Advertisement poster issued by ENSA - invitation to a performance of "Israeli Songs", performed by the musical ensemble of "Me-En Ze", the song and entertainment band of the Jewish Brigade. Raghaieb Press [ca. 1944]. Hebrew and English.
Invitation to a show - "Israeli Songs" - performed by "Me-En Ze". On the lower part appear several blank lines for adding the venue, date and price of tickets.
Me-En Ze ("The Palestinians") acted under the sponsorship of ENSA -Entertainment National Service Association, an organization founded by the British government to provide entertainment to British armed forces personnel during World War II. The founder and artistic director was the actor and director Eliyahu Goldenberg [father of Dudu Topaz], and it consisted of soldiers (male and female) who volunteered to the Palestinian units of the British Army. Among the actors: Hannah Maron, Yossi Yadin, Lea Sitin, Yitzhak Yitzhak, Shlomo Drori, and others.
46X58 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks, significantly creased. Some stains. Tears at margins. Tiny perforations at the lower part.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen.