Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Testimony of a Person Tortured in Russia – Bialik's Signature, 1932

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"Testimony of a person who came from Soviet Russia". Tel Aviv, Kislev 1932.
The testimony was obtained in the presence of Chaim Nachman Bialik, Yitzchak Leib Goldberg and Ben-Zion Katz and the three of them signed at the end. The person testifying was tortured for a month and a half, in prison in one of Ukraine's big cities. On top of first leaf Katz wrote by hand: "Please print in the coming issue on behalf of the "Committee for Russian Affairs" [Katz was a journalist who wrote for "Ha'Aretz" and of the founders of "HaBoker" newspaper]. [3] leaves, 19-28 cm. Good condition. Filing-holes, few stains and creases, tears to borders.
Signatures, Manuscripts and Archives
Signatures, Manuscripts and Archives