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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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LOTTO 51:
Booklet Issued by the 462nd Hebrew Transport Company, Marking the Anniversary of the Sinking of SS Erinpura – May, 1944
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Booklet Issued by the 462nd Hebrew Transport Company, Marking the Anniversary of the Sinking of SS Erinpura – May, 1944
A booklet (mimeographed typescript) marking the anniversary of the sinking of SS Erinpura which carried hundreds of soldiers of the 462nd Transport Company of the British Army. Published by the 462nd Transport Company, May 1, 1944.
A booklet commemorating the soldiers of the 462nd Transport Company, volunteers of the Jewish Yishuv in the British Army, who perished with the sinking of the SS Erinpura on their way to Malta, before the invasion of the Allies to Sicily. The booklet was printed by the surviving members of the company to mark the anniversary of the sinking of the ship. It contains a list of the members of the company who perished at sea, alongside testimony by one of the survivors, a short tribute by company commander Major Harry Yoffe, and additional texts.
Enclosed are three leaves of the newspaper "A Missive to the Male and Female Soldiers" issued by the executive committee of the Histadrut Labor Federation (June 1943 / May 1944), which contain articles about the 462nd Transport Company and the sinking disaster. One of the articles covers a memorial service the company held on the anniversary of the sinking of the Erinpura, noting that "the company published a special booklet in their memory that was distributed among the participants" (presumably, referring to the booklet before us).
On April 29, 1943, the SS Erinpura sailed from the port of Alexandria towards the island of Malta as part of a maritime convoy of 27 ships carrying equipment and supplies for the British army and 11 warships – a convoy that was supposed to take part in the invasion of Sicily. On board of the Erinpura were more than 300 officers and soldiers of the 462nd Transport Company, two companies of soldiers from South Africa, crewmen from India and several dozens of British people. On Saturday, May 1, 1943, two days after departure, the convoy was bombed by 12 German bombers. One of the bombs hit the Erinpura directly, leading to its sinking within minutes. Approx. 140 soldiers of the 462nd Transport Company drowned or were hit by machine gun fire. The survivors were brought back to Tripoli and Benghazi and then sent on leave to Palestine.
Booklet: 13 leaves, in a transparent nylon cover (new), 16.5X22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Closed and open tears to edges, most of them restored. Enclosed leaves: 25 cm. Numerous stains. Small tears, holes and filing holes.
Not in NLI.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
