Nine ephemera items from the first and second Maccabiah Games.
1-5. Five items from the first Maccabiah Games, 1932: entrance ticket to the "journalists' corner" at the Maccabiah stadium; one stamp sheet depicting the first Maccabiah Games poster, printed on blue paper (six stamps); one stamp depicting the first Maccabiah Games poster, printed on white paper; "The First Maccabiah Games, Spring 1932" (Hebrew), advertising leaflet for the "Maccabiah Book", with a photomontage on the front cover (a book with this title was published after the second Maccabiah Games); illustrated postcard issued by the Tel-Aviv Municipality, advertising the first Maccabiah Games, Purim celebrations and the Levant Fair.
6-9. Four ephemera items from the second Maccabiah Games, 1935: a postcard depicting the poster of the second Maccabiah Games, designed by Franz Kraus; three stamp sheets depicting the Maccabiah Games poster (ten stamps per sheet).
Size and condition vary, good overall condition. Open tear to second leaf of the "Maccabiah Book" advertising leaflet (the lower part of the leaf is missing).

Approx. 170 regulations, lesson plans, lists of members, leaflets and other paper items documenting the activity of the Maccabi organization in Palestine during the 1930s. Haifa and elsewhere in Palestine. Hebrew and some English (one item in German).
These documents belonged to Shlomo Arazi, secretary-general of Maccabi in Palestine during the 1930s. Including: · Drafts of regulations and constitutions of sports organizations ("Regulations of the Maccabiah Games", "The Sports Constitution" of Maccabi, several drafts of the regulations of the "Sports Association" and more). · A record list of Maccabi members active in the various branches of athletics, with record-holders' names and the year the record was set (1937). · "A list of the minimal achievements required of Palestinian athletes for participating in the Palestinian delegation to the Olympic Games" (1937). · Dozens of instructional leaflets and lesson plans – "Fencing", "Boxing", "Self-Massage for Athletes", "Front Crawl Swimming", and more. · Dozens of leaflets and booklets issued by Maccabi. · A test form for members of the Amateur Sports Association. · And more.
Most of the items are mimeographed, and some bear handwritten comments and corrections. Several duplicate items.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Enclosed: Instructional leaves for participants in the Maccabi procession in Czernowitz – illustrated instructions for each of the marchers' movements, with musical notation for the corresponding music (German).

Presentation plate for the HaPoel national swimming championship, from "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael" (a maritime training association). Designed by Shalom Sebba (signed on verso: "Sebba"). Palestine, 1942.
Central relief of a swimmer, topped by the Hebrew inscription "HaPoel National Swimming Championship". The margin engraved with the logo of "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael" and the Hebrew inscriptions "Gift of HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael, 1942", "1942, 1943, 1944, Jordan Valley" (presumably added later).
"HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael", an association for marine training and promotion of maritime awareness, was established in 1936. It established a maritime school, was active in the development of fishing, encouraged the branch of swimming and was one of the founders of the Zim shipping company.
Siegfried Shalom Sebba (1897-1975), painter, stage designer, sculptor, photographer and book-illustrator. He was born in Prussia and acquired his artistic training in Königsberg and Berlin. He immigrated to Palestine in 1936. A pre-Canaanite artist, Sebba's work was characterized by rotund, heavy and massive figures and objects, all with solid, clear contours. In 1967 he moved to Germany, where he lived until his death.
Copper, partially plated with silver-toned metal; raised and hammered. Diameter: approx. 34 cm. Good condition. Wear and loss to plating; front completely unplated. Bends.

Approx. 45 "Shanah Tovah" (Happy New Year) greeting cards from soldiers of the Palestine Regiment and the Jewish Brigade and female soldiers of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service). Late 1942 to late 1946.
Most of the cards bear the emblem or name of the unit, company or corps to which the writer had belonged – usually accompanied by a Star of David – and a short greeting for the New Year. On several of the cards, maps, illustrations or photographs were printed, some of them are simple and symbolic while others are detailed and well-executed, reflecting the technical means that were at the disposal of the unit. Many units and companies which served in a variety of capacities and fronts in the Middle East and in Europe are represented in this collection. Some of the cards note the location as "somewhere".
When the Jewish volunteers from Palestine served in the Palestine Regiment, before the establishment of the Jewish Brigade in September 1944, unofficial emblems were designed by the soldiers of the Jewish battalions themselves in order to emphasize their identity as Jewish soldiers and challenge the military authorities, which forbade the soldiers to carry Jewish flags and emblems. The emblems appeared on unofficial publications such as "Shanah Tovah" greeting cards and Haggadot, and to a certain extent, met the need of the Jewish soldiers from Palestine for self-identity and a flag.
Enclosed:
1. Printed "Shanah Tovah" postcard for the soldiers of the 88th infantry division of the USA army. Gorizia (Italy), the eve of Rosh Hashanah 1946.
2. Photographic "Shanah Tovah" greeting card from the DP camp of Grottaferrata in Italy. On the card, a montage of Jewish soldiers, a map of Palestine, the Arch of Titus and a sculpture of Moses, alongside Hebrew greetings of Happy New Year and "Long Live our homeland Israel!" (Hebrew). Late 1948.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.