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LOT 23:
Haggadat HaAtzmaut. Tel Aviv, [1952]. Retracted Edition
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Haggadat HaAtzmaut. Tel Aviv, [1952]. Retracted Edition
Hagaddat HaAtzmaut by [Aharon Megged]. Tel Aviv, General Staff/Israeli Manpower Directorate, Education Corps, IDF. 1952. Retracted edition.
Specifications: [20] leaves, 20 cm.
Unique Features: Description of the War of Independence and the establishment of the State of Israel in the style of the Passover Haggada, for Independence Day. Written in a poetic, literary style. Many black and white photographs from the beginning of the state. One page features all IDF emblems.
The text of the haggada was created especially for Yom Ha'azmaut. The similarities to the original 'Passover Haggada' – not just in format, but also including the consumption of four cups of wine – created a piercing controversy within the young State. The religious community demanded that the Haggada be destroyed, and this edition was eventually retracted. Rare.
Condition: Very fine. Bound in an original, colored jacket binding. Part of the map on the back binding leaf has a small stain.
