Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
- and (219) Apply and filter
- the (56) Apply the filter
- art (45) Apply art filter
- isra (45) Apply isra filter
- jewish (34) Apply jewish filter
- antisemit (33) Apply antisemit filter
- antisemitism, (33) Apply antisemitism, filter
- erit (33) Apply erit filter
- hapletah (33) Apply hapletah filter
- holocaust (33) Apply holocaust filter
- she (33) Apply she filter
- she'erit (33) Apply she'erit filter
- sheerit (33) Apply sheerit filter
- photographi (31) Apply photographi filter
- art, (27) Apply art, filter
- grphic (27) Apply grphic filter
- postcard (27) Apply postcard filter
- poster (27) Apply poster filter
- bibl (21) Apply bibl filter
- bibles, (21) Apply bibles, filter
- dedic (21) Apply dedic filter
- letter (21) Apply letter filter
- letters, (21) Apply letters, filter
- manuscript (21) Apply manuscript filter
- manuscripts, (21) Apply manuscripts, filter
- map (21) Apply map filter
- signatur (21) Apply signatur filter
- theolog (21) Apply theolog filter
- travelogu (21) Apply travelogu filter
- 1948 (19) Apply 1948 filter
- armi (19) Apply armi filter
- british (19) Apply british filter
- camp (19) Apply camp filter
- camps, (19) Apply camps, filter
- detent (19) Apply detent filter
- enlist (19) Apply enlist filter
- establish (19) Apply establish filter
- illeg (19) Apply illeg filter
- immigr (19) Apply immigr filter
- mandatori (19) Apply mandatori filter
- movement (19) Apply movement filter
- movements, (19) Apply movements, filter
- of (19) Apply of filter
- ottoman (19) Apply ottoman filter
- palestin (19) Apply palestin filter
- palestine, (19) Apply palestine, filter
- state (19) Apply state filter
- to (19) Apply to filter
- underground (19) Apply underground filter
- war (19) Apply war filter
Displaying 121 - 132 of 270
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $575
Including buyer's premium
Three postcard booklets published by Ya'akov Ben Dov (Jacob Bendow) with photographs of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, [the first decades of the 20th century].
1. "Das Alte Jerusalem", "Serie I", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of Jerusalem and its vicinity: The Western Wall, Absalom's Pillar, Zechariah's Tomb, HaShilo'ach Spring, Rachel's tomb, and more.
2. "Jerusalem 20 Views", "Serie I", a booklet holding twenty postcards with photographs of Jerusalem and its vicinity: The Western Wall, David's Tower, David's Citadel, a view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, the Golden Gate and the Damascus gate, Absalom's Pillar, Zechariah's Tomb, and more. Front cover designed by Ze'ev Raban.
3. "Omar Moschee Jerusalem", a booklet holding twenty postcards with photographs of the Temple Mount plaza: the Dome of the Rock and the Foundation Stone, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and more.
Approx. 15X9 cm. Condition varies.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. "Das Alte Jerusalem", "Serie I", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of Jerusalem and its vicinity: The Western Wall, Absalom's Pillar, Zechariah's Tomb, HaShilo'ach Spring, Rachel's tomb, and more.
2. "Jerusalem 20 Views", "Serie I", a booklet holding twenty postcards with photographs of Jerusalem and its vicinity: The Western Wall, David's Tower, David's Citadel, a view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, the Golden Gate and the Damascus gate, Absalom's Pillar, Zechariah's Tomb, and more. Front cover designed by Ze'ev Raban.
3. "Omar Moschee Jerusalem", a booklet holding twenty postcards with photographs of the Temple Mount plaza: the Dome of the Rock and the Foundation Stone, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and more.
Approx. 15X9 cm. Condition varies.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Three postcard booklets published by Ya'akov Ben Dov (Jacob Bendow) with photographs of the Galilee, Haifa and Jaffa. Jerusalem, [the first decades of the 20th century].
