Illustrated advertising poster for the "Torch Relay" of the "Young Maccabi" movement. Printed by the "'Maccabi' Union in Palestine - Central Branch". "Yahalom" press, Tel Aviv, 1949. Design: R. [Richard] Ballas. Hebrew.
Approx. 70X47.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Repaired tears (including two long tears). Linen-backed for display and preservation.

"He agreed with Kennedy - to bring them back", illustrated election poster on behalf of the "Herut" Movement. "Aviva" press, [ca. 1961]. Hebrew.
Colorful, illustrated poster. The illustration shows David Ben-Gurion opening a gate to Israel for a convoy of Palestinian refugees. On the left, above the convoy, is a portrait of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. Printed above the illustration are the inscription "He agreed with Kennedy - to bring them back" and a quote from Ben-Gurion: "I've reached a significant degree of understanding with President Kennedy on the question of the refugees". Printed beneath the illustration is the inscription "Prevent a catastrophe! Vote Het".
69.5X49.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and some creases.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.

"Welcome to Israel = Keren HaYesod - United Israel Campaign", promotional poster for "Keren HaYesod". Levine-Epstein Press, Tel Aviv, [1952]. Design: Jan Lewitt and George Him.
Color illustration depicting a desert landscape with two tractors plowing the soil from north to south, with furrows between them in the shape of a Star of David.
The artists Jan Lewitt (1907-1991) and George Him (1900-1981), both born in Poland, founded a joint studio for graphic design in Warsaw in 1933. In 1937 they immigrated to London; there they were mainly involved in advertising (they designed, among others, posters and announcements for the British Ministry of Information) as well as in writing and illustrating children's books. Both were involved in projects related to Israel. Jan Lewitt designed the Hebrew typeface "Haim". George Him designed, among other projects, the "Masada Exhibition" and served as a design consultant to "El-Al" company. In 1954 the partnership was dissolved.
96.5X67 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. A number of tears (some of them open) to margins and fold lines.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.

Nine posters issued by the Israeli right. Israel, [early 1990s to early 2000s]. Hebrew, some Arabic and some English.
Posters include: * "Liar, Elections Now!", photograph of Yitzhak Rabin wearing a keffiyeh. * "Jihad, Wake Up Israel!", illustration of Yasser Arafat wearing a Wehrmacht helmet. * "Trickster", illustration of Yasser Arafat peeping from behind a mask with the face of Shimon Peres. * "This is not Peace", illustration of a triangle and a shot dove, together creating a Star of David, * and more.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Creases, stains and small tears to some of the posters. One poster is peeling in the bottom right corner. Horizontal folding mark to one poster. One poster with numerous stains.