Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Kibbutz Genosar 1938, 1945

Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
Including buyer's premium
1. "Seder Leil Pesach". Genosar, 1938. Non-traditional Haggadah, with simple illustrations. On the third page appears an illustration portraying different soldiers: Egyptian, Greek, Crusader, Ottoman, British and Nazi – the British soldier is seen next to a barbed wire while the Nazi soldier appears next to a swastika [1], 20 pp, 21.5 cm. Fair condition. Front and back covers are laminated. Rebound with plastic spool. The 1938 Haggadah is not listed in "Haggadot Kibbutziot" by Nathan Steiner while the 1939 one is listed as the first Haggadah of this Kibbutz.
2. Passover Haggadah. Genosar, 1945. Non-traditional Haggadah, with illustrations. Includes texts referring to the European Jewry Holocaust. On the cover appears an illustration of illegal immigrants in a boat, approaching the shores of Israel. [37] leaves, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Tears at corners of cover and spine. Stapled with new staples.
Passover Haggadot
Passover Haggadot