Assassination of Chaim Arlozorov – Collection of Notices, Posters and Newspapers, 1933-1934

Opening: $1,000
Unsold

Some 80 paper items, printed in the wake of the assassination of Chaim Arlozorov. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and elsewhere, 1933-1934. Hebrew. Few items in other languages.


The lot comprises:
• Official announcement, informing members of Mapai party of Arlozorov's death – a circular issued on June 6, 1933, one day after the assassination.
• Some 20 obituaries, posters and handbills, issued by various organizations – Mapai, Magen David Adom, Palestine Communist Party, and others. Some written in a sharp language.
• Some 35 newspapers (including "Haaretz" and "Davar"; mostly special issues), published shortly after the assassination.
• Official proclamation by the Palestine Police Force (trilingual: English, Arabic and Hebrew), offering a reward of 500 Palestine Pounds, with an addition of 1000 Palestine Pounds from the Jewish Agency, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of
Arlozorov's murderers; includes a physical description of the suspects ("sturdy build… clean shaven, fat face…). June 17, 1933.
• Additional items (some pertaining to various memorial projects and settlements to be named after Arlozorov).


Some 80 items. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.

Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illegal Immigration, British Detention Camps, the State of Israel
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illegal Immigration, British Detention Camps, the State of Israel