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Auction 69 · Lot 129
(ISRAEL, STATE OF).
- Estimate
- $200–$300
- Hammer price
- $150
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
(Jerusalem
Publication
September, 1970)
Description
Mathri’in Afilu BeShabbat… [“(In times of danger) we blow trumpets even on the Sabbath. A great danger hangs over our brethren who are held captive in Jordan by cruel barbarians. The Rabbis announce a holy obligation for all to gather in every synagogues Friday evening …after the Sabbath meal, in order to to recite Psalms.”]
summary
A mass call to prayer in response to the aircraft hijackings by Palestinian (PFLP) terrorists on the 6th September, 1970. Gentile passengers were freed, however Jewish passengers (including Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner) were held captive for almost three weeks before their negotiated release following a dramatic series of events.
Folds, with tape on corners, slight tear on upper left corner, punch-holes. 19 x 27 inches.
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