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Auction 55 · Lot 133

[Not-liturgical]. Eighth Army. Passover - 5704. A Souvenir of the Seder Service, held on Friday, 7th April, 1944. With the Compliments of the Senior Jewish Chaplain, Rear Headquarters, Eighth Army, Central Mediterranean Forces.

Estimate
$600–$900
Hammer price
Not recorded

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author

(HAGADAH).

Place

n.p

Publication

1944

Description

Three photographic illustrations.

summary

“Within a few miles of Cassino on the Italian Battlefront, over 500 Jewish men of all Arms of the Service, gathered together on the first Seder night of Passover, 5704. Jewish soldiers from Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Palestine and Poland, they had come that night from far and wide, many from the fighting line itself, to celebrate Pesach, together with their Chaplain, the Rev. M. Berman. An unforgettable evening provided the accompanying photographs. They form a souvenir which will be treasured for all time by those who were present.”
pp. 4. Folds with tears. Unbound. 4to.
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