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Lot #143: Large 20'' x 16'' Photo of the Signing of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, with Handwritten Excerpt from the Grandson of David Ben-Gurion

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Large 20'' x 16'' photo of the signing of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, with a signed, handwritten excerpt from Alon Ben-Gurion, grandson of the first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Alon writes in full,

''On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion declared: 'We are here assembled on the [day] of the termination of the British Mandate over Eretz-Israel and, by virtue of our natural and historic right and on the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish State in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the state of Israel.' / Alon Ben-Gurion / Grandson of the 1st Israeli Prime Minister / David Ben-Gurion''.

Photo measures 20'' x 16'', in near fine condition. Accompanied by an LOA from Alon Ben-Gurion.
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