Collection of paper items related to the Haganah member pilot Mordechai Topol who fell in the War of Independence

Collection of paper items related to the Haganah member pilot Mordechai Topol who fell in the War of Independence

A collection of important paper items related to the Haganah member, the pilot Mordechai Topol, who fell in the War of Independence, in defense of the Tel Aviv airport where he was bombed on May 15, 1948.

* 16 letters sent to the family after the fall of Topol, from Knesset members, mayors, and rabbis - all signed. Among them: letter of condolence by Chief Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel, Chief of Staff Yigal Yadin,   Hillel Kook, Dov Yosef - Minister of Supply, Minister of Finance A. Kaplan, Knesset Secretary Haim Lerner, Tel Aviv Mayor Israel Rokach, Dr. Yosef Burg Speaker of the Knesset , Amnon Rubinstein, Nehemiah Argov, and others.

* Two obituaries that were hung outside after his fall - an ad that was hung before his burial: "Our son and brother Machmmad Nafshenu Mordechai Topel הי"ד fell in defense of the homeland and is only 21 on the first day of redemption, the funeral will leave Hadassah Hospital today at 1 p.m. The David Tofel family ", and another ad: "Our son and brother Muhammad Nafshenu  Mordechai Topol fell in defense of the homeland and he is only 21 years old on the first day of redemption and we have no condolences, the David Topol family". Same size: 44x32 cm.

* A photograph from Topol's funeral in the military cemetery in Nahalat Yitzhak. Signed on the back with an ink stamp of the 'Aerial Photography Department - Israel Air Force'.

* 'Song of Remembrance for the Hero of Israel' - The original page on which the famous song was printed in his memory with a picture of Topol [the words of Yigal Carmi and the music of Gabriel Grad].

* A special letter sent on behalf of the JNF, "We are with you in the fall of your brother your son" - Iyar 8, 1948.

* A photograph of Topol's grandparents and their daughters in Ostrowitz - early 20th century

* other materials.

Mordechai Topol [1929-1948]. A native of Ostrovetsa, Poland, Immigrated to Eretz Israel with his parents in 1936 and settled in Tel Aviv. From a young age he was a member of the Haganah. For a living, he distributed the newspaper Maariv, but his dream was to become a geological engineer to discover oil sources in the Negev. He came to the United States, studied there for about a year and returned to Israel at the beginning of the War of Independence to serve as a pilot. Mordechai had been in service since the beginning of the war, but in order not to deprive the family of the source of his livelihood, he sold his newspapers at noon every day and then arrived by plane, as he served as a launcher for besieged settlements and dropped ammunition and food. With the road disruptions he would fly to Haifa, and during the battles in Castel - to Jerusalem. Mordechai fell on Friday, May 15, 1948, in defense of the Tel Aviv airport that was bombed that day. The tune "A song of remembrance for the hero of Israel", the words of Yigal Carmi and the music of Gabriel Grad were composed in his memory.

24 paper details in total. general condition good- very good.