Auction 60 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Mar 20, 2018 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St. Jerusalem 9242209
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LOT 173:

Diary-Notebooks, War-Decoration and Items of a Palmach Soldier - War of Independence

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Collection of items from the estate of a Palmach soldier named Uri. Palestine, 1945-1950.
1-2. Two personal notebooks recording the life of Uri for five years: his years in high school ("HaReali" in Haifa), membership in a youth movement, his loves, and more, and later - his enlisting to a Palmach group ("I sang with everybody… but I wished to disappear…and not be seen…") and transits through sites and camps around the country: arrival in Kvutzat Shiller, Rishon LeZion, Kfar Warburg, military camp near Ruchama, Hazor camp, military camp near Dorot, Beer Ya'akov camp, Military Engineering school in Ramat HaSharon, Kalta (Hazerim), Beersheba ("this town was occupied by our forces on 21.10 and we moved there from Kalta the following day…"), Gvat, camp near Beersheba and other places.
When in school he recorded in his diary important political events in Palestine and wrote, in length, about six illegal immigration ships sent to a detention camp in Cyprus (September 1946), mentions names of other illegal immigration ships which neared the country's shores, and notes details about the number of illegal immigrants and their fate (mentions also the ship "Exodus"), release from the detention camp in Latroun of those arrested during the "Black Shabbat", release of detainees from Atlit camp, kidnapping of British sergeants by Etzel, November 29 ("12 days ago it was declared that a Jewish State will be established on part of Palestine, a joyful event in the country, but I cannot tell about it since in the meantime bloody occurrences started all over the country"), and other events: the leaf dedicated to the "establishment of the State of Israel" was signed by fifteen of his friends.
3-6. Independence War badge; medal awarded by the Palmach Negev Brigade; IDF cap pin.
7. Notebook with a detailed recording of photographs depicting Palmach operations, taken in the Negev during the months of July-August 1948.
8. "Military Leaf" [by Abba Kovner] dated November 10, 1948, on behalf of the military headquarters of Givati Brigade.
9. "Shanah Tovah" greeting card with a printed greeting ("Greeting of Victory and Blossom") on behalf of HaNegev Brigade, 1948.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.

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