Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
The Irgun – Braodside and Propaganda Sheets – Holocaust Survivors in Europe, 1947
Opening: $150
Sold for: $238
Including buyer's premium
Braodside and propaganda sheets issued by the Irgun Zva'i Leumi (Etzel). Printed in Europe, 1947 (one sheet undated). Yiddish and Slovak.
1. "Brieder" ["Brothers"], broadside. Dated: "In the Diaspora, 12th of Sivan, 5707" [May 31, 1947]. Yiddish.
Broadside appealing to Holocaust survivors in Europe with a call to support the Irgun in the domestic struggle taking place within the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine. The broadside bemoans the hypocrisy of the Yishuv's institutional leaders who, on one hand, lead a propaganda campaign among the Jews of Europe promoting the struggle against the British, and at the same time undermine the Irgun fighters and their supporters in Palestine.
2. "Iddish Blut is Nisht Kein Vasser" ["Jewish Blood is Not Water"], transcription of a radio broadcast titled "Kol Zion HaLohemet" ["Voice of Fighting Zion"] (the Irgun's radio station). Dated (in Yiddish): "In the Diaspora, Sivan 5707," [1947]. Yiddish.
3. "Kommunikat, " information sheet issued by the Irgun, dated "In the Austrian Diaspora, 5708" [1947]. Yiddish. A report on eight acts of reprisal conducted by Irgun fighters against the Arab population in Palestine, December 1947.
4. "Vyhlasenie" ["Proclamation"], typewritten sheet issued by the Irgun. "In the Diaspora, " [undated]. Slovak.
[4] ff., approx. 29X20 cm to approx. 34X23.5 cm. Condition varies. Fold lines and minor blemishes. Minor tears, some mended. Inked library stamps. No. 4 in fair condition (creases and wear, closed and open tears; reinforced with strips of adhesive tape).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. "Brieder" ["Brothers"], broadside. Dated: "In the Diaspora, 12th of Sivan, 5707" [May 31, 1947]. Yiddish.
Broadside appealing to Holocaust survivors in Europe with a call to support the Irgun in the domestic struggle taking place within the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine. The broadside bemoans the hypocrisy of the Yishuv's institutional leaders who, on one hand, lead a propaganda campaign among the Jews of Europe promoting the struggle against the British, and at the same time undermine the Irgun fighters and their supporters in Palestine.
2. "Iddish Blut is Nisht Kein Vasser" ["Jewish Blood is Not Water"], transcription of a radio broadcast titled "Kol Zion HaLohemet" ["Voice of Fighting Zion"] (the Irgun's radio station). Dated (in Yiddish): "In the Diaspora, Sivan 5707," [1947]. Yiddish.
3. "Kommunikat, " information sheet issued by the Irgun, dated "In the Austrian Diaspora, 5708" [1947]. Yiddish. A report on eight acts of reprisal conducted by Irgun fighters against the Arab population in Palestine, December 1947.
4. "Vyhlasenie" ["Proclamation"], typewritten sheet issued by the Irgun. "In the Diaspora, " [undated]. Slovak.
[4] ff., approx. 29X20 cm to approx. 34X23.5 cm. Condition varies. Fold lines and minor blemishes. Minor tears, some mended. Inked library stamps. No. 4 in fair condition (creases and wear, closed and open tears; reinforced with strips of adhesive tape).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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