Lot 398
Twenty-Five Years of the Betar Movement – Munich, 1948
"Twenty-Five Years of the Betar Struggle" (Hebrew), illustrated poster. L. Poeller Printing Press, Munich [1948]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
A poster printed to commemorate twenty-five years since the establisment of Betar - a Revisionist youth movement. A colorful illustration: a boy waving the flag of Israel, on the background of a silhouette depicting a map of the Greater Israel. Surrounding the central image are images depicting Jewish fighters, a concentration camp, gallows, British soldier with a whip, and more. Over the illustration appears the Hebrew text: "Twenty Five years of the Betar Struggle: for a Hebrew Army! For the Liberation of the Homeland!... the Betar Struggle goes on! Freedom of Citizens! For the Termination of the Exile! Jewish Youth - Join Betar!" Yiddish text appears on the lower part.
55X81 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Some stains. Restored tears. Lower left corner is missing. Mounted on thin acid-free paper.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen.
