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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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LOTE 130:
Ruth and Moshe Dayan – Two Autograph Letters – London, 1935
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Ruth and Moshe Dayan – Two Autograph Letters – London, 1935
Two autograph letters by Ruth and Moshe Dayan, addressed to Ruth's parents, Tzvi and Rachel Schwartz. London, 1935.
• Letter dated October 6, 1935. One sheet folded in half – three and a half pages, handwritten and signed by Ruth Dayan, and half a page handwritten and signed by Moshe Dayan.
Ruth writes to her parents about the new apartment Moshe and she found in London, to which they had recently moved, about Israelis and English Jews she encountered (including a close relationship that developed between her and Dov Hoz), a visit to Karl Marx's grave, and the various difficulties she is experiencing, including her meager chances of finding employment, her dislike of the London Jewish community, etc. Moshe briefly writes about his experience of the city, and tells of his plan to start learning English.
[1] ff. folded in half (4 written pages), 20 cm. Good condition. Minor fold lines and creases. Minor stains. Minor tears to edges.
• Letter dated December 12, 1935. One sheet, folded in half – approx. two pages handwritten and signed by Moshe Dayan, and approx. one page handwritten and signed by Ruth Dayan.
Moshe writes about his miserable mood, stemming from the great challenge of integrating in London and the difficulty to land a job, mentions Ruth's pottery course, the speakers in Hyde Park, reacting to the Italo-Ethiopian War, and nationalist demonstrations against England's involvement in the conflict. Ruth writes about their move to a new apartment, about her new job, the bicycles Moshe and she bought, and her hopes for the future.
[1] ff. folded in half (three written pages), 20 cm. Good condition, minor fold lines and creases. Minor stains. Some minor tears to edges.
Ruth and Moshe Dayan spent roughly 6 months in London, and returned to Palestine in February 1936. According to Ruth's autobiography, their stay in London was cut short due to Moshe's difficulty in assimilating, his homesickness, and the deteriorating state of security in Palestine, which made it all the more clear to him that he must return home (for further reading see: "…Or did I dream a dream? The story of Ruth Dayan", by Ruth Dayan and Helga Dudman, 1973).
Provenance: Estate of Ruth Dayan.
