Auction 9 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Maccabi Movement in Lithuania and in Eretz Yisrael – Large Photographs Collection

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
*254 photographs in a large album. Lithuania and Eretz Yisrael, the 1930's. Photographed by a member of "Maccabi" Zionist sports group in Lithuania, who made aliyah to Eretz Yisrael in 1934 and continued his activity in the group.
Members of "Young Maccabi" are seen in the photographs in Shavli and Korshan (Lithuania); photographs describing "GA'ASH" [[Jewish Gymnasium Shavli?]; Few photographs of the 1935 Adloyada in Tel Aviv; Trainers course of "Young Maccabi", Rehovot, 1935; first course for trainers of "Mishmar Ha-Maccabi", 1939; activities of "Mishmar Ha-Maccabi" in "Brit Ha-Maccabim"; trips in the country and sports activities, training and fitness. Some of the photographs are family photographs not related to "Maccabi". Varying size and condition, many photographs are detached and not in chronological order.
* 4 photographs are attached to cardboard, two of them stamped with "Maccabi – Headquarters" ink stamp and signed by three people; one bears many signatures on reverse side and dated, 1935. Good condition. Foxing-stains.
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