"HaMashiach Ba" - Children's Book about the Holocaust, Illustrated by Moshe Matus

HaMashiach Ba [Messiah is coming] by Falk Halperin. Illustrations Moshe Matusovski. Pedagogic editor: Dr. I. Rivkai. From the "Sifriat Paz" series. Published by Dr. Hava Margolin, Tel-Aviv, [1944].
A story for children about the holocaust, with illustrations by Moshe Matusovski (Matus).
The story of two children, Nachman and Nechama, on a journey, looking for Eliyahu Hanavi hoping that he will save the Jews from Hitler. The journey starts when they hear from a teacher in their school about the World War and the deportation and murder of Jews under Hitler's regime. During their journey, they face many obstacles but finally they find the cave where Eliyahu Hanavi lives. Together with him they turn to Messaiah begging him to save the Jews and to assist Messiah in doing so they shatter and break the chains that bind him to his chair.
16 pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Creases at corners and margins of leaves. Stains. Tears to wrappers (including a 3.5 cm long tear to front wrapper) and to first leaves. Creases and foxing on wrappers.