Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Photograph of Hannah Szenes in Kibbutz Sdot Yam - Dedication to Giora Szenes
Opening: $10,000
Sold for: $12,500
Including buyer's premium
Photo of Hannah Szenes in front of the dining room in Kibbutz Sdot Yam, December 1941.
The photo was sent to her brother, Giora, who at the time lived and studied in France. On the reverse appears a dedication, handwritten by Szenes, in English: "I have not a better snap, so I send this, taken before the dining room of the Kibutz in XII 1941. The warning finger should remind you be a good boy and take care of your-self! Yours, Anny". 8.8X6.3 cm. Good condition. Minor stains on reverse.
Provenance: the estate of Hannah Szenes.
The photo was sent to her brother, Giora, who at the time lived and studied in France. On the reverse appears a dedication, handwritten by Szenes, in English: "I have not a better snap, so I send this, taken before the dining room of the Kibutz in XII 1941. The warning finger should remind you be a good boy and take care of your-self! Yours, Anny". 8.8X6.3 cm. Good condition. Minor stains on reverse.
Provenance: the estate of Hannah Szenes.
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature