Ha-Mered [“The Revolt”]

AUCTION 22 |
Tuesday, January 27th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Lot 204
BEGIN, MENACHEM
Ha-Mered [“The Revolt”]
1950
Est: $7,000 - $8,000
PRICE REALIZED $6,500
Memoirs of the leader of the Jewish underground in Eretz Israel at the time of the British Mandate prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. In retrospect, it stands to reason that Begin’s underground was directly responsible for the British decision to leave Palestine.
In the political “wilderness” for most of his career, Menachem Begin was finally elected Prime Minister in 1977. By that time the demography of the State had changed sufficiently that the longtime underdog could ascend to power. See EJ IV, cols. 392-3