Lot 458
Begin, Menachim (1919-1992) Polish-born Zionist leader who was Prime Minister of Israel from 1977-1983. With Anwar Sadat of Egypt, Begin won the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts towards a peaceful solution of Egyptian-Israeli conflicts.
Document Signed ("Menachem Begin"). In Hebrew. One page, small folio, Jerusalem, 1964. Being an official program for a memorial service honoring Zev and Yoanna Jabotinsky. On embossed green paper. Untranslated notes on verso. Some wear at top edge, otherwise very good to fine condition.
Appearing on the back of this program is a certificate honoring the members of Zev Jabotinsky's honor guard, as requested in his last will and testament. Menachem Begin, Joseph Kellerman and Aaron Proops sign below the text. Zev Jabotinsky, Zionist, poet and organizer of the British Jewish Legion, died in 1940 and stipulated in his will that he was to be reinterred in Israel only on the order of a future Jewish government. The Jabotinskys' black marble tombstone overlooks the Yad Vashem Complex.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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