Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Catalog of works by Salvador Dali representing the Holocaust. Text by Gerson D. Cohen and letter of introduction by David Ben Gurion.
- Date
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creation:
1968
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Lee B. and Norma Stern
- Contributor
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Author:
David Ben-Gurion
Author: Gerson D. Cohen
Artist: Salvador Dali
Publisher: Shorewood Publishers, Inc.
- Biography
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David Ben-Gurion (1886 – 1973) was the son of Zionist parents and moved from Poland to Palestine in 1906 to work in Jewish agricultural settlements. In 1917, he enlisted in the British Army’s Jewish Legion, and in 1920 he founded a confederation of Jewish workers in Palestine that would become the foundation for establishing a new Jewish state. In 1935, he was elected chairman of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency of Israel, which became an external arm for the Zionist movement to return to the Jewish homeland in Palestine. Following the end of World War II in 1945, many Jewish displaced persons wanted to establish an independent Jewish state in Palestine. However, the Arab population of Palestine objected and the British, who were administering Palestine, limited Jewish immigration. Many Jewish refugees immigrated to Palestine illegally, leading the British to detain them in camps and creating a public outcry. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, and on May 14, 1948, Ben-Gurion declared Israel’s independence. This resolution sparked conflict between Jewish and Arab groups in Palestine, leading to the outbreak of Israel’s War of Independence. Ben-Gurion became the first Prime Minister and Defense Minister for the State of Israel, overseeing the new country’s development. Following the War of Independence, the Israeli economy was devastated and Ben-Gurion turned to American Jewish leaders to help him raise funds by issuing bonds. He traveled to New York City in 1951 to launch the sale of these bonds and proceeded to tour other cities in the U.S. Ben-Gurion retired from political life to Sde Boker in southern Israel’s Negev Desert in June 1970.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Books (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Text by Gerson D. Cohen and letter of introduction by David Ben Gurion.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 10.630 inches (27 cm) | Width: 8.270 inches (21.006 cm) | Depth: 21.260 inches (54 cm)
- Materials
- overall : linen, brass, cloth
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Lee and Norma Stern, who purchased the portfolio and catalogue in 1969.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:50:32
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Lithograph by Salvador Dali representing the Holocaust.
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Lithograph by Salvador Dali representing the Holocaust.
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Lithograph, part of a portfolio and catalog published by Shorewood Publishers, Inc., New York, 1968. [Lithographs created by Salvador Dali, circa 1968.]
Lithograph by Salvador Dali representing the Holocaust.
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Lithograph by Salvador Dali representing the Holocaust.
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Lithograph by Salvador Dali representing the Holocaust.
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