Bidspirit auction | Ten JNF Booklets, the 40s

Ten JNF Booklets, the 40s and 50s - Ten booklets dealing in various aspects of the land of Israel, its trees and the JNF. The booklets present the pride of Zionism in its work and settlement of the land. 1. The Establishment of the Jerusalem Forest, 5717 (26/03/1957). Booklet printed on the occasion of the establishment of the Jerusalem Forest. Speeches and pictures from the planting ceremony. Excerpt from a letter of Ben-Gurion and the forest map. Including the founding Charter of the forest. Condition: Very good. 2. Israel's 10th Independence Day, 1958. (Reprint from the yearbook ‘Moladeti’). Published by the Jewish National Fund, Ahvah Jerusalem press, Adamah library. Coverage of the Zionist movement's history and description of the country's early years. Condition: Good. 3. Forest Trees in the Homeland, by Yosef Weitz, 1953. The booklet is a kind of guide to the trees of the land, includes details about each tree: its natural habitat and characteristics. Condition: Good, few tears in the binding. 4. Hula: didactic material for teachers, Jerusalem, 1952. Study booklet for schools on the Hula drying project. Teachers’ guidelines for teaching the subject. Condition: Very good. 5. A People and its Land, the third exhibition of the Jewish National Fund, 1947. Condition: Good. Several damaged pages. 6. JNF: Facts and Figures, by Joshua Ziemann, Jerusalem, 1956. Statistics, with photos and diagrams. Condition: Good. Some stains on the cover. 7. The Agricultural Settlement of Jews in the Land of Israel, by Dr. Alexander Bain, Jerusalem, 1944. Chapters on the history of settlement in the Land of Israel and the list of agricultural communities. Condition: Good. Cover slightly damaged. 8. National Fund Activities in the year 5711 (1950/1), by Joshua Ziemann, published by the Chief Bureau of the Jewish National Fund, Jerusalem, 1951. Summary of National Fund activities and operations in 1950/1, including demographic details of settlements on JNF lands. Condition: Very good. 9. The Voice of the Land: chapters of thought and memories, by Menachem Ussishkin (1948?). Menachem Ussishkin (1941-1863), a member of Hovevei Zion, was president of the Jewish National Fund. Under his management the JNF redeemed the lands of the Jezreel Valley, the Zevulun Valley, the Hefer Valley and more. Condition: Very good. 10. Professor Tzvi Schapira, his life and work, edited by Leib Yaffe, published by the Jewish National Fund of Israel 1954.