Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Six Broadsides issued by the Irgun – 1946-1947

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Six underground broadsides of the Irgun (Etzel) from 1946/47:
1. "Announcement", broadside from December 1946 or January 1947. Published after the "Night of the Beatings" (action taken by the Irgun on December 29, 1946 in which several British soldiers were flogged in response to a similar punishment inflicted upon an Irgun member).
2. "Warning", broadside from Tevet 1947, dealing with the execution of Dov Gruner.
3. "The Law Court of the Irgun, Announcement" (Hebrew), a broadside from Nissan 1947. The broadside deals with execution of two Jews (Kadie Mizrachi and Leom mashi'ach) who were suspected of collaboration with the British.
4. "The Truth about the 'King David' Hotel" (Hebrew), a broadside from July 22, 1947.
Ten facts related to the blowing up of the 'King David' Hotel in Jerusalem in 1946.
5. "Remember the Disgrace" (Hebrew), a broadside from Tamuz 1947 dealing with the events of the "Black Sabbath" (a series of operations conducted by the British against the Jewish Yishuv on June 29, 1946).
6. "In Memory of Ze'ev Jabotinsky the Reviver of the Nation" (Hebrew), a broadside from the 29th of Tamuz 1947. Published for the 7th anniversary of the death of the leader of the Irgun, Ze'ev Jabotinsky.
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Palestine, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
Palestine, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel