Auction 87 Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture - Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
By Kedem
Jul 19, 2022
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel

The present catalogue includes an extensive chapter dedicated to Bezalel artists, including illustrated books, various objects, drawing and paintings. This chapter features numerous original sketches for works by Ze'ev Raban - Raban's sketchbook (lot 318), sketches for illustrations to the Song of Songs (lot 320), sketches of the signs of the Zodiac (lot 327), a large collection of photographs of works by Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh (lot 344), and many other unique items from the estate of Shlomo Kedmi, who succeeded Raban and Gur Aryeh in the Industrial Art Studio.

The chapter dedicated to Hebrew children's books features charming works by prominent writers and illustrators: stories by Benzion Raskin illustrated by Uriel Kahana, Chaim Hanft and Haim Goldberg; poems by Itzhak Katzenelson illustrated by Gertrud Caspari; rhymes by Ya'akov David Kamson illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor; children's book published by "Omanut", with color lithograph illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim" (Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov and Higer); pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa; and other rare books.

The avant-garde chapter features Yiiddish, Hebrew and Russian books, with illustrations and cover-designs by important Russian avant-garde artists such as El Lissitzky, Joseph Chaikov, Issachar Ber Ryback, Mark Epstein and Nathan Altman.

The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism, bibliophile works, letters, travelogues and maps of Palestine, photographs, postcards, rare Ladino periodicals, works by Safed-based artist Yosef Zvi Geiger, bibliophile works, a chapter dedicated to numismatics, and many more items.


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LOT 38:

Revisionist Zionism – Collection of Broadsides and Documents, 1930s-1940s – Trilingual Broadside by the Irgun: "The ...

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Revisionist Zionism – Collection of Broadsides and Documents, 1930s-1940s – Trilingual Broadside by the Irgun: "The Government of Oppression Should WITHOUT ANY DELAY Evacuate Children, Women, Civilian Persons and Officials from all Its Offices"
Important collection of Revisionist Zionist broadsides and documents. Palestine: 1930s-1940s. Mostly Hebrew.
Included:
• A segment from an IDF intelligence report, concerned with the locations and movements of Irgun forces in south Tel Aviv. Dated by hand: June 22, 1948 – the day MV Altalena was shelled off the shore of Tel Aviv.
• Memorandum issued by the Irgun's headquarters, which was sent to senior officials in the Mapai party, coming forth with the suggestion to form a Jewish government, and announce its establishment to the "Yishuv, to Jewish people in the diaspora, and to the nations of the world." 1945.
• Trilingual broadside, bearing a warning in Hebrew, Arabic and English: "the Government of oppression should WITHOUT ANY DELAY evacuate children, women, civilian persons and officials from all its offices, buildings, dwelling palaces etc. throughout the country." Issued by the Irgun. [1945].
• Draft for a broadside by "Brit HaBirionim" [the Strongmen Alliance], announcing the removal of the Nazi flag flying over the German consulate in Jaffa. Ca. 1933.
• Draft for a broadside by the Lehi, defaming Chaim Weizmann. Signed with the organization's initial name "National Military Organization in Israel" (the name "Lehi" was written on top and crossed out.)
• Typewritten notice by the Lehi, announcing two death sentences issued by the "Irgun's high court of justice", to Jewish officers in the British police, who were also members of the Haganah. The two officers, Schiff and Goldmann, were killed in January, 1942, by an explosive device laid by the Irgun.
• Broadsides related to the Deir Yassin affair, Olei Hagardom, several newspapers and newspaper clipings, and more.
Some broadsides marked with printing instructions and minor pen corrections.
Approx. 30 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.