Two Non-Traditional Haggadahs – Israel, 1950s and 1980s
Non-Traditional Haggadah. Published by the General Federation of Labor in Israel, Tel Aviv-Jaffa Workers Council – Department of Culture and Youth. Stencil print with illustrations (c. 1950). Alongside excerpts from the traditional Haggadah, such as Ma Nishtana, Avadim Hayinu, and The Four Sons, contemporary texts appear – an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence for the “Third Cup, ” accompanied by illustrations of the Israeli flag and Star of David. For the “Fourth Cup, ” the piece “The Silver Platter” is included: “…We are the silver platter on which the Jewish state was given… and the rest will be told in the chronicles of Israel.”
Passover Haggadah for the Second Seder for New Immigrants, 1980 (Tashm). Published by the Kfar Saba Municipality and the Immigration Committee. Printed excerpts from the traditional Haggadah. A tear follows along the upper left portion of the pages.