1. "In Galilee", "Serie IIII", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the area of the Valleys and Lower Galilee: Mount Tabor, Yavne'el, Merchavia, Poriyah and more.
2. "Haifa and Mount of Carmel", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of Haifa: Mount Carmel, the Technion, The Reali School, Haifa bay and more.
3. "Jaffa", "Serie V", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa: the "Shulamit" Music School, the Herzliya Gymnasium, a girls' school, "A Holiday in Nachalat Binyamin", Herzl St. in Tel-Aviv, and more.
The booklet is slightly different from the one documented in the catalog "Speaking Postcards from the Land of Israel" (Hebrew), by Ya'akov Gross (Ashdot Ya'akov, 2007).
Approx. 9X15 cm. Condition varies. The front cover of the first booklet is detached.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. "In Galilee", "Serie IIII", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the area of the Valleys and Lower Galilee: Mount Tabor, Yavne'el, Merchavia, Poriyah and more.
2. "Haifa and Mount of Carmel", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of Haifa: Mount Carmel, the Technion, The Reali School, Haifa bay and more.
3. "Jaffa", "Serie V", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa: the "Shulamit" Music School, the Herzliya Gymnasium, a girls' school, "A Holiday in Nachalat Binyamin", Herzl St. in Tel-Aviv, and more.
The booklet is slightly different from the one documented in the catalog "Speaking Postcards from the Land of Israel" (Hebrew), by Ya'akov Gross (Ashdot Ya'akov, 2007).
Approx. 9X15 cm. Condition varies. The front cover of the first booklet is detached.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Four postcard booklets published by Ya'akov Ben Dov (Jacob Bendow) with photographs of Moshavot (colonies) in Palestine. Jerusalem, [the first decades of the 20th century].
1. "Rehoboth" (Rechovot), "Serie III", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Rechovot: the synagogue, the school and kindergarten, an almond grove, an agricultural procession, and more. Two of the postcards depict the colonies Nes-Ziona and Gedera. Cover design by Ze'ev Raban.
2. "Rischon Le Zion", "Serie VI", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Rishon LeZion: the synagogue, Talmud Torah, the winery, and more.
3. "Chederah", "Serie VII", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Chadera: the main street, the workers' houses, Ezra St., Binyamin Bay, and more.
4. "Petach-Tikwa", "Serie X", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Petach Tikvah and its surroundings: picking and packaging oranges, the synagogue of Petach Tikvah, Ein Ganim, Kefar Saba, and more.
Approx. 9X15 cm. Condition varies. Stains and minor blemishes. The covers of the booklets are restored. Many restorations to the cover of the "Chadera" booklet (missing pieces, restored with paper and paint additions). Some of the tissue guards are new.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. "Rehoboth" (Rechovot), "Serie III", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Rechovot: the synagogue, the school and kindergarten, an almond grove, an agricultural procession, and more. Two of the postcards depict the colonies Nes-Ziona and Gedera. Cover design by Ze'ev Raban.
2. "Rischon Le Zion", "Serie VI", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Rishon LeZion: the synagogue, Talmud Torah, the winery, and more.
3. "Chederah", "Serie VII", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Chadera: the main street, the workers' houses, Ezra St., Binyamin Bay, and more.
4. "Petach-Tikwa", "Serie X", a booklet holding twelve postcards with photographs of the colony Petach Tikvah and its surroundings: picking and packaging oranges, the synagogue of Petach Tikvah, Ein Ganim, Kefar Saba, and more.
Approx. 9X15 cm. Condition varies. Stains and minor blemishes. The covers of the booklets are restored. Many restorations to the cover of the "Chadera" booklet (missing pieces, restored with paper and paint additions). Some of the tissue guards are new.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Approx. 100 postcards with photographs, drawings and sketches of the holy cities, various sites and people in Palestine, alongside Zionist postcards depicting cities, colonies and pioneers in the new Yishuv, Zionist leaders and more. Published by "Omanut", "Tel-Chai", Ya'akov Ben-Dov, "Photo Brener". S. Narinsky, Karimeh Abbud, the Greek Monastery in Jerusalem, Y. & B. Zahlan, A. Attallah Frères, Fr. Vester & Co., The Cairo Postcard Trust, Phoenix, and more. Palestine, Egypt, Poland, Germany and elsewhere, the first half of the 20th century.
Approx. 70 of the postcards are "Holy Land" postcards depicting sites such as the Temple Mount, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, Mount Carmel, Nazareth, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and more. These include: • Two photographic postcards by the photographer Karimeh Abbud. • An undivided postcard depicting Hotel Jerusalem (Kaminitz) in Jerusalem. • A postcard depicting an ambulance train at the train station of Kefar Batir on the railroad to Jerusalem (presumably during World War I). • And more. The rest of the postcards depict pioneers, sights in cities and colonies of the new Yishuv, Zionist leaders, advertising slogans and more. These include: • A postcard with a group photograph of "HaShomer" members in the Jewish Battalions. Published by "Tel-Chai", Jaffa-Vienna. • Bezalel postcard designed by Shmuel Ben David, with a portrait of Lord Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration. Published by Ya'akov Ben-Dov (two copies), Jerusalem. • Two postcards with portraits of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer and Rabbi Yitzchak Yaacov Reines. • And more.
The collection contains eight undivided postcards.
Several of the postcards appear in duplicate copies.
14X9 cm on average. Condition varies. Minor blemishes, creases and tears to some of the postcards. 20 of the postcards were used.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Approx. 70 of the postcards are "Holy Land" postcards depicting sites such as the Temple Mount, Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, Mount Carmel, Nazareth, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and more. These include: • Two photographic postcards by the photographer Karimeh Abbud. • An undivided postcard depicting Hotel Jerusalem (Kaminitz) in Jerusalem. • A postcard depicting an ambulance train at the train station of Kefar Batir on the railroad to Jerusalem (presumably during World War I). • And more. The rest of the postcards depict pioneers, sights in cities and colonies of the new Yishuv, Zionist leaders, advertising slogans and more. These include: • A postcard with a group photograph of "HaShomer" members in the Jewish Battalions. Published by "Tel-Chai", Jaffa-Vienna. • Bezalel postcard designed by Shmuel Ben David, with a portrait of Lord Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration. Published by Ya'akov Ben-Dov (two copies), Jerusalem. • Two postcards with portraits of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer and Rabbi Yitzchak Yaacov Reines. • And more.
The collection contains eight undivided postcards.
Several of the postcards appear in duplicate copies.
14X9 cm on average. Condition varies. Minor blemishes, creases and tears to some of the postcards. 20 of the postcards were used.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $10,000
Sold for: $12,500
Including buyer's premium
Approx. 700 postcards with drawings and photographs of synagogues from all over the world. Europe, USA, Palestine, North Africa and elsewhere, late 19th century to mid-20th century (a few later postcards).
The collection shows synagogues in dozens of cities, from Eastern Europe to its west – in Russia, Hungary, Romania, Germany, France, Belgium, England, Holland, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, and elsewhere; in many states of the USA; in Palestine, the countries of the Mediterranean Basin and North Africa; and other countries around the world – from Hong Kong to the western coast of the USA, from Latvia to South Africa. In some of the postcards, the synagogue is the main theme, whereas others depict the general view of the city or its outstanding buildings including the synagogue. Most of the postcards depict the exterior of the synagogues; a few depict their interior or details of the interior.
The collection contains dozens of postcards with photographs or drawings of synagogues in the USA – from impressive and eclectic buildings in Western-European style, to simple, modest building in small towns.
Most of the German synagogues depicted in this collection do not exist anymore; most of them were burned down by the Nazis. However, many of the East-European synagogues were not destroyed during the Holocaust yet were abandoned after it, ravaged by time or converted for other uses. Several synagogues in North Africa were turned into mosques after the Jewish communities left.
The collection contains approx. 120 undivided postcards and several printed cards that are not postcards.
Size and condition vary.
The collection shows synagogues in dozens of cities, from Eastern Europe to its west – in Russia, Hungary, Romania, Germany, France, Belgium, England, Holland, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, and elsewhere; in many states of the USA; in Palestine, the countries of the Mediterranean Basin and North Africa; and other countries around the world – from Hong Kong to the western coast of the USA, from Latvia to South Africa. In some of the postcards, the synagogue is the main theme, whereas others depict the general view of the city or its outstanding buildings including the synagogue. Most of the postcards depict the exterior of the synagogues; a few depict their interior or details of the interior.
The collection contains dozens of postcards with photographs or drawings of synagogues in the USA – from impressive and eclectic buildings in Western-European style, to simple, modest building in small towns.
Most of the German synagogues depicted in this collection do not exist anymore; most of them were burned down by the Nazis. However, many of the East-European synagogues were not destroyed during the Holocaust yet were abandoned after it, ravaged by time or converted for other uses. Several synagogues in North Africa were turned into mosques after the Jewish communities left.
The collection contains approx. 120 undivided postcards and several printed cards that are not postcards.
Size and condition vary.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
Approx. 95 postcards depicting dozens of synagogues in Europe and several synagogues elsewhere. Hungary, Romania, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and elsewhere, [late 19th century to the second half of the 20th century].
The postcards, most of which were printed during the late 19th century until mid-20th century, show photographs and drawings of Reform, Neolog and Orthodox synagogues in dozens of cities and towns throughout Europe, most of them in Hungary, some in Romania and Germany and a few in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France and Italy. Several postcards depict synagogues in the USA and Curaçao.
The postcards can be divided into two major types: postcards whose main subject is the synagogue and postcards depicting a general view of the town or some of its remarkable buildings, which include the synagogue. The collection represents a wide spectrum of communities and architectural styles, from modest structures in small towns to impressive eclectic buildings that rise above their surroundings in the central cities of Germany and Hungary. Most of the postcards depict the exterior of the synagogues; yet some depict the interior.
Practically all the synagogues of the German communities depicted in this collection were destroyed during Kristallnacht. After the war, several of them were rebuilt. The synagogues of the Hungarian and Romanian communities were abandoned or destroyed during the years of the Communist regime after World War II and some of them were restored during the late 20th century and early 21st century.
The collection contains 32 undivided postcards.
Enclosed: A printed card which is not a postcard.
14X9 cm on average. Condition varies. Most of the postcards were sent by mail.
The postcards, most of which were printed during the late 19th century until mid-20th century, show photographs and drawings of Reform, Neolog and Orthodox synagogues in dozens of cities and towns throughout Europe, most of them in Hungary, some in Romania and Germany and a few in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France and Italy. Several postcards depict synagogues in the USA and Curaçao.
The postcards can be divided into two major types: postcards whose main subject is the synagogue and postcards depicting a general view of the town or some of its remarkable buildings, which include the synagogue. The collection represents a wide spectrum of communities and architectural styles, from modest structures in small towns to impressive eclectic buildings that rise above their surroundings in the central cities of Germany and Hungary. Most of the postcards depict the exterior of the synagogues; yet some depict the interior.
Practically all the synagogues of the German communities depicted in this collection were destroyed during Kristallnacht. After the war, several of them were rebuilt. The synagogues of the Hungarian and Romanian communities were abandoned or destroyed during the years of the Communist regime after World War II and some of them were restored during the late 20th century and early 21st century.
The collection contains 32 undivided postcards.
Enclosed: A printed card which is not a postcard.
14X9 cm on average. Condition varies. Most of the postcards were sent by mail.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
Approx. 1550 postcards, photographs, printed cards and other graphic printed materials depicting synagogues around the world. Israel, USA, Europe and elsewhere, the second half of the 20th century (several earlier or later items).
