Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Non-Traditional Passover Haggadah – Jewish Transport Company 468 – Italy, 1944
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Passover Haggadah, Jewish Transport Company 468. [Italy], 5704 [1944]. Hebrew.
Non-Traditional Passover Haggadah, illustrated. Printed for the benefit of Jewish soldiers belonging to Jewish Transport Company 468 of the British army during WWII. The Haggadah includes traditional segments, and in addition tells the stories of soldiers and their experiences in the course of the war. Alongside accounts of the horrors that transpired across Europe – "I shall say ‘kaddish' for all the faithful and noble [ones]! For the holy and beloved! From the Solomon Islands to Leningrad, from the tortured of the ghettoes to the forced [laborers] and shackled prisoners in the factories, all are Jews, all Children of Israel! See how the blood of all human beings has been intermixed, and it flows from thousands of wounds…" (p. 21) – it also displays expressions of hope for the future: "Yet the chain is unbroken… from the guardians of the Walls of Jerusalem to the Jewish soldiers of our time…" (p. 18; the illustrations on this page show images of Egyptians oppressing Hebrew slaves next to a camp encircled by barbed wire, and opposite this, modern Jewish soldiers standing side-by-side with ancient Jewish fighters).
The General Transport Coy. 468 of the British Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was established in Egypt in 1942. Its soldiers were alternately deployed in the area of the Suez Canal, Palestine, Italy, Austria, and once again southern Italy, where they lent assistance to refugees housed in displaced persons camps.
40 ff. Final leaf missing. 16X24 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, and creases. Minor browning. Leaves trimmed unevenly. Notations on cover. Inked library stamps.
Non-Traditional Passover Haggadah, illustrated. Printed for the benefit of Jewish soldiers belonging to Jewish Transport Company 468 of the British army during WWII. The Haggadah includes traditional segments, and in addition tells the stories of soldiers and their experiences in the course of the war. Alongside accounts of the horrors that transpired across Europe – "I shall say ‘kaddish' for all the faithful and noble [ones]! For the holy and beloved! From the Solomon Islands to Leningrad, from the tortured of the ghettoes to the forced [laborers] and shackled prisoners in the factories, all are Jews, all Children of Israel! See how the blood of all human beings has been intermixed, and it flows from thousands of wounds…" (p. 21) – it also displays expressions of hope for the future: "Yet the chain is unbroken… from the guardians of the Walls of Jerusalem to the Jewish soldiers of our time…" (p. 18; the illustrations on this page show images of Egyptians oppressing Hebrew slaves next to a camp encircled by barbed wire, and opposite this, modern Jewish soldiers standing side-by-side with ancient Jewish fighters).
The General Transport Coy. 468 of the British Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was established in Egypt in 1942. Its soldiers were alternately deployed in the area of the Suez Canal, Palestine, Italy, Austria, and once again southern Italy, where they lent assistance to refugees housed in displaced persons camps.
40 ff. Final leaf missing. 16X24 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, and creases. Minor browning. Leaves trimmed unevenly. Notations on cover. Inked library stamps.
Haggadot
Haggadot