Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art

Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics

Ouster of David Ben-Gurion from Mapai – Summons to appear before the Party's High Court, and Copy of Indictment Sheet citing Ben-Gurion and the Founders of the Rafi Party – August 1965

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Sold for: $625
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Two documents related to the ouster of David Ben-Gurion and the founders of the Rafi Party from the Mapai Party: summons to appear before the party's high court, and copy of the indictment sheet submitted to the court. Tel Aviv, August 1965. 1. Official summons (printed form, filled in handwriting) to appear before the high court of the Mapai Party on August 2, 1965. Summoned to appear: David Ben-Gurion and the six founding members of the Rafi Party, namely Yosef Almogi, Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Amos Degani, Hannah Lamdan, Yizhar Smilansky (S. Izhar), and Shimon Peres. At the bottom of the form is a blank stub – confirmation of attendance – to be filled in and torn off. 1 f., approx. 24 cm (including stub). Good-fair condition. Creases. Blemishes and stains to margins. Open tear to upper right corner (with very minor damage to text). Stub partly detached. 2. Copy of indictment sheet submitted to the court, detailing the violations of the party code of conduct committed by the founders of the Rafi Party, and demanding their ouster from the party. Bearing the printed signature of Nahum Shadmi, Secretary of Mapai's Comptroller's Office. 2 ff. (copy of typewritten document), approx. 32.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases. Few stains. Minor blemishes. Open tear to upper right corner. Enclosed: Seven pages of the protocols of the hearing by the court, August 23, 1965; with some handwritten notations and marks.
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Establishment of the State of Israel
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Establishment of the State of Israel