Auction 021
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Jan 14, 2020
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 87:
"State Day" – Joint Issue of All the Country’s Newspapers – May 14, 1948
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"State Day" – Joint Issue of All the Country’s Newspapers – May 14, 1948
"Yom HaMedinah" [State Day], a joint (one-time) issue of all Hebrew newspapers, published on the day of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. [Tel-Aviv] the fifth of Iyar (May 14, 1948), "The last Day of a Foreign Rule".
The newspaper's headline: "The People Declare the State of Israel". The Declaration of Independence is printed on the first page, alongside photographs of Herzl, Weizmann, Ben-Gurion and others, and a group photograph of the members of the Provisional Government during their first session.
[1] leaf (2 pp), 58 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Stains. Tears along edges and fold lines, some of them slightly affecting the text.
Provenance: the Rimon Family Collection.
