Congratulatory letter written by the eventual prime minister of Israel Levi Eshkol to Mr. Harry Kahn on 28/12/58 for his community activities over the years, stencil print with official government of Israel stationery, and Levi Eshkol’s signature in the margins.
Harry J. Kahn was born in 1880 in Serbia. In 1902 he moved to New York, where he became an activist with the first Labor members who later worked with the American Jewish Congress, as well as being active with the JNF and other groups. He wrote many newspaper articles in the American Jewish press [principally in Yiddish] and would sign his name using pseudonyms.
The letter is in a wood and glass frame with the original envelope in which it was sent 36×26 cm. Fine condition.