Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Postcards with Caricatures of the Participants of the 19th Zionist Congress / Postcard with a Caricature of the Participants of the 20th Zionist Congress - Switzerland, 1935-1937

Opening: $400
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
Five postcards with caricatures of the participants of the 19th and 20th Zionist congresses, by Jacob Bickels, a psychiatrist and caricaturist born in Lvov. Switzerland, 1935-1937.
1-4. Four postcards with portraits (caricatures) of the participants of the 19th Zionist Congress. [Lucerne, 1935]. Portrayed are Berl Katznelson, Menachem Ussishkin, David Ben-Gurion and Selig Brodetsky. On the reverse of the postcards is the caption "Caricatures of the Zionist Congress" (Hebrew) - Kongress-Karikaturen. Apparently out of a series of 20 postcards. 15.5X10.5 cm.
5. Postcard with a caricature inspired by the 20th Zionist Congress. Zurich, 1937. Portraits of Haim Weizmann, David Ben-Gurion, Ussishkin and others. Approx. 9.5X14 cm.
Condition varies.
Herzl, Zionism, JNF
Herzl, Zionism, JNF