Non-Traditional Haggadah – "Alumot" Group, Bitaniya, 1948

Non-Traditional Haggadah – "Alumot" Group, Bitaniya, 1948
Passover Haggadah, Festival of Spring and Freedom. "Alumot" group, Bitaniya. Tel-Aviv, Y. Shlomi press, 1948.
Artistically illustrated Haggadah. The first part deals with Passover as the Festival of Spring while quoting verses from Song of Songs, a poem by Rachel and additional passages of poetry and prose. The second part, dealing with the release from slavery, the establishment of the nation and the building of the country, begins with an excerpt from the story "Sinai" by David Frischmann. Passages from the Haggadah and the Midrash are followed by the speech of Elazar Ben Ya'ir on Masada, poems by Nathan Alterman: "Magash HaKesef" (The Silver Platter) praising the heroes of future independence and "HaTzi Shelanu" (Our Navy) praising illegal immigration, and more. The Haggadah ends with passages of prose and poetry emphasizing the determination of the Yishuv to establish a state for itself, including "Ki Od A'amin gam Ba'Adam" by Shaul Tchernichovsky.
19 pp, 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Many stains, small tears and blemishes to cover.