Auction 4 Part 1
By King David Auctions
Aug 20, 2018
22 Ha'Nassi Ha'Shishi St. Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 222:

Four Rare Booklets about the Establishment of the State and "The Meal of Independence Day"

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Four Rare Booklets about the Establishment of the State and "The Meal of Independence Day"
A. "Shema Yisrael. Lo Nishkachech Ha'Golah" (Listen Israel. We shall not Forget You Diaspora). The Jews of Iran. 1948.
An interesting description of the establishment of the new State and its institutions. The text is written in Jewish Persian. "On behalf of the central bureau of the Jewish National Fund in Iran". Shushan Ha'Birah printing press. Jerusalem, Elul 1948.
Published by the Histadrut Labor Federation.
Among the pictures in the booklet: Dr. Herzl, Ben Gurion, members of the government, a map of the Land of Israel and more.
On the back cover: "Ha'Tikvah".
Extremely rare. Is not listed by the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
23 [1] pp.
Condition: Good. Wear and tear with no damage to text. Minor moth signs.

B. Mikra'ei Chag Le'Se'udat Yom Ha'Atzma'ut. 1955. Rare.
A kind of "Haggadah" for the meal of Independence Day. Includes an introduction by the minister of education Ben Zion Dinur. Reading passages which were written mostly by Yitzchak Shalev. Several passages were written by Aharon Meged. Edited by Avraham Even Shoshan. The "Seder" includes candle-lighting, drinking three glasses of wine and singing songs. The "Haggadah" ends with "Shir Ha'Ma'a lot", a blessing of the settlers and "Ha'Tikvah". The text is vowelized. Black and red ink. Blue cover.
To the copy before us is added a rare leaf (printed on both its sides), which is missing from most copies. On one of its sides: "a recipe for a cake of the Seven Species". On the reverse side, possible menus for the meal of Independence Day, including Zionist explanations for the choice of menu. This rare leaf, which was most likely printed with booklet, is not listed by the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book and does not appear in libraries in Israel.
[2], 15, [3] pp.
Condition: Very Good.

C. The festive prayer of Independence Day. The 6th of Iyar 1950.
The Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv. On behalf of the Chief Rabbinate of Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
Vowelized text.
Includes a unique prayer for "the health of the president Rabbi Chaim ben Rabbi Ozer".
Extremely rare.
[1], 8, [1] pp.
Condition: Good. Water stains.

D. Independence Day. From the series: Parparim (Butterflies). Tel Aviv, 1955.
A booklet for children. On the illustrated title page: "Today we shall fly the flags of freedom, today is Independence Day".
Nice illustrations by the artist David Gilboa.
At the end of the book, instructions for making the Emblem of Israel.
12 pp.
Condition: Good-Very Good.

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