DROR FOR THE WOUNDED CHARITY AUCTION
SUPPORTING SOLDIERS OF THE IDF
INJURED SINCE THE 7TH OF OCTOBER
Online Bidding Until November 19th 2024
Please bid generously on these original historic treasures connected to Jewish Valor, all sourced by the curators at Curio Auctions. Use your charitable giving to acquire authentic heirlooms that will inspire your family’s relationship with the Jewish People for generations to come, while contributing to Dror For The Wounded's mission supporting Israeli soldiers.
SHAYETET 13 IDF NAVAL COMMANDO POSTER
'THE DARING TO THE SEA COMMANDOS'
MID-20TH CENTURY, ISRAEL
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Shayetet 13 is an elite unit of the Israeli Navy and one of the primary reconnaissance units of the Israel Defense Forces. Shayetet 13 specializes in sea-to-land incursions, counter-terrorism, sabotage, maritime intelligence gathering, maritime hostage rescue, and boarding. This historic unit has taken part in most of Israel’s major wars.
Shayetet 13 is one of the most secretive units in the IDF. The details of many missions and identities of its active operatives are kept highly classified. The unit is respected as among the best of the world’s special forces and is compared to the US Navy Seals. Recruited volunteers for Shayetet 13 must agree to serve for at least four and a half years. The unit’s motto is: “As the bat emerges from the darkness, as the blade cuts through with silence, as the grenade smashes in rage.”
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Our recruitment poster was published by the Israeli Navy and designed by A.A. Shwartz with its evocative James Bond 007 iconic design features.
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25.6 x 21.5in; With folds, In Fair Condition
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WWII JEWISH SOLDIER'S DAY POSTER
BRITISH ARMY JEWISH BRIGADE
APRIL 15 1941, ERETZ YISRAEL
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This iconic Eretz Yisrael wartime poster from 1941 celebrates the Jewish soldiers from Palestine who were fighting in the British military as part of the Jewish Brigade. Jewish Soldier's Day was devised by the Jewish Agency to raise funds and provide assistance to the families of the recruits, with events including parades, public gatherings, sports competitions and other celebrations.
In the early years of World War II the British wartime manpower requirements and the strategic need to defend the Middle East induced the British to permit the formation of 15 Palestinian Jewish battalions. These units were incorporated into the British army in September 1940. Jewish units fought with the Allies in North Africa, Italy and Greece. In 1941 100 Palestinian Jews were killed and 1,700 captured by the Germans. Britain disbanded the Jewish Brigade in the summer of 1946. Overall some 30,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine served with the British forces during World War II. More than 700 were killed during active duty.
This lithographic poster was designed by Franz Kraus, at the time the preeminent graphic designer in Eretz Yisrael. He based the image of the Jewish soldier on a famous photograph by Alfons Himmelreich, the leading portrait photographer of the period.
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36 x 24in; In Excellent Near Mint Condition
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SIX DAY WAR CEASEFIRE MAP
COMMEMORATING ISRAEL'S 20TH INDEPENDENCE DAY
1968, ISRAEL
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In June 1967, Israel was once again compelled to fight for its existence. The third war forced upon Israel was also the shortest. Israel succeeded against all odds and prevailed over the armies of its three most powerful neighbors, which threatened to strangle it from the south, east and north. Jerusalem, Israel's capital, was reunited. For the first time in 19 years, the Old City was open to believers of all faiths and Jews could access their holiest sites.
Invoking its inherent right of self-defense, Israel preempted the inevitable attack, striking Egypt’s air force while its planes were still on the ground. Threatened by Syria in the north, Israel had not planned on fighting a third front in the east, but King Hussein ignored Israel’s messages to refrain from joining the war and threw his troops into the battle. Israel had no choice but to quickly counterattack, capturing the Jordanian-occupied West Bank. On June 7th, after particularly harsh fighting, Israeli paratroopers liberated the Old City of Jerusalem. The six days of fighting ended on June 10th, after Israel conquered the Golan Heights, from which Syrian shelling had caused so much suffering to the Israeli communities below.
