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BEN-GURION, DAVID. (1886-1973). Polish-born, Israeli statesman who became Israel's first prime minister after proclaiming its independence in 1948. ALS. ("D. Ben Gurion"). 1p. Postcard. Jerusalem, March 6, 1955. To Israeli historian and politician BEN-ZION DINUR (1884-1973). In Hebrew with translation. The postcard bears a postal cancellation that commemorates the 40th anniversary of the formation of Trumpeldor's famous Zionist Mule Corps."On the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of the 'Zionist Mule Corps' by Joseph Trumpeldor and his friends, the youth should know more about the personal example set by the members of the Second Aliyah, whose actions and heroism have become the personal educator [?] of the people…"
An early Zionist, Ben-Gurion moved to Palestine in 1906 to take up farming. Following his expulsion by Turkey at the outbreak of World War I, he rallied British and American support to promote increased Jewish immigration to Palestine, and after spending decades strengthening… Read More