Issue of The Christian Science Monitor, Atlantic Edition, reporting on the declaration of independence of the state of Israel. Boston, May 15, 1948. English. Issue of May 15, 1948. The front cover features a report on the declaration of independence ceremony, which took place the previous day in Tel Aviv: "It was a simple, almost informal, ceremony of 40 minutes which established the Jewish state of 'Israel'". The article goes on to compare between the modest ceremony in Tel Aviv, and the extravagant ceremony held two years prior in Amman, in similar circumstances. This is followed by reports on one of the participants in the ceremony, Dr. Isidor Schalit, a Zionist leader and Theodor Herzl's secretary, the rapid growth of Jewish immigration to the newly formed state, reactions of the surrounding Arabic countries to the declaration of independence, and fears of Arab invasion. The news section features additional articles about the situation in the country, including a report on an aerial attack on Tel Aviv. The culture section features a positive review of HaBima's theater productions on Broadway. The Christian Science Monitor was founded in Boston in 1908, and is still being published today. Despite its association with the Church of Christian Science, its reports are considered objective and reliable, and some of its reporters won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Journalism. 17, [1] pp., 57 cm. Good condition. Leaves detached. Minor marginal tears, some open. Thin strips of paper pasted for reinforcement to front page and along spine (between first and last page). Filing holes. Fold marks.