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David Ben-Gurion, handwritten letter, addressed to "The Executive Committee". Moscow, 18.9.1923. Signed "B. G". Hebrew.
The letter was written during Ben-Gurion's stay in Moscow as a representative of the Yishuv at the international agricultural fair held in the city.
Ben-Gurion writes regarding the Hebrew newspapers sent to him from Palestine: "Bless you for the invaluable gift I have just received from you - a package of our newspapers. I don't know if any of you have yet had the experience of reading our newspapers under these conditions. I know that surely, you also yearn for knowledge of events here. I am sorry to say I must restrain my prophecy until the time is ripe…" Beneath his signature Ben-Gurion added a few more lines regarding the fair: "The exhibition arrangement has turned out fine, I can even say very fine… my fears of failure were unfounded". On the margin of the letter he wrote: "Our national (Zionist) flag has found a place in the exhibition".
[1] leaf, 22 cm. Folding marks and creases. Foxing. Filing holes (with slight damage to text).
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.