[ISRAEL] - Lot 281

Lot n° 281
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[ISRAEL] - Lot 281
[ISRAEL] Case for the Declaration of Independence of the State of Israel. Silver-plated metal (signs of wear on the silver plating). Height: 38.5 cm A rare, limited-edition replica of the case originally designed by artist David Heintz Gumbel to hold the Declaration of Independence. Engraved on the case is the verse from the Book of Isaiah: “The moon and the day shall no longer meet,” along with the following inscription: “Declaration of Independence signed by the members of the People’s Council, Friday, 5 Iyar 1948.” At the end of the War of Independence, the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, considered the country’s most prestigious art institution, commissioned one of the professors in the metalwork department, the artist David Heinz Gumbel, to create a case for the Declaration of Independence. The original case is preserved in the Israel State Archives. Keywords: Judaica, Jewish, Hebrew, rabbis, Torah, Hebrew, Hebraica, Judaism, synagogue, Zionism, Passover, Haggadah, Passover, menorah, Hanukkah, Torah, Juden, Israelite, Israel, antisemitism, Dreyfus, Megillah, Sephardic, ketubah
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