Auction 19
Lot 165:
A binder containing lectures and speeches of Rabbi Goren to IDF soldiers, some of which were typewritten and some in his handwriting. The material is from 1958. The background: A decade since the establishment of the State of Israel. In the binder are additional authentic IDF documents on the topic of ‘The tenth anniversary of the State of Israel’. The lectures before us begin with the words: "Dear soldiers of Israel… on dry land, in the air and at sea, God is with you brave heroes". These words are well known from the speech Rabbi Goren delivered nine years later upon the outbreak of the Six Day War. A unique historical item. | Rabbi Shlomo Goren [1917-1994], the chief rabbi of the IDF and subsequently the Chief Rabbi of Israel. In his youth he studied in the "Etz Chaim" Talmud Torah, where he was known as a prodigy. At the age of 12 he began to study in the Chevron Yeshiva in Jerusalem (an extremely rare phenomenon considering his young age). During the War of Independence he was appointed by Ben Gurion as Chief Rabbi of the IDF, and served in this position from the establishment of the State until 1971. | The binder contains 29 leaves, sizes and conditions vary. Overall condition: Good.
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