Key for the opening of the Weizmann Institute of Science. 1949.
Category Archives: Israel
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CHARLOTTE STERN
Charlotte Stern, one of Ismar’s oldest friends in Jerusalem and an earlier arrival from Germany than he was. She opened Charlotte’s Gifts on Storrs Street in 1938. According to Frommer’s it is the oldest gift shop in West Jerusalem and it is still there. Photo of a photo, taken by Jeff Finger.
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PALESTINE BOOK
Palestine Book. The cover of a magazine for the Jewish Palestine Pavillion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. From a photostat.
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LORE LILIEN
Book and box for Lore Lilien. Goldsmith Lore Lilien was the wife of printer and printing historian Otto Lilien. The pair were close friends of Ismar, who designed this book with a case with metal clasp for her. Unfortunately this a poor photocopy of a photograph.
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MEDINAT YISRAEL HAMEMSHALA HAZEMANIT Certificate
A certificate for the Provisional Government of the State of Israel.
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BLUE BAND DELIVERS! in English
Ad for Blue Band margarine. You see them on all roads in this country, serving you wherever you live.
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PALESTINE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Palestine Land Development Company Ltd. stock certificate. Lower right hand corner states: Drawing I. David. From the 1930s.
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JERUSALEM TRADE EXHIBITION 1950
Trade exhibition in Jerusalem 1950. Black and white photo.The display on the right is for The Palestine Corporation Ltd Bankers. On the left is the Publishing Department of the Jewish Agency, showing at least 3 books with jackets by Ismar.
