Passover Haggadah, Yehida Ivrit LeHovala [Jewish Transportation Unit] 468. [Italy], 1944.
Non-traditional Haggadah, with illustrations. Printed for use by Jewish soldiers who served in Transportation Unit 468 of the British Army in World War II and afterwards. Alongside the traditional passages, the Hagaddah tells the history of the soldiers during the war and afterwards, and while telling what horrors they experienced in Europe it also expresses hope for the future (illustrations on this page depict the Egyptians oppressing slaves by a camp surrounded by a barbed wire fence, and on the opposite side – Jewish soldiers with Jewish fighters from ancient times).
General Transport Coy. R.A.S.C. 468, was established in Egypt in 1942. Later on the soldiers served in Italy, in Austria, and then again in Italy, where they assisted refugees in displaced persons camps.
41 pp, 24X15.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains and tears at margins. Creases. "Army archive" ink-stamp on the back of page no. 2. Uneven trimming of leaves.