Four Leaflets and a Booklet – "Jewish Army" / Jewish Brigade, 1940s

Four Leaflets and a Booklet – "Jewish Army" / Jewish Brigade, 1940s
Four leaflets and a booklet, concerning the establishment of a Jewish army and enlistment to the British Army and to the Jewish Brigade. Palestine, ca. 1942-1945.
1-2. Leaflets calling on Jews to present themselves at the recruitment office of the Jewish Agency in "Herzliya" gymnasium, and to enlist to the British Army. One leaflet was printed on behalf of the Tel-Aviv municipality ("municipal announcement no. 25") and the other on behalf of the "committee for recruitment of residents of Tel-Aviv". Both leaflets were printed by Shoshani press, Tel-Aviv, [1942].
3. "Hagdud HaIvri HaSheni…", a leaflet for the Yishuv on behalf of "Jewish Soldiers" (Jewish soldiers in the British Army during World War II), the leaflet deals with the controversy regarding the flying of a Jewish flag when serving in the British Army and the need to establish a Jewish army.
4. "Jews!", a leaflet about the need to establish a Jewish army which ends with an address to the Jewish residents: "Demand the establishment of a Jewish army along with its flag, badges and commanders!".
5. "Enlist to the Fighting Jewish Brigade", a booklet on behalf of the Jewish Agency. [ca. 1945].
The booklet includes official announcements regarding the Jewish Brigade ("official announcement by the British War Office", "Notice by the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem", and more), Ben-Gurion's speech delivered to Brigade soldiers, and more. On the front cover of the booklet appears the emblem of the Jewish Brigade – a golden Star of David on the background of two blue stripes.
16, [2] pp.
Total of 5 items. Size and condition vary.