Lot 8
Manifesto of the Jewish National Fund – German Version – The Hague, 1918 – Published Following the Balfour Declaration and the British Occupation of Jerusalem
Manifest des Jüdischen Nationalfonds. The Hague, Tishrei 5679 (1918.) German.
Manifesto (single sheet, printed on both sides), published by the JNF following the Balfour Declaration and the British occupation of Jerusalem: "
To the people of Israel! We are at the cusp of a new period of great consequence in the history of our people […] Mighty nations and their governments have promised publicly to the world to do their utmost to support our national rebirth in the land of our ancestors […]
we must be ready for that time."
Heading printed in red, within an ornamental frame featuring a pair of lions and two medallions – one with a Star of David, and the other with a burning, seven-branched Menorah. The JNF's emblem appears on the second page, designed as a wax seal.
Rare German version. A Hebrew version is held in the NLI.
[1] f. (2 printed pages), 30.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Few creases. Minute marginal tears.
