Collection of ephemera that once belonged to Moshe Mariel (Mirinberg), one of the members of the Lehi (Stern Gang) imprisoned by the British authorities in internment camps in Africa. Gilgil internment camp (one item from the Asmara detention camp in Eritrea), 1947-48. Hebrew and some Yiddish.
Included among the items: • Two notebooks containing handwritten poems by the deportees, some of them worded in decidedly harsh language: "Dozens will the grenade tear apart, and the Katyusha will mow down the masses, and [only then] shall we be satisfied" (from "Song of Praise to the Lehi") • Letter sent by Moshe Mariel to his family after the establishment of the State of Israel: "We watched a newsreel showing the State of Israel at the time of the conquest of Akko, the battles in the Negev, the bombing of Tel Aviv, the election of Ben-Gurion as prime minister; I don't know of any living author who can express the feelings of the boys while watching the newsreel" (June 1948). • Two printed programs for plays performed at the "Bamateinu" ("Our Stage") theater in the Gilgil internment camp (1948). • Printed discharge form issued to Mariel upon his release, along with the last of the deportees, from the Gilgil camp on July 5, 1948 (marked with the inked stamp of the administration and dated "Eve of the liquidation of the deportee camp"). • In addition, letters sent to Mariel by members of his family and by acquaintances of his during his internment; original envelopes; a photograph of Etzel (Irgun Tzva'i Le'umi) and Lehi deportees at the Asmara detention camp (Eritrea), and more.

27 items. Size and condition vary.

Moshe Mariel (Mirinberg), born in 1926, joined the Etzel (Irgun Tzva'i Le'umi), and subsequently joined the Lehi (Stern Gang) after the latter broke off from the Etzel. Enlisted in the British army and served as a military driver. In the course of his service, he used his connections to smuggle firearms to the Jewish undergrounds. Following his discharge, he became a civilian driver in the service of the British army. Was accused by the British authorities of taking part in the Lehi's bombing of the Sarafand (today Tzrifin) Camp in which 40 British soldiers and officers were killed (December 1946), arrested shortly thereafter, and sent to the Latrun Station. From there he was sent to the Sambal camp near Asmara, Eritrea, and subsequently to the Gilgil camp in Kenya. With his return to what was now the newborn State of Israel in July, 1948, he enlisted in the IDF and fought in the War of Independence, serving in the 89th Battalion of the 8th Brigade. He was severely wounded in the fighting.

Large collection of letters, photographs and documents, belonging to Menachem Kaufmann, a founding member of Givo't Zaid, a dissolved Kibbutz near today's Kiryat Tiv'on. Late 1940s to early 1950s. Hebrew; some items in German.
The collection comprises:
• Approx. 75 letters exchanged between Kaufmann, Members of Giv'ot Zaid and other settlements, and several official organizations: the "Histadrut", "Hever HaKevutzot VeHaKibbutzim", "Ahavah Children and Youth Village". and more.
The letters reflect life in the Kibbutzim during the 1948 War, and the early days of the State of Israel. They describe the harsh conditions endured during the period, various plans for the financial and social development of the Kibbutz, dilemmas regarding the Kibbutz way and life within a tight-knit community, various private matters, and more.
Some letters, sent to Kaufmann by his friend Avihud Zifroni (see next lot) describe in vivid detail Zifroni's experiences as a Zionist emissary to North Africa, including detailed descriptions of his work, encounters with local Jews, the lack of food and basic living conditions, and his homesickness.
• Approx. 30 documents and paper items, handwritten and printed: drafts for the Kibbutz's regulations document, eulogy for a late Kibbutz members, notes and lectures, book review ("I, Cloudius"), printed report on the cultivation of potatoes (1947), fourteen "Shanah Tovah" greetings cards from friends and institutions, and more.
• Approx. 280 photographs, placed in an album: Kibbutz members at work in construction and agriculture, life in the Kibbutz, the Kibbutz's children and members, military parades, excursions, and more. Several photographs captioned or dedicated to Kaufmann in handwriting.

Size and condition vary.

Kibbutz Giv'ot Zaid in the north-western part of the Jezreel Valley was founded in 1940, by graduates of the Kadoorie Agricultural High School and Mikveh Israel, and was named after Alexander Zaid, important figure of the Second Aliyah, prominent member of "Bar Giora" and "HaShomer, " who resided nearby (killed in 1938). Zaid's twin sons were among the founding members of the Kibbutz. Initially, the Kibbutz was not affiliated with any political movement, and therefore did not enjoy the support of the Zionist institutions. Growing financial hardships, and worsening social conditions, led to a steady abandonment of members, until the Kibbutz was finally dissolved in 1957.