Personal Invitation to Ceremony of Laying the Foundation Stone of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem. Wednesday, July 24th 1918, at 5 o'clock pm.
AUCTION 48 |
Thursday, May 27th,
2010 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Featuring an Exceptional Collection of American Judaica
Lot 223
(ZIONISM)
Personal Invitation to Ceremony of Laying the Foundation Stone of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem. Wednesday, July 24th 1918, at 5 o'clock pm.
Tel Aviv-Jaffa: July 18, 1918
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $450
The invitation itself is dated the Ninth of Av; the ceremony to take place the Fifteenth of Av. While the first date is one of national mourning, the second date is traditionally one of national jubilation. Evidently, the Zionist Commission responsible for the event played upon this symbolism, viewing the founding of Hebrew University as a step toward national redemption.