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[105] leaves. 15 cm.
Booklet printed by stencil by the Jewish Transportation Unit 178, published by HaChayil HaIvri. Italy, Adar 1944.
Booklet with Hebrew poems prepared for print by the drivers of the Jewish Transportation Unit in the British army, when they were at the battle front. It was written to lift the spirits of the Jewish children at the end of the war. The booklet includes Hebrew folk and patriotic songs with illustrations. Divided into sections: Shabbat songs, patriotic songs for the revitalized homeland, songs of construction and labor, heroic songs and more.
This is the first time that some of these songs were ever printed, and were composed by the soldiers themselves. The booklet ends with blank pages upon which the children could write new songs. One of these pages features the handwritten song "Chayalim Almonim" composed by Lechi commander, Yair Stern. "Yosef" dedicated the song to "Aryeh Grossman". Unit 178 was one of the only units that was headed by an Eretz-israeli Jewish commander, Major Wellesley Aron, in the summer of 1944.
Jacket with front and back illustrations. Preface addressed to the children in Hebrew and Germany.
Tear on the bottom of the jacket title page, not affecting text. Stains.
Fine condition.
Title-page cover [17] leaves.
Events in Israel, Telegrams and Information in Illustration, printing press of Eitan V'Shoshani, Tel Aviv 1929. First edition which was printed in Hebrew and English in Israel.
In the book are cartoons illustrated by Nachum Gutman in a sharp and critical manner against the behavior of the British Mandate during the 1929 massacres in Israel, when they did not get involved, an act which was seen as assisting the Arab rioters, [a cartoon depicting British soldiers in an airplane flying above Israel with massacres beneath them and the writing "A wonderful sunset in the Holy Land" with an expression of studied disregard on their faces], and against the Arab rioters themselves, such as a cartoon which says "Ten cigarettes for every murdered Jew - mabruk [congratulations]", with Arab figures next to the speaker.
The booklet made a great impression in Israel and was circulated in various groups until the British authorities discovered it and confiscated all of the booklets it could find. In 1930 a second edition was printed in Warsaw in three languages - Hebrew, Yiddish and English, after they had run out in Israel due to the British censor. Before us is a copy of the first, original copy of the book, from the few copies which survived the British censor. On the pre-title page is written in handwriting from the time of printing: "The book was confiscated on 23/9".
Front and back binding are detached.
Fine-moderate condition.
4 pages, 32 cm.
Issue #1 of Iton Rasmi, HaPoel HaTzair press, Tel Aviv, 14/5/1948. Printed by the provisional government.
The issue features the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel, with historical reasons justifying its establishment and the founding tenets of the State. Page 4 features a manifest issued by the Provisional State Council regarding the authority of the State and the nullification of the White Paper.
Fine condition.
13 pages, 32 cm.
Document printed on behalf of the provisional government of the State of Israel, typewritten, December 1948. The document includes a temporary list of the government offices and departments in the government office complex.
The list starts with a delineation of the members of the [provisional] government [Mr. David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; Mr. Moses Shertok, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaKohen Fishman, Minister of Religious Affairs and War Victims, and more]. It also features a detailed list of the names of the different governmental offices, including those active during the construction of the provisional government: Office for war victims, office of minorities, and more. Detailed list of positions, including interesting positions such as: Mr. Datz Saprir, guardian of abandoned property; Mr. Z. Vitalis, guardian of enemy property; Dr. T. Garushka, administrator of socialized medicine and medical services for immigrants; Rabbi Yaakov Herzog, administrator of the department for Christian factions [!]; Mr. Moshe Aram, administrator of the department for improving relations between the minorities and Jews, and more.
Nice cloth binding.
Very fine condition.
14 pages. 24 cm.
Official income and expense report from the Keren Kayemeth L'israel, for 1933-1935. English publication from the main Jerusalem bureau in 1935. The report includes a comprehensive list of income, divided according to regions in the country [Judea and Samaria, Jezreel Valley, Jordan and more], along with details of the JNF activities in various locations and more.
This rare report is not in any library throughout the world and not in the National Library.
Aging stains, fine condition.
* Judiche Flieger in weltfrieg [The Jewish pilots in the World War], Berlin, 1924. German.
A book about the Jewish pilots who fought in the German army in the First World War. Including a biography and photographs of Jewish pilots - some of them unknown, photographs of their airplanes and more. Illustrated binding. A rare book, does not appear in the National Library. 124 [4] pages. 25 cm. Fine condition.
* Die judischen gefallenen des deutschen heeres der deutschen marine und der deutschen schutztruppen 1914-1918. German.
A list of Jewish soldiers who were killed in the First World War in the various German armies. Berlin, 1932. Published by REICHSBUND JUDISCHER FRONTSOLDATEN [Covenant of the Jewish Front Line Soldiers]. In the book - a long list of the names according to the German alphabet of the names of the Jewish soldiers who fought in the German front lines, their cities of origin, and their personal numbers. 422 [2] pages, 24 cm. Fine condition.
[3] 31 [2] pages.
Publicity brochure published by the "Chevrat Harchavat HaYishuv B'Eretz Yisrael'. Jerusalem, 1936. Hebrew, Yiddish, English and German.
The booklet includes two folded maps, one of the Kerem Yitzchak neighborhood in Jerusalem and the second of Kiryat Rambam in Haifa [width larger than length: 40x83 cm.], in addition to photos. The publisher wrote at the start: The Chevrat Harchavat HaYishuv B'Eretz Yisrael, one of the primary responsibile parties for the expansion of Jerusalem, has designated a goal of purchasing land near constructed neighborhoods in order to connect the solitary points into one [populated] center..." Neighborhoods, such as Kerem Yitzchak, Givat Rothschild, Hadar Yerushalayim, Shechunat HaShachar, Rechavia, the continuation of Bayit Vegan, are only a few of the neighborhoods that were improved under the society's initiative.
