Hagadah shel Pesach. Plugah Eretz-Yisraelit LeHovalah Kelalith

Estimate: $2,000–$2,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(HAGADAH).

Place

Capua, Italy

Publication

1946

Description

Lettering of title embellished with kaleidoscopic imagery containing emblems of Zionist ideology, sickle and hammer, and guns and bayonets. Replete with most creative artwork and calligraphy

references

Unlisted in all relevant bibliographies

summary

Rare post-War Hagadah. Issued for the Palestinian Transport Corps, i.e. Jewish servicemen in the British army, stationed in Italy. The traditional text of this Hagadah notes with due solemnity the dimensions of the tragedy of Jewish suffering recently revealed in Bergen-Belsen, Dachau and Majdanek and expresses the fervent hope to return to the homeland - Eretz Israel

pp. 31, (1). Crisp, clean copy. Original pictorial wrappers, staples corroded. 8vo (landscape)

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