The present catalogue includes an extensive chapter dedicated to Bezalel artists, including illustrated books, various objects, drawing and paintings. This chapter features numerous original sketches for works by Ze'ev Raban - Raban's sketchbook (lot 318), sketches for illustrations to the Song of Songs (lot 320), sketches of the signs of the Zodiac (lot 327), a large collection of photographs of works by Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh (lot 344), and many other unique items from the estate of Shlomo Kedmi, who succeeded Raban and Gur Aryeh in the Industrial Art Studio.
The chapter dedicated to Hebrew children's books features charming works by prominent writers and illustrators: stories by Benzion Raskin illustrated by Uriel Kahana, Chaim Hanft and Haim Goldberg; poems by Itzhak Katzenelson illustrated by Gertrud Caspari; rhymes by Ya'akov David Kamson illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor; children's book published by "Omanut", with color lithograph illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim" (Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov and Higer); pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa; and other rare books.
The avant-garde chapter features Yiiddish, Hebrew and Russian books, with illustrations and cover-designs by important Russian avant-garde artists such as El Lissitzky, Joseph Chaikov, Issachar Ber Ryback, Mark Epstein and Nathan Altman.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism, bibliophile works, letters, travelogues and maps of Palestine, photographs, postcards, rare Ladino periodicals, works by Safed-based artist Yosef Zvi Geiger, bibliophile works, a chapter dedicated to numismatics, and many more items.
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LOT 397:
"Palestine Office" of the Jewish Agency – Instruction Sheets for Immigrants to Palestine – Berlin, 1939
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"Palestine Office" of the Jewish Agency – Instruction Sheets for Immigrants to Palestine – Berlin, 1939
Merkblatt für Palästina-Wanderer ["Instruction Sheets for Immigrants to Palestine"], document issued by the "Palestine Office" of the Jewish Agency in Germany, containing vital information and instructions for prospective immigrants. Berlin, July 10, 1939. German.
Fascinating document prepared by the Palestine Office of the Jewish Agency in Berlin. The mimeographed four-page document contains vital, practical information and instructions for prospective immigrants to Palestine prior to their embarkation. It includes information regarding the documents required for leaving Germany (since Jews were now exempt from military draft, they were eligible to leave the country without any particular problems; an exit permit from the local police station was necessary); information regarding the withdrawal of cash and bonds and other securities from the country, and the shipping of movable property items; special instructions for groups (no singing or noisemaking during the train ride to Trieste; do not use the Hebrew word "lihitra'ot" ["see you"]); instructions on how to behave upon arrival in Trieste; and more.
The "Palestine Office, " in all its dealings, was subordinate to the immigration department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine in Jerusalem. It represented the executive branch of the Jewish Agency, assuming responsibility on its behalf for all aspects of the process of immigration to Palestine, including the submission of requests for exit permits from Germany and the issuing of British certificates. Throughout the 1930s and in the early 1940s, it facilitated the immigration – and, for all intents and purposes, rescue – of tens of thousands of immigrants from Germany.
[1], 3 ff. Upper half of leaf no. 2 missing. Approx. 29 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Closed and open tears, with minor damage to text. Some repairs with adhesive tape. Leaves torn in half (along fold line; mended with adhesive tape on back).
