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Reproduction Document ornate document in the image is a decorative
print of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, originally illustrated by artist Arthur Szyk. Szyk began work on this illuminated manuscript shortly after the State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948, completing it over several months.
Document Details
Artist: Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), a renowned illuminator and miniaturist known for his political cartoons and caricatures against tyranny.
Artwork Description: The print is richly decorated with Zionist and Jewish symbols, integrating both ancient and modern heroes.
The bottom of the illustration depicts the biblical figures Moses, Aaron, and Hur in military attire.
The sides feature illustrations of the new state's founders, including soldiers and farmers, under the Israeli flag with the Star of David.
Original Document: The actual Declaration of Independence was a modest, mimeographed sheet signed on a blank parchment scroll on May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, because there was no time to prepare an ornate version. The official, decorated version you see in the image was created later by Szyk.
Content: The Hebrew text details the historical right of the Jewish people to a homeland in Eretz-Israel and formally establishes the State of Israel. |
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