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PALESTINE - IRGUN AND LEHI PARAMILITARY BROADSIDES (16)
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PALESTINE - IRGUN AND LEHI PARAMILITARY BROADSIDES
A collection of 15 scarce broadsides, posters and leaflets issued by the Irgun and Lehi paramilitary groups active during the British Mandate and World War II, comprising:
[Irgun] "Notice" informing the British of Irgun's intention to fight "the oppressors of our Homeland and the destroyers of our hope...", broadside, in English, Irgun device at head, a few abrasions and light soiling, 225 x 155mm., [late 1944]
[Irgun] "Azhara! Dirua B-alkam! Warning! The Government of oppression should without any delay evacuate children, women... from all its offices...", broadside, in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, a few small stains, 280 x 145mm., [1947]
[Irgun] HaKetz Lehishtolelut HaPor'im [The End of the Frenzied Rioters], urging the mainstream Zionist group Haganah that they would provoke a civil war if they kept persecuting the Irgun, broadside with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 355 x 255mm., [1948]
[Irgun] HaYahapokh Kushi Ivuro [Can a coloured person change his skin?], urging people to leave the left-wing Mapai organization to join Irgun, broadside with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 250 x 173mm., [c.1948]
[Irgun] "To the British Soldier in Palestine!", demanding they question the justice of the British Mandate and their role "in oppressing Jews in their homeland", broadside with Irgun device in upper margin, in English, 310 x 220mm., [1940s]
[Irgun] El HaAm VeEl HaNoar! [To the Nation and to the Youth!], stating the organisation's determination to fight for the liberation of the Jewish homeland from the British, who are accused of provoking conflict between the various Jewish militant groups, poster with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 500 x 355mm., [1947]
[Irgun] Hoda'ah [Notice], warning the British that they plan to attack British Headquarters in the Northern part of the country, in retaliation for the as revenge for the "Hamburg disgrace" in which the SS Exodus, a ship of Holocaust survivors bound for Mandatory Palestine was intercepted by the Royal Navy and escorted back to British-occupied Hamburg, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 355 x 255mm., [1947]
[Irgun] El HaYishuv [To the Jewish Settlements], declaring that Irgun will continue fighting until Jewish immigration is allowed, and the administration of settled lands is transferred to the Jewish population, broadside flyer, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 220 x 140mm., [1944]
[Irgun] Az-hara, warning that the organisation has planted landmines beneath railways lines to prevent their use by the British military, broadside flyer, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 210 x 185mm., [1947]
[Irgun] Cherut [Irgun newspaper], the headline article titled "Dov Gruner Ma'ashim" ["Dov Gruner Accuses"], reprinting Irgun member Gruner's defiant letter against British rule written after the death sentence he received for his participation in the attack of an army depot near Netanya, bifolium broadside printed on recto only, in Hebrew, remnants of old mount on verso, small piece torn away with loss of a few words of text, 340 x 495mm., [1947]
[Irgun] Mul Mezimat HaOyev [Against the Enemy's Conspiracy], accusing the British of betraying the Jews, and calling upon the Jews to take up active resistance against the oppressors, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, 330 x 245mm., [1947]
[Irgun] El Kol Ivri BeMoledet [To Every Jew in the Homeland], calling on Jews to to act as informers to the British, whom they claim betrayed the Jewish population, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 315 x 113mm., [c.1947]
[Irgun] Yeda HaAm [For the Public's Knowledge], attacking the Haganah group (from whom Irgun had split), and accusing it of spreading false propaganda about Irgun, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 315 x 235mm., [1948]
[Stern Gang] HaMa'as [A Fighter's Newspaper for the Lehi/Stern group], attacking President Truman's failure to fully support a Jewish state, and the impotency of the mainstream Zionist leadership under Ben-Gurion, broadside, in Hebrew, small loss to one corner just touching a few letters, 350 x 255mm., [1948]
[Stern Gang] Lochamei Cheirut Yisrael [Lechi'i], Az-hara, informing the British the organisation will target Government offices, and giving advance warning to the public, broadside, in Hebrew, 250 x 180mm., [1948]
HeChazi [Newspaper for the Israel Freedom Fighters], 9th issue, first and final leaf only, in Hebrew, 320 x 210mm., [1944]
together 16 items, single sheets loose, some light toning or light marks, c.1944-1948 (16)
[Irgun] "Notice" informing the British of Irgun's intention to fight "the oppressors of our Homeland and the destroyers of our hope...", broadside, in English, Irgun device at head, a few abrasions and light soiling, 225 x 155mm., [late 1944]
[Irgun] "Azhara! Dirua B-alkam! Warning! The Government of oppression should without any delay evacuate children, women... from all its offices...", broadside, in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, a few small stains, 280 x 145mm., [1947]
[Irgun] HaKetz Lehishtolelut HaPor'im [The End of the Frenzied Rioters], urging the mainstream Zionist group Haganah that they would provoke a civil war if they kept persecuting the Irgun, broadside with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 355 x 255mm., [1948]
[Irgun] HaYahapokh Kushi Ivuro [Can a coloured person change his skin?], urging people to leave the left-wing Mapai organization to join Irgun, broadside with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 250 x 173mm., [c.1948]
[Irgun] "To the British Soldier in Palestine!", demanding they question the justice of the British Mandate and their role "in oppressing Jews in their homeland", broadside with Irgun device in upper margin, in English, 310 x 220mm., [1940s]
[Irgun] El HaAm VeEl HaNoar! [To the Nation and to the Youth!], stating the organisation's determination to fight for the liberation of the Jewish homeland from the British, who are accused of provoking conflict between the various Jewish militant groups, poster with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 500 x 355mm., [1947]
[Irgun] Hoda'ah [Notice], warning the British that they plan to attack British Headquarters in the Northern part of the country, in retaliation for the as revenge for the "Hamburg disgrace" in which the SS Exodus, a ship of Holocaust survivors bound for Mandatory Palestine was intercepted by the Royal Navy and escorted back to British-occupied Hamburg, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 355 x 255mm., [1947]
[Irgun] El HaYishuv [To the Jewish Settlements], declaring that Irgun will continue fighting until Jewish immigration is allowed, and the administration of settled lands is transferred to the Jewish population, broadside flyer, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 220 x 140mm., [1944]
[Irgun] Az-hara, warning that the organisation has planted landmines beneath railways lines to prevent their use by the British military, broadside flyer, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 210 x 185mm., [1947]
[Irgun] Cherut [Irgun newspaper], the headline article titled "Dov Gruner Ma'ashim" ["Dov Gruner Accuses"], reprinting Irgun member Gruner's defiant letter against British rule written after the death sentence he received for his participation in the attack of an army depot near Netanya, bifolium broadside printed on recto only, in Hebrew, remnants of old mount on verso, small piece torn away with loss of a few words of text, 340 x 495mm., [1947]
[Irgun] Mul Mezimat HaOyev [Against the Enemy's Conspiracy], accusing the British of betraying the Jews, and calling upon the Jews to take up active resistance against the oppressors, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, 330 x 245mm., [1947]
[Irgun] El Kol Ivri BeMoledet [To Every Jew in the Homeland], calling on Jews to to act as informers to the British, whom they claim betrayed the Jewish population, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 315 x 113mm., [c.1947]
[Irgun] Yeda HaAm [For the Public's Knowledge], attacking the Haganah group (from whom Irgun had split), and accusing it of spreading false propaganda about Irgun, broadside, with Irgun device in upper margin, in Hebrew, 315 x 235mm., [1948]
[Stern Gang] HaMa'as [A Fighter's Newspaper for the Lehi/Stern group], attacking President Truman's failure to fully support a Jewish state, and the impotency of the mainstream Zionist leadership under Ben-Gurion, broadside, in Hebrew, small loss to one corner just touching a few letters, 350 x 255mm., [1948]
[Stern Gang] Lochamei Cheirut Yisrael [Lechi'i], Az-hara, informing the British the organisation will target Government offices, and giving advance warning to the public, broadside, in Hebrew, 250 x 180mm., [1948]
HeChazi [Newspaper for the Israel Freedom Fighters], 9th issue, first and final leaf only, in Hebrew, 320 x 210mm., [1944]
together 16 items, single sheets loose, some light toning or light marks, c.1944-1948 (16)
Footnotes
A group of scarce broadsides issued by two major Jewish paramilitary groups, Irgun and Lehi/Stern Gang, calling on the Jewish population to oppose the British Mandate, support Jewish immigration into the region, and threaten violence against the British occupiers.

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