Israel had survived the planned onslaught along its main borders, while gaining control, against dire odds, of Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula. Our map of one of the most celebrated and one-sided wars in military history was published to commemorate Israel's 20th Yom HaAtzmaut by Bank Leumi and the Ma’ariv Newspaper.
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35.5 x 22in; Folds, In Good Condition
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WAR OF INDEPENDENCE HAGANAH SOLDIER
BORIS CARMI SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
1947, ERETZ YISRAEL
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This hand-signed photograph by famed Eretz Yisrael photographer Boris Carmi depicts a Jewish fighter in the midst of combat throwing a hand grenade during the fierce battle for South Tel Aviv, at the Volozhny sentry post opposite Abu Kabir in the south of the city.
Born in Moscow in 1914, unlike any other photographer Boris Carmi succeeded in capturing the essence of Israeli society from its very beginning in images that never fail to surprise. He was one of the founding fathers of photojournalism in the new-born country, with his camera focusing on scenes of everyday life and portraits of the country's cultural elite. In the midst of conflicts, however, it was the ordinary people who often interested Carmi most, and it is this talent that led to him becoming acknowledged as Israel’s leading military photojournalist. A self-taught photographer, he was the first photographer hired by BaMahaneh, the official newspaper of the Israeli Army.
Carmi’s unmatched contribution to the documentation of the early years of the State of Israel was recognized with lifetime achievement awards from both the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and his works reside in numerous institutional and private collections in Israel and abroad.
16 x 12in; In Good Condition & Twice Signed
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WAR OF INDEPENDENCE FALLEN SOLDIER
PARCHMENT HAND-SIGNED BY BEN-GURION
1948, ISRAEL
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Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion took it upon himself to personally sign a hand scribed animal skin parchment memorial letter to the families of every soldier lost during the War of Independence. Written in the traditional style of a Torah sofer stam, this moving klaf relic on behalf of 'Medinat Yisrael'' honors Eliyahu Toretzky.
Eliyahu (Alik), was the son of Rachel and David, born on the 28th day of Sivan 1930 in Tel Aviv. After graduating from elementary school in Herzliya, he transferred to Montefiori vocational school, completing the mechanical frameworks course with honors and devoted himself to the profession of mechanics. Eliyahu was forced to stop his full-time studies to work, but nevertheless continued evening lessons. He was seventeen and a half years old at the outbreak of the War of Independence. He was called to service, serving in the Alexandroni division. Eliyahu was a serious and quiet soldier, shy by nature, who didn't like to brag, yet fulfilled his tasks with courage and confidence. He served for about 3 months as a liaison in the army and during this short time he participated in many dangerous operations. He participated in the "Ben-Nun A" operation, the attack on the Arab Legion formation in Latrun in order to break the road blockade to Jerusalem. He was sent from his battalion to convey the order of the Major General to one of the other companies, but he did not have time to reach the target and again never returned to his battalion. He fell on the 17th day of Iyar (May 26, 1948) in Latrun at the battle of Castel. For a year and a half, the exact place of his death was not known. He was ultimately placed to rest on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
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6.5 x 5.5in; Animal Parchment, In Good Condition
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PRAYER BEFORE ENTERING BATTLE FOR IDF SOLDIERS
PUBLISHED BY THE IDF MILITARY CHIEF RABBINATE
MID-20TH CENTURY, ISRAEL
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The well known prayer for the welfare of IDF soldiers was composed by the first Chief Military Rabbi, Aluf Shlomo Goren, in the early days of the state. This prayer leaf for soldiers going into battle from the same time period is far rarer.
'...Hear O' Israel, you are fighting today against your enemies, do not let them cry, do not be afraid and do not be hasty and do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God goes with you when you go to fight with your enemies and save you...
Be with the soldiers of Israel Defense Forces, the messengers of your people today to fight against their enemies, from strength to our strength, we will crush our adversaries. Keep a shield and a high place, help us and save us for the sake of your mercy. My God, make him as chaff as chaff before a spirit like fire.
