(First Prime Minister of the State of Israel, 1886-1973). Typed Letter Signed, in Hebrew, on letterhead of the Minister of Defense, written to Moshe Sar-Shalom, a soldier wounded in the 1948 War of Independence.

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $200

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author

BEN-GURION, DAVID

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22nd May

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1949

Description

With: Original envelope.

summary

In this letter, Ben-Gurion thanks the soldier for giving “more than most soldiers - a part of your own body.” Ben-Gurion notes that the government obligates itself to ensure work training, housing and related rights to be awarded to those soldiers who fought in such historic battles.

Single page. Framed.

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