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In the present catalogue, a distinct chapter is dedicated to the Dayan family, featuring personal letters, photographs, books and documents from the estate of Ruth Dayan; together, this miniature collection recounts the story of the Dayan-Schwartz family over three generation, from Moshe's father Shmuel Dayan to Ruth's and Moshe's children. Included in this collection are a number of letters written by the famous of all Dayans – Moshe Dayan, and a variety of letters and other items sent or presented to family members, such as pictures dedicated to Moshe Dayan by Nobel peace prize laureate Albert Schweitzer, a micrography by Abraham Haba and a letter of appreciation to Moshe Dayan by Yigael Yadin, who served as IDF chief of staff during the 1948 War.
The art chapter features a number of Old Master works – including a forest view by Allaert van Everdingen and "Ruins of the Brederode Castle" attributed to Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael – as well as works of Israeli and Judaic art from the collection of art historian Uzi Agassi.
the catalogue also includes an extensive chapter dedicated to numismatics, with an abundance of scrips and coupons, some used by Jewish Palestinian communities in times of distress and need (World War I, the 1948 siege on Jerusalem), some issued by small businesses throughout Palestine – bakeries, groceries and various stores, many of which had gone out of business soon afterwards. The chapter also includes various coins and banknotes: Ottoman, mandatory, and Israeli banknotes and coins, and two silver amuletic medals struck in honor of the formation of the Mandatory government and the appointment of High Commissioner Herbert Samuel.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism – rare books (such as Sh.Y. Agnon's first book published in Palestine and "Tsveyuntsvantsik" by Ka-Tsetnik), letters and manuscripts (by Leah Goldberg, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Uri Tzvi Grinberg and Agnon), publications and ephemera from central events in the history of Zionism (the Katowice conference protocol, autograph postcards by Leo Motzkin), travelogues and scholarly works, Bezalel art, rugs, photographs and more.
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Album of Postcards Handwritten by Leo Motzkin – Sent to his Fiancée Paula Rosenblum during the Years 1898-1899 – ...
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Album of Postcards Handwritten by Leo Motzkin – Sent to his Fiancée Paula Rosenblum during the Years 1898-1899 – Including Postcards Sent during Motzkin's Expedition to Palestine after the First Zionist Congress – Illustrated Souvenir Postcards
Album with approx. 60 postcards handwritten and signed by Leo Motzkin, sent to his fiancée Paula (Paulina) Rosenblum during the years 1898 and 1899. Various locations in the Middle East and Europe, 1898-1899 (several later postcards). Including color souvenir postcards from Palestine published by Heinrich Lowe, Boulos Meo, L. Schoenecke and others. Russian.
After the first Zionist congress, Motzkin was sent by the Zionist Federation and Theodor Herzl to Palestine, to write a detailed report on the state of the country, its Jewish residents, the colonies of the Baron and the Hebrew language. Upon his return, he presented his conclusions to the second Zionist congress.
Thirty-eight postcards (souvenir postcards with color illustrations and photographs; numbered by hand) were sent by Motzkin to his fiancée Paula during the months May-August 1898, during his expedition to Palestine. The postcards were sent from Alexandria, Port Said, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Tiberias and elsewhere; the last of these was sent on from the Trieste Port on August 17 (postcard with a folding panoramic picture of the port).
Approx. 20 postcards were sent during various trips throughout Europe in 1898-1899 – sent from Berlin, Wittenberg, Prague, Toruń and elsewhere. These include a series of postcards with portraits of famous composers, on which Motzkin wrote short notes about their work.
Postcards: approx. 14X9 cm. (panoramic postcard: 42 cm.). Condition varies. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. Some postcards with tears to edges. Album: approx. 17.5 cm. Minor blemishes to leaves, mainly to slits and edges. Wear and abrasions to binding.
Enclosed: eight unused postcards.
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