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One of the Founders and First Mayor of Tel-Aviv
The Reading and Signing of the Israeli Declaration of Independence
was in the former home of Meir Dizengoff

DIZENGOFF, Meir. (1861-1936). Settled in Palestine in 1905. Russian-born pioneer in the first Jewish labor movement, developed the first industry in Palestine.  Zionist leader as early as 1885 when he was arrested as a Russian revolutionary. He championed the founding of a Jewish homeland in Israel over Uganda and was among those in 1904 who began purchasing land near Jaffa that would later become Tel-Aviv.  One of the Founders of the City of Tel-Aviv (1906).  He laid the cornerstone (1909) and was the first Mayor of Tel-Aviv, the first Palestine Jewish City.  D.S., bank check, The Palestine Discount Bank of Tel Aviv 3/13/1936 made payable to Tel-Aviv City by an individual. Endorsed by Mayor Dizengoff in the year of his death.  The first check of this kind we have seen. One file hole, and a burn mark near the top left corner which does not affect a thing. Dizengoff’s bold signature on the verso is excellent
.........$225.00




Stephen Koschal ~ Quality Autographs & Signed Books
Serving Collectors, Libraries, Institutions, Autograph Galleries and Dealers with
Autographs and Signed Books in all Fields of Collecting Since 1967.

7155 Sand Crest View, Colorado Springs, CO 80923 USA ~ Phone (561) 315-3622 ~ skoschal@aol.com