Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Sold for: $63
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Three pins marking Purim festivals in Israel. [Israel, mid-20th century].
1-2. Two pins with an identical relief, depicting Haman leading Mordecai on the horse. One pin reads "Purim" (Hebrew); the other pin reads "Purim Nacht in Tel Aviv" (Hebrew).
Diameter: approx. 20 mm. Good condition.
3. Pin marking the 1956 Tel Aviv Purim Carnival (Adloyada).
Approx. 20X10 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
1-2. Two pins with an identical relief, depicting Haman leading Mordecai on the horse. One pin reads "Purim" (Hebrew); the other pin reads "Purim Nacht in Tel Aviv" (Hebrew).
Diameter: approx. 20 mm. Good condition.
3. Pin marking the 1956 Tel Aviv Purim Carnival (Adloyada).
Approx. 20X10 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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8 pins with the emblems of Zionist and youth movements, Zionist and Jewish images and more. [USA, Europe, Mandatory Palestine and Israel, 20th century].
Including: ● A pin of the Palestinian pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. ● A pin of the "Central Camp Medurot [HaShomer HaTza'ir] in Riga". ● A pin of "HaMizrachi" Movement. ● And more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Including: ● A pin of the Palestinian pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. ● A pin of the "Central Camp Medurot [HaShomer HaTza'ir] in Riga". ● A pin of "HaMizrachi" Movement. ● And more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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42 pins of youth movements. [Mandatory Palestine and Israel, 20th century].
Pins of HaShomer HaTza'ir, Bnei Akiva, HaNo'ar HaOved VehaLomed, Maccabee Youth, Zionist Youth, HeChalutz, Jewish Arabic Youth and more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Pins of HaShomer HaTza'ir, Bnei Akiva, HaNo'ar HaOved VehaLomed, Maccabee Youth, Zionist Youth, HeChalutz, Jewish Arabic Youth and more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Nine pins issued by left-wing parties and Zionist organizations. [Palestine and Israel, 20th century].
Including pins issued by the "Hebrew Socialist Youth in Palestine" (Two different pins), an Antifa pin, a pin issued by the Mapam Party, three pins issued by the Israeli Labor Party, a pin issued by the Zionist Worldwide Labor Movement and a rare tower-shaped pin with the Israeli flag and a red star (presumably struck for communist fighters of the Haganah organization in Jerusalem).
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Including pins issued by the "Hebrew Socialist Youth in Palestine" (Two different pins), an Antifa pin, a pin issued by the Mapam Party, three pins issued by the Israeli Labor Party, a pin issued by the Zionist Worldwide Labor Movement and a rare tower-shaped pin with the Israeli flag and a red star (presumably struck for communist fighters of the Haganah organization in Jerusalem).
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Sold for: $350
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An early winged pin of the Aviron Aviation Company LTD. [Palestine, ca. mid-1930s to late 1940s].
Aviron Aviation Company LTD was established in 1936 and was the first aviation company in the Yishuv period to offer domestic flights. The company was established in the midst of the Great Arab Revolt by the national institutions and functioned as the aerial branch of the armed forces before the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 1948 War, its airplanes were handed over to the Haganah organization and shortly afterwards, the company was dismantled. During the years of its existence, the company trained about one hundred and forty pilots.
Approx. 10X50 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Aviron Aviation Company LTD was established in 1936 and was the first aviation company in the Yishuv period to offer domestic flights. The company was established in the midst of the Great Arab Revolt by the national institutions and functioned as the aerial branch of the armed forces before the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 1948 War, its airplanes were handed over to the Haganah organization and shortly afterwards, the company was dismantled. During the years of its existence, the company trained about one hundred and forty pilots.
Approx. 10X50 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Four pins awarded to Jewish fighters in the Yishuv Period. [Palestine, first half of the 20th century].
"First Judeans" Jewish Legion pin (with the logo of the Menorah and the legend "Kadima" ]Forward[); Jewish Brigade third battalion pin; Tower and Stockade-shaped "Recruited" pin (given, presumably, to recruits of the British army during World War II); unidentified pin shaped as a Star of David, crossed swords and the legend "Zion" (Hebrew) (given, presumably to Jewish fighters of a military organization before the establishment of the State of Israel. See next item).
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
"First Judeans" Jewish Legion pin (with the logo of the Menorah and the legend "Kadima" ]Forward[); Jewish Brigade third battalion pin; Tower and Stockade-shaped "Recruited" pin (given, presumably, to recruits of the British army during World War II); unidentified pin shaped as a Star of David, crossed swords and the legend "Zion" (Hebrew) (given, presumably to Jewish fighters of a military organization before the establishment of the State of Israel. See next item).
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Sold for: $350
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Two pins shaped like a Star of David, with crossed swords and the legend "Zion" (Hebrew). [Palestine, first half of the 20th century].
Presumably, the pins were awarded to Jewish fighters by a military organization or a military veterans' organization before the establishment of the State of Israel.
Two different pins. One pin is inlaid with blue and white enamel.
Approx. 15X35 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Presumably, the pins were awarded to Jewish fighters by a military organization or a military veterans' organization before the establishment of the State of Israel.
Two different pins. One pin is inlaid with blue and white enamel.
Approx. 15X35 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Sold for: $375
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Badge of the Association of Jewish Officers in Palestine. [Palestine, 1936?].
The Association of Jewish Officers in Palestine was founded in Tel Aviv during the 1930s by Jewish officers, veterans of the Jewish Legion and various armies during World War I.
The badge is dated 1936 (unlike other undated versions of the badge).
Approx. 20X20 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
The Association of Jewish Officers in Palestine was founded in Tel Aviv during the 1930s by Jewish officers, veterans of the Jewish Legion and various armies during World War I.
The badge is dated 1936 (unlike other undated versions of the badge).
Approx. 20X20 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Sold for: $163
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Four pins with the emblems of the Irgun and Betar. [Palestine, ca. 1940s].
1. A pin shaped as a shield depicting the map of Greater Israel and the Betar emblem.
2-4 Three pins with the emblem of the Irgun.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
1. A pin shaped as a shield depicting the map of Greater Israel and the Betar emblem.
2-4 Three pins with the emblem of the Irgun.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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13 pins commemorating the Holocaust, illegal immigration, underground prisoners, prisoners of Zion and more. [Israel and the USA, second half of the 20th century].
9 pins commemorating the Holocaust and communities that had perished; an "Illegal Immigration Activists Conference" pin; a "Conference of Prisoners on the Jubilee of Rabbi Aryeh Levin" pin; a pin reading "Let My People Go"; and a pin, marking, presumably, the 50th anniversary of the 1918 Lwów pogrom.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
9 pins commemorating the Holocaust and communities that had perished; an "Illegal Immigration Activists Conference" pin; a "Conference of Prisoners on the Jubilee of Rabbi Aryeh Levin" pin; a pin reading "Let My People Go"; and a pin, marking, presumably, the 50th anniversary of the 1918 Lwów pogrom.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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A pin marking the 25th anniversary of the sailing of the Af-Al-Pi III illegal immigrant ship. [Israel, 1973].
A pin shaped like the emblem of the "Af-Al-Pi" Revisionist Illegal Immigration Movement – a lion swinging a sword on the backdrop of a Star of David – marking the 25th anniversary of the sailing of the Af-Al-Pi III illegal immigrant ship, which in February 1938 sailed from Albania and arrived successfully at the Dor beach. Motto ribbon with the legend "Af-Al-Pi III, 1938-1973".
20X25 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
A pin shaped like the emblem of the "Af-Al-Pi" Revisionist Illegal Immigration Movement – a lion swinging a sword on the backdrop of a Star of David – marking the 25th anniversary of the sailing of the Af-Al-Pi III illegal immigrant ship, which in February 1938 sailed from Albania and arrived successfully at the Dor beach. Motto ribbon with the legend "Af-Al-Pi III, 1938-1973".
20X25 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
December 22, 2020
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Badge of a Hagana organization member in Tel Aviv. [Israel, late 1940s/early 1950s].
Diameter: approx. 15 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
Diameter: approx. 15 mm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.
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