Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

"Original Hebrew Flirt" – A Deck of Hebrew Playing Cards

Opening: $200
Unsold
"Flirt Ivri Mekori…" [Original Hebrew Flirt, vowelized and printed on Bristol]. Tel-Aviv: "No'ar", [1930s-1940s].
On each of the 32 playing cards there are 18 sentences about love. During the game, a conversation starts between the players, men and women, while passing the cards between them and reading some of the sentences on them.
Some of the sentences are in simple, daily language while others were taken from Modern Hebrew literature and poetry and from Jewish tradition (Song of Songs, the Talmud and more).
The game had several versions and was published in different languages in Europe and the USA.
32 cards, in an original box, 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and creases to box.
Children's Books and Games, Original Illustrations for Children's Books
Children's Books and Games, Original Illustrations for Children's Books