The collection documents synagogues all over the world – in cities throughout the length and breadth of Europe, in the USA, Israel and the Mediterranean Basin, in North and South Africa, and more. Many of the postcards (as well as memorial albums and other items) were published in memory of synagogues and their communities which were destroyed and scattered, by museums, governments, communities and individuals.
The collection contains photographs of ancient and modern synagogues; synagogues that were destroyed and active synagogues; military synagogues; and more.
Size and condition vary.
The collection documents synagogues all over the world – in cities throughout the length and breadth of Europe, in the USA, Israel and the Mediterranean Basin, in North and South Africa, and more. Many of the postcards (as well as memorial albums and other items) were published in memory of synagogues and their communities which were destroyed and scattered, by museums, governments, communities and individuals.
The collection contains photographs of ancient and modern synagogues; synagogues that were destroyed and active synagogues; military synagogues; and more.
Size and condition vary.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Unsold
27 "Shanah Tovah" postcards and greeting cards. Various publishers, Poland, Germany, France, Palestine and elsewhere, late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century.
The collection contains postcards depicting holiday customs and scenes of Jewish life – Tashlich, Kiddush, lighting candles and more; romantic postcards depicting happy families, children bearing flowers and more, some of them decorated with greetings for the New Year; postcards and greeting cards decorated with flowers and garlands; and more. Among the postcards: • A postcard with the greeting "May you be inscribed for a good year" in Hebrew and German. Sent from Switzerland to the USA in 1895. • "Shanah Tovah" greeting card, printed in gold on red transparency, with greetings in French and Hebrew. • A postcard with the greeting "May you be inscribed for a good year" (Hebrew) depicting a farmer sowing his land. Poland: JNF, 1920s. • And more.
Three of the postcards are undivided.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. Fold lines. Stains. Some of the postcards were used.
The collection contains postcards depicting holiday customs and scenes of Jewish life – Tashlich, Kiddush, lighting candles and more; romantic postcards depicting happy families, children bearing flowers and more, some of them decorated with greetings for the New Year; postcards and greeting cards decorated with flowers and garlands; and more. Among the postcards: • A postcard with the greeting "May you be inscribed for a good year" in Hebrew and German. Sent from Switzerland to the USA in 1895. • "Shanah Tovah" greeting card, printed in gold on red transparency, with greetings in French and Hebrew. • A postcard with the greeting "May you be inscribed for a good year" (Hebrew) depicting a farmer sowing his land. Poland: JNF, 1920s. • And more.
Three of the postcards are undivided.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. Fold lines. Stains. Some of the postcards were used.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Unsold
16 postcards and twelve "Shanah Tovah" (Happy New Year) greeting cards dealing with the land of Israel, the establishment of the State of Israel, immigration and Zionism. Palestine, Asmara (Eritrea), Iran, Brazil, South Africa and elsewhere, [the first half of the 20th century (several later items)].
The postcards and greeting cards bear images, photographs and maps all dealing with immigration to Israel, settlement, illegal immigration, the Jewish army, the establishment of the State and the IDF. Among them: • A postcard with a map of Palestine showing the areas of "Hebrew land" and "JNF lands". Jaffa: The Eliyahu Brothers, 1927. • A photographic postcard depicting maritime training in Kibbutz Sedot Yam. Stated on verso: "The income is dedicated to the benefit of illegal immigrants" (Hebrew). Palestine: "The Union of Immigrants from Poland", 1939. • Greeting card "for the Hebrew soldier, a brotherly greeting for the New Year" (Hebrew), from Jordan Valley farms. The card bears a photograph of the irrigation system of the Jordan Valley. Palestine, 1942. • "Shanah Tovah" postcard, wishing "… a year of happiness and success and increased immigration". Asmara (Eritrea): Rivellini Press, 1940s. • A postcard designed by Moshe Tamir (Tolchinsky) showing soldiers of the Gadna (youth battalions) conquering Jerusalem. Alongside the illustration appears the greeting "A year of victory! Greetings by the youth battalions in Jerusalem". • "Shanah Tovah" greeting card by the center of "HeChalutz" in Iran, issued for the first Rosh Hashana of the State of Israel, reading "The first year to the independence of Israel". Teheran: "HeChalutz", 1948.
A total of 28 postcards and greeting cards. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Some of the postcards and greeting cards were used. One duplicate postcard.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The postcards and greeting cards bear images, photographs and maps all dealing with immigration to Israel, settlement, illegal immigration, the Jewish army, the establishment of the State and the IDF. Among them: • A postcard with a map of Palestine showing the areas of "Hebrew land" and "JNF lands". Jaffa: The Eliyahu Brothers, 1927. • A photographic postcard depicting maritime training in Kibbutz Sedot Yam. Stated on verso: "The income is dedicated to the benefit of illegal immigrants" (Hebrew). Palestine: "The Union of Immigrants from Poland", 1939. • Greeting card "for the Hebrew soldier, a brotherly greeting for the New Year" (Hebrew), from Jordan Valley farms. The card bears a photograph of the irrigation system of the Jordan Valley. Palestine, 1942. • "Shanah Tovah" postcard, wishing "… a year of happiness and success and increased immigration". Asmara (Eritrea): Rivellini Press, 1940s. • A postcard designed by Moshe Tamir (Tolchinsky) showing soldiers of the Gadna (youth battalions) conquering Jerusalem. Alongside the illustration appears the greeting "A year of victory! Greetings by the youth battalions in Jerusalem". • "Shanah Tovah" greeting card by the center of "HeChalutz" in Iran, issued for the first Rosh Hashana of the State of Israel, reading "The first year to the independence of Israel". Teheran: "HeChalutz", 1948.
A total of 28 postcards and greeting cards. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Some of the postcards and greeting cards were used. One duplicate postcard.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,500
Unsold
"The Third International Near East Fair", a color lithographic poster for a commercial fair that took place in Tel-Aviv and exhibited locally produced goods. Jerusalem: "Graphica" press, 1926. Design: Aryeh Elhanani.
Color lithographic poster designed by Aryeh Elhanani – an invitation to the third International Near East Fair that took place in Tel-Aviv, on September 23 – October 17, 1926. The poster is made of two parts attached to each other. The illustration on the left part of the poster depicts a water tower surrounded by houses (the Neveh Sha'anan neighborhood in Tel-Aviv?) against the background of the sea, where Jewish-owned ships are sailing. In the front there are hills with orange trees. The illustration on the right part of the poster depicts a farmer carrying fruit.
An English version of the poster is known, with a third part – an illustration of two Jews, one in traditional attire and the other in modern dress. This part is possibly missing from the poster before us (we weren't able to find another copy of the Hebrew version for comparison).
During the 1920s, several commercial exhibitions and fairs presenting and selling locally produced goods were held in Tel-Aviv, including three fairs titled The Palestine and Near East Fair (1925-1926). The fairs were mostly organized by the "Mischar VeTa'asiyah" (Commerce and Industry) Company and preceded the Levant Fair that opened in 1932.
Aryeh Elhanani (1898-1985) was an Israeli architect, artist and graphic designer, winner of the Israel Prize in the field of architecture in 1973 for his "contribution to shaping Israeli culture". He is known for planning the Levant Fair site at the Tel-Aviv Port (and the "Flying Camel" logo) and designing the Palmach and the IDF logos.
