Six notebooks, written and illustrated by hand; the work of a pupil or a number of pupils at a school in Palestine ("Beit Chinuch" in Rehovot?). Presented as a gift to an imprisoned "Haganah" member at the time of his release in May 1945. Hebrew.
The notebooks include descriptions of a trip throughout the country and information on various cities and sites. Incorporated throughout the text are fine illustrations in ink and watercolor - landscapes, decorations, maps and more.
1. Notebook with description of an annual school excursion to sites throughout the country. The text was written by one of the pupils and it describes the excursion's itinerary, the different sites they visited and the people they met along the way. The excursion begins with a ride from Rechovot to Atlit, continues to Wadi Fallah (Oren River) and Kibbutz Beit Oren, Keren HaCarmel, Daliat al-Carmel, Kibbutz Yagur, Haifa (including a meeting with the mayor), Ramat Yochanan, the "Na'aman" brick factory, Acre, Nahariya and Kibbutz Eilon. At the beginning of the notebook is a map of Palestine marked with the excursion's itinerary.
On the first page is a dedication: "To the Haganah prisoner / 'Nathan' / On the day of his release, with love / Class 5, 21 Iyar 5705".
2. Notebook with the same text as above (with some changes), with different illustrations and color captions.
3-6. Four notebooks containing historical and geographic depictions of different sites throughout the country - apparently, notes taken in classes and lectures. Among other things the notebooks contain texts about Samaria, the Menashe Region, the Carmel, Beit Oren, Beersheba and the Negev (with a full-page illustration depicting the "crowdedness of the settlements in the Negev and the Western Transjordan outside the Negev"), settlements in the Galilee, Tel Aviv and Jaffa, the Kabara swamps, Acre and other sites. The notebooks also include many texts about the sea (copied poems about the sea, texts on fishing and more. One leaf shows a map of fishing villages in Palestine in 1940).
Six notebooks, about 420 leaves, approx. 20.5X30.5 cm. Bound in new bindings (with new endpapers). Good overall condition. Stains.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.

Collection of items belonging to a policeman who served in the Palestine Police Force, and was a member of the Force's Old Comrades Association, [1940s].
· Seven tablespoons with the emblem of the Palestine Police Force embossed on the handle ends. · Belt buckle. · Cloth badge. · Three hat pins, two lapel pins, and a small pin of the Old Comrades Association. · Three buttons. · Two wooden shields, one of the Palestine Police Force and the other of the Old Comrades Association. · Wooden baton with leather strap. · Three whistles (two made in England, one made in Palestine).
Total of 24 items. Size varies, good overall condition.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.

Four issue of "Davar" newspaper from May-June 1948. Hebrew.
1. Issue from May 14, 1948, the day the State of Israel was established. Headline: "Today the State of Israel to be Declared in a Special Session of the People's Council".
2. Issue from May 16, 1948. The headline: "State of Israel Established".
3. Issue from June 29, 1948. The headline: "Israel Defense Forces Swear Loyalty to their State".
4. Issue from June 30, 1948. The headline: "Last of the British Leave Israeli Territory Today".
4-8 pp per issue, 56.5 cm. Condition varies, fair to good. All four issues have folding lines, stains, small tears and small holes to right margins (a result of prior binding). Tears reinforced with adhesive tape to issue of May 14.