Lot 95
Draft of a Protocol – First Knesset – Presidential Oath of Chaim Weizmann, 1949
Draft of a protocol from the sixth sitting of the first Knesset, during which Chaim Weizmann took the oath of office to serve as the first president of the State of Israel. Jerusalem, February 17, 1949.
Three typewritten leaves, listing the ceremony order and the participants. The ceremony was conducted by Joseph Sprinzak, chairman of the State Council since the Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, was sick.
[3] leaves, 34 cm. Fair condition. Fold lines. Stains. Creases and tears along edges and fold lines. Penned scribble on the first page.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
