled" – Magazine for Children published by the Youth Aliyah Office – Paris, 1949-52

Dapim LaYeled [Children's Pages], a magazine for children published by the Youth Aliyah Office in the Diaspora, edited by Dr. Israel Margalith. A publication of the Youth and Child Aliyah Department of the Jewish Agency, Paris, from Kislev 5710 till Tishrei 5713 [1949-1952]. Issue Nos. 14-15, 18-19, 20, 22-23, 27-29, 33-35, 38-39, 43-44. Hebrew and some French.
17 issues of a magazine for Jewish children in the Diaspora, published monthly. The issues contain articles on the subject of the State of Israel, the history of the Jewish people, and current information regarding Israel. With photographs; illustrations by Avigdor Arikha (in three issues), Bella Brisel, Sioma Baram, and "Y. Gipstein" (probably Yaacov Agam).
Judging by the names of the individuals who solved the crossword puzzles and riddles, the circulation of the monthly was quite broad; it apparently had readers in Morocco, Tunisia, Belgium, Norway, Strasbourg, and other places.
Issue No. 19 appears in two copies.
Number of pages varies. Approx. 32 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Some issues with creases, fold lines, or stains.