About 160 letters, reports and paper items from the archive of the Jewish Agency delegate to Algiers. Algiers, Oran, Geneva, Paris and Jerusalem, 1960-1962. Hebrew and French.
Archive of letters and documents of the Jewish Agency delegate Aryeh Amir, appointed in late 1960 and serving in Algeria until the retreat of French forces and the withdrawal of Jewish delegations in 1962.
The archive records the activities of the Jewish Agency, the political developments in those years and the disputes that arose between the different echelons of the organization. Among other things, the archive records the policy of "selection" implemented by the Jewish Agency with regard to Algerian Jews - intended to prevent the immigration of the sick and unfit for work - and Amir's efforts to bypass the restrictions and enable the immigration of as many Jews as possible, in light of their dangerous situation.
Items include:
* A letter presenting to Amir the conclusions of the Zionist Congress regarding the "selection" policy: "Under no circumstances should the mentally ill, those in need of hospitalization and families with no active provider be allowed to immigrate…". * A letter expressing sharp opposition to the absorption of Algerian immigrants whose medical and social condition is difficult, since these difficulties "will prevent them from ever achieving a normal life in Israel". * A report composed in May 1962, containing directives for activities in Algiers in a reduced format following the departure of most of the staff, and ordering the dispatch of the remaining delegates back to Israel within weeks. * An urgent letter by Aryeh Amir expressing deep concern regarding the fate of Algerian Jews following the cessation of the sale of ship and airplane tickets, and more.
Most of the documents are typewritten. Some of the letters are handwritten. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Stains, folding marks and small tears to some of the items. Filed in a folder.

"Bulletin No. 1", broadside issued by "IDF Military Governor in the Area" [West Bank]. Israel, [1967]. Hebrew and Arabic.
A printed broadside with the first order issued by IDF in the West Bank, upon occupation of the area in the Six Day War. The order was published on the third day of battles, June 7, 1967, and it established in eight paragraphs the military rule in the occupied areas.
34X48.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, folding marks and creases. Tears, some affecting text.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.

Four issues of newspapers in Arabic, printed in Jaffa.
1. Issue of the paper النفير (el-Nafir). Jaffa, 1909. Editor: Elie K. Zacca. Second year, issue no. 354. Contains items about politics, commerce, art, and more.
2. Issue of the paper "Saut el Othmaniya" (voice of the Ottomans). Jaffa, 1914. Editor: Dr. Shimon Moyal. First year, issue no. 77. Contains a notice about enlistment to the war and news from the front. This newspaper was the first Jewish newspaper in Jaffa and in Tel-Aviv, that was published in Arabic. The editor, Dr. Moyal, was a physician, translator and journalist of the old Yishuv.
3. Issue of the paper الاخبار (El-Achbar = "News"). Jaffa, 1914. The editor: Kamal Rashid al-Haj. Fifth year, issue no. 578.
4. Issue of the paper فلسطين (Palestine). Jaffa, 1912. Editor: Daoud El-Issa. Second year, issue 104-105. Contains news about immigration to the United States and the war between Turkey and Italy in Libya.
Size and condition vary. [4] pp in each issue. Overall fair-good condition. Folded issues. Stains and tears to some of the issues.
For additional information see article by Shlomo Shva, "Four Papers of the beginning of the Century", (Hebrew), "Davar" newspaper, July 11, 1975.
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.