Approx. 95 letters, circulars and documents, recording the activity of farmer associations and land-owners in Palestine during the second and third Aliyah. Petach-Tikvah, Hadera, Jaffa, Rishon LeZion and elsewhere (some from the USA and Europe), 1910s and 1920s, Hebrew, some English and some French.
These letters and documents, corresponding to the period of the Socialist Aliyah, the establishment of the Histadrut labor federation and the rise of workers' parties, document the attempts of land-owners, farmers and the "bourgeois" to maintain their status and power in Palestine. While delineating the tension between farmers and the laborers, the documents also deal with agricultural activity, crops and the relationships between the various Jewish settlements in the early 20th century.
The collection includes: · Approx. 25 letters and documents by the "Federation of Jewish Colonies, Judea" and the farmers organization established by it – "The Jewish farmers' Federation in Palestine" ("Hitahadut HaIkarim"; most of the letters and documents are signed by "the last of the Bilu'im", Menashe Meirowitz). They record violent confrontations between workers and farmers, emergency meetings held by settlement representatives regarding the workers' movements and the "poisonous" Socialist ideology, early attempts to establish farmers' parties, and more. · Approx. 20 letters and documents exchanged between "The Young Farmer" organization and other organizations in Palestine, with interesting information about pest control, agricultural tools, the economic organization, and more. · Approx. 30 letters, bank statements and prospects sent by agricultural tools manufacturers and American and European fertilization companies to "The Young Farmer". · Six letters sent by the "HaEzrach Union" party, representing various farmer associations. · And more.
Many of the letters and documents are stamped with the stamps of the various organizations.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.

Large Damascene work decorative plate featuring the flying camel logo, reading "Levant Fair" in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Tel-Aviv, 1934.
Round plate; central large flying camel, the logo designed by artist and architect Arieh Elhanani in 1932 for the first Levant Fair. The camel faces the sun, while his hind legs touch the emblem of Tel-Aviv. Three oval cartouches surrounding the camel read "Levant Fair" in Hebrew, English and Arabic. The background with dense grapevine pattern, interspersed with bunches of grapes.
The first Levant Fair was preceded by several exhibitions and fairs of locally produced goods held in Tel-Aviv between 1923 and 1929. The 1932 fair, the first to be called the "Levant Fair", was international, with companies from dozens of countries exhibiting goods. It also included amusement rides and various exhibits in a variety of fields, as well as movies, entertainment and more. The fair was held in 1932, 1934 and 1936, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors, many of them tourists. The showcase of the Yishuv's achievements in the fields of commerce, industry and agriculture left a cultural legacy: the permanent buildings built for the 1934 fair, the works of art that were ordered for it and the printed material that accompanied it are all shining examples of the height of Modernist architecture, design and graphics.
This plate is featured on the cover of "The Flying Camel, 85 Years of Exhibitions and Fairs in Tel-Aviv" exhibition catalog (Hebrew), by Mordechai Naor and Batya Karmiel. Tel-Aviv: Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center and the Eretz Israel Museum, 2010 (enclosed).
Brass inlaid with silver and copper (Damascene work). Diameter: 70.5 cm. Good condition. Bends and minor welding repairs (a large welding repair on verso).

Nine ephemera items from the first and second Maccabiah Games.
1-5. Five items from the first Maccabiah Games, 1932: entrance ticket to the "journalists' corner" at the Maccabiah stadium; one stamp sheet depicting the first Maccabiah Games poster, printed on blue paper (six stamps); one stamp depicting the first Maccabiah Games poster, printed on white paper; "The First Maccabiah Games, Spring 1932" (Hebrew), advertising leaflet for the "Maccabiah Book", with a photomontage on the front cover (a book with this title was published after the second Maccabiah Games); illustrated postcard issued by the Tel-Aviv Municipality, advertising the first Maccabiah Games, Purim celebrations and the Levant Fair.
6-9. Four ephemera items from the second Maccabiah Games, 1935: a postcard depicting the poster of the second Maccabiah Games, designed by Franz Kraus; three stamp sheets depicting the Maccabiah Games poster (ten stamps per sheet).
Size and condition vary, good overall condition. Open tear to second leaf of the "Maccabiah Book" advertising leaflet (the lower part of the leaf is missing).

Approx. 170 regulations, lesson plans, lists of members, leaflets and other paper items documenting the activity of the Maccabi organization in Palestine during the 1930s. Haifa and elsewhere in Palestine. Hebrew and some English (one item in German).
These documents belonged to Shlomo Arazi, secretary-general of Maccabi in Palestine during the 1930s. Including: · Drafts of regulations and constitutions of sports organizations ("Regulations of the Maccabiah Games", "The Sports Constitution" of Maccabi, several drafts of the regulations of the "Sports Association" and more). · A record list of Maccabi members active in the various branches of athletics, with record-holders' names and the year the record was set (1937). · "A list of the minimal achievements required of Palestinian athletes for participating in the Palestinian delegation to the Olympic Games" (1937). · Dozens of instructional leaflets and lesson plans – "Fencing", "Boxing", "Self-Massage for Athletes", "Front Crawl Swimming", and more. · Dozens of leaflets and booklets issued by Maccabi. · A test form for members of the Amateur Sports Association. · And more.
Most of the items are mimeographed, and some bear handwritten comments and corrections. Several duplicate items.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Enclosed: Instructional leaves for participants in the Maccabi procession in Czernowitz – illustrated instructions for each of the marchers' movements, with musical notation for the corresponding music (German).

Presentation plate for the HaPoel national swimming championship, from "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael" (a maritime training association). Designed by Shalom Sebba (signed on verso: "Sebba"). Palestine, 1942.
Central relief of a swimmer, topped by the Hebrew inscription "HaPoel National Swimming Championship". The margin engraved with the logo of "HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael" and the Hebrew inscriptions "Gift of HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael, 1942", "1942, 1943, 1944, Jordan Valley" (presumably added later).
"HaChevel HaYami LeIsrael", an association for marine training and promotion of maritime awareness, was established in 1936. It established a maritime school, was active in the development of fishing, encouraged the branch of swimming and was one of the founders of the Zim shipping company.
Siegfried Shalom Sebba (1897-1975), painter, stage designer, sculptor, photographer and book-illustrator. He was born in Prussia and acquired his artistic training in Königsberg and Berlin. He immigrated to Palestine in 1936. A pre-Canaanite artist, Sebba's work was characterized by rotund, heavy and massive figures and objects, all with solid, clear contours. In 1967 he moved to Germany, where he lived until his death.
Copper, partially plated with silver-toned metal; raised and hammered. Diameter: approx. 34 cm. Good condition. Wear and loss to plating; front completely unplated. Bends.