Large collection of pins and badges – Arab countries. Most of the pins are military pins or pins of various educational institutes.
The collection includes: • Badges of various Arab armies, among them the Arab Legion, Egyptian army, Lebanese army, Iraqi army and more. • Pins with the Druze Star emblem. • Pins of Arab educational institutes in Jerusalem and in Hebron. • Pendant with the legend "UAR pavilion / New York World's Fair" ( made for the pavilion of the United Arab Republic in the New York World fair in the years 1945-6). • Two cloth badges. • More.
Total of 80 items. Size and condition vary. Some of the pins appear in multiple copies.
Provenance: Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.

Four metal medals awarded in Betar sports competitions. [Presumably in China, 1935-1937].
Engraved on three medals, in Cyrillic letters, is the legend "Бетар" [Betar], the type of sport of this competition or the competing teams, a Hebrew letter and the year in which this competition took place: "Volleyball, "B", 1936"; "'A' Triatlon, 1937"; "'C against B, 1937". Engraved on the fourth medal: " Б.Т., VIII 1935 XII, K. III C., COP"ב.
Mentioned in the "Betar Book" about the history of the organization (published by "the committee for publishing Betar Book", Jerusalem-Tel-Aviv, 1969) is the fact that the "activity of both commissions [in China] was mainly a comprehensive and excellent activity in all the fields of sports, in closed halls and special fields, as well as in all of the camping and scouting fields – outdoors" (vol. 2, p.837). Members of the organization in China emphasized in particular sports exercises and physical fitness in order to be able to defend themselves against anti-Semitic assaults on the part of Russian immigrants who were members in organizations of anti-Semitic nature and even to counter-attack.
Approx. 3.5X2 – 4 X 2.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Scratches.

Jewish National Fund donation box with a map of Palestine. Palestine, [late 1930s or 1940s].
This donation box, of the Zion model, on which the map of Palestine, without the Negev region, is printed, is large, and intended for use by public institutions and conferences where funds were raised for the JNF. A handle and hanger for hanging were placed on the back in order to make the public use of the box more efficient. This particular box has a design flaw: the base containing the lock was placed at the top of the box, while the top, containing the opening for the insertion of coins, was placed at the bottom.
Approx. 12.5 x 17.5 x 7.5 cm. Good–fair condition. The paint is damaged. Rust, dents, and scratches.
Literature: "Blue Box" by Shaul Ladani and Dotan Shulman. Jerusalem: JNF, 2014. 134 pp.

Hand watch, commemorating the establishment of the State of Israel.
On the dial appear Hebrew letters instead of numerals, a Star of David instead of the digit "12" and the legend "Techiyat Medinat Israel" ("revival of the State of Israel").
New leather strap.
Diameter: 3 cm. Length of watch with strap: 23.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains on dial. Defects to metal body. Corrosion. Peeling plating.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.