74X67 cm (two parts mounted to each other). Good condition. Several stains. Tears and minor blemishes to edges. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
Color lithographic poster designed by Aryeh Elhanani – an invitation to the third International Near East Fair that took place in Tel-Aviv, on September 23 – October 17, 1926. The poster is made of two parts attached to each other. The illustration on the left part of the poster depicts a water tower surrounded by houses (the Neveh Sha'anan neighborhood in Tel-Aviv?) against the background of the sea, where Jewish-owned ships are sailing. In the front there are hills with orange trees. The illustration on the right part of the poster depicts a farmer carrying fruit.
An English version of the poster is known, with a third part – an illustration of two Jews, one in traditional attire and the other in modern dress. This part is possibly missing from the poster before us (we weren't able to find another copy of the Hebrew version for comparison).
During the 1920s, several commercial exhibitions and fairs presenting and selling locally produced goods were held in Tel-Aviv, including three fairs titled The Palestine and Near East Fair (1925-1926). The fairs were mostly organized by the "Mischar VeTa'asiyah" (Commerce and Industry) Company and preceded the Levant Fair that opened in 1932.
Aryeh Elhanani (1898-1985) was an Israeli architect, artist and graphic designer, winner of the Israel Prize in the field of architecture in 1973 for his "contribution to shaping Israeli culture". He is known for planning the Levant Fair site at the Tel-Aviv Port (and the "Flying Camel" logo) and designing the Palmach and the IDF logos.
74X67 cm (two parts mounted to each other). Good condition. Several stains. Tears and minor blemishes to edges. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
![Advertising poster for the play "Megilat Esther", "a puppet show in three acts, after D. [David] Hofstein" in the Eretz-Israe](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale68-public/131.jpg "\"Megilat Esther\" – Advertising Poster of the Eretz-Israeli Theater, De")
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Advertising poster for the play "Megilat Esther", "a puppet show in three acts, after D. [David] Hofstein" in the Eretz-Israeli Theater. Tel-Aviv: "HaAretz" press, 1928. Design: Israel Paldi (signed in the plate).
Invitation to the puppet show "Megilat Esther" of the Eretz-Israeli Theater, performed for the holiday of Purim and directed by Menachem Gnessin; music and conduction – Nahum Nardi.
Poster illustration by Israel Paldi (Feldman). Several brush strokes in Gouache on the lower part of the poster.
61.5X94 cm. Good-fair condition. Fold lines and many creases. Stains. Tears, mainly along edges.
Invitation to the puppet show "Megilat Esther" of the Eretz-Israeli Theater, performed for the holiday of Purim and directed by Menachem Gnessin; music and conduction – Nahum Nardi.
Poster illustration by Israel Paldi (Feldman). Several brush strokes in Gouache on the lower part of the poster.
61.5X94 cm. Good-fair condition. Fold lines and many creases. Stains. Tears, mainly along edges.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
36 posters advertising Purim celebrations in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv, 1921-1935.
Collection of posters devoted to Purim celebrations in Tel Aviv during the 1920s and 1930s, documenting different events that took place in the course of the Purim festival and the preceding days.
Posters include: numerous advertising posters for the Purim balls organized by Baruch Agadati and the "Adloyada", a poster issued by the Palestine Rail Company advertising discounted rides to Tel Aviv for the Purim celebrations, advertising poster for a "Special Ball to Elect the Yemenite Queen Esther" issued by "Tze'irei HaMizrachi", advertising poster for the masquerade organized by "HaBama Haivrit" and "HaMaccabi", poster of the "Palestine Theater Company", informative posters of the "Committee for Organizing the Celebrations and the Adloyada Carnival" of the Tel Aviv Municipality or the "JNF Organizing Committee", and more.
"Beginning in the city's first years, Purim celebrations fulfilled a significant role in Tel Aviv's cultural life. In the late 1920s-early 1930s the celebrations became a kind of national holiday, with the masses rushing to Tel Aviv from the major cities, from colonies and even from abroad to take part in the balls and watch the carnival procession.
