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A huge poster announcing a festive concert on the occasion of the opening of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. April 1, 1925

Opening price: $150

Commission: 22%

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10.17.2021 07:00am

A huge poster announcing on a big oratorio concert conducted by H. Kritzewski, which will be performed with the participation of a choir and orchestra of more than two hundred Musicians, at the Zion Theater in Jerusalem - on the opening day of the Hebrew University on April 1, 1925. Goldberg Printing Press, Jerusalem.

On the same day, the opening ceremony of the Hebrew University took place in an amphitheater built on Mount Scopus, which was attended by Lord Balfour, Chaim Weizmann, Rabbi Kook, Herbert Samuel and Chaim Nachman Bialik, among others. Followed by the gala concert.

A rare poster, does not appear in the Ephemera Collection of the National Library.

Size: 95x62 cm. Slight tears at the edges. Good condition.

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155. A huge poster announcing a festive concert on the occasion of the opening of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. April 1, 1925