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LOT 2:
Delegates of the 12th Zionist Congress in Karlsbad - a large group photograph
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Delegates of the 12th Zionist Congress in Karlsbad - a large group photograph
"Delegates of the 12th Zionist Congress in Karlsbad" - Large photograph of 454 delegates of the 12th Zionist Congress, published by A. PERSON PHOTOGRAPH, Czechoslovakia - 14/09/1921.
In the upper part of the photograph, there are large images of the Congress's executive members. Among them are: Chaim Weizmann (who served as the Congress chairman), Chaim Nachman Bialik, Nahum Sokolow, David Wolffsohn, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and others. Among the other photographed leaders are community leaders, rabbis, and prominent public figures from all Jewish communities, including seven women. This Congress, which was the first to be held since World War I, discussed the British conquest of Palestine and the Balfour Declaration, which the Congress approved. Also, it was decided to cooperate with the British authorities in Palestine. The discussion focused on the establishment of factories with national value and the expansion of the settlement in Palestine.
Size 29x21 cm. Mounted on stiff cardboard by the photographer, 34x42 cm. Slight stains on the cardboard frame. Overall good condition.
