Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $800
Unsold
Collection of photographs by the sisters Charlotte and Gerda Meyer – landscapes, portraits of well-known persons, photographs from an Independence Day parade, and more. Most photographs were taken in Haifa, [1930s to 1950s].
About 80 photographs. Some are stamped with different ink-stamps of the Meyer sisters, some are signed in pencil and some are not signed. Among them:
• A photograph of Alfred Mond (Lord Melchett) in Haifa. Ink-stamped on verso: "Photographic Studio Charlotte Meyer Haifa".
• Two photographs of the British High Commissioner Arthur Wauchope. Presumably these photographs were taken during the corner-stone ceremony of British Sailors' Society in Haifa. Ink-stamped: "Photographic Studio Charlotte Meyer Haifa".
• Photograph of the Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte with his assistant Ralph Bunche at the entrance to Zion Hotel in Haifa.
• 59 photographs from Independence Day parade in Haifa, 1953. The photographs are mounted on five album leaves. On the first leaf appears a label of the Meyer Sisters studio in Haifa, and on the last leaf appears the studio ink-stamp.
• Portrait photographs of David Ben-Gurion, Arnold Zweig, Bronislav Huberman, Arturo Toscanini, Charlotte Meyer and others (most are not signed).
• Seven landscape photographs of Haifa and the port. Six are mounted on thick paper cards or on greeting cards (with printed greetings in English, for Christmas and the New Year). Most photographs are signed in pencil on the cards.
• and more.
The sisters Charlotte and Gerda Meyer, photographers from Haifa, born in Germany, were active during the years 1934-1957. They specialized in Portrait photography and in photography of architecture and industrial buildings.
Total of approx. 80 photographs, size and condition vary.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
About 80 photographs. Some are stamped with different ink-stamps of the Meyer sisters, some are signed in pencil and some are not signed. Among them:
• A photograph of Alfred Mond (Lord Melchett) in Haifa. Ink-stamped on verso: "Photographic Studio Charlotte Meyer Haifa".
• Two photographs of the British High Commissioner Arthur Wauchope. Presumably these photographs were taken during the corner-stone ceremony of British Sailors' Society in Haifa. Ink-stamped: "Photographic Studio Charlotte Meyer Haifa".
• Photograph of the Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte with his assistant Ralph Bunche at the entrance to Zion Hotel in Haifa.
• 59 photographs from Independence Day parade in Haifa, 1953. The photographs are mounted on five album leaves. On the first leaf appears a label of the Meyer Sisters studio in Haifa, and on the last leaf appears the studio ink-stamp.
• Portrait photographs of David Ben-Gurion, Arnold Zweig, Bronislav Huberman, Arturo Toscanini, Charlotte Meyer and others (most are not signed).
• Seven landscape photographs of Haifa and the port. Six are mounted on thick paper cards or on greeting cards (with printed greetings in English, for Christmas and the New Year). Most photographs are signed in pencil on the cards.
• and more.
The sisters Charlotte and Gerda Meyer, photographers from Haifa, born in Germany, were active during the years 1934-1957. They specialized in Portrait photography and in photography of architecture and industrial buildings.
Total of approx. 80 photographs, size and condition vary.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
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![Six black and white photographs by David Rubinger. Different places in Israel [ca. 1950s- 1970s]. The photographs portray chi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/124_1.jpg "Six Photographs by David Rubinger – 1950s-1970s")
![Six black and white photographs by David Rubinger. Different places in Israel [ca. 1950s- 1970s]. The photographs portray chi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/124_2.jpg "Six Photographs by David Rubinger – 1950s-1970s")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $800
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Six black and white photographs by David Rubinger. Different places in Israel [ca. 1950s- 1970s].
The photographs portray children in a swimming pool in a settlement, farm animals among transit camp tents, queue for a bus in Jerusalem, flood in the desert, the Jordan river and a desert with some houses.
Five photographs are stamped on the back with photographer's ink-stamp. Two are signed with additional ink-stamps. One photograph is titled and dated by hand on the back.
Approx. 23.5X17.5 cm – 25X20.5 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. Stains (mostly on verso). Adhesive tape on the back of one photograph.
The photographs portray children in a swimming pool in a settlement, farm animals among transit camp tents, queue for a bus in Jerusalem, flood in the desert, the Jordan river and a desert with some houses.
Five photographs are stamped on the back with photographer's ink-stamp. Two are signed with additional ink-stamps. One photograph is titled and dated by hand on the back.
