{"product_id":"1930s-bezalel-jerusalem-olive-wood-autograph-album-palestine-wwii-judaica-hebrew","title":"1930s Bezalel Jerusalem Olive Wood Autograph Album Diary Memory Book Palestine WWII Judaica Hebrew","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUp for sale is a rare primary-source historic document: a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epre-State Israel (British Mandate Palestine) Bezalel Olive Wood Autograph \/ Memory Album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e owned by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYael Melamed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, containing handwritten Hebrew entries, original ink\/colored pencil drawings, and signatures spanning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1937 to 1944\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Historical Context:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In Jewish\/Israeli cultural history, these olive wood souvenir albums were purchased unfilled and used as Personal Autograph \/ Friendship Albums (Pinkas Yedidim). Schoolchildren, youth movement participants, and friends would pass the book around to write handwritten dedication poems, drawings, well-wishes, biblical\/poetic quotes, and signatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrimary Historical Significance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This specific example served as a personal memory book for Yael Melamed, filled with handwritten entries dating from 1937\/1939 through 1944. It documents personal relationships and childhood sentiment in pre-State Israel during WWII and the British Mandate era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIdentified Signees \u0026amp; Locations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Includes handwritten dedications from schoolmates and friends, complete with names, dates, classes, and locations across Tel Aviv and Kiryat Chaim:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuth Yardeni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Tel Aviv, May 21, 1944)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOra Lifshitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Tel Aviv, 25th of Elul 5703 \/ 1943)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalma Pepper \/ Peper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Class 3C, October\/November 1938)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShoshana Antzal \/ Anzel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (October 1937)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShoshana Avraham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Class 3C, 1938)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYitzhak Levi \/ Levy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (March 3, 1944)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElias \/ Eliasov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (September 1937)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHanna \/ Chana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Kiryat Chaim)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional entries by Sarah P. (1944), Sarah S. (1937), Sarah (Grade 8, 1944), Poria (1937), Avraham (1944), Mordechai (1944), and Chaim (1944).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover Artwork:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautiful natural-grain olive wood front cover featuring hand-painted and inlaid artwork of a camel rider, palm tree, and Middle Eastern architectural dome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMakers Mark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The rear olive wood cover is stamped with the Hebrew mark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eבצלאל ירושלם\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Bezalel Jerusalem), denoting production by or in the traditional style of the famed Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternal Contents:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Contains numerous handwritten friendship dedications in cursive Hebrew, classic period quotes, delicate original hand-drawn floral, palm tree, and branch illustrations, stencil-colored hearts, tipped-in Victorian\/German-style scrap die-cuts (Poesiealbum style), and signatures from classmates and friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin, Material, \u0026amp; Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jerusalem, British Mandate Palestine (Pre-State Israel).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Olive Wood, Paper, Ink, Colored Pencil, Cord Binding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge \/ Date Range:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Covers c. late 1930s; contents dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1937–1944\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8\" x 5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (20 cm x 13 cm).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very Good antique\/vintage condition with age-appropriate character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWood Covers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Smooth olive wood grain with crisp hand-painted artwork and clear Bezalel stamp on reverse. Minor light surface scratches and light shelf wear consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original twisted cord binding is intact and tight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clean paper with light, natural toning\/foxing around outer margins. Inscriptions, ink drawings, stencil work, and die-cut scrap attachments remain vibrant and fully legible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthenticity Assessment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece displays key authenticity markers for original pre-1948 Bezalel Mandate-period olive wood items:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWood \u0026amp; Grain:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Natural Mediterranean olive wood displaying characteristic rich, swirling grain, knotting, and aged patina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack Mark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The burned\/incised stamp on the reverse reads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eבצלאל ירושלם\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Bezalel Jerusalem) utilizing the early 20th-century Hebrew spelling missing the modern vav (Yod-Resh-Vav-Shin-Lamed-Mem -\u0026gt; Yod-Resh-Shin-Lamed-Mem).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInscriptions \u0026amp; Paper:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The paper stock, binding cords, and ink\/pencil aging (including natural oxidation foxing) are consistent with late 1930s–1940s production. Hand-written dates spanning 1937 to 1944 match historical Hebrew handwriting styles of the Yishuv period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReference\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bezalel by Schatz 1906–1929 (or Craftsmen and Artists: The Bezalel Tradition of Olive Wood Art)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nurit Shilo-Koded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference Context:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Documents the iconic olive wood souvenir trade produced by Bezalel craftsmen in Jerusalem, including autograph books, photo albums, and carved wooden Judaica from the early 20th century through the Mandate era (Ref. pp. 84–92 for decorative olive wood album bindings).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eShipping calculated by eBay\/USPS\/UPS based on your ZIP code.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eItem Description and Condition Disclaimer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: large;\"\u003eWe take great care in researching, identifying, and describing each antique item to the best of our ability, drawing on available resources and hands-on examination. 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