Here is an important document that reveals the scope of the activities of the Chevra L'Harchavat HaYishuv, in its first stages.
Jacket title page, stains. Fine condition.
36 pages. 21 cm.
Chaim Nachman Bialik's poems translated into French published by the HaChalutz HaTzair Federation, Alexandria. June 1944.
A booklet which was published in Egypt to mark 10 years since Bialik's death, as part of the attempt to spread the Zionist culture in the oriental countries and to make the Egyptian Jews aware that Bialik was the "National Poet". As the publisher writes in the foreword: "Bialik is not well-known among Egyptian Jews, either due to lack of knowledge of the language of his poems or for other reasons, despite his being accepted today as the national poet. If this modest booklet should help bring Bialik to the public - this alone will be our reward".
At the beginning of the booklet is a picture of Bialik and it contains a selection of his well-known poems such as: El HaTzippor, B'Shel HaTapuach, Hachniseini Tachat Knafecha and others. Foreword in Hebrew and French about Bialik and his poems. Poems in French with titles in Hebrew and French.
A rare booklet which is not found in the National Library.
Title-page cover with tears in the margins of the front and back covers, paper pasted instead of the spine.
Fine-moderate condition.
Jewish Encyclopedia published by Societe des Editions Historiques juives d'egypte. Egypt, 1946. French. Only edition.
Popular encyclopedia in one volume published in Egypt after the Holocaust. It refers to important events preceding its publication, such as Hitler's death machine. Includes entries regarding the differences in customs and dress between the Sephardim and Ashkenazim along with biographies regarding various personalities, including Herzl and twenty additional Zionist leaders. In general, there were no known Jewish encyclopedias published in Egypt.
97 pages, 20 cm.
Not listed bibliographically.
Fine condition.
This lot features 8 important, unknown publications of the El Al company:
* Leket Yediot L'Oved. Published by the Ministry of Transportation, Airport Authority, along with the public relation department of El Al, 1973. Illustrated, typewritten booklet. The booklet is an internal journal [#5] published by the El Al airline, reviewing various activities within the airport, such as social activities, sport competitions between the employees, the inaguration of the El Al synagogue, tours and more.
* HaMachlaka L'Yachasei Tzibur Namal Teufa Ben Gurion, review of the Ben Gurion airport building, without year of print. Typewritten. The booklet includes a detailed description of the services within the airport; airplane servicing, airport building, firefighting capabilities, clinic, budget distribution and more.
* El Al B'Idan Matosei Ha'anak. July, 1972. Booklet with a historic review of the airplanes used by the airline, through 1972.
* El Al Nitivei Avir L'Yisrael - Story of El Al. Published by the public relations department of the Lod airport, 1969. Includes a detailed plan for future aircraft purchases.
* Sipura shel El Al. Kislev, 1975. Published by the El Al public relations department. Detailed, historic review of the establishment of the airport, various aircrafts that were purchased over the years, internal administration of the airport, income and more.
* Tisato Ha'rishon shel Uzi [Uzi's first flight], by M. Avishag. Published by the "HaMeofef HaTzair" library, 1967.
* Dan's First Flight, 1967, by M. Avishag. The English version of Tisato HaRishon shel Uzi.
* Namal HaTeufa Ben Gurion published by the Israel Airport Authority. Early instruction booklet for passengars.
Limited number of copies were printed of all the booklets in this collection. Most were designated for internal use by airline employees in various years, and are not in the National Library.
Varying sizes and condition.
61 pages. 14x20 cm.
The Story of Zionist Espionage in Egypt. Without name of printer or location of print. A different copy of this booklet bears a sticker with the text: Distributed by the National Renaissance Party. New York, NY.
This publication was published anonymously on behalf of a pro-Egyptian organization that called itself the "National Renaissance Party" to disclose the Zionist spying episode, the Lavon Affair, in Egypt in the 1950s.
At the start of the 50s, the Israel intelligence activated an Israeli spying ring in Egypt that worked together with the local Jews. The project was undertaken by Unit 131, whose mission was to spy in Arabic countries. This cell was supposed to cause the fall of Farouk's government, which was an enemy of Israel, and to destroy relations between Egypt and Britain by carrying out terror attacks on English stations in Egypt. These terror attacks were to be attributed to Egyptian factions. During this operation, a number of terror attacks were carried out by the cell in Egypt, but a few members of the cell were arrested and tried for their actions. The episode earned the title "Esek HaBish" (Bad business), and for years attempts were made to conceal its details from the public.
This booklet, which was apparently printed in New York by a pro-Egyptian organization, reveals many unknown details regarding the affair. It includes the names of "Zionist" spies who operated in Egypt, photos of various British stations where attempts were made at terror attacks, including an historic description of the Zionist misdeeds, photos of Egyptian wounded with the caption "A victim of Zionist terrorism" and pictures of various places where bombs were neuteralized before they exploded.
Very rare publication that sheds light on an obscure affair in the history of the State of Israel.
Fine condition.
278, LIII pages. 24 cm.
Commemoration album of the first years of Zionism, through 1931 [the year the album was published] with a foucs on the riots in Palestine at the end of the 1920s. Collection of pictures and elucidations by Y. Triwaks, published by the Beit Hotza'at Sefarim Tel Aviv.
Includes tens of pictures of the leaders of Zionism, the Jewish Legion, chalutzim, settlements, photos of victims injured in the pogroms of 1920, martyred of Safed, martyred of Tel Aviv, martyred of Haifa and more. Includes a chapter about the comittees investigating these events at the start of the 20th century.
Faded cloth binding. Fine condition.