Approx. 23.5X17.5 cm – 25X20.5 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. Stains (mostly on verso). Adhesive tape on the back of one photograph.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $600
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Ten photographs by Marli Shamir. Second half of 20th century.
Among the photographs: • Three photographs from Jerusalem: The Hebrew University in Givat Ram, the National Insurance Building and the Western Wall. • Two photographs from the country’s northern region: Mount Hermon covered by snow, and the village Daburiyya in the Jezreel Valley. • Photographs depicting desert landscapes in the Sinai Desert region.
All of the photographs, except for one, are stamped on the back with the photographer's ink-stamp (one photograph is signed: "Photography, Miriam Shamir, Jerusalem"). One photograph is signed by hand.
The photographer Marli Shamir (b. Berlin, 1919) immigrated to Israel in 1938. She opened a photography studio in Rehovot in the early 1940s and worked as a scientific photographer at the Weizmann Institute. She moved to Jerusalem in 1945 and was one of the founders of Photo-Prisma Studio, where she worked until 1949. During the blockade of Jerusalem, she established a military photography laboratory in the city for the Haganah. She lived in West Africa during the 1960s and 1970s with her husband, Meir Shamir, who worked in Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
10 photographs. Size and condition vary. Average size: 18X24 cm. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes to margins. Stains and remnants of tape on the back of some photographs. Writing in pen and pencil on the back of the photographs.
Among the photographs: • Three photographs from Jerusalem: The Hebrew University in Givat Ram, the National Insurance Building and the Western Wall. • Two photographs from the country’s northern region: Mount Hermon covered by snow, and the village Daburiyya in the Jezreel Valley. • Photographs depicting desert landscapes in the Sinai Desert region.
All of the photographs, except for one, are stamped on the back with the photographer's ink-stamp (one photograph is signed: "Photography, Miriam Shamir, Jerusalem"). One photograph is signed by hand.
The photographer Marli Shamir (b. Berlin, 1919) immigrated to Israel in 1938. She opened a photography studio in Rehovot in the early 1940s and worked as a scientific photographer at the Weizmann Institute. She moved to Jerusalem in 1945 and was one of the founders of Photo-Prisma Studio, where she worked until 1949. During the blockade of Jerusalem, she established a military photography laboratory in the city for the Haganah. She lived in West Africa during the 1960s and 1970s with her husband, Meir Shamir, who worked in Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
10 photographs. Size and condition vary. Average size: 18X24 cm. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes to margins. Stains and remnants of tape on the back of some photographs. Writing in pen and pencil on the back of the photographs.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Four press photographs from the War of Independence. Jerusalem, 1948.
The photographs portray: A civilian armed with a machine gun checking licenses of trucks entering Jerusalem (armed Haganah fighters are seen on the roof of the trucks); a British soldier observing the lanes of the Old City from a Jewish house; inhabitants piling up sand bags in Yemin Moshe (the Old City is seen behind the fortifications); people passing between sand bags in one of Yemin Moshe streets.
Information notes for the press are pasted on the back of the photographs (French), with an ink-stamp: New York Times Photos.
Approx. 18X13 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the back) and minor blemishes. Pinholes at margins. One information note is torn and pierced.
The photographs portray: A civilian armed with a machine gun checking licenses of trucks entering Jerusalem (armed Haganah fighters are seen on the roof of the trucks); a British soldier observing the lanes of the Old City from a Jewish house; inhabitants piling up sand bags in Yemin Moshe (the Old City is seen behind the fortifications); people passing between sand bags in one of Yemin Moshe streets.
Information notes for the press are pasted on the back of the photographs (French), with an ink-stamp: New York Times Photos.
Approx. 18X13 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the back) and minor blemishes. Pinholes at margins. One information note is torn and pierced.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Sixteen black and white photographs, documenting Haganah and IDF operations during Israel's War of Independence. Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and other locations, 1948.
The photographs portray, among others, Haganah forces climbing the Kastel Hill after its occupation; fighters clearing an unexploded shell, near a hospital in Tel-Aviv; a boy and a girl guarding an agricultural path near Rehovot in the direction of Tel-Aviv; joint prayer by a tent camp; new team of Israeli air force preparing an aircraft for departure from a training camp in Italy to Tel-aviv; group of recruits in a shooting lesson; and more.
