Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
First Camouflage Military Unit of the Jewish Brigade - Italy, 1945 - Two Haggadot and Appendix
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
1. Passover Haggada. First Camouflage Military Unit. [Italy], 1945.
Non-traditional stencil copied Haggada. On leaf 5, illustration of the four sons wearing uniforms. Printed for the soldiers of Camouflage Military Unit of the Jewish Brigade. The Unit was established in 1942. In 1945, it operated in Italy. Hand-painted illustrations. [20] leaves, 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Not mentioned in Haggadot Kibbutziot by Nathan Steiner.
2. [Passover Haggada, First Camouflage Military Unit]. [Italy, year unknown]. Non-traditional Haggada, missing cover. Many of the texts and illustrations are identical to the Haggada mentioned above. On last leaf: "We have lit bonfires, fire of lights shone (in Hebrew rhyme)". Hand-painted illustrations. 18 leaves, 20x16 cm. Bound with string. Stains, creases and folding marks.
3. Single leaf, "Modern unfinished Haggadaג€¦". Apparently, it was also printed by the soldiers of the First Camouflage Military Unit. Has square verses, humorous and in rhyme - dialogs between the "wise son", "the wicked son", "the simple son" and "just a fool". Signed at bottom (in print): Meir. Character illustrations are hand-painted. Leaf 33 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and stains.
Non-traditional stencil copied Haggada. On leaf 5, illustration of the four sons wearing uniforms. Printed for the soldiers of Camouflage Military Unit of the Jewish Brigade. The Unit was established in 1942. In 1945, it operated in Italy. Hand-painted illustrations. [20] leaves, 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Not mentioned in Haggadot Kibbutziot by Nathan Steiner.
2. [Passover Haggada, First Camouflage Military Unit]. [Italy, year unknown]. Non-traditional Haggada, missing cover. Many of the texts and illustrations are identical to the Haggada mentioned above. On last leaf: "We have lit bonfires, fire of lights shone (in Hebrew rhyme)". Hand-painted illustrations. 18 leaves, 20x16 cm. Bound with string. Stains, creases and folding marks.
3. Single leaf, "Modern unfinished Haggadaג€¦". Apparently, it was also printed by the soldiers of the First Camouflage Military Unit. Has square verses, humorous and in rhyme - dialogs between the "wise son", "the wicked son", "the simple son" and "just a fool". Signed at bottom (in print): Meir. Character illustrations are hand-painted. Leaf 33 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and stains.
Passover Haggadot
Passover Haggadot