LETTER TO JEWISH BRIGADE "FOR A FREE PALESTINE" STAMP
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USA-PALESTINE COVER WITH PHOTO AND LETTER TO JEWISH BRIGADE GROUP SOLDIER NATHAN PREMINGER PAL/1179 DVR, 178 COY. RASC WITH RARE "AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR A FREE PALESTINE" STAMP! SIZE OF STAMP: 4.5 X 4 CM ON THE STAMP: "CHACHAM" // "THE WISE SON" // ARTHUR SZYK'S ARTWORK ***** Hakham or Chacham (Hebrew ??? lit. "wise") is usually a word that carries the connotation of a sage or someone renowned for his wisdom and understanding. ***** Peter Bergson was a Zionist emissary from Jerusalem. The Bergson group was initially known as the Committee for a Jewish Army. From 1940 to 1943, it sought the creation of a Jewish armed force that would fight alongside the Allies against the Nazis. After the war, Bergson turned his attention to the cause of creating a Jewish national homeland. He established the Hebrew Committee of National Liberation and the American League for a Free Palestine, which played an important role in mobilizing American public support for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. ***** ABOUT THE ARTIST OF THE STAMP: ARTHUR SZYK - BEZALEL'S ARTIST Adolph Hitler put a price tag on Arthur Szyk's head. The American press called Szyk a "one-man army against fascism." The Times of London declared his art work to "be among the most beautiful...ever produced by the hand of man." Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) brilliantly wielded
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