A forest will burn, and the mountains will burn like a flame. Yes, you will be pursued in your storm and in your storm you will be dismayed. Their faces are full of shame and they ask for your name, O Lord, they will be ashamed and they will be afraid forever and they will dig and perish.'
Please God, salvation please. Let there be success. Give us help from Egypt, and the salvation of man. In God we will make an army and he will overcome our troubles.'
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7 x 5in;, Small folds, Unknown Soldier Signatures, In Good Condition
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SOLDIER'S TEL AVIV MAP
PRINTED DURING WWII
JULY 1943, MANDATE PALESTINE
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This fascinating relic of WWII was prepared and printed by the Survey of Palestine for soldiers stationed in the Tel Aviv area. One side shows a basic map of 'Jaffa - Tel Aviv', including street names, points of interest, and the unsecured areas considered out of bounds. The other side of the map has lists of intriguing guidelines and recommendations typed out for soldiers, including the local 'do's & don't while on leave'. The long detailed lists include specific information about various cabarets, dancing bars, where to get cigarettes, beer, bathing, cinemas, barbers, and even what to do if a young fella gets into trouble with a 'v.d.' & more...
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13 x 9in; In Good Condition with folds
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INDEPENDENCE HAGADAH
PUBLISHED BY THE IDF
1952, PUBLISHED IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
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The Independence Hagadah was written by the author Aharon Megged while on reserve-duty service as an IDF education and culture officer, at the request of the Minister of Education Ben-Zion Dinur. Ten thousand copies were printed for IDF soldiers to read on the eve of Pesach.
However the content of Megged’s interpretation of the Passover Hagadah, which emphasized human action and minimizes divine redemption – as well as the secularization of the traditional text of the Hagadah – aroused the ire of many religious circles.
Capitulating to the opposition of religious army units and at the demand of the military rabbinate, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion ordered that all copies of the Independence Hagadah be destroyed. Only a few rare copies survived the purge.
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8 x 6in; In Good Condition
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THEODOR HERZL EARLY PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH
WITH STRIKING IMPRINTED AUTOGRAPH AND DATE
DECEMBER 1896, LONDON, ENGLAND
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This strikingly beautiful and iconic photograph of Theodor Herzl in his prime, was printed in London, England in 1896. The bottom of the cabinet photo features an imprinted autograph of the founder of modern Zionism. This bold and impressive photographic bust of Herzl is among the very few images, of which we are aware, capturing the legendary Zionist leader during the same year he published his famed manifesto, "Der Judenstaat" or "The Jewish State".
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This photo is in good condition, with only a small corner of the card missing, which has no effect on the image (front and back of image featured).
6.5 x 4in; In Good Condition
BERLIN JEWISH COMMUNITY HOLOCAUST HAGADAH PRINTED IN NAZI GERMANY
1938, PUBLISHED IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY
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This beautifully illustrated Passover Hagadah published in Hebrew and German was printed during the Nazi regime's height of power, just before its invasion of Poland. The Hagadah was distributed by the Jewish Winter Rescue Organization of the Berlin Jewish community as touchingly described on the original book plate label of the inner hard cover. The "Winter Rescue" nonprofit was founded in the early 1930s to assist Jews in-need by supplying food, medicine, and heaters.
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In 1938, the persecution of the Jews in Germany escalated tremendously with increased ferocity. Throughout that year, registration of Jewish property and its forced expropriation grew, including the brutal eviction of Polish Jews and invalidation of many Jewish passports. In November of 1938 the devastation of the Kristallnacht pogrom took place.
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8.5 x 5.5in; 64 pages, In Good Condition with some wear
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ISRAELI AIR FORCE DESK STAND
PLAQUE HONORING AIR WING 4 COLONEL
MAY 1 1964, ISRAEL
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Moshe Peled (Feldman) was born 1923 in Bessarabia. In 1935 he made Aliyah and enlisted in the Palmach, taking a flying course with the aviation club in Kfar Kedem. As a soldier he participated in operational activities including the bombing of the Sidna Ali police station, the 1945 bombing of the railways on the night of the trains, and in a confrontation with British Mandate soldiers in the 1946 attempt to launch the ship "Wingate".
