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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $12,000
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Sold for: $40,000
Including buyer's premium
An interesting letter handwritten and signed by Albert Einstein, addressed to his sister. No location mentioned [Kiel, Germany?], August 12, 1922. German.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Jewish-German physicist, one of the most prominent physicists in the 20th century, developer of the Theory of Relativity and one of the founders of the Quantum Theory. Nobel Prize laureate for Physics.
This letter was written by Einstein after he was obliged to leave Berlin, following the assassination of the Jewish-German Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau (at that time Einstein was warned by the police that his life is in danger). Einstein tells in this letter about an isolated life outside of Berlin (about the location of residence he writes: "Nobody knows where I am, and I'm believed to be missing"), and refers to anti-Semitism in Germany, to its political and economic future, and to his planned trip to Asia.
Although Einstein expresses in this letter a gloomy forecast about the future of Germany (this is one year prior to the coup attempt by the Nazi Party, in 1923), his writing still reflects his typical sense of humor and even some optimism.
Einstein writes: "I am doing quite well, in spite of all the anti-Semites among my German colleagues. I'm very reclusive here, without noise and without unpleasant feelings, and am earning my money mainly independent of the state, so that I'm really a free man. A university tenure abroad I won't accept any more. However, I had to join a League of Nations commission, which naturally upsets the people here. There was nothing I could do about it if I didn't want to be unfaithful to my ideals. Here are brewing economically and politically dark times, so I'm happy to be able to get away from everything for half a year. […] You see, I am about to become some kind of itinerant preacher. That is, firstly, pleasant and secondly - necessary. […] Don't worry about me, I myself don't worry either, even if it's not quite kosher; people are very upset. In Italy, it seems to be at least as bad, by the way...".
In 1922 three young Germans from the extreme right circles assassinated the German Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau. This political assassination, executed, among others, for anti-Semitic reasons shocked Germany. After the assassination, the police warned Einstein that his life is in danger and suggested to him not to attend lectures and even to leave Berlin. Following this, Einstein moved to Kiel (where, presumably, he wrote this letter) and cancelled a number of his lectures. Later on, in the same year, Einstein was invited to deliver a series of lectures in Japan, and went on a long journey to Asia (during this trip he was notified that he won the Nobel Prize for physics). When the Nazis rose to power in Germany, in 1933, laws against Jews were legislated according to which they were removed from public posts (including university positions). The Nazis persecuted the Jewish physicist as well; they disregarded Einstein's Theory of Relativity claiming that it is "Jewish physics". When Hitler rose to power Einstein was on a lecture tour out of Germany. In view of the situation in his country, he decided to renounce his German citizenship, and after a short period of wandering, he settled in the United States, where he was offered a position in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New-Jersey. Einstein stayed in Princeton until his death on April 18,1955.
[1] leaf (two written pages), 27 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and some creases. Stains. Some tears to margins.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $6,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for: $8,750
Including buyer's premium
About 370 letters, documents, postcards and paper items belonging to Fritz Goldschmidt, representative of the German Jewish Aid Committee, who acted to obtain visas to enter England for Jews in Nazi Germany. London, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne and other locations, 1939. English and German.
The German Jewish Aid Committee was founded in 1933 by the Jewish Banker Otto Schiff, to assist Jews to escape from Nazi Germany to England. At first, the organization took upon itself the costs of arranging for the admission of refugees to England, their maintenance, training and employment. After the Kristallnacht, the number of immigrants was more than the organization could support and it almost collapsed. Since there was no assistance on the part of the English government, the representatives of the organization were forced to find businessmen, donors and families who could undertake the support of the refugees and they operated under very difficult conditions till after the breaking out of the war, when – finally – the English changed their policy.
This archive contains letters, copies, postcards and documents, recording the endeavors of one of the organization's representatives, Fritz Goldschmidt, to obtain visas and rescue Jews from Germany, shortly before Germany's borders were closed. In some of the letters, appears a reference to the transfer of children to English foster families – the Kindertransport – that was at its peak at the time.
The archive includes:
· Hundreds of letters, copies and postcards exchanged between Goldschmidt and applicants for English visas from Germany; the documents record the procedure of receiving the visas, the bureaucratic difficulties, the attempts to obtain funds and the stories of the applicants. Some letters refer to the children of the applicants and they document transfer of guarantees, confirmation of being accepted by a foster family and the transfer of children to England – the Kindertransport.
· About ten letters and postcards sent to Goldschmidt by Jewish residents in Kitchener camp in England, set up for Jewish refugees when the war broke out.
· Dozens of letters exchanged between Goldschmidt and rescue organizations, banks, organizations, and private business owners, trying to obtain money and assistance for absorption of the refugees (numerous letters are on official stationery). Among the organizations appearing in the correspondence: Movement For The Care Of Children From Germany, Emigration Advisory Committee; National Provincial Bank; Holland Bank Union; and numerous letters from other representatives of the German Jewish Aid Committee, and more.
· Nine official notices on behalf of the German Jewish Aid Committee announcing the issue of entry visas to applicants who were assisted by Goldschmidt.
· Four official application forms for an entry visa on behalf of the "German Jewish Aid Committee", printed and completed by hand, with details of the applicants, their occupation, the guarantee paid for them and more details.
· "Conditions for bringing men and boys of 16-35… to Great Britain under the Trainee Scheme" – a booklet printed on behalf of the organization, outlining the criteria for receiving an entry visa to England: economic situation, ability to earn a living, profession and other data. Not listed in OCLC.
· Other certificates, copies of forms, letters of recommendation and other items, gathered for obtaining a visas.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
The German Jewish Aid Committee was founded in 1933 by the Jewish Banker Otto Schiff, to assist Jews to escape from Nazi Germany to England. At first, the organization took upon itself the costs of arranging for the admission of refugees to England, their maintenance, training and employment. After the Kristallnacht, the number of immigrants was more than the organization could support and it almost collapsed. Since there was no assistance on the part of the English government, the representatives of the organization were forced to find businessmen, donors and families who could undertake the support of the refugees and they operated under very difficult conditions till after the breaking out of the war, when – finally – the English changed their policy.
This archive contains letters, copies, postcards and documents, recording the endeavors of one of the organization's representatives, Fritz Goldschmidt, to obtain visas and rescue Jews from Germany, shortly before Germany's borders were closed. In some of the letters, appears a reference to the transfer of children to English foster families – the Kindertransport – that was at its peak at the time.
