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Rabbi Katriel Fishel Tchorch’s Admission Card to the Declaration of Independence Ceremony - “People’s Council – Session of the Declaration of Independence” – Rabbi Katriel Fishel Tchorch’s Admission Card to the Declaration of Independence Ceremony, Indicating His Assigned Seat: Row II, Seat 2, Right. Declaration of Independence – Tel Aviv, 5 Iyar 5708, May 14, 1948. Personal admission card to the historic ceremony at which David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel, on Friday, 5 Iyar 5708, May 14, 1948. The Declaration of Independence ceremony was held at 4:00 p.m. in the hall of the Tel Aviv Museum at 16 Rothschild Boulevard, only hours before the termination of the British Mandate. Due to security concerns, details of the gathering were kept secret, and the official invitations sent to the participants the previous day explicitly requested that the contents of the invitation, the time of the gathering, and its location not be disclosed. Printed on the front of the card: “People’s Council / Session of the Declaration of Independence / Tel Aviv, 5 Iyar 5708 (14.5.1948).” The interior bears the name of the cardholder: “Rabbi K. F. Tchorch, ” with “Zionist General Council” beneath it. Affixed to the reverse is the original slip used to direct the guests to their assigned seats in the hall: “Row II / Seat 2 / Right.” Rabbi Katriel Fishel Tchorch (1896–1979) was a public figure and one of the leaders of Religious Zionism in Eretz Israel. He served as rabbi of the Shapira neighborhood and as supervisor of kashrut in Tel Aviv, was a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council, and was among the founders and the head of the Rabbinical Association affiliated with HaPoel HaMizrachi. Rabbi Tchorch was a delegate to the 18th–22nd and 24th Zionist Congresses and a deputy member of the Zionist General Council. When his son was exiled to Eritrea because of his membership in the Irgun, Rabbi Tchorch served as head of the organization of the detainees’ parents. Folding card. Metal staple to upper corner. Minor stains and signs of age. Good condition.