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Designed envelope with mishloach manot to the Jews of America. The package includes two mil coins from 1927 with values of 1 and 2 mil and a designed brochure about the activities of the JNF in the Land of Israel and the Jewish world in general and including a request to the Jews of America to return mishloach manot to the JNF in the Land of Israel. The brochure is from 19/3/1935.
The attached brochure is mainly in English. At the end, there is an entire page with a Yiddish translation. It opens with words about the Purim holiday in general, and especially the importance of mishloach manot on Purim. The JNF turns to Jews in America with a request that this year they donate to the JNF in the Land of Israel, and with this fulfill the mitzvah of mishloach manot in its most praiseworthy way LET YOUR PURIM GIFT HELP REDEEM ERETZ ISRAEL... MAKE YOUR PURIM CHECK PAYABLE TO THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND. The text points out that Jews are arriving in the Land of Israel from all over the world, including Jews emigrating from Germany, whose greatest need at this time is a land of their own [a few years before the Holocaust!]. The rest of the brochure is impressively designed showing a pioneer in the Land of Israel receiving mishloach manot in the form of a plate with an American check on it, the top part has a picture of Queen Esther and King Achashverosh with farms in the Land of Israel in the background.
Envelope: 9x15 cm. Brochure (closed): 13x17 cm. And two coins. Overall fine condition.
Four original paper documents from the Levant Fair.
* Honorary entrance ticket [opens] - invitation issued on behalf of the "Levant Fair Committee" to visit the fair that was scheduled to take place between the 26th of April and the 26th of May, 1934. Official stamp of the fair inside. The blank lines for the details of the addressee have not been filled out.
* Pair of stamps with a picture of the flying camel - the Fair's emblem, 1934.
* Catalog booklet with pictures of the participants and booths at the Levant Fair in 1936. French.
* Title page of the catalog of the second Levant Fair in Palestine in [1926]. The name "Levant Fair" had not yet been coined, so the page bears the [Hebrew] words "Catalog of the exhibition and fair of the Near East in Palestine 1926."
The Levant Fair was an international trade fair held in Tel Aviv in the 1930s. The fair was preceded by an assortment of exhibitions and fairs in Tel Aviv between 1924-1929, most of which were arranged by the "Business and Manufacturing Society" that was established by Tel Aviv entrepreneurs. The 1932 fair was the first to be officially called the "Levant Fair."
Varying sizes and conditions. Overall fine condition.
Rare booklet with the 'Third Maccabiah Sports Program,' published by the Maccabee World Federation, the organizing committee, Jerusalem, October, 1937. The booklet was published about the Maccabiah which was to be held in the spring of 1938, but the program was not implemented due to the events in the Land of Israel and the British opposition due to the concern about the Arab reaction, and in fact prevented its happening.
Booklet with a full list of the third Maccabiah which was to be held in the spring of 1938. The plan was to hold a larger-scale maccabiah than those which had preceded it, in terms of both the number of participants and expanding the types of sports. The booklet contains a full list of the various types of sports and the necessary exercises.
The second Maccabiah was held in 1935. Many participants in that Maccabiah were immigrants who arrived under the guise of athletes, thereby circumventing the British immigration restrictions [such as athletes who arrived from Rumania and established the Maccabee Netanya team]. For this reason - in order to allow many immigrants as possible to come to the Land while the clouds of war were already hovering over Europe - the organizers intended to hold the next maccabiah in 1938. However, as noted, the events in the Land and the British opposition due to their concern about Arab reaction prevented its being held, and it was actually held 15 years later in 1950, with no maccabiah at all held during the 1940s.
Rare publication which does not appear in the National Library.
14 [1] pages. Some stains. Fine condition.
Beitar certificate from Antwerp, Belgium branch, 1936/7. Rare certificate issued in honor of the "Bar Mitzvah of Beitar: Kislev 1924-Kislev 1937." The certificate was given to Yitzchak Hillman, who was born in Poland in 1906 and who served as "Mikfaked HaKen." Stamp of Jabotinsky's signature.
