TIN CHARITY BOX Jerusalem, early 20th century.

Cream enamelled rectangular box, with coin slot and sealed concave lid at top; Hebrew text at front labels depictions of two Jerusalem institutions, “Bikur Cholim Hospital” and “Yeshiva Eitz Chaim Free School and College.” The Yiddish text identifies this as a box to collect “Great Charity” for these institutions in the Holy City of Jerusalem, “Founded by the great Sage, Rabbi Samuel Salant, of blessed memory.” The sides are labelled in English and Yiddish, “When you move, please take the box with you, and inform the office...United Charity Institutions of Jerusalem, Jerusalem - Palestine.” H: 121mm.

These two venerable Jerusalem institutions are still extant