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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 43:
The Christian Science Monitor – Issue of May 15, 1948 – Report on the Israeli Declaration of Independence – "Israel ...
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The Christian Science Monitor – Issue of May 15, 1948 – Report on the Israeli Declaration of Independence – "Israel Recognized by U.S."
Issue of The Christian Science Monitor, Atlantic Edition, reporting on the declaration of independence of the state of Israel. Boston, May 15, 1948. English.
Issue of May 15, 1948. The front cover features a report on the declaration of independence ceremony, which took place the previous day in Tel Aviv: "It was a simple, almost informal, ceremony of 40 minutes which established the Jewish state of 'Israel'". The article goes on to compare between the modest ceremony in Tel Aviv, and the extravagant ceremony held two years prior in Amman, in similar circumstances. This is followed by reports on one of the participants in the ceremony, Dr. Isidor Schalit, a Zionist leader and Theodor Herzl's secretary, the rapid growth of Jewish immigration to the newly formed state, reactions of the surrounding Arabic countries to the declaration of independence, and fears of Arab invasion. The news section features additional articles about the situation in the country, including a report on an aerial attack on Tel Aviv. The culture section features a positive review of HaBima's theater productions on Broadway.
The Christian Science Monitor was founded in Boston in 1908, and is still being published today. Despite its association with the Church of Christian Science, its reports are considered objective and reliable, and some of its reporters won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Journalism.
17, [1] pp., 57 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached. Minor marginal tears, some open. Thin strips of paper pasted for reinforcement to front page and along spine (between first and last page). Filing holes. Fold marks.
