Shanah B'Yisrael - Booklet of Photographs from the First Year of the State of Israel -1948

Shanah B'Yisrael - Booklet of Photographs from the First Year of the State of Israel -1948

Shanah B'Yisrael 1948-1949 - Parashat HaShanah B'Tmunot edited by D. B. Sharira, published by the National Committee for the Soldier. There is an illustration of the Israeli flag and the IDF emblem designed by Sh. Ben-David on the binding. On the inside, there are two maps of the Land of Israel according to the partition plan. Rare publication.

Photo booklet published on the occasion of Rosh HaShanah 1949 summing up the year 5748 [תש"ח] in photographs of the major events that occurred the year of the establishment of the state, in chronological order. The booklet includes historic photographs of the heroes of 'the exodus from Europe' forcibly returned to detention camps in Germany, the gathering of the UN General Assembly, celebration of the 29th of November in the streets of Tel Aviv, mass mobilization against Arab riots, the People's Administration's first meeting, David Ben-Gurion reading the foundational charter on the day of the establishment of the State, the Declaration of Independence with the signatures of the members of the provisional state council, the conclusion of the British Mandate, the various military corps, immigrants on illegal immigrant ships and more.

Each photograph is captioned in three languages - Hebrew, Yiddish and French.

67, [3] leaves. 11x17 cm. Fine condition.