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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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Leah Goldberg – Collection of Postcards and Letters from Her Trips to Europe – Brief Impressions of Paris ...
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Leah Goldberg – Collection of Postcards and Letters from Her Trips to Europe – Brief Impressions of Paris, Copenhagen, and Zurich – "Had I been a poet, I would have written a poem about this time… but… all I'm writing is a postcard"
Six letters and postcards handwritten by Leah Goldberg. Paris, Zurich, Klosters (Switzerland), and Copenhagen (one possibly from Israel). 1950s-1960s. Hebrew.
1-4. Four postcards with author Leah Goldberg's brief descriptions of her impressions of European cities, addressed to Ephraim and Gentila Broido. Zurich (1953): "Had I been a poet, I would have written a poem about this time in Zurich, as the lights over the bridges are turned on and the swan floats on the water, and all the church bells are ringing. But… all I'm writing is a postcard." Copenhagen (1960): "Every day at noon, I leave the reading room to smoke a cigarette and detest all the tourists who come here in droves […] other than them there's no one here to hate." Paris (1963): "The rain has ended (for the third time today) and the sun lights up the street – which is plenty ugly – where I'm staying. The French all eat 'a large breakfast' and there's total silence all around." Klosters (Klosters-Serneus, Switzerland, 1950s): "Hello from the rain, from the fog, from the mountains, and from us" (this postcard also signed by the philosopher Nathan Rotenstreich and his wife Dina).
5. Letter from Paris addressed to Ephraim Broido, with a reference to a visit to the theater: "I saw Ionesco's Tableaux [sic], a play I thoroughly enjoyed. It's a return to the circus in the loveliest way. After that there was 'The Maids' by Jean Genet and they yelled like they do in Habima [Theatre in Tel Aviv] and [that] I didn't enjoy very much" (1963).
6. Short letter to the "Molad" editorial board on the subject of the publication of a poem or piece of prose in the journal (place and date not indicated).
Postcards: Approx. 10X15 cm. Letters: [2] and [1] pp., approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Few stains and creases. Punch holes to letters and to one postcard (minor damage to writing in one letter). Small handwritten notation in a different hand to two of the postcards.
Enclosed: Copy of letter (typewritten) from Ephraim Broido to Goldberg.
Provenance: "Molad" Archives.