The archive includes:
· Hundreds of letters, copies and postcards exchanged between Goldschmidt and applicants for English visas from Germany; the documents record the procedure of receiving the visas, the bureaucratic difficulties, the attempts to obtain funds and the stories of the applicants. Some letters refer to the children of the applicants and they document transfer of guarantees, confirmation of being accepted by a foster family and the transfer of children to England – the Kindertransport.
· About ten letters and postcards sent to Goldschmidt by Jewish residents in Kitchener camp in England, set up for Jewish refugees when the war broke out.
· Dozens of letters exchanged between Goldschmidt and rescue organizations, banks, organizations, and private business owners, trying to obtain money and assistance for absorption of the refugees (numerous letters are on official stationery). Among the organizations appearing in the correspondence: Movement For The Care Of Children From Germany, Emigration Advisory Committee; National Provincial Bank; Holland Bank Union; and numerous letters from other representatives of the German Jewish Aid Committee, and more.
· Nine official notices on behalf of the German Jewish Aid Committee announcing the issue of entry visas to applicants who were assisted by Goldschmidt.
· Four official application forms for an entry visa on behalf of the "German Jewish Aid Committee", printed and completed by hand, with details of the applicants, their occupation, the guarantee paid for them and more details.
· "Conditions for bringing men and boys of 16-35… to Great Britain under the Trainee Scheme" – a booklet printed on behalf of the organization, outlining the criteria for receiving an entry visa to England: economic situation, ability to earn a living, profession and other data. Not listed in OCLC.
· Other certificates, copies of forms, letters of recommendation and other items, gathered for obtaining a visas.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $1,500
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Merkblatt für Angestellte und Mitarbeiter der Israel. Kultusgemeinde Wien, die über behordlichen Auftrag für die Vorbereitung der Umsiedlungstransporte bereitgestellt warden [Leaflet for employees and co-workers of the Jewish Community of Vienna, who received a resettlement edict by order of the authorities]. [Vienna, 1941]. German.
The resettlement (Umsiedlung) plan was the code name given by the Nazis to the operation of deporting Jews out of the Reich to East Europe, mostly to concentration and extermination camps. On February 1, 1941 Adolf Eichmann informed Dr. Josef Loewenherz, head of the Vienna Jewish congregation, about the intention to carry out ten transports weekly, and asked him to supply a list of the sick, elderly and welfare reliant persons. The Jews of Vienna were ordered to gather the candidates for deportation in a certain meeting point, and supply food to last until the date of their deportation. Between February 15 and March 12, 1941, about 5,000 Jews were deported from Vienna to the region of Kielce, and from there were transferred to Belzec and Chlemno extermination camps.
This leaflet, typewritten and stenciled, contains directions for Jews who were "chosen" to participate in the plan. The directions are written in a deceptive manner aiming at describing the transfers as a "service" for work and occupation purposes. Among others, the directions refer to the meeting point and the dates of transfer (referred to in the leaflet as "services"); receipt of a new identity card (referred to as a "business card"); the few belongings that the deportees were allowed to take with them (referred to as "recommended equipment prior to departure") – clothes, shoes, small ovens and tools; prohibition to participate in meals or ask visitors and family for food prior to departure; total obedience to the people in charge; grouping the deportees by age and physical condition; and more.
[1] leaf, approx. 30 X 21 cm. Good condition. Folding marks (slight). Some stains and tears at margins.
The resettlement (Umsiedlung) plan was the code name given by the Nazis to the operation of deporting Jews out of the Reich to East Europe, mostly to concentration and extermination camps. On February 1, 1941 Adolf Eichmann informed Dr. Josef Loewenherz, head of the Vienna Jewish congregation, about the intention to carry out ten transports weekly, and asked him to supply a list of the sick, elderly and welfare reliant persons. The Jews of Vienna were ordered to gather the candidates for deportation in a certain meeting point, and supply food to last until the date of their deportation. Between February 15 and March 12, 1941, about 5,000 Jews were deported from Vienna to the region of Kielce, and from there were transferred to Belzec and Chlemno extermination camps.
This leaflet, typewritten and stenciled, contains directions for Jews who were "chosen" to participate in the plan. The directions are written in a deceptive manner aiming at describing the transfers as a "service" for work and occupation purposes. Among others, the directions refer to the meeting point and the dates of transfer (referred to in the leaflet as "services"); receipt of a new identity card (referred to as a "business card"); the few belongings that the deportees were allowed to take with them (referred to as "recommended equipment prior to departure") – clothes, shoes, small ovens and tools; prohibition to participate in meals or ask visitors and family for food prior to departure; total obedience to the people in charge; grouping the deportees by age and physical condition; and more.
[1] leaf, approx. 30 X 21 cm. Good condition. Folding marks (slight). Some stains and tears at margins.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $4,000
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for: $8,125
Including buyer's premium
A postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by the Righteous among the Nations Oskar Schindler, to his wife Emily. Bonn, 1957. German.
It seems that Schindler sent this postcard during a visit to Bonn in West Germany, in an attempt to set up a cement factory in cooperation with German authorities: "Dear Emily! Yesterday [I] received a letter via Schoeneborn. I will write the answer on Saturday, without much ado. Today I will have talks about setting up a business with the government. Up to now, everything is much better than I hoped for. Kisses, Oskar. Regards to Willi".
Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) a German industrialist and entrepreneur, responsible for saving about 1,200 Jews during the holocaust. In 1939 he traveled to occupied Poland, acquired an enamelware factory and started to manufacture cookware for the German Army. His goals at the early days of the war were initially economic, but the encounters with his Jewish workers and the exposure to the scope of persecution led him to change his views and Schindler started to protect his Jewish workers. Gradually, his factory turned to be a shelter for Jewish workers, while Schindler faced more and more financial losses which almost eliminated his capital. His devotion to the rescue endeavors was endless, and Schindler was not averse to forgery of account books, bribery and using his relations in the Nazi party; he himself was involved in rescuing Jews who were sent by trains to extermination camps. As the Red Army drew nearer, Schindler took leave of his workers and fled westward penniless, after spending his entire fortune on the maintenance of the factory. After the war Schindler wandered to Argentina and started several businesses, however his financial situation was so bad that he depended on assistance from Jewish organizations.
For saving Jews during the holocaust Schindler was named Righteous among the Nations in 1967. His wife, Emily, the receiver of this postcards, was also named Righteous among the Nations in 1994.
