Auction 26 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Wood-Album Made by a Prisoner in Latrun Detention Camp, 1947
Opening: $250
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Photo-album with a decorated wooden binding, made by a prisoner in Latrun detention camp [1947].
On the front cover sawing-work: Etzel emblem (map of Greater Israel) behind bars; on the back cover an etching: a chained prisoner, raising a burning torch behind a torn barbed-wire fence. On the inner side of the front cover appears a handwritten dedication: to Rachel, souvenir from my detention. Moshe. Emek Ayalon (Latron), Tevet, 1947. Album 31X16.5 cm. Good condition. Album was in use but contains no photos.
On the front cover sawing-work: Etzel emblem (map of Greater Israel) behind bars; on the back cover an etching: a chained prisoner, raising a burning torch behind a torn barbed-wire fence. On the inner side of the front cover appears a handwritten dedication: to Rachel, souvenir from my detention. Moshe. Emek Ayalon (Latron), Tevet, 1947. Album 31X16.5 cm. Good condition. Album was in use but contains no photos.
British Mandate, Underground Movements, War of Independence and the Establishment of Israel
British Mandate, Underground Movements, War of Independence and the Establishment of Israel