Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Three Letters and a Reproduction of the Scroll of Independence – Signed by Saadia Kobashi, Moshe Kol, Kalman Kahana and Zerach Warhaftig – Signatories of the Scroll of Independence
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,750
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Three letters and a reproduction of the Scroll of Independence, each signed by a different signatory of the Scroll: Saadia Kobashi, Moshe Kol, Kalman Kahana and Zerach Warhaftig. Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv, ca. late 1970s to 1987.
1-3. Three letters describing the signing of the Scroll of Independence, dated 1987: • Letter with the testimony of Moshe Kol - Kolodny (typewritten): "I didn't attend the festive ceremony in Tel-Aviv since I was besieged in Jerusalem… Only during the ceasefire was I flown in on a small, rickety, Piper… I signed with my family name, Kolodny; by doing so I wanted to compensate my family and my wife's family, most of whom perished in the Holocaust". • A handwritten letter with the testimony of Saadia Kobashi: "I signed with awesome respect and a thanksgiving prayer to the Creator of the World…". • A handwritten letter by Kalman Kahana: "After 40 years this indeed will not be a reconstruction of emotions, and I fear that they will contain more imagination than reality. A recorder for emotions, to preserve them, has not yet been invented…"
4. "Independence Day Souvenir, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Jerusalem", a printed sheet of paper. On one side is the symbol of the menorah and on the other side, a reproduction of the Scroll of Independence in three languages – Hebrew, English and French. Hand-signed on the bottom by Zerach Warhaftig, in Hebrew and in English.
Enclosed: a photocopy of a letter from 12.5.1948, which was sent to David Ben-Gurion by Moshe Kol, Yitzchak Greenbaum and Yehuda Leib Fishman Maimon. Hand-signed with initials by Kol (in pen).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. The letters are in their original envelopes.
1-3. Three letters describing the signing of the Scroll of Independence, dated 1987: • Letter with the testimony of Moshe Kol - Kolodny (typewritten): "I didn't attend the festive ceremony in Tel-Aviv since I was besieged in Jerusalem… Only during the ceasefire was I flown in on a small, rickety, Piper… I signed with my family name, Kolodny; by doing so I wanted to compensate my family and my wife's family, most of whom perished in the Holocaust". • A handwritten letter with the testimony of Saadia Kobashi: "I signed with awesome respect and a thanksgiving prayer to the Creator of the World…". • A handwritten letter by Kalman Kahana: "After 40 years this indeed will not be a reconstruction of emotions, and I fear that they will contain more imagination than reality. A recorder for emotions, to preserve them, has not yet been invented…"
4. "Independence Day Souvenir, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Jerusalem", a printed sheet of paper. On one side is the symbol of the menorah and on the other side, a reproduction of the Scroll of Independence in three languages – Hebrew, English and French. Hand-signed on the bottom by Zerach Warhaftig, in Hebrew and in English.
Enclosed: a photocopy of a letter from 12.5.1948, which was sent to David Ben-Gurion by Moshe Kol, Yitzchak Greenbaum and Yehuda Leib Fishman Maimon. Hand-signed with initials by Kol (in pen).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. The letters are in their original envelopes.
Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications
Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications