Bidspirit auction | For Etzel collectors, but not

For Etzel collectors, but not only, the author's draft of a book written in memory of his son, ”Zvi Koenig (Yishai) – His Life, Words and Actions”, was published by the Heroes Library - ”Shelah” in 1951, which tells the life story of the son, the admired Irgun commander - Yishai, the Irgun fighter and the hero of the War of Independence who sacrificed his life for the establishment of the state.... He fell with the rank of captain on 11/10/1948 while fulfilling his duties in Deir Omar, during the War of Independence. The pages, dozens in number, most of them in his father's handwriting, some of them printed on a printing machine with two or a few corrections in stencil writing. Good overall condition, folds, stains and a few tears. The draft of the book ”Zvi Koenig (Yishai) – His Life, His Words and His Actions” includes excerpts from the diary of his son, the late Commander Yishai, which were not printed, as well as correspondence and documentation of the father from 1957 with Menachem Begin and MK Raziel Naor regarding discrimination between fallen soldiers after the bones of David Raziel, the commander of the Irgun, were brought to Israel (the father asks: ”Nothing, only the grave of the chief commander of the Irgun should be nurtured, and the graves of low commanders and just private to be neglected?”). In addition, attached are pages recounting the father's war against state institutions in order to... Among other things, correspondence with... There are also a number of correspondences from institutions in Israel and around the world with the son before his death, and with his parents in his case. You can see the rare book at the Jabotinsky Institute and in addition to being impressed by eulogies, memorial notes, photographs, obituaries, and press clippings of the Hero of Israel. https://www.infocenters.co.il/jabo/jabo_multimedia/fallen%20files/119633.pdf a little about his heroism and inspiring devotion: in February 1946 he participated in an attack on the Lod airport on behalf of the Resistance Movement, and in April - in an attack on the Ramat Gan police station (in which Dov Gruner was captured). He was wounded and was noted by the operations officer as a talented commander. He took part in the attack on Tzrifin, commanded the explosion of the train in Hadera, and rose to the rank of ”group leader”. On Yom Kippur 5707 (5.10.1946), while returning with his friends from the Western Wall, he was arrested by the British Intelligence Service and sent to Latrun. He excelled in his sense of organization and persuasion, and was one of the initiators of the ”Escape Organization” in the camp and the digging of the secret tunnel. For a time he managed the supply of food to the camp and took this opportunity to bring in illegal printed material and weapons. He was elected to the highest position in the camp – the ”camp representative” – the main representative of the detainees. On October 24, 1947, he was released from Latrun. Rafael-Zvi headed the Etzel Company's assault on the Old City and even penetrated it, and when he was forced to retreat, he burst into tears. He commanded the conquest of Yehudiya by the Irgun and became known as the ”Commander of the Redhead”. He also participated in the conquest of Jaffa, Malcha and the battles for Rosh Ha'Ayin as a company commander. With the dissolution of the Irgun, he enlisted in the Haganah, although he was exempt from conscription for health reasons, and served with the rank of captain. Yaakov Meridor also eulogized the son with his emotional words: ”Commander Yishai! You could have changed the history of Jerusalem if you had not received the order to withdraw from the Old City after breaking into it at the head of your people. In this place, we will erect a ”flame of revolt”, which will serve as a permanent candle for the fallen Irgun soldiers who fell on the altar of the liberation of the homeland. And if our sons ask what it is, they say: This is a memorial to those people who brought the 'freedom'” and Menachem Begin in his eulogy in the chapter ”An Exemplary Soldier and Commander” (an excerpt from the long eulogy): ”In the underground, the people of Israel arose a special type of soldier.” An unwritten ”law” brought the best of the Hebrew youth into the ranks of the national military organization, to the barricades of the War of Independence – this is the law of the eternal and invincible covenant between the God of freedom and the free man... I had the privilege of getting to know Yishai personally. I saw up close his attitude toward the soldiers he commanded! I saw the soldiers' attitude toward him. He demanded a lot, but he himself gave and was always willing to give more than he demanded. During the battle for Jaffa, I was told that - The English description was generated by google translate . The Scans are a Part of the Item description General Tags: stamp , stamps , Raphael , Israel