Auction 026
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Dec 22, 2020
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LOT 253:
David Ben-Gurion – Handwritten Letter to Rubin Mass – Independence Day Celebrations in the State of Israel
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David Ben-Gurion – Handwritten Letter to Rubin Mass – Independence Day Celebrations in the State of Israel
A letter handwritten and signed by David Ben-Gurion, addressed to Rubin Mass. Jerusalem, August 1966.
In his letter, Ben-Gurion responds to a letter sent to him by Mass, pertaining to the Independence Day celebrations in the State of Israel: "As I carefully listened to you speaking, so I carefully read your letter – my opinion has not changed! Independence Day must be celebrated on one day only, on the fifth of Iyar, and it cannot be that only a military parade will mark Independence Day…" (Hebrew).
The addressee, Rubin Mass (1894-1979), was a well-known publisher, the founder of the Rubin Mass Publishing House. His youngest son, Daniel (Danny) was the commander of the Convoy of 35 and was killed together with his commandeers on the way to the besieged Gush Etzion in the 1948 war.
[1] f., 21 cm. Good condition. Minor creases.
