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In the present catalogue, a distinct chapter is dedicated to the Dayan family, featuring personal letters, photographs, books and documents from the estate of Ruth Dayan; together, this miniature collection recounts the story of the Dayan-Schwartz family over three generation, from Moshe's father Shmuel Dayan to Ruth's and Moshe's children. Included in this collection are a number of letters written by the famous of all Dayans – Moshe Dayan, and a variety of letters and other items sent or presented to family members, such as pictures dedicated to Moshe Dayan by Nobel peace prize laureate Albert Schweitzer, a micrography by Abraham Haba and a letter of appreciation to Moshe Dayan by Yigael Yadin, who served as IDF chief of staff during the 1948 War.
The art chapter features a number of Old Master works – including a forest view by Allaert van Everdingen and "Ruins of the Brederode Castle" attributed to Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael – as well as works of Israeli and Judaic art from the collection of art historian Uzi Agassi.
the catalogue also includes an extensive chapter dedicated to numismatics, with an abundance of scrips and coupons, some used by Jewish Palestinian communities in times of distress and need (World War I, the 1948 siege on Jerusalem), some issued by small businesses throughout Palestine – bakeries, groceries and various stores, many of which had gone out of business soon afterwards. The chapter also includes various coins and banknotes: Ottoman, mandatory, and Israeli banknotes and coins, and two silver amuletic medals struck in honor of the formation of the Mandatory government and the appointment of High Commissioner Herbert Samuel.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism – rare books (such as Sh.Y. Agnon's first book published in Palestine and "Tsveyuntsvantsik" by Ka-Tsetnik), letters and manuscripts (by Leah Goldberg, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Uri Tzvi Grinberg and Agnon), publications and ephemera from central events in the history of Zionism (the Katowice conference protocol, autograph postcards by Leo Motzkin), travelogues and scholarly works, Bezalel art, rugs, photographs and more.
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LOT 19:
The Hadassah Training School for Nurses – Two Diplomas (One on Vellum) Signed by Henrietta Szold – Jerusalem, 1921 ...
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The Hadassah Training School for Nurses – Two Diplomas (One on Vellum) Signed by Henrietta Szold – Jerusalem, 1921 – First Graduating Class of the First Nursing School in Palestine
Two diplomas issued by the Hadassah Training School for Nurses, the first nursing school in Palestine. One handwritten diploma (on vellum); one typescript diploma. Both signed by Henrietta Szold. Awarded to Hannah Katznelson upon her graduation with the school's first graduating class. Jerusalem, 1921. Hebrew and English.
Two diplomas, one in Hebrew and the other in English, certifying that "Hannah Katznelson, pupil at the Hadassah Training School for Nurses at Jerusalem, completed the three years' course in the theory and practice of nursing […] and […] is hereby given the title of graduate nurse". Both signed by Henrietta Szold (school committee chair), Anna Kaplan (principal) and others.
Both diplomas are identical in content. The Hebrew diploma is written in calligraphic scipt on vellum; the English diploma is typed and signed by hand.
The Hadassah Training School for Nurses was founded in Jerusalem in 1918 by the American Zionist Medical Unit (later renamed Hadassah Medical Organization), with the aim of training nurses according to the principals of modern nursing theory and practice. It was the first professional post-secondary school for Jewish women in Palestine, as well as the first nursing school.
These diplomas were awarded to Hanna Katznelson, who graduated with the first class. Hanna Katznelson (1897-1985), Berl Katznelson's younger sister, worked as a nurse for a while before turning to social work. Lived and worked in Jerusalem.
Hebrew diploma: 34X27 cm. Good condition. English diploma: 33X27 cm. Minor creases and stains. Both diplomas with serial number, handwritten in pink ink; Hebrew diploma with official inked stamp.