On the back of ten photographs appear ink-stamps of the information services, the intelligence and the Israeli censorship, and remnants of printed notes with information (apparently, these were used as propaganda material for Israel). On the back of five photographs appear ink-stamps of press agencies and information notes for the press.
Photographs: approx. 16.5X11 cm to 20.5X25 cm. One photograph appears in two copies. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Stains and blemishes to some. Inscriptions, markings, and pieces of paper pasted to the back of some photographs.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
The photographs portray, among others, Haganah forces climbing the Kastel Hill after its occupation; fighters clearing an unexploded shell, near a hospital in Tel-Aviv; a boy and a girl guarding an agricultural path near Rehovot in the direction of Tel-Aviv; joint prayer by a tent camp; new team of Israeli air force preparing an aircraft for departure from a training camp in Italy to Tel-aviv; group of recruits in a shooting lesson; and more.
On the back of ten photographs appear ink-stamps of the information services, the intelligence and the Israeli censorship, and remnants of printed notes with information (apparently, these were used as propaganda material for Israel). On the back of five photographs appear ink-stamps of press agencies and information notes for the press.
Photographs: approx. 16.5X11 cm to 20.5X25 cm. One photograph appears in two copies. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Stains and blemishes to some. Inscriptions, markings, and pieces of paper pasted to the back of some photographs.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Two press photographs of Arab refugees and soldiers during Israel's War of Independence. Nahariya and Beirut, 1948.
1. Photograph of armed Arab soldiers near an overturned armored vehicle in the area of Nahariya, dated 23.4.1948.
2. Photograph of Arab refugees from Jaffa arriving in Beirut port, on the ship Argnetina, on 30.4.1948.
Information notes for the press are pasted on the back of the photographs (French) with the ink-stamp: New York Times Photos.
Approx. 18X13 cm. Good condition. Some blemishes. One photograph has small holes at each of the corners.
1. Photograph of armed Arab soldiers near an overturned armored vehicle in the area of Nahariya, dated 23.4.1948.
2. Photograph of Arab refugees from Jaffa arriving in Beirut port, on the ship Argnetina, on 30.4.1948.
Information notes for the press are pasted on the back of the photographs (French) with the ink-stamp: New York Times Photos.
Approx. 18X13 cm. Good condition. Some blemishes. One photograph has small holes at each of the corners.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Seven photographs of Israeli soldiers and Egyptian prisoners in the Negev. War of Independence, 1948-1949.
The photographs portray fighters and prisoners during battles in the Negev: • Egyptian prisoners evacuating an Egyptian stronghold. • Egyptian soldiers escaping with raised hands. • Group of IDF soldiers and Egyptian prisoners in front of the Great Mosque in Beersheba [by Benno Rothenberg]. • IDF soldiers in Negba, October 1948. • An aircraft descending near a military convoy. • IDF soldiers with a mortar by a truck with the inscription "Express Cairo". • A convoy of half-trucks in the Negev.
Information notes for the press are attached to four photographs (English and German) and three photographs are titled by hand on the back (German).
17X12 cm – 25.5X20.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Some small holes and open tears (small). Some blemishes. Stains. Pieces of adhesive tape to margins of one photograph.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
The photographs portray fighters and prisoners during battles in the Negev: • Egyptian prisoners evacuating an Egyptian stronghold. • Egyptian soldiers escaping with raised hands. • Group of IDF soldiers and Egyptian prisoners in front of the Great Mosque in Beersheba [by Benno Rothenberg]. • IDF soldiers in Negba, October 1948. • An aircraft descending near a military convoy. • IDF soldiers with a mortar by a truck with the inscription "Express Cairo". • A convoy of half-trucks in the Negev.
Information notes for the press are attached to four photographs (English and German) and three photographs are titled by hand on the back (German).
17X12 cm – 25.5X20.5 cm. Good condition. Creases. Some small holes and open tears (small). Some blemishes. Stains. Pieces of adhesive tape to margins of one photograph.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
11 photographs documenting Jewish and British soldiers, battlefields and settlers prior to, during and after Israel's War of Independence. Israel, 1946-1949.
Photos show: • Settlers transporting construction materials on donkeys to Kfar Etzion. May 1946. • Two new Haganah recruits performing combat exercises inside a ruined house in the Tel Aviv area. December 1947. • Haganah fighter peeping from between two houses in the no-man's-land between Tel Aviv and Jaffa, a grenade in his hand. January 1948. • British soldiers from a Highland Light Infantry regiment, called on to intervene in a violent clash between Arabs and Jews seeking refuge in Jerusalem. February 1948. • Fire raging on Hebron Road in Jerusalem after an exchange of fire between the sides. April 1948. • Group of Haganah fighters in uniform listening to a briefing. March 1948. • Three Haganah fighters, one of them female, at their post at Al-Qastal. April 1948. • Female member of Kibbutz Negba and three soldiers seated on the ground near the ruins of the kibbutz's houses during its bombardment. October 1948. • Two sailors repairing the "Tirza", a boat used for training Haganah members for participation in illegal immigration actions. December 1948. • Members of Tzafria in the moshav's toolshed. June 1949. • A member of Kibbutz Beit Ha'Arava and a member of "HaBonim – American Core Group" place a sign at the entrance to Kibbutz Gesher HaZiv, founded by evacuated members of Beit Ha'Arava and members of the core group after the War of Independence. November 1949.
Information notes for the press are attached to six of the photographs; four photographs are captioned in the plate; attached to one photograph is the news item alongside which it was published. All of the photographs are captioned in English and dated. Some are marked with the stamps of the photo agencies.
16.5X21.5 cm to 21X25.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases. Minor blemishes. Pieces of paper and glue traces to verso of some of the photographs. Barcode labels on verso of some of the photographs.
Photos show: • Settlers transporting construction materials on donkeys to Kfar Etzion. May 1946. • Two new Haganah recruits performing combat exercises inside a ruined house in the Tel Aviv area. December 1947. • Haganah fighter peeping from between two houses in the no-man's-land between Tel Aviv and Jaffa, a grenade in his hand. January 1948. • British soldiers from a Highland Light Infantry regiment, called on to intervene in a violent clash between Arabs and Jews seeking refuge in Jerusalem. February 1948. • Fire raging on Hebron Road in Jerusalem after an exchange of fire between the sides. April 1948. • Group of Haganah fighters in uniform listening to a briefing. March 1948. • Three Haganah fighters, one of them female, at their post at Al-Qastal. April 1948. • Female member of Kibbutz Negba and three soldiers seated on the ground near the ruins of the kibbutz's houses during its bombardment. October 1948. • Two sailors repairing the "Tirza", a boat used for training Haganah members for participation in illegal immigration actions. December 1948. • Members of Tzafria in the moshav's toolshed. June 1949. • A member of Kibbutz Beit Ha'Arava and a member of "HaBonim – American Core Group" place a sign at the entrance to Kibbutz Gesher HaZiv, founded by evacuated members of Beit Ha'Arava and members of the core group after the War of Independence. November 1949.
Information notes for the press are attached to six of the photographs; four photographs are captioned in the plate; attached to one photograph is the news item alongside which it was published. All of the photographs are captioned in English and dated. Some are marked with the stamps of the photo agencies.
16.5X21.5 cm to 21X25.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases. Minor blemishes. Pieces of paper and glue traces to verso of some of the photographs. Barcode labels on verso of some of the photographs.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $500
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Three photographs by Boris Carmi depicting Yoav Fort (Iraq Suwaydan police fort) after its occupation by IDF soldiers in the Independence War. November 1948.
Two of the photographs show Egyptian soldiers at time of surrender with the Tegart building in the background (one photograph is titled on the back: "Prisoners in Iraq Suwaydan, 1948"). The third photograph shows an IDF soldier laying Tefillin next to a machine gun post, after the occupation of the fort.
One photograph is signed by Carmi, by hand, and one is signed in the plate, in initials.
Two approx. 28.5X28.5 cm photographs, one 40X30 cm photograph. Good condition. Stains on one photograph (on the back and on margins). Adhesive tape strips on the back of two photographs (at margins).
Two of the photographs show Egyptian soldiers at time of surrender with the Tegart building in the background (one photograph is titled on the back: "Prisoners in Iraq Suwaydan, 1948"). The third photograph shows an IDF soldier laying Tefillin next to a machine gun post, after the occupation of the fort.
One photograph is signed by Carmi, by hand, and one is signed in the plate, in initials.
Two approx. 28.5X28.5 cm photographs, one 40X30 cm photograph. Good condition. Stains on one photograph (on the back and on margins). Adhesive tape strips on the back of two photographs (at margins).
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![Two photographs of David Ben-Gurion by photographer Boris Carmi. Israel, [the second half of the 20th century]. 1. Photograph](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/132_1.jpg "Boris Carmi – Two Large Photographs of David Ben-Gurion")
![Two photographs of David Ben-Gurion by photographer Boris Carmi. Israel, [the second half of the 20th century]. 1. Photograph](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/132_2.jpg "Boris Carmi – Two Large Photographs of David Ben-Gurion")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $300
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Two photographs of David Ben-Gurion by photographer Boris Carmi. Israel, [the second half of the 20th century].
1. Photograph of Ben-Gurion being greeted by a participant in a convention of Mapai party, [ca.1960]. Signed by Carmi.
2. Photograph of David Ben-Gurion in his study, in Kibutz Sde Boker. Not signed.
30.5X40.5 cm. Good condition. Pieces of adhesive tape on verso. A few stains on verso.
1. Photograph of Ben-Gurion being greeted by a participant in a convention of Mapai party, [ca.1960]. Signed by Carmi.
2. Photograph of David Ben-Gurion in his study, in Kibutz Sde Boker. Not signed.
30.5X40.5 cm. Good condition. Pieces of adhesive tape on verso. A few stains on verso.
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![Ten photographs of immigrants in their country of origin and in Israel. [ca. 1950s]. The photographs portray a Yemenite woman](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/133.jpg "Boris Carmi – Collection of Photographs – Immigrants from Eastern Coun")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $800
Unsold
Ten photographs of immigrants in their country of origin and in Israel. [ca. 1950s].
The photographs portray a Yemenite woman by her tent in Habban; a girl from Habban in Moshav Bareket; A Moroccan woman in Moshav Lachish and other immigrants from various countries in transit camps ("Ma'abarot") and with representatives of the Israeli authorities.
Eight of the photographs are signed by hand, by Carmi.
30X24 cm to 40X30.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and blemishes to margins of some photographs.
The photographs portray a Yemenite woman by her tent in Habban; a girl from Habban in Moshav Bareket; A Moroccan woman in Moshav Lachish and other immigrants from various countries in transit camps ("Ma'abarot") and with representatives of the Israeli authorities.
Eight of the photographs are signed by hand, by Carmi.
30X24 cm to 40X30.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and blemishes to margins of some photographs.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $400
Unsold
Approximately 80 photographs of Ariel Sharon by different photographers. Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beirut and elsewhere, ca. late 1960s to early 2000s.
The collection includes a large assortment of photographs, most of them press photos documenting Sharon's military service, his personal life and his political roles. Including: • Three photographs documenting Ariel Sharon's meeting with the Chief of the General Staff Rafael Eitan and head of the Military Intelligence Directorate Yehoshua Sagi near the refugee camps Sabra and Shatila, on the eve of the massacre in the camps. Inscribed by hand on the back of the photographs: "On the roof of the command and control post, morning of September 15, 1982, photographer: Uri Dan". • Arik Sharon and General Avraham Yoffe, both in IDF uniforms, standing with their wives near the Western Wall, apparently shortly after its liberation. • Encounters with artists and intellectuals from Israel and abroad (Gila Almagor, Yigal Bashan, Kirk Douglas and others). • Encounters with politicians from Israel and abroad (Martin Indyk, Abu Mazzen, Yitzhak Shamir, Rafael Eitan and others). • And more.
Most of the photographs are press photos with ink stamps, information notes for the press, descriptions and handwritten instructions for printing.
Total of 80 photographs, size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Stains, tears and blemishes to a number of photographs.
The collection includes a large assortment of photographs, most of them press photos documenting Sharon's military service, his personal life and his political roles. Including: • Three photographs documenting Ariel Sharon's meeting with the Chief of the General Staff Rafael Eitan and head of the Military Intelligence Directorate Yehoshua Sagi near the refugee camps Sabra and Shatila, on the eve of the massacre in the camps. Inscribed by hand on the back of the photographs: "On the roof of the command and control post, morning of September 15, 1982, photographer: Uri Dan". • Arik Sharon and General Avraham Yoffe, both in IDF uniforms, standing with their wives near the Western Wall, apparently shortly after its liberation. • Encounters with artists and intellectuals from Israel and abroad (Gila Almagor, Yigal Bashan, Kirk Douglas and others). • Encounters with politicians from Israel and abroad (Martin Indyk, Abu Mazzen, Yitzhak Shamir, Rafael Eitan and others). • And more.
Most of the photographs are press photos with ink stamps, information notes for the press, descriptions and handwritten instructions for printing.
Total of 80 photographs, size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Stains, tears and blemishes to a number of photographs.
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