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Auction 51 · Lot 338
(Prime Minister of Israel, 1922-95). Typed Letter Signed, in English, on official letterhead of the Prime Minister. Written to Charles A. Vanik
- Estimate
- $500–$700
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
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author
RABIN, YITZHAK
Place
Jerusalem
Publication
October 25th, 1993
Description
Single page. Handsomely framed together with black-and white photograph of Rabin in military uniform. “It is my sincerest wish to continue to work for the achievement of peace and reconciliation between Israel and its Arab neighbors.”
summary
Charles A. Vanik (1913-2007) was a Democratic congressman from Ohio. In 1974, Vanik sponsored the Jackson-Vanik amendment designed to allow Jews to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
In this letter, the Prime Minister thanks Vanik for being supportive of Rabin's participation in the recent signing ceremony of the Oslo Accords in Washington between himself and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat. Two years later, Rabin would be gunned down by an assassin opposed to the Prime Minister's peace process.