Lot 20
Announcement of the Election Results for the "Eretz Israeli Assembly" (1903) / Official Letter and Regulations Leaflet of the "First Assembly of Representatives" (1920)
Three items related to election campaigns in the Jewish Yishuv. Palestine: 1903 and 1920. Hebrew.
1.
Small broadside announcing the results of the elections for the "Eretz Israeli Assembly"
("HaKenessia HaEretz-Yisraelit") (1903). Resembling a parliament, the "Eretz Israeli Assembly" was led by Menachem Ussishkin, challenging Herzl and the Zionist congress; the organization was disbanded after two years of activity.
2-3.
Regulations leaflet and an official letter by the "First Assembly of Representatives" (1920): • A letter sent to the Tachkemoni school, on behalf of the central elections committee in Jaffa, stressing the importance of the coming elections. Printed; bearing a "Zion" postage stamp. • "Regulations for the Gatherings of the Assembly of Representatives of the Jews of Palestine", a leaflet containing 36 clauses, regulating the activity of the Assembly (Luncz Press, ca. 1920.)
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Fold lines, stains and creases. Minor marginal tears. Tear along horizontal fold line of the broadside (item 1).
