Auction 019 Online Auction 19 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Jun 4, 2019 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 350:

Non-Traditional Haggadah – the Palmach, the Third Battalion – Tel-Aviv, 1948

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Passover Haggadah. Palmach, the third battalion. "Printed at the 'Multilith.' press by 'Mafil' Ltd.", Tel-Aviv [1948].
Non-traditional Haggadah. mimeographed, with illustrations. The Haggadah contains passages from the traditional text alongside passages referring to the battles of the War of Independence.
The third battalion was established in 1944 and with the outbreak of the War of Independence was the largest battalion of the Palmach. The battalion fought in the area of the Galilee and took part in the bitter battles over the Al-Nabi Yusha Police, which took place shortly after Passover of 1948.
24 pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes and creases. two leaves are detached. Damaged cover, almost completely detached, with strips of tape reinforcing the spine.