Passover haggadah. Y.A.L. [Jewish Transportation Unit] 462, Royal Services Corps, Italy, 1945.
Non-traditional haggadah, printed for the use of the Jewish soldiers serving in Transportation Unit 462 of the British Army in Italy during World War II.
Before the meal, under the title "On This Festive Occasion" and before "The Commander's Blessing", the following text appears [Hebrew]: "On this night of vigil, when we sit down for the Seder of 1945, in Italy - in a foreign land, and we ourselves are wearing military uniforms, we feel the absence of our friends, seated together with us at this time last year. We are pained by the loss of Jewish communities in Europe, that are no longer, exterminated by a cruel and evil hand. We have some flashes of light: the fighting Jewish brigade, that carries the flag of Israel and is in the right place, and the first arrival of the few survivors and the children we have trained. Our longing is strong, and tonight, our hearts yearn for our home - our country".
[15] leaves (back cover missing), 16.5X20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Front cover detached and torn on margins. Stains (mostly to cover and leaf margins). The inscription "illustrations by Stiger" and the emblem of the Jewish Transportation Unit, both printed on the inner side of the front cover, are heavily blurred.
Not in the book by Aviram Paz, "The Exodus from Egypt, Then and Now, Collection of Rare Passover Haggadahs from the 1940s, from the Author's Collection" (Kibbutz Dalia, 2015).