In the 1948 War of Independence, he flew with Squadron A and with the "Galil" squadron, which he commanded until the time he was sent to the Czech Republic for an advanced pilot training course. In August 1954 he was assigned to the 4th Air Wing and was appointed commander of an aviation squadron. In December 1955 he was assigned to Air Force Headquarters in the position of 4/B Air Commandant for Hatzor. In August 1959 he was appointed the commander of the 4th Air Wing, bring promoted to Colonel in April 1961.
The stand includes military insignias, silver plaque and four metal fighter planes hovering from a wooden base.
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24 x 14 x 10in; Wood & Metal, In Good Condition
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WWII JEWISH POW DOG TAG
NAZI PRISON CAMP STALAG VIII-B
APRIL 29 1941, GERMANY
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Dog Tag belonging to a Jewish prisoner of war named T. Horowitz, POW #4405, incarcerated at the Nazi prison camp Stalag 8-B on 29.4.1941. At a later date the verso of the tag was hand engraved by Horowitz with the date of his release (June 24, 1944), a Soviet star, hammer and sickle, and the village name of Malapane.
This prison camp was established in Lamsdorf, Germany during the Franco-Prussian War. It was recommissioned as Stalag 8-B by the Nazis in 1939 to house Polish prisoners from the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September of that year. During World War II approximately 100,000 prisoners from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, India, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, Poland, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the UK, the USA and Yugoslavia passed through this infamous camp, until it was liberated by the Soviet Army on March 17th, 1945. Jewish POW dog tags from Nazi military prisoner camps are extremely rare, for obvious reasons.
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1.5 x 2in; Aluminum, In Very Good Condition with wear commensurate with its history.​​
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1948 WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
IDF AIR FORCE SECRET ARCHIVE
JUNE 10 1948, ISRAEL
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From its founding, the IAF was a unique Air Force in three respects – it was born at the same time as the State of Israel in May 1948; it was born in the heat of battle; and over 95% of the combat-trained air crews were World War II veterans who came as volunteers from 16 foreign lands to help Israel in its War of Independence. We are proud to offer this historic IDF Air Force archive, created at the beginning of the fateful war that gave sovereignty to the Jewish People after millennia being homeless.
Arthur Meyerstein began working in the 1930's as a clandestine operative for David Ben-Gurion's Haganah. Arthur, born in Germany, became one of the founders of Israel's aviation industry and one of our first flight instructors. He first learned to fly as part of the German gliding program between the world wars (alongside Luftwaffe commander Hermann Göring), at a time when the Treaty of Versailles prohibited Germany from establishing a motorized air force, forcing pilots to train only with gliders. Arthur took this vital experience, and began building the foundation for what would become Israel's Air Force.
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Arthur founded the Haifa Aviation Club with the intent of secretly creating Israel's first combat pilots. Taking a public job for the British Mandate authorities as an engineer, he would often patrol areas of the Galil with the hidden purpose to prepare the infrastructure for airstrips intended to be used by the Israeli Air Force when it was established. When war ultimately broke out against the Arab forces, Arthur's secret work to help establish Israel's Air Force crucially manifested.
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This museum worthy auction lot includes the original papers, photographs and most notably, the signed and dated (10.6.48) architectural plan of the IDF's first airstrips in the north near Nahariya (making for an incredibly cool framed wall-hanging treasure). These documents of the founding of the IAF in the 1948 War of Independence allow a rare glimpse into the early days of aviation in the Land of Israel, but also into the life and Zionist activities of a man who was involved with every fiber of his being in the security of Israel, work often shrouded in mystery, that allowed the establishment of Israel in its first fragile years.​​​​​
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27 x 19in; Air Force Air Strip Plans, In Good Condition
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'THE ROAD TO VICTORY'
ANTI-NAZI JEWISH CHILD'S GAME BOARD
c.1942, ERETZ YISRAEL
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This rare Eretz Yisrael children's game board depicts the war between the Allied Forces and Nazi Germany, with a path leading to victory consisting of one hundred stations located in North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Along the path are intricate color illustrations depicting various war scenes: British soldiers, tanks, warplanes and ships, a Japanese spy equipped with a camera, Spitfire and Messerschmitt fighter planes, a sinking German battleship and more.
