Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Invitation to a Passover Seder – Jewish soldiers in the US Zone of Allied-Occupied Austria – Salzburg, 1955
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Passover the Festival of Freedom. Salzburg, 1955. English.
Invitation to a Passover seder in 1955 in the city of Salzburg; distributed to Jewish soldiers in the United States Zone of Allied-occupied Austria following WWII.
On the front of the invitation is an illustration of Salzburg's famous 11th-century castle-fortress, the Festung Hohensalzburg, alongside the emblem of the American forces in the US occupation zone in Austria. The body of the invitation contains a printed letter from the commander of US forces in Austria, Lt. Gen. William Howard Arnold; the menu for the holiday meal (with footnote: "All foods served are prepared according to Jewish dietary laws and in strict conformance with Passover standards"); and holiday greetings and good wishes from the (Christian) Army Chaplain, John J. Mullaney, and Chaplain Rabbi Oscar Michael Lifshutz. An additional illustration on verso depicts the Festung Hohensalzburg from the opposite angle, and a panoramic view of the city.
[1] folded sheet (6 printed pages), approx. 21.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and minor abrasion to one page.
Invitation to a Passover seder in 1955 in the city of Salzburg; distributed to Jewish soldiers in the United States Zone of Allied-occupied Austria following WWII.
On the front of the invitation is an illustration of Salzburg's famous 11th-century castle-fortress, the Festung Hohensalzburg, alongside the emblem of the American forces in the US occupation zone in Austria. The body of the invitation contains a printed letter from the commander of US forces in Austria, Lt. Gen. William Howard Arnold; the menu for the holiday meal (with footnote: "All foods served are prepared according to Jewish dietary laws and in strict conformance with Passover standards"); and holiday greetings and good wishes from the (Christian) Army Chaplain, John J. Mullaney, and Chaplain Rabbi Oscar Michael Lifshutz. An additional illustration on verso depicts the Festung Hohensalzburg from the opposite angle, and a panoramic view of the city.
[1] folded sheet (6 printed pages), approx. 21.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and minor abrasion to one page.
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