Identification (Bnei Akiva Union) Issued to Moshe Shapira

Authors

Object ID

2015.2.68

Object Name

Card, Identification

Date

1949

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Description

Cover: Green paper with black printed Hebrew text. In the middle is a circle with tablets, a hammer and a rake. Interior: 24 pages; some with tables with purple handstamps, some with green Hebrew handwriting. Back: Black printed Hebrew text in middle of green page. Signature in black at top, writing in green just above printed text.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Shapira (1902-1970) was an important Israeli politician in the early days of the state's existence. A signatory of Israel's Declaration of Independence, he served as a minister in Ben Gurion's administration from Israel's foundation in 1948 until his death in 1970. His signature appears on back.

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 3 1/4"

Keywords

Ben Gurion, Moshe Shapira, Stamp, Israel, Declaration of Independence, Bnei Akiva Union

Subcollection

Post

Recommended Citation

"Identification (Bnei Akiva Union) Issued to Moshe Shapira" (1949). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2015.2.68.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/302