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In the present catalogue, a distinct chapter is dedicated to the Dayan family, featuring personal letters, photographs, books and documents from the estate of Ruth Dayan; together, this miniature collection recounts the story of the Dayan-Schwartz family over three generation, from Moshe's father Shmuel Dayan to Ruth's and Moshe's children. Included in this collection are a number of letters written by the famous of all Dayans – Moshe Dayan, and a variety of letters and other items sent or presented to family members, such as pictures dedicated to Moshe Dayan by Nobel peace prize laureate Albert Schweitzer, a micrography by Abraham Haba and a letter of appreciation to Moshe Dayan by Yigael Yadin, who served as IDF chief of staff during the 1948 War.
The art chapter features a number of Old Master works – including a forest view by Allaert van Everdingen and "Ruins of the Brederode Castle" attributed to Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael – as well as works of Israeli and Judaic art from the collection of art historian Uzi Agassi.
the catalogue also includes an extensive chapter dedicated to numismatics, with an abundance of scrips and coupons, some used by Jewish Palestinian communities in times of distress and need (World War I, the 1948 siege on Jerusalem), some issued by small businesses throughout Palestine – bakeries, groceries and various stores, many of which had gone out of business soon afterwards. The chapter also includes various coins and banknotes: Ottoman, mandatory, and Israeli banknotes and coins, and two silver amuletic medals struck in honor of the formation of the Mandatory government and the appointment of High Commissioner Herbert Samuel.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism – rare books (such as Sh.Y. Agnon's first book published in Palestine and "Tsveyuntsvantsik" by Ka-Tsetnik), letters and manuscripts (by Leah Goldberg, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Uri Tzvi Grinberg and Agnon), publications and ephemera from central events in the history of Zionism (the Katowice conference protocol, autograph postcards by Leo Motzkin), travelogues and scholarly works, Bezalel art, rugs, photographs and more.
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Two Early Zionist Items – Booklet printed for the Sixth Maccabean Convention of the Order of Ancient Maccabeans / ...
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Two Early Zionist Items – Booklet printed for the Sixth Maccabean Convention of the Order of Ancient Maccabeans / Program for the "Hagigat HaShekel" Celebration of the English Zionist Federation – London, 1912 and 1918
Two early Zionist items. London, 1912 and 1918.
1. Order of Ancient Maccabeans – Sixth Maccabean Convention. Booklet printed on the occasion of the convention of the Zionist Order of Ancient Maccabeans friendly benefit society at London's Three Nun's Hotel on May 26-27, 1912. Whitechapel Road (London): A.V. Rabinowitz, [1912]. English.
This booklet gives the convention's schedule of events, and lists the proposals – various financial matters pertaining to the society, its savings funds (intended for charity purposes), its Zionist activities, and more – to be voted on by society members.
The fraternal Zionist Order of Ancient Maccabeans secret society was founded in London in 1896 by Hebrew author and leading member of the "Hovevei Zion" movement, Ephraim Ish-Kishor. It was meant to serve as a fraternal mutual aid society, and at the same time, further the goals of the Zionist movement. The structure of the society was reminiscent of that of the Freemasons; its members even held masonic-type ceremonies, donning ceremonial garments and making use of secret code words. Members of the society included, among other personalities, Boris Schatz, Israel Zangwill, and Ernst Boris Chain (a Nobel Prize laureate, one of the co-discoverers of penicillin).
11 pp. + several blank pages, 18.5 cm. Good condition. Multiple handwritten comments, corrections, and other marks and notations (probably made by one of the participants at the convention).
Not in OCLC.
2. Program for the "Hagigat HaShekel" ("Shekel Celebration") of the English Zionist Federation. [London, 1918]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
This event took place in August 1918 with the goal of encouraging the purchase of the Zionist Shekel. It was held at the Pavilion Theatre on Whitechapel Road, London, and was chaired by Nahum Sokolow.
Included in the program are the words to an early version of the Zionist anthem "Hatikvah" as well as the lyrics to the Zionist song "Nes Ziona."
[1] f., folded (4 pp.), 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Foxing and dampstains. Minor creases and tears to edges.
Not in OCLC.
