The Second and Third Maccabiah Games – Important Collection of Letters – Draft of a Contract for the Building of ...

The Second and Third Maccabiah Games – Important Collection of Letters – Draft of a Contract for the Building of the Maccabiah Stadium, a List of Foot Drills for the Opening Ceremony, a Secret Report about the Second Maccabiah Games, and More
Twenty-six documents recording the preparations for the second and third Maccabiah Games. Palestine (one item from London), 1934-1937. Hebrew, German and English.
1-21. Twenty-one documents related to the second Maccabiah Games, 1934-1935: · "The Implementation Plan of the Second Maccabiah", detailing the expected expenses, budget resources, committee composition and total expenses – 6625 Palestine pounds. · Registration form for competitors in athletics at the second Maccabiah (blank). · Two lists of foot drills for the participants in the opening ceremony, with directions (one in Hebrew one in German). · Draft of a contract between Maccabi and contractors Joel Pinkerfeld and Z. Auerbach, for building the Maccabiah stadium facilities. · Issue no. 5 of the official Makkabiah Bulletin, printed during the week of the games, reporting the scores of the first competitions – boxing, weight-lifting, athletics, fencing, ping pong and more. · A report written by Yehoshua Aluf after the Maccabiah Games, with interesting criticism of the facilities' standards and the sporting administration of the games. Classified "secret". · and more.
22-26. Five documents related to the third Maccabiah Games, 1937: · Three protocols of a meeting of the organizing committee of the third Maccabiah. · Draft of the "Constitution of the Institutions of the Third Maccabiah". · Circular issued by Maccabi – invitation to participate in the regulation formulation process.
Handwritten comments and corrections on a few documents.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.