Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Laying the Cornerstone of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem - Two Booklets -Jerusalem, 1918

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Two Hebrew booklets printed in honor of the cornerstone laying for the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1918.
1. "Yom Hageinu, protocol of the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, 1918". Azriel Printing Press, Jerusalem 1918. Details about the preparations for the ceremony, the ceremony, including Chaim Weizmann's speech, and more. The booklet opens with a short text about Chaim Weizmann and his portrait. [2] leaves, 28 pp, 17.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and damages, cardboard covers.
2. “For the children in Eretz Israel on the day of laying the cornerstone for the Hebrew University in Jerusalem”. Frumkin press, Jerusalem, 1918.
A short booklet for children about the founding of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. 7 pp, 12 cm. Good condition, stains, several signatures in pen. Pinholes.
Ex-library copies.
Eretz Israel, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
Eretz Israel, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel