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
Peretz (Fritz) Ruschkewitz – Two Children's Calendars – 1940s
Opening: $300
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Two children's calendars with color illustrations by Peretz (Fritz) Ruschkewitz. Tel-Aviv: A. Lewin-Epztein.
1. Palestine Children's Calendar 1946/47. [22] pp.
2. Palestine Children's Calendar 1947/48. [28] pp.
The calendars feature color illustrations – Jewish holidays, the landscapes of Palestine, and more. On the last page of each calendar, a short text by the designer, Ruschkewitz, addressed to the children of the Diaspora. In the 1946/47 calendar he writes: "Dear Children, this calendar is a greeting from Palestine […] I hope that you will like it and that it will bring you closer to the Jewish Homeland. – Every year this calendar should hang on the wall of your room to remind you of the cities and villages, the mountains and fields, and above all of the people of Eretz-Israel, the work of rebuilding, and the happy life of the children of Palestine".
Approx. 13.5X17 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and some minor tears.
1. Palestine Children's Calendar 1946/47. [22] pp.
2. Palestine Children's Calendar 1947/48. [28] pp.
The calendars feature color illustrations – Jewish holidays, the landscapes of Palestine, and more. On the last page of each calendar, a short text by the designer, Ruschkewitz, addressed to the children of the Diaspora. In the 1946/47 calendar he writes: "Dear Children, this calendar is a greeting from Palestine […] I hope that you will like it and that it will bring you closer to the Jewish Homeland. – Every year this calendar should hang on the wall of your room to remind you of the cities and villages, the mountains and fields, and above all of the people of Eretz-Israel, the work of rebuilding, and the happy life of the children of Palestine".
Approx. 13.5X17 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and some minor tears.
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals