Compilation of paper items related to the National Loan (HaMilve HaLeumi) which was collected in Israel close to the time of the establishment of the State of Israel. Tel Aviv, May 1948.
Included in the collection: * "To each Jew in Israel", a leaf announcing the loan and its terms. * Small advertisements of the loan for distributing in the streets, directed towards various populations – parents, women, non-recruited citizens, etc. For example: "The citizen at the home front! Think if you conscience is clean regarding the country and its defenders? Did you already sign a National Loan?", "If your son asks you: Father, Mother, did you sign the Nation Loan? – Tell him with a clean conscience, we have fulfilled our obligation – for you, for your future!", etc.
Immediately preceding the establishment of the State of Israel, the public was required to purchase loan certificates which were tradable documents. The government aimed at reaching the goal of 5,000,000 Israeli liras which were allocated for covering the war costs. These funds were loaned to the Jewish Agency for five years, with the United Israel Appeal and the JNF guarantors of the national loan by means of their property and real-estate.
9 items. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. File holes. Light spotting and folding creases.

Issue of "HaBoker" newspaper dated May 14, 1948. Palestine.
The newspaper reports that the ceremony ending the British Mandate was held already and that in just a few hours the State of Israel will be established. Most of the news concern the different battles all over the country and the central item on the back of the paper presents the postal stamps of the Jewish state.
43X28 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears and open tears along margins. Restored tears along folding marks. Creases.

Issue of "Turim Mechazit Kiryati", titled "The State of Israel was Established". Published by the Culture Department / Kiryati, [Tel Aviv], May 15, 1948.
Issue of the Kiryati brigade bulletin. The brigade operated in the area of Tel Aviv during the Independence War. This issue was published on the day following the declaration of independence. Printed on the first leaf is the declaration "The State of Israel was Established" on the background of the Israeli flag. On the bottom of the title page appears the slogan "Defense Forces in Eretz Israel – for Liberty! For Independence! For Victory!" (Hebrew). The issue includes texts by Zionist intellectuals, Alterman's poem "The Silver Tray" (Hebrew), government announcements and a short version of the Scroll of Independence. The last leaf includes news from the front, most of which refer to the surrender of Jaffa two days earlier, following Operation "Hametz" in which this brigade participated.
6 leaves (the issue might be lacking at the end), 33 cm. Fair condition. Detached leaves. Pinholes. Numerous stains. Slight tears and creases at margins and corners of leaves, most of which are professionally restored.

Issue of "Ha'aretz" newspaper dated 16.5.1948.
Headline of this issue: "Vision of generations comes true: State of Israel is established". Printed on the front page are the Scroll of Independence, photograph of Ben-Gurion during the independence declaration ceremony and photographs of the cabinet members.
[2] leaves (4 pp), 58 cm. Fair-good condition. Numerous stains. Folding marks. Some tears and pinholes. One tear, at upper margins, restored with adhesive tape.

Iton Rishmi (Official Gazette), issue no. 1. Printed with authorization granted by the Provisional Government, "HaPo'el HaTza'ir" printing press, Tel- Aviv, May 14, 1948.
Printed in this issue, published by the Provisional Government, are the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel and a manifest regarding legislative authorities.
4 pp. 32.5 cm. Good condition, foxing. Folding marks and slight creases.