Illuminated Calligraphic Scroll on vellum. Presented to The Right Hon. Sir Herbert Samuel by Jerusalem’s Orthodox community Council, the Vaad Ha’Ir. Followed by three autograph signatures including Zalman HaKohen Rubin.

<<A magnificent illuminated manuscript, produced to commemorate the historic occasion of the appointment of the United Kingdom’s first High Commissioner to Palestine, Sir Herbert Samuel.>> “To his supreme excellency, Sir Herbert Samuel, Governor of Eretz Israel, [we] welcome you upon your arrival … Exalted and proud to see you in our midst, the first Jewish Governor of our Holy Land in two thousand years. We express our deep thanks to your excellency’s government for selecting you to carry out the promises that were given to our people in the Balfour Declaration. Your arrival heralds a new era in the history of our people and country. We hope …the gates of Jerusalem shall be rebuilt and you will help in returning Israel to its borders, instill justice and law in our land and under your leadership Jerusalem the Holy City shall become a light and glory to all nations so that Israel may dwell in safety in its land. The nation of Jerusalem looks up to you with much trust and affection. Our blessings and hopes are sent you, and will follow you in all your activities.”