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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 27:
The Colony Netanya – Two Booklets for Donors and Tourists – Palestine, 1928 and 1937 – Cover Design by Ze'ev Raban ...
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The Colony Netanya – Two Booklets for Donors and Tourists – Palestine, 1928 and 1937 – Cover Design by Ze'ev Raban, Photographs from the Early Days of the Colony, and Map of Palestine
Two booklets, aimed at donors and tourists, from the early years of Netanya. 1928 and 1937. Hebrew and English.
1. "The Story of Nathanyah, the Aim, Ambition, and Outlook of Erez Yisroel's Youngest Colony." Tel Aviv: Amanut, [1928]. English.
Booklet issued by the Bne Binyamin Society (an organization representing the residents of the colonies ["moshavot"] whose members established Netanya), addressed to potential donors to the cause of the incipient colony. The content is evidently intended to appeal simultaneously to both the profit-making aspirations and Zionist conscience of wealthy individuals:
"It is purely business, denuded of all sentiment, and deals with the new colony NETHANYAH, its possibilities for profitable investment, and what such an investment will do for you, the colonists, and the development of Erez Yisroel, the Jewish Homeland" – excerpt from the booklet's introductory appeal to the reader.
The booklet contains information regarding investment in the citrus industry in Netanya, and includes photographs of members of the sponsoring organization; of the vicinity; of Nathan Straus, the philanthropist after whom the colony was named; a map of Palestine; data tables; and photocopies of letters relating to the enterprise from Straus, James de Rothschild, and others. Toward the end of the booklet, there is a sample copy of a contract form – to be filled in by a purchaser of citrus plots – drafted by the company "HaNote'a, " specially established for this purpose.
32, [4] pp., + [8] plates (photographs) + [1] map. 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. Minor tears to edges of cover and last leaf. Cover stained, slightly worn.
2. "Bo LiNethanya" – "Come to Nathanya, " edited by Aharon Even-Chen. Netanya: Ofek, 1937.
Booklet appealing to tourists to come and visit Netanya. Includes brief articles written by various writers, such as Kadish Yehuda (Leib) Silman and Itamar Ben-Avi, who sing the praises of the settlement and enumerate its many charms, and its attractiveness as a place of tourism, leisure, and recreation, bustling with development, a major accomplishment of Zionism in practice, and so on. The booklet also includes pictures and advertisements of local places of business. Front cover with illustration by Ze'ev Raban.
Rare. Not in NLI catalogue nor in OCLC.
[18] ff., 24X16 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. Cover slightly worn, with minor tears to spine and edges.
