"Three Plagues of Egypt" - Illustrated comic style scroll satirically depicting the development of the Jewish ...

"Three Plagues of Egypt" - Illustrated comic style scroll satirically depicting the development of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel 1948

Humorous illustrated story in the form of a long scroll that describes the upheavals of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel from the period of World War I until the establishment of the State in 1948. The scroll begins with the title: "Name of the film: Three plagues of Egypt or 'Changes that occurred during 3 wars", and the date: 1948. Watercolors on thick paper.

A long scroll composed of illustrated scenes in color appearing one after the other, accompanied by short humorous descriptions describing the challenges faced by the immigrants to Eretz Israel as the plagues of Egypt, in the harsh conditions of the land - the heat, fleas, bees. Afterwards it describes what is called 'changing apartments' - the development of housing in the land- at first sleeping in the field on the ground (during World War I), later in temporary houses (during World War II), and finally in houses built in the land (during the War of Independence). Afterwards appears a chapter on the change in population - the taking over by the Hebrew Aliyah over the local population - at first immigrants arrived from various countries, later Holocaust survivors with arm bandages, and finally fighters who deny the Arab enemy -"all kinds of Knick-nacks from the neighboring villages to obtain at Gdalke's". The illustrator continues and describes funny scenes from kibbutz life, and at the end the phenomenon of changing the "diaspora" Hebrew names to Israeli names - "attention to a few notices: whoever has not yet changed his name will do so immediately", and planning the new Hebrew construction.

Long scroll, unrolls to 3.5 meters lenth. Height: 11 cm. Seems to have been drawn in one of the kibbutzim. Rare.

DS