2009 Navon Yitzhak 1921 (1 results)

unbound. Collector assembled document featuring four signatures of consecutive Presidents of the State of Israel: Ephraim Katzir, Yitzhak Navon, Chaim Herzog and Ezer Weizman, the fourth through seventh presidents spanned 1973 - 2000. It features a typewritten passage from the historic Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917, expressing British support for the establishment of a national home for Jewish people in Palestine. Created by an unidentified collector, the document circulated to the four Israeli leaders over a period of years, obtaining their signatures on the same sheet after each signing. - Ephraim Katzir: Fourth President (1973 - 1978). An internationally recognized biophysicist and Israeli statesman. - Yitzhak Navon: Firth President (1978 - 1983). Diplomat, educator and political leader. - Chaim Herzog: Sixth President (1983 - 1993). Former Israeli ambassador to the UN and distinguished military and political leader. - Ezer Weizman: Seventh President (1993 - 2000). Former commander of the Israeli Air Force and nephew of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x11". Condition: Fold lines, light toning, handling wear and minor edge imperfections. The Balfour Declaration, issued on November 2, 1917, was a landmark statement by the British government expressing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire. Issued in a letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Lord Walter Rothschild, a prominent leader of Britain's Jewish community, the declaration represented a major diplomatic achievement for the Zionist movement, particularly through the efforts of Chaim Weizmann, who would later become Israel's first president. Signed.…