(ISRAEL, STATE OF)
AUCTION 37 |
Tuesday, June 26th,
2007 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 223
(ISRAEL, STATE OF)
Jerusalem: 26th December, 1948
Est: $100 - $150
PRICE REALIZED $150
Talbiyeh was a comfortable Arab residential area of Jerusalem. During the course of the War of Independence in 1948, the Arab inhabitants fled their homes whereupon Talbiyeh was transformed into "Talpiyot," a now Jewish neighborhood. This official letter makes discrete inquiry sa to whether there are still empty residences available in the area. The complexity of the interim situation is borne out by the Arabic title of “Mukhtar” given to the addressee, the well-known Jerusalem publisher, Reuben Mass. In light of the on-going demand by today’s Palestinian Arabs of the "right of return," the sensitive nature of this letter is clear