Lot 97
"Star of David" – Newsletter for Jewish Soldiers in the American Army – Japan and Papua New Guinea, 1945-1946
Eleven issues of the military newsletter "Star of David" ("Magen David"). Finschhafen (Papua New Guinea) and Yokohama (Japan), 1945-1946. English and some Hebrew.
Mimegraphed typescripts; small illustrations in some issues.
The issues feature news from Palestine and from the Jewish DP camps; articles by Hugo Mantel, the Jewish chaplain attached to the troops; a letter to the US president regarding the situation in Palestine; and more.
11 issues: Vol. I, issues 3, 7, 9, 10; Vol. II, issues 1-7. Approx. 27 cm. Good condition. Thin, brittle paper. Closed and opens tears to edges of some leaves (mostly minor, not affecting text). Some leaves detached.
Enclosed: • Additional copies of three issues. • Two copies of issue no. 8 (August 3, 1945), printed on different, larger paper (later reprints?).
