Large poster from the Chief Rabbinate in Palestine appealing for prayers for King George V and blessings for the incoming High Commissioner – Sir John Chancellor [Jerusalem] Solomon press. [1928].
47×63 cm. Printed in color.
Large poster in which the Chief Rabbinate appeals to the Jews of Jerusalem and Palestine to pray during the upcoming Shabbat Chanuka for the King of Britain, George V, with a blessing for the king’s complete health. In addition to a blessing for the incoming High Commissioner, John Chancellor. Also asks for the recital of a chapter of Psalms on the day that Jerusalem was conquered by the British. King George V was known to be sickly. The third High Commissioner, Sir John Chancellor [1928-1931], was hostile to the Jewish community in Palestine, and the pogroms of 1929 occurred during his term. This poster is bibliographically unknown.
Tiny tears in the blank margins. Small holes. Dark stain. Fine condition.