HaZiporim HaMedabrot [talking birds]. Composed by: Zvi Binyamin [Benjamin Barlevy], illustrated by: L. [Lev] Dickstein. Published by B. Barlevy, Tel-Aviv, [1945]. Booklet no. 38.
A story about talking birds who transmit messages among children throughout the world, and about one bird that tells a child in Palestine what birds in Europe saw during the holocaust - murder of Jews by Nazis and extermination camps. The author is the publisher Benjamin Barlevy who signed some of his compositions with the pseudonym "Zvi Binyamin".
7 pp, approx. 23.5X15 cm. Good condition. Some creases and stains (Mainly to wrappers).

About 160 handwritten letters, sent from and to Menachem and Yaffa Zaharoni. Salzburg, Milan, Rome, Strobl, Bad Gastein, Kfar Yehoshua and other locations. January 1947 to August 1948.
These letters were sent while Menachem Zaharoni was in DP camps in Europe as a teacher on behalf of the "Jewish Agency". During the first months of letters exchange Zaharoni expresses mainly his impressions about the refugees and their stories. In a letter sent on August 20, 1947, for example, he writes: "Here is a woman of about 40… came out of the ghetto prior to the riot. Her young son is 9 years old. He crawled out through the sewage pipes, but beforehand he was carried along the streets of Warsaw in a suitcase… and here is another mother with her daughter, who lived in a monastery and refused to leave it and live with Jews…".
Later letters, written after the Israeli Independence War broke focus mainly on the fate of the Yishuv and the development of the war. Due to problems with postal services in Palestine, most of the letters from this period are from Menachem. In a letter from January 31, 1948, Menachem reacts to the death of Tuvia Kushnir, one of the Convoy of 35, who was his student: "I knew Tuvia more than I knew all the others; I knew him as a boy, who started to like nature, friendly and a talkative… and later as a mature person who controlled himself and was very knowledgeable". In another letter, dated May 30, 1948, Zaharoni describes the reaction of Austrian press to the occupation of the Old City: "The Old City fell. The Austrian press announced it already 10 times at least…".
Four telegrams, two postcards and three original envelopes are included in the collection. Some of the letters were sent by official institutes of the Yishuv leadership, and by acquaintances in Palestine.
Enclosed: Ernährung der Tiere ('nourishment of animals'), a study booklet in German with an ink- stamp of "Education Bureau for She'erit Ha-Pletah in Austraia, Pedagogic Library no. 268" (Hebrew); Laissez Passer from Salzburg to Munich for Menachem Zaharoni, issued by the International Refugee Organisation (a printed form, filled out by typewriter, hand signed by the officer in charge and ink-stamped: "Area I HDQ. US Zone - Austria").
See items 146 and 235.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Folding marks, stains and creases. Small tears. Open tears to a few letters.

Collection of photographs of soldiers serving in the Jewish units of the British army. [Mostly from Italy, ca. 1945].
Most or all of the photographs were sent to the theater actress Hanna Rovina. Some are captioned on the reverse in handwriting.
The collection includes:
* Photographs from a performance by Hanna Rovina before soldiers, including photographs of the actress standing by groups of soldiers. * Group photographs and other photographs showing routine activities of the different units. * About 20 photographs of Jewish Transportation Unit 178. These include group photos, photos showing the preparation process of the newspaper "Ha'Hayal Ha'Ivri" (The Hebrew Soldier) - bulletin of the Jewish General Transportation Unit (photo of a stand with some copies of the paper, photo of soldiers standing by a stencil machine, photo of a soldier drawing a cartoon with the title "Ha'Hayal Ha'Ivri", and more); photo of a boxing match; and other photos. Enclosed is an envelope with a handwritten dedication (in Hebrew): "To Hanna Rovina, from the members of J.T.U. 178, with love". * Photographs from burial ceremonies and photos of graves. * Photograph of Hanna Rovina alongside a group of male and female soldiers. Captioned on reverse: "April 1944 in Egypt". Enclosed: envelopes and notes with handwritten dedications to Hanna Rovina, from Jewish units of the British Army (Water Supply Unit 148, General Transportation Company 650, Jewish Transportation Unit 462, and more) and other documents.
Total of about 90 items (including about 75 photographs). Photograph size: 5X7.5 cm to 13X8 cm (most are approx. 6X9 cm). Condition varies.
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.

17 photographs of the immigrants on board the Pentcho. Italy and the island of Camilla Nisi, ca. 1942-1944.
The illegal immigration ship Pentcho sailed in May 1940 from the port of Bratislava with 500 passengers on board. Due to its poor condition, the steam boiler exploded and the ship was stranded on the tiny island of Camilla Nisi, where the passengers survived for ten days. After three years in internment camps in Greece and Italy, they were liberated by Allied forces and immigrated to Palestine.
1-8. Eight photographs from the island Camilla Nisi: tent camps, sending an SOS signal, the ship on the sandbanks, and more.
9-10. Two photographs of the immigrants after being saved, on board the ferry Vesta, on their way to the Italian internment camp. Captioned on reverse in handwriting (Czech or Polish).
11-17. Seven photographs from the Italian internment camp Ferramonti di Tarsia, where the immigrants stayed until the Allied occupation: photograph with the camp's commanders, field works, living cabins, and more. Four are captioned and dated on reverse (1943) by hand.
Enclosed: two ribbons to be hung on the chest, marking 40 years since the immigrants' arrival in Palestine.
See next item.
Photographs: 8.5X6 - 4.5X6 cm, attached to three thick paper sheets. Good overall condition. Stains and slight defects. Small ink smears on some of the photographs. Pen markings on some of the photographs.