Auction 016
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Aug 14, 2018
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 197:
Advertising poster – "Ha'aretz" Newspaper – Series of Articles about New Immigrants Camps – Poster Designed by ...
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Advertising poster – "Ha'aretz" Newspaper – Series of Articles about New Immigrants Camps – Poster Designed by Pesach Ir-Shay
Advertising poster for "Ha'aretz" newspaper, on thick paper. "Ha'aretz" press ltd., Tel-Aviv, [1949]. Design: Pesach Ir-Shay.
A silhouette of a person with baggage appears on the poster; a ship above him, and by their side a large issue of "Ha'aretz" newspaper with the headline: "For one month I was an Oleh Chadash (new immigrant)…" Signed in the plate "Ir-Shay".
In 1949 the journalist Aryeh Gelblum published in "Ha'aretz" a series of articles about new immigrant camps. The articles aroused a scandal due to the racial attitude expressed in the articles and the contempt towards the immigrants from East Europe and North Africa.
63.5X48 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears at margins. Open tear to bottom left corner. Pinholes at corners. Creases. Defects. Scribbles on the back.
