This is an exceptionally scarce piece of late-1970s American Judaica educational history: the complete Aliyah: A Question and Answer Game to Increase Your Jewish I.Q. game. Produced by the short-lived imprint Contemporary Jewish Learning Materials, Inc. out of Ames, Iowa, this game challenges 2 to 6 players to leverage sachel (knowledge) and mazel (luck) to successfully navigate from the United States through international routes to safely make Aliyah (emigrate to Israel).

The back panel features a comprehensive photographic component manifesto (visible through the intact backing film), revealing a highly stylized Star of David (Magen David) central board layout surrounded by graphic silhouettes of the global continents, a dedicated Quiz Book, specialized category cards, dice, and structural tracking pawns. Finding copy in a factory-sealed state is an absolute rarity for mid-century and late-century cultural trivia ephemera.

Material: High-grade paperboard, shrink-wrap plastic, injection-molded plastic game tokens.

Origin: Ames, Iowa, United States (Published by Contemporary Jewish Learning Materials, Inc.)

Age: Circa 1977–1978

Condition: New Old Stock (NOS) / Factory Sealed. The item remains completely unopened in its original manufacturer shrink-wrap. There is a clean, approximately 1-inch diagonal puncture/slit in the outer plastic wrap on the primary face, which marginally penetrates the top paperboard surface beneath it but does not compromise the structure or perimeter seal. The box displays sharp corners and vibrant blue inks, with negligible shelf wear protected under the remaining wrap.

Reference

• Source Reference: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Fourth Series. Part 1: Nondramatic Literary Works, Vol. 1, No. 4.

• Author: Library of Congress, Copyright Office.

• Page Number / Entry Data: Page 2568 (Registered under No. TX 123-057, following the initial 1977 framework registration No. AY30950). Explicitly cataloged under the entry: "Contemporary Jewish Learning Materials, Inc. Appl. ti.: Aliyah, a question and answer game to increase your Jewish I.Q... PUB 25Ju178; REG 8Oct78."

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