Large Collection of Photographs – Jewish Soldiers in the Jewish Brigade and in Various Units of the British Army – ...

Large Collection of Photographs – Jewish Soldiers in the Jewish Brigade and in Various Units of the British Army – 1942-1946
Approximately 280 black and white photographs documenting the participation of male and female Jewish soldiers in units of the British Army during World War II. Tel Aviv, Haifa, Taranto, Treviso, Vienna, Tripoli, Cairo and elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East, ca. 1942-1946.
• Approximately 80 photographs of soldiers of the Jewish Brigade, including: brigade soldiers arriving at Taranto port in Italy; soldiers riding in an armored vehicle on their way to the Italian front; traversing a snow-covered mountain in Italy; visit of brigade soldiers to Herzl's grave in Vienna; photographs of brigade commander Levi Benjamin; visit of Moshe Sharet to the unit; assembling a machine gun; tent camps; and more.
• Approximately 200 photographs of Jewish soldiers serving in different units of the British Army, including: fourteen photographs of Jewish women serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in Tel Aviv and Haifa; two photographs of Jewish soldiers from the Buffs unit; two group photographs of soldiers from the air defense unit in Tel Aviv; as well as photographs of soldiers performing boating exercises on the Yarkon River, removing landmines, extricating vehicles, festive meals, photographic portraits and more.
Some of the photographs are captioned, dated and dedicated by hand on verso (Hebrew and English), and some are marked with ink stamps of various photographers: The Orient Press Photo Company [Zoltan Kluger], Ephraim Erde, Photo Orient, Photo: S. Fuks (Shimon Fuks), and other stamps.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.