Certificate of Exit issued to a Rumanian Jew (Emilia Nathan) for passage to the State of Israel.
AUCTION 69 |
Thursday, June 23rd,
2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Holy Land Maps and Ceremonial Objects
Lot 161
(ROMANIA).
Certificate of Exit issued to a Rumanian Jew (Emilia Nathan) for passage to the State of Israel.
Bucharest: April 1964
Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $150
Through much of the period of Communist rule, Romania allowed limited numbers of Jews to emigrate to Israel, in exchange for much-needed Israeli economic aid. By 1965, Israel was funding agricultural and industrial projects throughout Romania, and in exchange, Romania allowed limited numbers of Jews to emigrate to Israel. When Nicolae Ceausescu came to power in 1965, he initially ended the trade in deference to the Eastern bloc’s Arab allies. However, by 1969, he decided to reinstate emigration of Jews but only in direct exchange of hard cash.