Auction 69 · Lot 265
(First President of the State of Israel, 1874-1952). Typed Letter Signed, in Hebrew, on letterhead of the President, written to Sima Arlosoroff, widow of Chaim Arlosoroff, on the 16th anniversary of her husband’s assasination.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
WEIZMANN, CHAIM
printer
5th October
Publication
1949
Description
Single page. Handsomely framed together with a carte de visite signed by Haim Arlosoroff. And a carbon copy of and earlier Weizmann typed letter (1918).
summary
Haim Arlosoroff (1899-1933) was head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency in Palestine. In 1933 Arlosoroff negotiated the controversial Ha’Avara Agreement with the Nazi German government. Two days after his return from Germany he was assassinated on the beach of Tel Aviv while walking with his wife. The two Chaim’s - Arlosoroff and Weizmann were life-long friends.