Tel Aviv's cultural life in those years was characterized by Western influence, on the one hand, and on the other hand, an aspiration to create an original, local culture and lifestyle. […] The Purim celebrations became part of this trend of adopting European forms yet filling them with local Hebrew content. Agadati's masquerades adopted several prominent features of European carnivals. […] However, the masquerades also bore a distinctly local flavor. The halls were hung with sumptuous decorations based on the stories of the Book of Esther. Many costumes were inspired by those stories and by the way of life in the East and in Palestine, while also reflecting political, economic, social and cultural events in the life of the Yishuv. Tel Aviv, being the venue of the celebrations, gained a central status in this context […] the costume competition, which was the main event at the masquerades, rewarded the most original costumes with valuable prizes, all of them produced locally - gifts from local factories […] by choosing the Hebrew Queen Esther Agadati sought to convey a national-Zionist message and to fuse Jewish history with the present time in Palestine. At children's celebrations and processions held by the Jewish National Fund and the Tel Aviv Municipality, children appeared in costumes bearing explicitly Zionist messages, intended to reflect and extol the achievements of the Zionist enterprise".?(Batia Carmiel, from the introduction to the catalogue "Tel Aviv in Costume and Crown, Purim Celebrations in the Years 1912-1935". Tel-Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 1999).
Size and condition vary. Some posters in a landscape format. A number of posters (from early years) are in poor condition, with many tears and creases. Most of the posters show minor creases, small tears along edges and fold lines.
Collection of posters devoted to Purim celebrations in Tel Aviv during the 1920s and 1930s, documenting different events that took place in the course of the Purim festival and the preceding days.
Posters include: numerous advertising posters for the Purim balls organized by Baruch Agadati and the "Adloyada", a poster issued by the Palestine Rail Company advertising discounted rides to Tel Aviv for the Purim celebrations, advertising poster for a "Special Ball to Elect the Yemenite Queen Esther" issued by "Tze'irei HaMizrachi", advertising poster for the masquerade organized by "HaBama Haivrit" and "HaMaccabi", poster of the "Palestine Theater Company", informative posters of the "Committee for Organizing the Celebrations and the Adloyada Carnival" of the Tel Aviv Municipality or the "JNF Organizing Committee", and more.
"Beginning in the city's first years, Purim celebrations fulfilled a significant role in Tel Aviv's cultural life. In the late 1920s-early 1930s the celebrations became a kind of national holiday, with the masses rushing to Tel Aviv from the major cities, from colonies and even from abroad to take part in the balls and watch the carnival procession.
Tel Aviv's cultural life in those years was characterized by Western influence, on the one hand, and on the other hand, an aspiration to create an original, local culture and lifestyle. […] The Purim celebrations became part of this trend of adopting European forms yet filling them with local Hebrew content. Agadati's masquerades adopted several prominent features of European carnivals. […] However, the masquerades also bore a distinctly local flavor. The halls were hung with sumptuous decorations based on the stories of the Book of Esther. Many costumes were inspired by those stories and by the way of life in the East and in Palestine, while also reflecting political, economic, social and cultural events in the life of the Yishuv. Tel Aviv, being the venue of the celebrations, gained a central status in this context […] the costume competition, which was the main event at the masquerades, rewarded the most original costumes with valuable prizes, all of them produced locally - gifts from local factories […] by choosing the Hebrew Queen Esther Agadati sought to convey a national-Zionist message and to fuse Jewish history with the present time in Palestine. At children's celebrations and processions held by the Jewish National Fund and the Tel Aviv Municipality, children appeared in costumes bearing explicitly Zionist messages, intended to reflect and extol the achievements of the Zionist enterprise".?(Batia Carmiel, from the introduction to the catalogue "Tel Aviv in Costume and Crown, Purim Celebrations in the Years 1912-1935". Tel-Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 1999).
Size and condition vary. Some posters in a landscape format. A number of posters (from early years) are in poor condition, with many tears and creases. Most of the posters show minor creases, small tears along edges and fold lines.
Category
Grphic Art, Postcards and Posters
Catalogue