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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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LOT 36:
The Zionist Pacifist Zvi Moshe Garti of Haifa – A Rich and Fascinating Archive – Printed Booklets, Letters to ...
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The Zionist Pacifist Zvi Moshe Garti of Haifa – A Rich and Fascinating Archive – Printed Booklets, Letters to Representatives of the British Mandate, Printing Blocks for Emblems, Photographs, and More – 1910s to 1950s
Archive documenting the work of Zvi Moshe Garti, a pacifist Zionist philosopher, active in Haifa at the time of the "Yishuv" in Palestine and in the early years of the State of Israel. Haifa and other locations, ca. 1910s to 1950s (most items from the 1930s and 1940s). Hebrew and some English.
Archive documenting the work of Zvi Moshe Garti (1865- ?), a pacifist Zionist philosopher, native of Bulgaria. As a young man, he fought in the First World War. While still in uniform, he experienced a "spiritual awakening" and resolved to dedicate his life to furthering peace among the nations. He immigrated to Israel in 1920, settled in Haifa, and dedicated himself to disseminating his worldview by corresponding with senior British government officials, printing posters and booklets, and involving himself in all manner of related activities. He was particularly good at conceiving distinctive, complex emblems that expressed his thinking and the abstract (Hebrew) terminology he had coined, such as "the radical realist proletarian, " "the true alliance of democratic nations, " and so on and so forth. The present archive serves as a testament to his life's work:
• "Voice of the Daughter of Zion" – a poster to mark the 20th anniversary of the "agreement signed between [US President Woodrow] Wilson and [Lord Arthur James] Balfour, Proclaimers of Freedom for the People of Israel." Printed in gold on heavy paper; affixed at center, a print bearing a novel version of the emblem "Liberated Judea" (originally an emblem appearing on medallions and other objects, representing a negation of the "Iudea Capta, " slogan appearing on Roman coins to mark the fall of Judea to the Roman army in 70 CE), this one showing US President Woodrow Wilson as the figure liberating the "Daughter of Zion" from her chains. Haifa, 1937.
• Five metal printing blocks for relief and offset printing: various emblems designed by Moshe Garti.
• Large sketch for the emblem titled "the Radical Realist Proletarian" (ink on heavy paper; damaged).
• Some 15 manifestos, memoranda, and letters, circulated by Garti, most of them under the title "the Voice of Mankind at the Foot of Mount Carmel": The global crisis and its solution (an economic plan to benefit the unemployed and alleviate human suffering; a letter dating from the Second World War, addressed to the British colonial secretary in London – a promise to pray for the liberation of Europe at the foot of Mt. Carmel (June 1944); and more.
• The booklet titled "The Voice of Humanity, the Suffering of Mankind and its Solution, Thoughts of Peace from atop Mount Carmel, " by Zvi Garti. Haifa: Noah Warhaftig, 1935. Nine copies (two of them missing covers).
• Second edition of the above booklet: "The Call of Peace at the Foot of Mount Carmel, the Suffering of Mankind and its Solution, " Haifa: Azriel Jerusalem Press, 1937. Six copies (one missing back cover).
• Roughly 180 photographs (most of them arranged in a photo album) and several photographic glass slides documenting the life of Zvi Garti, his works, his activities, his family members, and more.
• Additionally, postcards, items of ephemera, documents, and more.
Many of the items appear in duplicate copies. Some may have been in the possession of other family members.
In total, roughly 300 items. Size and condition vary.
