Lot 692
Collection of Items of a "Maccabi" Member in Lithuania – Cycling Tour of Lithuania, 1928
Collection of items of Ya'akov Kovansky of Virbalis, gymnast and soccer player, member of "Maccabi" Lithuania.
* notebook / travel journal. In June 1928 Kovansky cycled around Lithuania and visited Jewish institutes (mainly sports organizations and educational institutes). Wherever he arrived, he asked the representative of the institute which he visited to sign the notebook which he carried with him. The notebook presented here, documents his journey through the cities of Shavel,Kurshenai,Jurbarkas, Vilkaviskis, Marijampole, Fren, Kovno,Jonava and Panavezys. A map is attached, hand-drawn, with records of all the towns and villages which he visited. In Kursenai, an inscription was added "I wish you…that soon you will travel on your bicycle from Dan to Eilat through all of our country…".
Attached: * Blue and white flag with the inscription "Hebrew Gymnasium of Virbalis" – the flag was attached to the bicycle handlebars during the trip (see photo opening the diary). *Member card of "Maccabi" Lithuania * Blue cloth scarf with silver flowers, with two blue and white Stars of David embroidered on the two edges. * Participant's card, first Maccabia, Tel-Aviv, 1932. Various sizes and conditions.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.
