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Lot 159:

Large Announcement by The Aged Needy Home in Jerusalem‭ - ‬C‭. ‬1905

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Start price: $200

Buyer's premium: 25%

Announcement by the directors of the Aged Needy Home in Jerusalem. [Jerusalem. Circa 1905]. A large single sheet. 47 x 29 cm.

The announcement is written in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, German and French on behalf of the elderly men and women of the old age home and its geriatric hospital, with a description of all its activities. At the top of the sheet is a chart, with columns divided by language. At the bottom is a fundraising appeal in Yiddish and English. In the center is a large picture of the home’s new building. The announcement also protests the use by others of their name.

The sheet is decorated, and extraordinarily rare.

In very good condition.