The Jewish Brigade - Collection of Interesting Items - World War II

A. Sviv Europe al Chod Ha'Iparon (Around Europe On the tip of the Pencil). Yehuda Harari and G. Ben Chaim, Ha'Chayal Publication, Brussels, [1946].
Booklet of humoristic caricatures, "from the diary of an Israeli soldier" written by Yehuda Harari while he served in the Brigade. After the war, he was a member of "Ha'Nokmim" group.
Harari was an illustrator, designer and talented caricaturist, who designed among others the emblem of the IDF paratroopers.
48 pp.
Condition: Very Good.
B. Daf Peirut Ha'Yom, Company B, the Second Hebrew Regiment, typewritten. 30.7.1944. Extremely rare!
The page describes the daily routine, missions and training of the regiment. In addition, the page describes the training groups with the names of the soldiers of the regiment.
At the bottom of the page the names of the sick of that day are written in pen.
Condition: Very Good.
C. Mizmorim La'Chayal Ha'Yehudi. Editor: Yesha'ayahu Shapira. Ha'Va'ad Ha'Artzi Le'Ma'an Ha'Chayal. Tel Aviv, 1942.
The booklet contains songs that constitute "a first attempt at soldiers songs", which the soldiers of the Jewish Brigade lacked.
The songs are accompanied by musical notes. Among the songs: Ha'Tikvah, Shirat Ha'Kovesh and more.
73 pp.
14 cm.
Condition: Very Good.
D. "Igeret La'Chayal" and "Igeret La'Chayelet" booklets. By the Chief Military Rabbi Aharon Ze'ev Eshkoli. Va'adat Ha'Hatzala shel Ha'Sochnut Ha'Yehudit. Italy, 1945.
Instructions and clarifications regarding Judaism questions of soldiers in the Jewish Brigade. In the "Igeret La'Chayelet", the rabbi calls the females soldiers to "avoid getting close to foreigners".
Rabbi Eshkoli volunteered as a military rabbi in the Jewish Brigade and served in the fronts of Egypt, Syria and Italy.
7 pp. 11 pp.
Condition: Very Good.