Hillman joined the Beitar movement in 1929. This document details his various roles and his personal details along with the obligations that all Beitar members were required to fulfill [Hebrew: speaks fluently in Hebrew etc.] The back of the certificate has printed text under the title: "Seven commandments of the Beitar oath:" "I dedicate my life to the revitalization of the Jewish State with a majority of Jewish residents on both sides of the Jordan, East and West ... the Hebrew language is my language and that of my children ... I will listen to the rules of Beitar and its commands as a person listens to the voice of his conscience ..." Additionally includes the "Rules of the Beitar Certificate:" A person without a Beitar certificate is not a "Beitari," "Every year a "Beitari" exchanges his certificate, "The Beitari shows his certificate to all Beitar commanders, per their commands," etc.
[6] pages. 10x12 cm. Fine condition.
"I have now waded deeply into the work of the Keren Kayemeth - this is the first institution, and the most beloved to us...." Important letter written and signed by Menachem Ussishkin on 11/10/1923. The letter is addressed to Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Zev Ehrenpreis, Chief Rabbi of Stockholm [from 1914]. Stencil print with four lines handwritten by Ussishkin and with his signature [signed twice].
Important letter regarding the Jews of Switzerland and their participation in the Zionist Movement by donating to the JNF. Ussishkin writes that most of Swiss Jewry is far removed from the Zionist Movement. Tey should be encouraged to donate to the Keren Kayemeth L'Yisrael since this institution is close to the heart of every Jew, not only Zionists. In the margins of the letter, he expresses his wish that all of his friends should help promote the JNF to the highest level, "and I am waiting for your help!!" He wrote this because the Rabbi did not answer the two previous letters that Ussishkin had sent to him. At the time, Usshishkin was the president of the JNF.
[1] letterhead. 22x28 cm. JNF stamp at top left, depicting the Kinneret. Filing holes, fine condition.
* Two personal letters in the handwriting and with the signature of David Yellin. The letters are addressed to Dr. A. Frankel, who served as head of the faculty of humanities in the Hebrew College in Jerusalem. One letter is from Thursday, 5 Adar 1931. The second was written on Rosh Chodesh Tevet 1931. In this letter, Yellin writes that he is attaching a copy of the correspondence between himself and Dr. Magnes [first president of the Hebrew University] about his position in the college, and also a copy of his letter to Dr. Hertz, chairman of the administrative committee at the Institute of Jewish Science. He also writes a number of personal matters. [2] leaves.
* The above-mentioned correspondence between Prof. Yellin and Dr. Magnes and Dr. Hertz on the issue of Yellin's standing in the university, his salary, and personal matters. This correspondence was typewritten with corrections and emphases in Yellin's handwriting. [Eight leaves].
Prof. David Yellin [1864-1941], among the heads of the yishuv and founders of the neighborhood Zichron Moshe in Jerusalem, one of the founders of the Teachers' Union and the Committee of Hebrew Language.
[10] leaves in total. Various sizes. Overall fine condition.
Official document from the "Sochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisrael" - Stencil print signed by Moshe Sharett.
Interesting letter sent to the "Vaad HaPoel" of the Histadrut complaining about the fact that members of the Histadrut that joined the police force lost their rights in the Histadrut, because the police constitution prohibited policemen from joining other organizations. Sharett asks that this issue be addressed so that policemen could retain their membership in the Histadrut. This request was triggered by a former policeman who told Sharett that after he left the police service and submitted a request to reinstate his membership in the Histadrut, he was asked to pay the histadrut dues. "I therefore ask that this problem be addressed and that protocols be arranged to prevent this discrimination." Moshe Sharett's signature appears in the margins.
Moshe Sharett [1894-1965] was the Second President of the State of Israel. At the time, Sharett served in the "Security Council" that supervised security. He presented the yishuv's position at various inquires regarding the situation in Palestine.
20x27 cm. Fold marks. Fine condition.
Varied collection of about 25 letters and documents - the Zionist movement. Most are from the 1920s and 1930s.
