Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture

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"Theodor Herzl" Troop of the Youth Movement "Universal Union of Jewish Youth" in Tunis – Tally Book, with Drawings, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings, etc. – Tunis, 1936-1937

Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium

Livre Tally de la Patrouille des Aigles [Tally Book of the Eagle Patrol], the "Theodor Herzl" troop of the "Union Universelle de la Jeunesse Juive" (U.U.U.J) in Tunis. Tunisia: 1936-1937. French.
A booklet made by members of the "Eagle patrol" of the Theodor Herzl troop, a group belonging to the "Union Universelle de la Jeunesse Juive" (U.U.U.J) in Tunis. The booklet contains many color illustrations, photographs from the patrol's various scouting activities, newspaper clippings, postcards, and pictures of important Zionist figures, of places in Palestine and of different sites in Tunisia. The hand-written text in French reports on the patrol's diverse activities throughout the year, and includes various materials on Zionism.
The U.U.U.J was established in Paris as a Zionist youth movement, inspired by the Scouts Movement; its first chapter in Tunisia was established in 1924. The organization was well oriented towards Zionism, which was seen as both a practical and a spiritual solution for the plight of the Jewish nation. It was operated by French Jews, for Jews of the Orient and Eastern Europe, and in this sense resembled the "Alliance Israélite Universelle."
For further reading, see: "Zionism in Tunisia: French Colonialism and Local Nationalism, " by Haim Saadoun. Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi Institute, 2019. p. 127. (Hebrew).


[107] ff., 22 cm. Stains. Minor tears. Several leaves and gatherings detached. Some items that were pasted onto the pages are detached. Strips of acidic tape to several leaves and cover. Cloth-covered boards; binding loose and worn. Stains and tears to binding.


Enclosed:
• Program of the U.U.U.J fair, held in Tunis in 1948, with a leaflet containing information on the movement and its history (French).
• Leather Star of David, to be worn on the clothes.

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