Passover Haggadah, 5 M.T. Jewish Transportation Unit (Y.A.L.) - Middle Eastern Forces. Field. 1942.
The Haggadah opens with " Tonight, while we celebrate the Holiday of Liberty Egypt for us is not gone. The universe has become Egypt for us ". A shortened Haggadah, written in the battle field under difficult conditions. On page no. 3 appears a reference to the German siege of Tobruk, a harbor city in Northern Lybia, close to the Egyptian border. The Haggadah contains parts of the traditional text as well as a text about the Transportation Unit. On the back cover appear an illustration of a Magen David and within it the writing Y.A.L. 16, [1] pp, 21X16 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and wear. Minor tears, tear with text omission to the corner of the second leaf.