Progressing through the game leads to the defeat of the Nazi German Army. Near the end of the adventure Mussolini is shot and Hitler is captured, and the last station shows the surrender of the German army, illustrated by a kneeling German armored unit commander. The goal is to be the first player to reach the end of the course. Players advance by throwing dice and fulfilling instructions at different stations. The game is intended for up to six players, each representing one of the Allies: British, American, Russian, Chinese, Australian or Eretz Yisraeli.
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A truly scarce example of the pre-State of Israel children’s games industry, unique in its illustrating the battle between good and evil while the shadow of the Holocaust in Europe lurks in the background.
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18 x 13in; In Good Condition with some wear
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JEWISH BRIGADE PATCHES
WWII ERETZ YISRAEL VOLUNTEER SOLDIER
1942, ERETZ YISRAEL
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An important grouping of material related to the service of a Jew living in Eretz Yisrael who volunteered to fight as a member of the Jewish Brigade, attached to the British Army during World War II.
The Jewish Brigade was the first and only Jewish formation to fight in the war under a Jewish flag. In July 1944 the British government consented to the establishment of a Jewish Brigade with hand-picked Jewish and non-Jewish senior officers, including more than 5,000 Jewish volunteers from the Land of Israel. The Jewish Brigade fought against the Germans in Italy from March 1945 until the end of the war in May 1945, playing a vital role in efforts to help Jews escape Europe for Palestine. After the war some of its members formed assassination squads to locate and execute former SS and Wehrmacht officers who had participated in atrocities against European Jews. Using the military experience garnered during the war, Jewish Brigade members formed the backbone of the Eretz Yisrael paramilitary underground movements and later of the nascent IDF.
The Jewish Brigade Magen David shoulder patch is reminiscent of today's Israeli flag. The Star of David’s yellow color was purposely chosen as a reminder for the Jewish Brigade’s soldiers of the infamous yellow star forced upon Jews as a part of Nazi persecution during the Holocaust.
4 x 2in; In Very Good Condition with some wear
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WWII JEWISH SOLDIERS & SAILORS
U.S. JEWISH BOARD HOLY SCRIPTURES
1942, PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK, U.S.A.
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As the United States of America was drawn into World War II, Jewish soldiers began filling the ranks of the armed forces. Approximately 1.5 million Jews fought in the total Allied armies. Approximately 550,000 Jewish soldiers fought in the US Armed Forces during World War II. They served on all fronts in Europe and in the Pacific. Some 10,000 were killed in combat, and more than 36,000 received citations. Many Jewish soldiers took part in liberating the camps.
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This book of readings from the Bible was published by the National Jewish Welfare Board and included a message from President FDR...
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"The White House, Washington, March 6, 1941... As Commander-in-Chief I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the armed forces of the United States...It is a fountain of strength and now, as always, an aid in attaining the highest aspirations of the human soul. Very sincerely yours, Franklin D. Roosevelt."
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An identical copy is in the Jewish Heritage Museum collection.
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5.3 x 3in; 512 pages, In Decent Condition with some wear
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HOLOCAUST PETITION FROM THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
SUPPORTING THEIR EUROPEAN BROTHERS & SISTERS
JUNE 15 1943, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
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While their brothers and sisters sheltered from endless Nazi air bombardments on Allied European nations, fought from the partisan-packed forests of the front lines in the East, or worked as child slaves in the death camps across Poland, the school children of Jerusalem were worried; they wanted to help. And so they issued and signed the following public declaration demanding that the ghettos and camps be removed, and the remnant of Jewish children in Europe be spared and brought home to the Land of Israel.
This touching petition was signed during the summer of 1943, at the height of World War II:
"We, the children of the Land of Israel, living a free and quiet life in our Land, listen with heartfelt anxiety to what is being done every day, every hour, to our brothers and sisters in exile. Every morning, while we go satiated and bathed, to our schools and to our workshops, we are accompanied by the shadows of the thousands and tens of thousands of our people's children led to slaughter - for what? Why?"
“And in the still of the night, while we lie in bed, the cries and screams of masses of murdered and slaughtered children break through seas and countries - Until when? For what? And why the slaughter of small children who have not sinned and done no evil?”
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6 x 12in; In Good Condition, Small wear to edge
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SUPERMAN FIGHTS ANTI-SEMITISM
FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMICS
1950, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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It is no surprise that the most famous and beloved superhero of all time, Superman, is equally adept at fighting super villains as he is combating human hatred. In this rare public service announcement one-sheet published during the golden age of early comic book history, Action Comic's Superman saves the day during Brotherhood Week. Titled "Superman's Code for Buddies", the Man of Steel swoops in to educate a group of boys about the importance of tolerance after a little Sam Levy is spurned for being a Jew. The boys fly with Superman to visit the Star of David adorned grave of a brave Jewish WWII soldier, Joe Rubin, who "died fighting for freedom and against intolerance..."
Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were children of Jewish immigrants. To quote Siegel: "What led me to create Superman in the 1930s? Hearing of the oppression and slaughter of helpless, oppressed Jews in Nazi Germany...seeing movies depicting the horrors of privation suffered by the downtrodden." While throughout the 1940s, Action Comics featured Superman battling with the Nazis or Nazi allies, this is the first clear instance of his fight against American anti-Semitism.
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6 x 9in; One sheet, In Good Condition
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THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON
HAND-SIGNED BLESSING FOR A GOOD SWEET NEW YEAR
1961/5722, EREV ROSH HASHANAH, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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This typed and autographed letter is from the Lubavitcher Rebbe on his official letterhead at Chabad Headquarters, 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York.
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The Rebbe here is offering his personal “blessing for a good and sweet new year, in both spiritual and material matters” leading in Rosh Hashana, as well as to be written in the good book for Yom Kippur to both the recipient of the letter and upon "all of Israel".
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The Rebbe is widely considered one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century. As leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he took an insular Hasidic group that almost came to an end with the Holocaust, and transformed it into one of the most influential movements among the Jewish People. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his "outstanding and lasting contributions toward improvements in world education, morality, and acts of charity."
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7 x 12in; In Good Condition with some edge wear​​
PRIME MINISTER GOLDA MEIR SIGNATURE
YOM HAATZMAUT RARE PAPER FLAG
MAY 7 1973, ISRAEL
This paper Israeli flag honoring Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, would be rare on its own. Here we are honored to have it with the autographs of Golda Meir and IDF Chief of Staff David "Dado" Elazar of the Yom Kippur War fame. Golda spent her life giving to Israel. She served as Israel's fourth Prime Minister. Born in Kiev, she emigrated to the United States as a child in 1906. When she was elected prime minister of Israel in 1969, she was the world's fourth and Israel's first and only woman to hold the office of Prime Minister. Ben-Gurion used to call Golda "the best man in the government". She was a tireless giver to Israel, strong-willed, straight-talking, grandmother of the Jewish People.
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8.25 x 3.25in; In Good Condition
PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN HAND-SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
SEPTEMBER 9 1974, ISRAEL
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Yitzhak Rabin spent his life giving to Israel. He was born in Jerusalem and led a 27-year career as a soldier. As a teenager he joined the Palmach, and rose through its ranks to become its chief of operations during the 1948 War. He was appointed IDF Chief of Staff in 1964 and oversaw Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War. Rabin served as Israel's ambassador to the United States from 1968 to 1973. He was appointed Prime Minister of Israel in 1974. In 1994, Rabin won the Nobel Peace Prize. In November 1995, he was tragically assassinated and has become a symbol of peace.
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7.5 x 5.25in; In Good Condition
PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
HAND-SIGNED HISTORIC SPEECH TO U.S. CONGRESS
JULY 10 1996, WASHINGTON D.C.
