Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"The First Maccabiah" - Collection of Items, Early 1930s

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
15 items related to the first Maccabiah. [Palestine, early 1930s].
Including: booklet titled "Maccabiah 1932" with a selection of essays by the founders of the "Maccabi" organization and plans of the halls under construction; tickets to the Maccabiah's opening and closing ceremonies; booklet of playing exercises for the Maccabiah orchestra, composed and arranged by Puah Grinshpun; proclamation by Yosef Yekutieli, founder of the Maccabiah, calling on the public to elect Israel Rokach, a member of the organization and its supporter, as mayor of Tel Aviv; leaves of "Yedioth HaMaccabiah", advertisements, and more.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Stains, creases, folding marks and small tears. Ink stamps. Filing holes. One of the booklets is missing two leaves.
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel