This marked the beginning of the Israeli Air Force and its most esteemed, iconic, and admired pilot course, which to this day is considered one of the toughest courses in the IDF and certainly the most famous.

The poster was printed right after the Israeli Independence War (1949-1950) and is in very good condition. We only know of the existence of two posters that survived, one in the Zionist archive and this one here.

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The Hapoel convention was a national and international sports event that was held once every four years under the auspices of the President of the State of Israel. The public council of the convention was headed by the general secretary of the General Workers’ Union. The first convention was held in 1928, and the 15th and last convention was held in 1995.

In the beginning, there was a national gathering of all members of Hapoel, athletes in a variety of fields, who held meetings and competitions that lasted several days. As the number of “Hapoel” members increased, so did the nature of the event. At the center of the convention – international and national events.

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The torch race expressed the values ​​advocated by the ‘Young Maccabi’ movement: love of country, existence of the people in their country, freedom, independence, and devotion to the cause. At that time it was a complex operation because the place where the torch was lit and the start of the race route were located near Arab settlements. The holding of the race despite the danger emphasized its symbolism, and the members of the ‘Young Maccabi’ insisted on holding it despite everything. This is how the newspaper ‘Davar’ described the course of the race, held on Friday (19.12.44): “At sunrise, they reached the Hasmonean tombs. After a short ceremony, a torch was lit that was carried by messengers to Tel Aviv… The desolate places were accepted by the “Maccabi” members who are busy teaching physical culture in the army divisions: Feizner, Al. Aterman, Miron Abramson, A. Kuritsky; And in the towns of the south, the members of the associations ran from Rehovot, Rishon, and Nes-Ziona… In S.A. over a hundred runners participated in the race. At four o’clock in the afternoon, the journey reached Tel Aviv and many gathered to see the spectacle. The runners, with the torch in their hands, passed through the main streets until they reached the Maccabi House on Maccabim Street.”

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Independence Day Race in Jerusalem Vintage Israeli Poster 1968

The poster describes a running competition around the Old City walls in Jerusalem

מרוצי העצמאות סביב חומות ירושלים כרזה מקורית עיצוב חובב כרובי

Sport Games Hovav Kruvi,

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Macabi Haichud HaLeumi movement, 22, Meuchadim Lenizachon. Design: Richard Blass. Stroud printing press, Tel-Aviv, 1955.
Approx. 50X35 cm. Fair condition. Foxing. Mounted on thin paper

מכבי כרזה

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The Israeli soccer team defeated the French team in 1957!

Ahead of the ninth Independence Day of the State of Israel, a celebratory soccer match was held at the Ramat Gan Stadium between the IDF team, which was made up of Israel National Team players who had been drafted into the reserves, and the French Army National Team. The Israeli National Team won 3:1 in front of about 40,000 spectators, and David Ben-Gurion was present for the first time in a football game.

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In the beginning, there was a national gathering of all members of Hapoel, athletes in a variety of fields, who held meetings and competitions that lasted several days. As the number of “Hapoel” members increased, so did the nature of the event. At the center of the convention – international and national events.

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The torch race expressed the values ​​advocated by the ‘Young Maccabi’ movement: love of country, existence of the people in their country, freedom, independence, and devotion to the cause. At that time it was a complex operation because the place where the torch was lit and the start of the race route were located near Arab settlements. The holding of the race despite the danger emphasized its symbolism, and the members of the ‘Young Maccabi’ insisted on holding it despite everything. This is how the newspaper ‘Davar’ described the course of the race, held on Friday (19.12.44): “At sunrise, they reached the Hasmonean tombs. After a short ceremony, a torch was lit that was carried by messengers to Tel Aviv… The desolate places were accepted by the “Maccabi” members who are busy teaching physical culture in the army divisions: Feizner, Al. Aterman, Miron Abramson, A. Kuritsky; And in the towns of the south, the members of the associations ran from Rehovot, Rishon and Nes-Ziona… In S.A. over a hundred runners participated in the race. At four o’clock in the afternoon the journey reached Tel Aviv and many gathered to see the spectacle. The runners, with the torch in their hands, passed through the main streets until they reached the Maccabi House on Maccabim Street.”

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Among the prominent athletes at the gathering were: Mary Rand, Olympic champion (Tokyo 1964) and world record holder in the long jump, Yolanda Balash from Romania, Olympic champion and world record holder in the high jump, John Thomas from the United States, Olympic vice-champion and world record holder in the high jump, swimmer Kathleen Ellis from the United States, world record holder and Olympic champion (Tokyo 1964)

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