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Orig. Antique Photograph of 2 members of Beitar in Uniform at the Grave of Theodor Herzl in Vienna, 1920-30’s, PC size. - Orig. Antique Photograph of 2 members of Beitar in Uniform at the Grave of Theodor Herzl in Vienna, 1920-30’s, PC size. On the uniform of one is a badge of Beitar movement in the shape of Magen David Condition: upper left corner is missing ca.2.5 x 6 cm. (1 x 2.3 inches); cracks, small tear The photo shows two young men at the grave of Theodor Herzl and his parents in Vienna, before his reburial in Jerusalem. The tombstone inscriptions are in Hebrew and German. The main names recorded are: Jacob Herzl (1835–1902) Jeanette Herzl (1836–1911) Dr. Theodor Herzl (1860–1904) The Hebrew at the top is the traditional abbreviation “פ״נ” (Po Nikbar / Po Nitman – “Here lies”). The Stars of David decorate the stone. This grave was originally in Vienna, where Herzl and his parents were buried. Later, in 1949, Herzl’s remains were moved to Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel’s national cemetery. The Betar Movement (Hebrew: תנועת בית״ר), also spelled Beitar (בית”ר), is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky.[1] It was one of several right-wing youth movements that arose at that time and adopted special salutes and uniforms influenced by fascism