Schindler's story became well known through Steven Spielberg's film "Schindler's List" that won the "Oscar" prize for best film, in 1993.
Approx. 14.5 X 10.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases and slight damages at corners and margins.
It seems that Schindler sent this postcard during a visit to Bonn in West Germany, in an attempt to set up a cement factory in cooperation with German authorities: "Dear Emily! Yesterday [I] received a letter via Schoeneborn. I will write the answer on Saturday, without much ado. Today I will have talks about setting up a business with the government. Up to now, everything is much better than I hoped for. Kisses, Oskar. Regards to Willi".
Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) a German industrialist and entrepreneur, responsible for saving about 1,200 Jews during the holocaust. In 1939 he traveled to occupied Poland, acquired an enamelware factory and started to manufacture cookware for the German Army. His goals at the early days of the war were initially economic, but the encounters with his Jewish workers and the exposure to the scope of persecution led him to change his views and Schindler started to protect his Jewish workers. Gradually, his factory turned to be a shelter for Jewish workers, while Schindler faced more and more financial losses which almost eliminated his capital. His devotion to the rescue endeavors was endless, and Schindler was not averse to forgery of account books, bribery and using his relations in the Nazi party; he himself was involved in rescuing Jews who were sent by trains to extermination camps. As the Red Army drew nearer, Schindler took leave of his workers and fled westward penniless, after spending his entire fortune on the maintenance of the factory. After the war Schindler wandered to Argentina and started several businesses, however his financial situation was so bad that he depended on assistance from Jewish organizations.
For saving Jews during the holocaust Schindler was named Righteous among the Nations in 1967. His wife, Emily, the receiver of this postcards, was also named Righteous among the Nations in 1994.
Schindler's story became well known through Steven Spielberg's film "Schindler's List" that won the "Oscar" prize for best film, in 1993.
Approx. 14.5 X 10.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases and slight damages at corners and margins.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $3,000
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for: $3,750
Including buyer's premium
Thirty postcards and "Shanah Tovah" greeting cards sent by "She'erit Hapletah" holocaust survivors, post World War II. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Sweden and China, 1945-1949.
Most of the cards bear "Shanah Tovah" or "Ktiva veChatima Tovah" greetings in Hebrew; on some cards the greetings are printed in English or German. Many of the greeting cards bear personal greetings and letters written by the senders (in various languages: Yiddish, Polish and other languages).
17 of the items are Real-Photo postcards or Photo-Montage greeting cards, and in most of them – appear photographs of the sender, with other relevant illustrations or photographs (a ship sailing to Tel-Aviv, view of the Bergen Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, and more); 13 items are printed postcards or printed cards, some published by organizations and institutes such as the Culture Department of the Central Committee for Jews in Austria, the central bureau of JNF in Germany and Austria, and more.
Most of the cards were sent from Germany and Austria; a few were sent from Italy, Hungary, Sweden and China.
Size varies, approx. 5X9 cm to approx.10.5X15 cm. Good-very good overall condition. Stains and ink smears. Creases and wear to several items.
Most of the cards bear "Shanah Tovah" or "Ktiva veChatima Tovah" greetings in Hebrew; on some cards the greetings are printed in English or German. Many of the greeting cards bear personal greetings and letters written by the senders (in various languages: Yiddish, Polish and other languages).
17 of the items are Real-Photo postcards or Photo-Montage greeting cards, and in most of them – appear photographs of the sender, with other relevant illustrations or photographs (a ship sailing to Tel-Aviv, view of the Bergen Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, and more); 13 items are printed postcards or printed cards, some published by organizations and institutes such as the Culture Department of the Central Committee for Jews in Austria, the central bureau of JNF in Germany and Austria, and more.
Most of the cards were sent from Germany and Austria; a few were sent from Italy, Hungary, Sweden and China.
Size varies, approx. 5X9 cm to approx.10.5X15 cm. Good-very good overall condition. Stains and ink smears. Creases and wear to several items.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $2,500
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $3,125
Including buyer's premium
Appointment order of acting high commissioner to Palestine, hand-signed by King George V. August 17, 1928.
The order is printed on thick paper of very good quality; on the top margins appears a signature in King George's hand: George R.I. [Rex Imperator]. By the signature appears a seal with the coat of arms of the United Kingdom, and the legend: GEORGIUS V D G BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX F. D. IND. IMR. The document is also hand-signed by W. Seymour Hicks.
This order was issued in 1928, shortly prior to the arrival of the third High Commissioner, John Chancellor, and it authorizes the appointed official to replace the new commissioner in "the event of death, incapacity or removal". The appointed person is not mentioned by name, but in all likelihood it is Harry Charles Luke, the acting commissioner of the Mandate Government, who was Chancellor's "right arm" and was known as one of the most hostile officials toward the Jewish population. Luke is remembered in particular as the acting high commissioner during the 1929 riots (when Chancellor was in London), and many blamed him for the outbreak of the riots, the failure to stop the riots and the high number of casualties.
George Frederick Ernest Albert (1865-1936), King of England and Emperor of India between the years 1910 until his death, in 1936. Born as the second son of King Edward VII and served in the Royal Navy. After the death of his elder brother he became first in the line for the throne and in 1911 was crowned in Westminster Abbey in London. He was crowned king in a period of political tensions, and three years only after his coronation, in 1914 – World War I broke out. In the history of the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine King George is remembered mainly for the publication of the "Balfour Declaration", the historic document supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, and his name was perpetuated in names of streets in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Haifa and other places in the country.
2 written pages (sheet folded into two), 33 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Some damage (mostly to margins). Small tear to top margins and a stain on the second leaf (blank), from the wax seal.
Enclosed is an expert's certificate of authenticity.
The order is printed on thick paper of very good quality; on the top margins appears a signature in King George's hand: George R.I. [Rex Imperator]. By the signature appears a seal with the coat of arms of the United Kingdom, and the legend: GEORGIUS V D G BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX F. D. IND. IMR. The document is also hand-signed by W. Seymour Hicks.
This order was issued in 1928, shortly prior to the arrival of the third High Commissioner, John Chancellor, and it authorizes the appointed official to replace the new commissioner in "the event of death, incapacity or removal". The appointed person is not mentioned by name, but in all likelihood it is Harry Charles Luke, the acting commissioner of the Mandate Government, who was Chancellor's "right arm" and was known as one of the most hostile officials toward the Jewish population. Luke is remembered in particular as the acting high commissioner during the 1929 riots (when Chancellor was in London), and many blamed him for the outbreak of the riots, the failure to stop the riots and the high number of casualties.
George Frederick Ernest Albert (1865-1936), King of England and Emperor of India between the years 1910 until his death, in 1936. Born as the second son of King Edward VII and served in the Royal Navy. After the death of his elder brother he became first in the line for the throne and in 1911 was crowned in Westminster Abbey in London. He was crowned king in a period of political tensions, and three years only after his coronation, in 1914 – World War I broke out. In the history of the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine King George is remembered mainly for the publication of the "Balfour Declaration", the historic document supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, and his name was perpetuated in names of streets in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Haifa and other places in the country.
2 written pages (sheet folded into two), 33 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Some damage (mostly to margins). Small tear to top margins and a stain on the second leaf (blank), from the wax seal.
Enclosed is an expert's certificate of authenticity.
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $2,000
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
"HaHayil, Jewish Soldiers' Daily Newspaper". West Europe [probably Brussels], 1945-1946. Issues nos. 420-653.
The newspaper "HaHayil" was first printed in Italy under the name "LaChayal Alon Yomi LeChayalim Ivrim BeYabeshet Europe" (Daily newspaper for Jewish soldiers in Europe). Following the surrender of Nazi Germany, Jewish Brigade soldiers were transferred to the Low Countries, and the paper's editorial moved to Brussels, where the newspaper was printed with a new title. Offered here is a complete collection of all of the issues printed in Brussels, documenting the life of Jewish soldiers in Europe post World War II and the defeat of Germany.
Among other subjects, the articles deal at length with the subject of Palestine and the Yishuv – Illegal immigrant ships, establishment of new settlements, the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, relations between the Arabs and the Nazi regime and other subjects; the holocaust and She'erit Hapletah – first testimonies by survivors, maps and plans of ghettos and camps, news from the Nuremberg trials, testimonies by Jewish prisoners of war, attacks on Jewish populations after the war, displaced persons camps and more topics; as well as internal information about the brigade and its soldiers – sports competitions, letters from soldiers, testimonies and documents recording the Brigade battles (among them sketches of the movement of forces in the battle on the Senio River), tables and lists of the various units and the numbers of serving soldiers, and other subjects.
The paper also features poems and essays by authors who volunteered to the British army, documenting their experiences at the time – the poets Dov Chomsky, Amir Gilboa, Noah Stern (who was part of the editorial staff of the paper), Amazia Barlas (Independence War casualty), and others. Numerous photographs from Europe and Palestine also appear in the issues, as well as caricatures and drawings by various artists (Mane Katz, Henri Pieck, Avigdor Arikha, Esther Luria and others).
The issues are bound in four volumes according to the order of their appearance. On the front covers of each of the volumes appears a pasted note with the symbol of the paper and below it the number of issues (typewritten). The covers are signed by the editor, Shimshon Oxman (later – Shimon Arad), a senior official of the Foreign Ministry, who fought in the Jewish Brigade during World War II. Markings in pencil alongside essays written by Oxman appear in some of the issues.
Enclosed: LaChayal, daily news bulletin for Jewish soldiers in Europe. Italy. 5.3.1945. Issue no 1. Special edition of the paper dated 21.6.1946, present for readers of "HaHayil" from the "editorial and the administration".
Total of 234 issues bound in four volumes, approx. 33.5 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Stains and some defects. Tears at margins of a number of leaves. Damaged and slightly worn bindings. Tears and open tears to spines. One volume is lacking spine; its back cover and last leaves are partly detached.
The newspaper "HaHayil" was first printed in Italy under the name "LaChayal Alon Yomi LeChayalim Ivrim BeYabeshet Europe" (Daily newspaper for Jewish soldiers in Europe). Following the surrender of Nazi Germany, Jewish Brigade soldiers were transferred to the Low Countries, and the paper's editorial moved to Brussels, where the newspaper was printed with a new title. Offered here is a complete collection of all of the issues printed in Brussels, documenting the life of Jewish soldiers in Europe post World War II and the defeat of Germany.
Among other subjects, the articles deal at length with the subject of Palestine and the Yishuv – Illegal immigrant ships, establishment of new settlements, the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, relations between the Arabs and the Nazi regime and other subjects; the holocaust and She'erit Hapletah – first testimonies by survivors, maps and plans of ghettos and camps, news from the Nuremberg trials, testimonies by Jewish prisoners of war, attacks on Jewish populations after the war, displaced persons camps and more topics; as well as internal information about the brigade and its soldiers – sports competitions, letters from soldiers, testimonies and documents recording the Brigade battles (among them sketches of the movement of forces in the battle on the Senio River), tables and lists of the various units and the numbers of serving soldiers, and other subjects.
The paper also features poems and essays by authors who volunteered to the British army, documenting their experiences at the time – the poets Dov Chomsky, Amir Gilboa, Noah Stern (who was part of the editorial staff of the paper), Amazia Barlas (Independence War casualty), and others. Numerous photographs from Europe and Palestine also appear in the issues, as well as caricatures and drawings by various artists (Mane Katz, Henri Pieck, Avigdor Arikha, Esther Luria and others).
The issues are bound in four volumes according to the order of their appearance. On the front covers of each of the volumes appears a pasted note with the symbol of the paper and below it the number of issues (typewritten). The covers are signed by the editor, Shimshon Oxman (later – Shimon Arad), a senior official of the Foreign Ministry, who fought in the Jewish Brigade during World War II. Markings in pencil alongside essays written by Oxman appear in some of the issues.
Enclosed: LaChayal, daily news bulletin for Jewish soldiers in Europe. Italy. 5.3.1945. Issue no 1. Special edition of the paper dated 21.6.1946, present for readers of "HaHayil" from the "editorial and the administration".
Total of 234 issues bound in four volumes, approx. 33.5 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Stains and some defects. Tears at margins of a number of leaves. Damaged and slightly worn bindings. Tears and open tears to spines. One volume is lacking spine; its back cover and last leaves are partly detached.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $8,000
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for: $10,000
Including buyer's premium
A Torah scroll in an original case adorned with finials, with inscriptions commemorating the "Olei HaGardom" Eliyahu Hakim and Eliyahu Bet-Zuri. [Cairo, Egypt, mid-20th century].
