בידספיריט | Walter ZADEK (1900-1992) The burial

Walter ZADEK (1900-1992) The burial of Nachman Bialik Set of 18 photographs. Signed by Walter Zadek's wife, some with captions on the back. 24 x18 cm (5), 18 x 13 cm (2), 11,5 x 16,5 cm (3), 17 x 16 cm (2), 14,5 x 12 cm (1), 14 x 10,5 cm (2), 14 x 9 cm (1), 12 x 12 cm (1), 15 x 6,5 cm (1) One joined : - An invitation giving the right to enter the cemetery for the burial of Bialik. Rare collection of photographs taken by Walter ZADEK. It documents the burial of the national poet Haim Nachman Bialik on July 16, 1934 (twelve days after his death in Austria). In this set: the ship Italia carrying Bialik's coffin en route to the port of Jaffa, members of the honor guard accompanying the coffin upon its arrival from Cyprus, young people in front of the giant posters announcing Bialik's death and funeral, the cemetery, Bialik's grave.