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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 29:
Programme of the Palestine General Agricultural Show, 1927 – Hebrew, Arabic, and English
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Programme of the Palestine General Agricultural Show, 1927 – Hebrew, Arabic, and English
Palestine General Agricultural Show, 1927 – Programme. Jerusalem: Eretz-Israel Press, 1927. Hebrew, English, and Arabic.
Trilingual (Hebrew, Arabic, and English) program published in time for the opening of the Palestine General Agricultural Show, organized by the government of the British Mandate in order to boost demand for the agricultural produce of Palestine. The fair took place in Haifa from the 20th to the 22nd of September, 1927, in the aftermath of the serious earthquake that shook the country in July 1927 and took the lives of hundreds of people throughout Palestine and Transjordan. Some of the proceeds from the fair were donated to a special fund established to offer assistance to the earthquake victims.
On exhibit at the fair were samples of the agricultural and industrial products and produce of local farmers, craftsmen and industrialists, both Jewish and Arab: fruit, vegetables, and tobacco; livestock; horses; machinery; handicrafts, and more. Participants were judged for the quality of their produce and products, and prizes were awarded. British High Commissioner Herbert Plumer and the mayor of Haifa, Hassan Shukri, were in attendance at the opening of the fair, along with thousands of visitors.
The present booklet gives a list of the items on display alongside instructions for the exhibiters; names of the organizers; timetables for trains arriving in Haifa from various destinations; schedule of events at the fair, and numerous advertisements.
20, [1], 1-3, 5-12, 5-34, [1], 27 pp., [1] f., 23.5 cm. Good condition. Minor tears to several leaves and to cover. Tears to spine. Inked stamp to cover.