Ink on parchment; Sephardi script; cloth-covered wood; sheet-silver plaques, embossed and engraved; glass; ink on paper.
The Torah scroll is inserted in an original case in the shape of a prism with ten facets. Surmounting the case is a pair of massive silver finials (in the style characteristic of Egyptian finials). The case's exterior is lined with red velvet, nailed to which are various decorations including silver plaques cut in the shape of palm trees with clusters of palms (also characteristic of Egypt), Stars of David, and more.
Nailed to the case's right side is a silver plaques with an engraved commemorative inscription in Hebrew: "This Torah scroll is holy unto G-d… in memory of the two youths killed in one moment here in Egypt". Inside the case are two pieces of paper set under glass with vegetal decorations and the Hebrew inscription: "Holy unto G-d in memory of the Olei HaGardom, martyrs for the G-d of Israel" (late addition; identical on both sides of the case).
Lehi fighters Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (born in Tel Aviv, 1922) and Eliyahu Hakim (born in Lebanon, 1925) assassinated Lord Moyne, Walter Edward Guinness, who served as British Minister of State in the Middle East and resided in Cairo. Lord Moyne was considered anti-Zionist, acting to limit Jewish immigration to Palestine and promote the idea of establishing an independent confederation of the "northern Arab states" under British auspices.
Hakim and Bet-Zuri spent several weeks in Cairo preparing for the assassination. During these weeks they followed Lord Moyne's routine and planned the operation. On 6 November 1944 they lay in wait for his car, and when it arrived – Eliyahu Hakim opened its door, shot Lord Moyne three times and killed him (also shooting his bodyguard) while Bet-Zuri covered. The two fled the scene on bicycles on their way to the city market, but a policeman recognized them and managed to shoot Bet-Zuri. Hakim returned to aid his friend, leading to the capture of both men by the Egyptians. They were tried in an Egyptian martial court, sentenced to death and executed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 while singing "HaTikvah" (later the Israeli national anthem).
Hakim and Bet-Zuri were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Cairo. In 1975, on the initiative of Knesset member Yitzhak Shamir (one of the leaders of the Lehi movement; he knew Hakim and Bet-Zuri personally and had ordered the operation), their remains were brought to Israel as part of a prisoner exchange agreement with Egypt. They were buried in a military ceremony in the "Olei HaGardom" section of the Mount Herzl cemetery.
Another dedication appears at the bottom of one of the silver palm tree-shaped decorations: "To the memory of… Mr. Rozin Abu Rish…", and another inscription regarding the scribal emendation of the Torah scroll: "This Torah scroll was emended by Shlomo Hamsha…".
Case height: 90 cm. Good-fair condition. Defects and unraveling to cloth lining. Color peeling. One dedicational plate missing. Partly loose decorations, with slight defects. Finial height: 24 cm. Soldering repairs. Bends. Stains. One chain and bell missing. Parchment height: 43 cm. Good condition. Stains. Faded ink in some places.
Ink on parchment; Sephardi script; cloth-covered wood; sheet-silver plaques, embossed and engraved; glass; ink on paper.
The Torah scroll is inserted in an original case in the shape of a prism with ten facets. Surmounting the case is a pair of massive silver finials (in the style characteristic of Egyptian finials). The case's exterior is lined with red velvet, nailed to which are various decorations including silver plaques cut in the shape of palm trees with clusters of palms (also characteristic of Egypt), Stars of David, and more.
Nailed to the case's right side is a silver plaques with an engraved commemorative inscription in Hebrew: "This Torah scroll is holy unto G-d… in memory of the two youths killed in one moment here in Egypt". Inside the case are two pieces of paper set under glass with vegetal decorations and the Hebrew inscription: "Holy unto G-d in memory of the Olei HaGardom, martyrs for the G-d of Israel" (late addition; identical on both sides of the case).
Lehi fighters Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (born in Tel Aviv, 1922) and Eliyahu Hakim (born in Lebanon, 1925) assassinated Lord Moyne, Walter Edward Guinness, who served as British Minister of State in the Middle East and resided in Cairo. Lord Moyne was considered anti-Zionist, acting to limit Jewish immigration to Palestine and promote the idea of establishing an independent confederation of the "northern Arab states" under British auspices.
Hakim and Bet-Zuri spent several weeks in Cairo preparing for the assassination. During these weeks they followed Lord Moyne's routine and planned the operation. On 6 November 1944 they lay in wait for his car, and when it arrived – Eliyahu Hakim opened its door, shot Lord Moyne three times and killed him (also shooting his bodyguard) while Bet-Zuri covered. The two fled the scene on bicycles on their way to the city market, but a policeman recognized them and managed to shoot Bet-Zuri. Hakim returned to aid his friend, leading to the capture of both men by the Egyptians. They were tried in an Egyptian martial court, sentenced to death and executed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 while singing "HaTikvah" (later the Israeli national anthem).
Hakim and Bet-Zuri were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Cairo. In 1975, on the initiative of Knesset member Yitzhak Shamir (one of the leaders of the Lehi movement; he knew Hakim and Bet-Zuri personally and had ordered the operation), their remains were brought to Israel as part of a prisoner exchange agreement with Egypt. They were buried in a military ceremony in the "Olei HaGardom" section of the Mount Herzl cemetery.
Another dedication appears at the bottom of one of the silver palm tree-shaped decorations: "To the memory of… Mr. Rozin Abu Rish…", and another inscription regarding the scribal emendation of the Torah scroll: "This Torah scroll was emended by Shlomo Hamsha…".
Case height: 90 cm. Good-fair condition. Defects and unraveling to cloth lining. Color peeling. One dedicational plate missing. Partly loose decorations, with slight defects. Finial height: 24 cm. Soldering repairs. Bends. Stains. One chain and bell missing. Parchment height: 43 cm. Good condition. Stains. Faded ink in some places.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $3,000
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for: $3,750
Including buyer's premium
Album of photographs and a collection of items which belonged to Etzel member Zrubavel Lilior from Haifa, who was arrested in 1944 and was detained for six months in Palestine (in Acre and in Latroun) and 45 months (!) in Africa. [Sembel, Asmara, Eritrea; Carthago, Sudan; Gilgil, Kenya, 1944/1945 until July 1948].
· Album with about 250 photographs taken in the different British Detention camps in Africa – in Eritrea, Sudan and Kenya – documenting daily routine in prison and especially sports competitions organized by the detainees. · Two improvised wooden sports medals made by hand, "In Asmara Exile", Hanukkah 1946, and awarded to the second place winner of high jump and long jump competitions. · "Service certificate" on behalf of Etzel chief headquarters, signed by Menachem Begin, with personal information about the holder of the certificate, including the total period of imprisonment and detention. · Member card (temporary), issued by the Kenyan Exiles, with the period of time of imprisonment in Palestine and in Exile.
The album contains numerous photographs documenting sports competitions – mainly football and athletics – among the detainees, photographs of theater plays performed by the detainees (including photographs from the play "Gale HaYam"), group photographs with the sign "Zion Exiles in Asmara", photographs documenting visit of South African chief rabbi in the camp, daily life in the camp (washing, haircut, kitchen, dining room, etc.), as well as a photograph titled "First hours of freedom". The album opens with 13 photographs of drawings by Etzel member, the painter from Haifa Leopold Pinchasovich, depicting the Sembel camp near Asmara during the year 1947, and ends with a number of photographs taken in Palestine after Lilior's release and a number of photographs of views and people taken in Africa (most probably not taken by Lilior).
Size of photographs varies, 4.5 X 4.5 cm. to 17 X 12 cm. Good overall condition. Some stains to several photographs. Some detached photographs. Album: 41X29 cm, in good condition. Wooden medals: approx. 6X3.5 cm (diameter: 3.5 cm). Very good condition.
Literature: Etzel in Red Haifa by Yehudah Lapidot (Hebrew). Published by "Brit Chayale HaEtzel", Tel-Aviv, 2006. Seventh Chapter – "In Prison".
· Album with about 250 photographs taken in the different British Detention camps in Africa – in Eritrea, Sudan and Kenya – documenting daily routine in prison and especially sports competitions organized by the detainees. · Two improvised wooden sports medals made by hand, "In Asmara Exile", Hanukkah 1946, and awarded to the second place winner of high jump and long jump competitions. · "Service certificate" on behalf of Etzel chief headquarters, signed by Menachem Begin, with personal information about the holder of the certificate, including the total period of imprisonment and detention. · Member card (temporary), issued by the Kenyan Exiles, with the period of time of imprisonment in Palestine and in Exile.
The album contains numerous photographs documenting sports competitions – mainly football and athletics – among the detainees, photographs of theater plays performed by the detainees (including photographs from the play "Gale HaYam"), group photographs with the sign "Zion Exiles in Asmara", photographs documenting visit of South African chief rabbi in the camp, daily life in the camp (washing, haircut, kitchen, dining room, etc.), as well as a photograph titled "First hours of freedom". The album opens with 13 photographs of drawings by Etzel member, the painter from Haifa Leopold Pinchasovich, depicting the Sembel camp near Asmara during the year 1947, and ends with a number of photographs taken in Palestine after Lilior's release and a number of photographs of views and people taken in Africa (most probably not taken by Lilior).
Size of photographs varies, 4.5 X 4.5 cm. to 17 X 12 cm. Good overall condition. Some stains to several photographs. Some detached photographs. Album: 41X29 cm, in good condition. Wooden medals: approx. 6X3.5 cm (diameter: 3.5 cm). Very good condition.
Literature: Etzel in Red Haifa by Yehudah Lapidot (Hebrew). Published by "Brit Chayale HaEtzel", Tel-Aviv, 2006. Seventh Chapter – "In Prison".
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $1,500
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Album of photographs documenting the soldiers of Givati Brigade Regiment 51, during the War of Independence. [Israel, late 1948/1949].
Album with about 750 photographs taken by a soldier in Givati Brigade regiment 51 during the War of Independence and afterwards. The photographs document the opening of the road to the Negev – "Operation Yoav" (October 1948) and the regiment and brigade soldiers during the war, in sites conquered from the Egyptians, during cease fire periods and during routine work in the bases.
The photographs document, among other things, technical departments – radio, mapping and more – of Givati brigade, mortars, armored vehicles, and airplanes which participated in "Operation Yoav"; Beit Govrin villa and the environs of Beit Govrin, Iraq Suwaydan police fort (present day "Yoav Fort") and possibly also the village Iraq Suwaydan, Tegart forts and unidentified villages in the area of the coastal plain and the northern Negev, military formations, ceremony of fixing the sign "Givat Arnon" (post 113, one of the "junction posts" named after Ya'akov Arnon who fell in the line of duty during the battle to occupy the post), ceremony of fixing the sign "Migdal Yoav" on Iraq Suwaydan police, ceremony of fixing the sign "Mishlat Haim" (after Haim Bolman who fell in the line of duty in Huleiqat battle; near Kibutz Gvaram) and the ceremony of fixing the sign "Givat Shimshon", various sites in Beersheba after the occupation, water wells dug in the desert, Arab population in villages, as well as portrait photographs of soldiers and some phptographs taken during leisure time activities, trips and excursions. A few photographs are signed in the plate "Photography service – Givati". A few photographs document personal occasions or trips not in a military framework.
The photographs were taken, most probably, by Yosef (Joachim) Ehrenberg, born in 1924, who was a student in the Technion in the mid 1940s and served in Givati brigade during the Independence War (enclosed are two more photo-albums with photographs by Ehrenberg including about 200 personal photographs, photographs from trips in the country and from his studies in the Technion. It is obvious from the photographs that Ehrenberg served in a position which matched his professional training in the Technion – maybe in the "Photography service" or in another technical department).
Size of photographs varies, approx. 4 X 5.5 cm to 11 X 15 cm. Pasted to thin paper leaves bound together as an album, 25X36 cm. Good overall condition. Stains at margins of some photographs and slight distortions due to pasting them to the leaves. A number of photographs were detached, in some cases – with the paper leaf. Enclosed are two albums with 200 additional photographs, not related to the War of Independence.
Album with about 750 photographs taken by a soldier in Givati Brigade regiment 51 during the War of Independence and afterwards. The photographs document the opening of the road to the Negev – "Operation Yoav" (October 1948) and the regiment and brigade soldiers during the war, in sites conquered from the Egyptians, during cease fire periods and during routine work in the bases.
The photographs document, among other things, technical departments – radio, mapping and more – of Givati brigade, mortars, armored vehicles, and airplanes which participated in "Operation Yoav"; Beit Govrin villa and the environs of Beit Govrin, Iraq Suwaydan police fort (present day "Yoav Fort") and possibly also the village Iraq Suwaydan, Tegart forts and unidentified villages in the area of the coastal plain and the northern Negev, military formations, ceremony of fixing the sign "Givat Arnon" (post 113, one of the "junction posts" named after Ya'akov Arnon who fell in the line of duty during the battle to occupy the post), ceremony of fixing the sign "Migdal Yoav" on Iraq Suwaydan police, ceremony of fixing the sign "Mishlat Haim" (after Haim Bolman who fell in the line of duty in Huleiqat battle; near Kibutz Gvaram) and the ceremony of fixing the sign "Givat Shimshon", various sites in Beersheba after the occupation, water wells dug in the desert, Arab population in villages, as well as portrait photographs of soldiers and some phptographs taken during leisure time activities, trips and excursions. A few photographs are signed in the plate "Photography service – Givati". A few photographs document personal occasions or trips not in a military framework.
The photographs were taken, most probably, by Yosef (Joachim) Ehrenberg, born in 1924, who was a student in the Technion in the mid 1940s and served in Givati brigade during the Independence War (enclosed are two more photo-albums with photographs by Ehrenberg including about 200 personal photographs, photographs from trips in the country and from his studies in the Technion. It is obvious from the photographs that Ehrenberg served in a position which matched his professional training in the Technion – maybe in the "Photography service" or in another technical department).
Size of photographs varies, approx. 4 X 5.5 cm to 11 X 15 cm. Pasted to thin paper leaves bound together as an album, 25X36 cm. Good overall condition. Stains at margins of some photographs and slight distortions due to pasting them to the leaves. A number of photographs were detached, in some cases – with the paper leaf. Enclosed are two albums with 200 additional photographs, not related to the War of Independence.
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Zionism, The Holocaust and She'erit Hapletah, Palestine and the State of Israel
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $1,500
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Ten newspapers and supplements printed on the days around the UN resolution and the Declaration of Independence. 1947-1948.
1. "The State will be established", special edition of "Haaretz". "Haaretz" press, Tel-Aviv, [29.11.1947]. Single leaf with the announcement: "A majority of two-thirds of the United Nations General Assembly decided in favor of establishing two states – Jewish and Arab – in Palestine".
2. Haaretz, issue no. 8586, dated 30.11.1947. Headline: "It was decided to establish a Jewish State".
3. HaBoker, daily paper, issue no. 3674, dated 30.11.1947. Headline: "Jewish State was approved, 33 states for, 13 against, 11 abstained… today you are a nation!"
4. Mivrak, evening paper, issue no. 125, dated 13.5.1948. Headline: "Agreement Signed – Jaffa Surrenders". Second edition.
5. "Yom Hamedinah", joint paper of the country's newspapers. Friday, May 14, 1948.
6. "The Mandate from Beginning to End" published by "Yediot Maariv", illustrated supplement, May 15,1948.
7. Mivrak, evening paper, issue no. 128, 17.5.1948. Headline: "Jewish army entered Ramla".
8. Yediot Yerushalayim", issue no. 34, 17.5.1948. Headline: "State of Israel fights the enemy who is attacking from four sides".
9. Issue of Minhelet HaAm, edicts and announcements. Published in Tel-Aviv on 10.5.1948. "Hapoel Hatzair" press, Tel-Aviv, 1948. No other issues were printed.
10. Iton Rishmi, issue no. 1. Printed with authorization granted by the Provisional Government, "Hapoel Hatzair" press, Tel-Aviv, 14.5.1948.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases, folding marks and slight tears at margins of some issues. "Yom HaMedinah" paper in fair condition, with tears at margins and along folding line, and strips of adhesive tape at margins and along the front page folding line. "Yediot Yerushalayim" in fair condition, with long tears at margins.
1. "The State will be established", special edition of "Haaretz". "Haaretz" press, Tel-Aviv, [29.11.1947]. Single leaf with the announcement: "A majority of two-thirds of the United Nations General Assembly decided in favor of establishing two states – Jewish and Arab – in Palestine".
2. Haaretz, issue no. 8586, dated 30.11.1947. Headline: "It was decided to establish a Jewish State".
3. HaBoker, daily paper, issue no. 3674, dated 30.11.1947. Headline: "Jewish State was approved, 33 states for, 13 against, 11 abstained… today you are a nation!"
4. Mivrak, evening paper, issue no. 125, dated 13.5.1948. Headline: "Agreement Signed – Jaffa Surrenders". Second edition.
5. "Yom Hamedinah", joint paper of the country's newspapers. Friday, May 14, 1948.
6. "The Mandate from Beginning to End" published by "Yediot Maariv", illustrated supplement, May 15,1948.
7. Mivrak, evening paper, issue no. 128, 17.5.1948. Headline: "Jewish army entered Ramla".
8. Yediot Yerushalayim", issue no. 34, 17.5.1948. Headline: "State of Israel fights the enemy who is attacking from four sides".
9. Issue of Minhelet HaAm, edicts and announcements. Published in Tel-Aviv on 10.5.1948. "Hapoel Hatzair" press, Tel-Aviv, 1948. No other issues were printed.
10. Iton Rishmi, issue no. 1. Printed with authorization granted by the Provisional Government, "Hapoel Hatzair" press, Tel-Aviv, 14.5.1948.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases, folding marks and slight tears at margins of some issues. "Yom HaMedinah" paper in fair condition, with tears at margins and along folding line, and strips of adhesive tape at margins and along the front page folding line. "Yediot Yerushalayim" in fair condition, with long tears at margins.
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Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items
November 13, 2018
Opening: $5,000
Estimate: $6,000 - $10,000
Sold for: $6,250
Including buyer's premium
Twenty nine newspapers printed on the day of the Declaration of Independence and the following days. Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem and other places, 1948. Hebrew, some English and German.
"The newspapers of the year 1948 constitute, it seems, a special corpus. They enable us to glance over our shoulders at those heroic days of 1948, and at Israel fighting for its life… The Zeitgeist (Spirit of the period) rises from the pages" (out of: "A state is born" by Mordechai Naor, published by "Institute for Study of Hebrew Journalism", 1998, p. 2).
The collection includes:
· Seven newspapers from the day of declaration, 14.5.1948: "Yom HaMedinah", a joint newspaper of all of the country's newspapers; Iton HaMagen, issue no. 5. Headline: "From Decision – to Realization"; Mivrak, evening paper, issue no.126, headline: "British Mandate ended, a Jewish State to be established"; Yediot Yerushalayim, published by journalists for readers of "Davar", "Haaretz", "Haboker", "Hamashkif", "Hazofeh", headline: "The Jewish State will be declared Today"; and more.
· Three Newspapers from Saturday evening after the declaration, 15.5.1948: Mivrak, evening paper. Headline: "State of Israel was established"; Iton HaItonaim (paper of journalists). Headline: "First day of the State of Israel"; "Mandate from beginning to end", illustrated supplement published by "Yediot Ma'ariv".
· Eleven newspapers from Sunday following the declaration, 16.5.1948: Davar, issue no. 6946. Headline: "State of Israel was Established"; Haboker, issue no. 3817. Headline: "State of Israel revived"; Yom Yom, issue no. 78. Headline "Latrun and Dir Ayub in the hands of our forces"; Haaretz, issue no. 8729. Headline: "Vision of generations: State of Israel Established"; "Hazofeh" newspaper. Headline: "State of Israel Established – Long live!"; Yediot Yerushalayim, published by journalists for readers of "Davar", "Haaretz", "Haboker", "Hamashkif". Headline: "State of Israel Revived"; Yediot Hayom, issue no. 1089. Headline: "Errichtung des Judenstaates" [establishment of a Jewish State], and more.
· Eight newspapers and periodicals published around the same period: Yediot Achronot, issue no. 3429, dated 12.5.1948. Headline: "British Mandate will end on Saturday at Midnight"; Ashmoret, issue no. (85) 17, dated 13.5.1948. Headline: "On May 15,1948 the State of Israel will be Declared!". Four "Doar Ivri" stamps are pasted on the title page, ink-stamped: "Tel-Aviv, 16.5.1948". Karnenu, issue no. 5, [ca. 6-8,1948]. First issue to the independence of the State of Israel (Hebrew); Hapoel Hatzair, issue no. 34, dated 19.5.1948. The text of the independence scroll and the first manifest appear on the title page; Haboker, issue for children, fifth year, issue no. 37 (245), date 20.5.1948. On the title page appear a colorful illustration by Isa [Isa Hershkovitz], and the writing: "Jewish State was Established" (Hebrew); Kol Yalde Aliyat HaNo'ar, published once a month by and for Aliyat HaNo'ar children in France, issue no. 7, [1948]; and more.
Enclosed: Davar Leyalde She'erit Hapletah, supplement to "Des Vort", issue no. 9, date 20.5.1949; "A state is born…", edited by Mordechai Naor. Published by "The institute for study of Hebrew Journalism, Independence House", Tel-Aviv, 2016.
A detailed list will be sent upon request.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Folding marks, stains, creases and some damages (mostly slight). Tears and open tears, mainly at margins and along folding lines, most of them repaired. Three newspaper are missing pages. The first page of "Hapoel Hatzair" paper from 19.5.1948 may be lacking.
"The newspapers of the year 1948 constitute, it seems, a special corpus. They enable us to glance over our shoulders at those heroic days of 1948, and at Israel fighting for its life… The Zeitgeist (Spirit of the period) rises from the pages" (out of: "A state is born" by Mordechai Naor, published by "Institute for Study of Hebrew Journalism", 1998, p. 2).
The collection includes:
· Seven newspapers from the day of declaration, 14.5.1948: "Yom HaMedinah", a joint newspaper of all of the country's newspapers; Iton HaMagen, issue no. 5. Headline: "From Decision – to Realization"; Mivrak, evening paper, issue no.126, headline: "British Mandate ended, a Jewish State to be established"; Yediot Yerushalayim, published by journalists for readers of "Davar", "Haaretz", "Haboker", "Hamashkif", "Hazofeh", headline: "The Jewish State will be declared Today"; and more.
· Three Newspapers from Saturday evening after the declaration, 15.5.1948: Mivrak, evening paper. Headline: "State of Israel was established"; Iton HaItonaim (paper of journalists). Headline: "First day of the State of Israel"; "Mandate from beginning to end", illustrated supplement published by "Yediot Ma'ariv".
· Eleven newspapers from Sunday following the declaration, 16.5.1948: Davar, issue no. 6946. Headline: "State of Israel was Established"; Haboker, issue no. 3817. Headline: "State of Israel revived"; Yom Yom, issue no. 78. Headline "Latrun and Dir Ayub in the hands of our forces"; Haaretz, issue no. 8729. Headline: "Vision of generations: State of Israel Established"; "Hazofeh" newspaper. Headline: "State of Israel Established – Long live!"; Yediot Yerushalayim, published by journalists for readers of "Davar", "Haaretz", "Haboker", "Hamashkif". Headline: "State of Israel Revived"; Yediot Hayom, issue no. 1089. Headline: "Errichtung des Judenstaates" [establishment of a Jewish State], and more.
· Eight newspapers and periodicals published around the same period: Yediot Achronot, issue no. 3429, dated 12.5.1948. Headline: "British Mandate will end on Saturday at Midnight"; Ashmoret, issue no. (85) 17, dated 13.5.1948. Headline: "On May 15,1948 the State of Israel will be Declared!". Four "Doar Ivri" stamps are pasted on the title page, ink-stamped: "Tel-Aviv, 16.5.1948". Karnenu, issue no. 5, [ca. 6-8,1948]. First issue to the independence of the State of Israel (Hebrew); Hapoel Hatzair, issue no. 34, dated 19.5.1948. The text of the independence scroll and the first manifest appear on the title page; Haboker, issue for children, fifth year, issue no. 37 (245), date 20.5.1948. On the title page appear a colorful illustration by Isa [Isa Hershkovitz], and the writing: "Jewish State was Established" (Hebrew); Kol Yalde Aliyat HaNo'ar, published once a month by and for Aliyat HaNo'ar children in France, issue no. 7, [1948]; and more.
Enclosed: Davar Leyalde She'erit Hapletah, supplement to "Des Vort", issue no. 9, date 20.5.1949; "A state is born…", edited by Mordechai Naor. Published by "The institute for study of Hebrew Journalism, Independence House", Tel-Aviv, 2016.
A detailed list will be sent upon request.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Folding marks, stains, creases and some damages (mostly slight). Tears and open tears, mainly at margins and along folding lines, most of them repaired. Three newspaper are missing pages. The first page of "Hapoel Hatzair" paper from 19.5.1948 may be lacking.
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