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Benjamin Netanyahu has spent his life giving to Israel. During his first term as Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu was honored with an invitation to address a Joint Session of Congress. In his remarks titled "The Three Pillars of Peace", he praised America’s commitment to world peace and spoke of his own commitment to securing peace in the Middle East. He also emphasized Israel’s security, promising to adhere to the Jewish state’s agreements with the Palestinian Arabs but not to negotiate with neighboring states who incite or support terrorism against Israel. In this historic speech Netanyahu reaffirmed that, “there will never be a re-division of Jerusalem.”
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"We have a common vision of how societies should be governed, of how civilization should be advanced. We both believe in eternal values, we both believe in the Almighty. We both follow traditions hallowed by time and experience. We admire America not only for its dynamism, and for its power, and for its wealth. We admire America for its moral force. As Jews and as Israelis, we are proud that this moral force is derived from the Bible and the precepts of morality that the Jewish people have given the world."
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Hand-signed double autographs in both English and Hebrew written in blue ink.
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11.75 x 8.25in; Ten Pages Stapled; In Fine Condition
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JERUSALEM OF GOLD LYRICS GIVEN TO IDF SOLDIERS
UPON LIBERATION OF THE OLD CITY, KOTEL & TEMPLE MOUNT
JUNE 1967, ISRAEL
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Perfectly capturing the mournful ancient longing for our eternal capital city, the song "Jerusalem of Gold" was written by Naomi Shemer for the 1967 Israeli Song Festival, when Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek requested several songwriters to compose a special song dedicated to Jerusalem. Shemer recalled that she found it very difficult to write the song, until she remembered the legend about Rabbi Akiva promising his wife Rachel a "city of gold". A few weeks after the debut performance of the song at the festival on Israeli Independence Day Yom HaAtzmaut, the Six-Day War broke out.
On June 7th 1967, the IDF wrested the Old City from the Jordanians. Shemer was about to perform for a troop of paratroopers when she heard that the Kotel and Temple Mount were “in our hands”. Instead of simply announcing this to the troop, she quickly penned a new verse which modified the second verse “We have returned to...the shuk; the shofar is sounding at the Temple Mount...” - thereby informing the paratroopers through the song, that Israel had captured the Old City. The line about the shofar sounding from the Temple Mount is a reference to Chief Rabbi of the IDF Rabbi Shlomo Goren’s sounding the shofar immediately after the capture of the holiest sites of the Jewish People. In a telegraph, Teddy Kollek sent to Shemer he wrote: "All IDF soldiers stationed in Jerusalem and its surroundings, and all residents of Jerusalem, are always singing 'Jerusalem of Gold'. With the change in the city's borders, we ask that you add another, uplifting verse to the song". Shemer, who at the time was in the Sinai Desert with an army band, heard IDF soldiers singing the song on the radio and added a new verse in which she compared the pre-war atmosphere to the post-war one.
With "Jerusalem of Gold", Shemer became for many the national songwriter of Israel. "Jerusalem of Gold" is considered one of the most beloved and famed Hebrew songs of all time.
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7.25 x 3.5in; In Worn Condition
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EARLY HAND-CRAFTED FLAG
STATE OF ISRAEL
MID-20TH CENTURY
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We love seeing these retired old flags honored in style when framed prominently on the wall. Nothing compares to the pride one feels when knowing that the star and stripes of Israel’s blue and white flag had a long life fluttering in the breeze. More than a state, Israel is a people, a faith and a light unto the nations. In less than a century, Israel’s flag has become an iconic representation of the painful past, prodigious present and fantastic future of the Jewish People - at home and abroad.
This hand-crafted flag in linen, sewn during the earliest days of the creation of the state, pays homage to the sacrifices of Israel’s founding Zionists. These pioneers secured the miracle of modern statehood for generations to come. This flag reminds us all that the Jewish People, wherever they may be, are united by the idea and ideals for which Israel so staunchly stands.
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54 x 37in; Linen; In Good Condition with minor wear
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