Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art

Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics

Collections of Programmes, Tickets and Photographs – Concerts and Musical Shows in Israel – 1920s-1960s

Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Collection of 45 programmes, entrance tickets and photographs from concerts and various musical shows in Israel. 1920s-1960s. Hebrew and English. The collection compraises: • programmes of various concerts, including: violinist Jascha Heifetz in a concert at the "Eden" hall in Haifa (1926); "A Grand Popular Concert by the military band and Rhythm Orchestra of the 2nd Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers" in Haifa (1940s); jubilee concert of the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra (1946); special concert of the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bernardino Molinari (1946); the oratorio "Elijah" by Felix Mendelsohn – a performance for the tenth anniversary of the State of Israel (1958); festive concert of the philharmonic orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein in Jerusalem, for the victory in the Six-Day-War (July 1967); and other concerts. • Entrance tickets to concerts and musical shows, including: an entrance ticket to a piano recital of pianist Artur Schnabel at the "Ein Dor" hall in Haifa (1934); entrance ticket to a concert of violinist Bronisław Huberman in Ein Harod; two entrance tickets to concerts conducted by Arturo Toscanini in Jerusalem (1937-1938); and more. • Two photographs: a photograph of the members of the "First Concert Ensemble in Palestine" conducted by Zvi Kompaneets (ca. late 1920s) and a press photograph documenting the arrival of Arturo Toscanini to Haifa, before conducting a concert of the philharmonic orchestra (22.4.1938). Enclosed: a photograph of the Abileah piano shop in Haifa. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Establishment of the State of Israel
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Establishment of the State of Israel