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Lot 77

Document – "IDF Oath", June 28, 1948

IDF Oath. Military document, in the name of the soldier Ezra Kadir, June 28, 1948.
A printed version of the IDF oath.
On June 28, 1948 (during the first Independence War cease fire) the Chief of Staff Ya'akov Dori published "Day Order no. 1 – IDF Oath Day". Text says: "…we will swear today and express our loyalty to our state…we are ready for any sacrifice…until peace will prevail in our state-homeland…". Attached is a booklet: "Zvah HaHaganah for the Army's Oath Day, (28.6.48)".
[1] leaf 24.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Booklet: 16 pp, 12 cm. Good condition. Inscriptions in pen.