Collection of Pins – The Jewish Brigade and the Recruitment of the Yishuv / Pendant Designed by Meir Gur-Arieh

Collection of Pins – The Jewish Brigade and the Recruitment of the Yishuv / Pendant Designed by Meir Gur-Arieh
Six pins and a pendant, some of the Jewish Brigade and some marking the efforts of the Yishuv to recruit soldiers for the British Army during World War II. [Palestine, 1940s].
1-3. Rectangular pins bearing the emblem of the Jewish Brigade: a Star of David on the background of blue and white stripes. On one of them appears the Hebrew legend "ח.י.ל" (Fighting Jewish Brigade).
4. A pin given to those fulfilling National Service duty (by order of the national institutions). At the center of the pin is a light blue square containing the white letter "ג" whose leg is the smaller letter "ע" marking the initials of "Giyus Ivri" (Hebrew recruitment). On an orange felt triangle.
5. Pin for the volunteers of the Yishuv in the Royal Navy. Rectangular, striped pin, in light blue and white, bearing an anchor.
6. Enamel pin shaped as a shield, presumably given to the soldiers of the Brigade in the DP camps. The pin features a golden Star of David on a light blue and white background, and the legend "Palestine" in Hebrew and English.
7. Pendant issued by "The Committee for the Jewish Soldier", designed by Meir Gur-Arieh. One side shows two soldiers (male and female) on the background of a Star of David and the Hebrew legend "The Yishuv to its soldiers 1945". On the other side is a relief of a map of Palestine. Signed "MG" (Hebrew). Hanging on a chain.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: the Rimon Family Collection.