Auction 2 AUCTION NO. 2
Dec 11, 2018 (Your local time)
Israel
 Masaryk 14, Tel Aviv

Silverware, Palmach, Ha'apala, detention camps in Cyprus, Bezalel, Zionism, rare books, pictures, art, etc. A stunning catalog

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LOT 63:

A wooden chessboard created by the passengers of the "Exodus" in the DP camp in Germany.

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A chessboard made of wood engraved on it: "AM Stau, Defens 18.7.47, Menashe the Ma'apil Do not forget the Night of Defense" -The night of defense took place on the eve of the arrival in Israel, in which British soldiers attacked the ship Exodus. The chessboard belonged to Micha Perry (Pearlson), a Palmach fighter who was the deputy to Yossi Harel, the commander of the Exodus, and was responsible for the resistance organization on the ship. Perry was the only Palmachnik who continued with the deportees on the ships being deported back to Europe, a unique item.
 Weight 210 grams. 29.5 x 9.5 cm, height 3 cm.

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