Highlights include: Signed letter from Menachem Ussishkin on official JNF stationery - September 1936, handwritten and signed letter by Israeli philosopher Shmuel Hugo Bergman [dated 23/8/1935], calling card with the handwriting of Vera Weitzmann, wife of the first president of Israel, Chaim Weitzmann, stencil letter from the Zionist Executive in the Land of Israel for the Mikveh Yisrael agricultural school with instructions regarding preparation for Lord Balfour's visit to the institution [1925], printed letter from the Kedem Hebrew Culture Fund about the revival of Hebrew in the Land of Israel, printed letter from Yoel Moshe Solomon from the founders of Petach Tikvah, small cloth flag made by the Zira cigarette company, printed letter from the Jewish Agency in Israel to the high commissioner from April 30 1931 regarding various sections of the White Paper with the addition of "Dr. Weitzmann's Declaration," notice from the National Committee in the 1920s, handwritten name list of 'Brit HaChashmonaim' members [Zionist youth group active in the Land of Israel 1937-1949], documents from the Jaffa city committee, student bulletin published to mark 76 years since the birth of Dr. Chaim Weitzmann - Hebrew and Arabic in facing columns [special bulletin edited by Shaul Shmueli - unknown], printed picture of kabbalist and philosopher Hillel Zeitlin and more.
The collection is placed in a binder, background material is provided for some of the documents, overall very fine condition.
7 membership certificates, membership cards and personal documents from Jewish organizations in Europe and Palestine, most from the first half of the 20th century.
* "Iggeret Ezrach Tzioni" issued by the Histadrut HaTzionut HaChadasha." Belgium, 1936. Member ledger with personal details. The front cover has a silver engraved star of David, the movement's emblem and the year 1936. Backgrounds on all the pages of the ledger are various insignia from the Zionist Movement in Belgium. Includes the principles of the Zionist Movement in four languages - Hebrew, Yiddish, English and French. "The Zionist certificate is the redemption of Israel and its land, the rebirth of its reign and its language....its path: the creation of a Jewish majority in Eretz Israel on both sides of the Jordan. The establishment of a Jewish state on the foundation of civic rights and justice in the spirit of the Torah of Israel..." The card has space to fill in the "activities and contributions to the Tel Chai fund" of the card holder, "activities and contributions to benefit the communal fund," "roles that he filled in his communal and Zionist past," and more.
* Identity card issued by the Government of Palestine for Binyamin Berman. Issued in 1939.
* Identiteitskaart - Dutch identity card of a Jew named Yosef Hilman, with details filled in in 1946.
* Polish passport for a Jew born in 1906, with handwritten information and various border stamps from 1948.
* Personal checkbook of a member of the "Anglo-Palestina Bank" 1949-1953, with personal details.
* Membership card in the "Irgun Chevrei HaHagana B'Yisrael."
* Membership card of a member in the HaCheirut Movement with the movement's emblem on the front cover. The page following the title page: "The mission of the movement and its principles": "The liberation of the entire homeland, concentration of the nation, maintenance of its sovereignty and the development of its unique character and culture....freedom of the individual, communal justice and the supremacy of law," and more. Stamped in 1966.
Varying sizes and condition. Overall fine condition.
Palestine Trade Catalogue published by the Government of Palestine, July, 1946.
Many photographs, useful information, and advertisements about the leading market sectors in the Land, including new inventions and leading companies in the various industries that year in the Land of Israel.
283 pages. Fine condition.
Issue 1 published by the Central Committee of HaChalutz in Poland, "issued intermittently." Warsaw, February 1927.
Quote from the foreword: "There is a need for an internal mouthpiece to express ideas and exchange opinions...there is a need to share all the values of our movement for pioneering, creative thought....this need we will try to fill by issuing our newsletter from time to time. The first issue will serve as a modest start for this publication." The newsletter features essays regarding increasing the awareness regarding immigrating to Eretz Israel despite the difficulties of leaving a familiar place and the harsh conditions in the Holy Land under the mandatory government. Rare publication.
A few stains. Fine condition.
Caution leaflet. Printed by the S. Y., the Haganah's news service. Leaflet number 7 from 10/6/1947.
In this series of leaflets, names and pictures of people to be arrested, banished, expelled after interrogation or after warning, etc.
[1] leaf. 30x25 cm. Fold marks. Some stains. Fine condition.