Death of David Ben Gurion – Collection of Items from the Funeral and Early Memorial Ceremonies – Official ...

Death of David Ben Gurion – Collection of Items from the Funeral and Early Memorial Ceremonies – Official Invitations, Mourning Badges, List of Participants Airlifted by Helicopter, and More
Collection of items distributed to participants in the funeral of David Ben Gurion, and in the memorial ceremonies of the early days of mourning for him. Jerusalem and Sde Boker, 1973-75.
● Ten items from the funeral ceremony: Two official invitations with the Emblem of the State of Israel, original mourning badges, two mourning ribbons for women, list of participants airlifted by helicopter from Jerusalem to Kibbutz Sde Boker, parking permit stickers to be attached to car windshields, instruction sheets for the funeral service at the Knesset building and the interment ceremony at Sde Boker, and more.
● Some twenty items provided for the purposes of three additional days of mourning: the "Shloshim" (memorial day marking 30 days since the passing), and the first and second anniversaries of the passing – mourning badges, official invitations, flight ticket for helicopter ride from Jerusalem to Sde Boker, invitation to the ceremony of the laying of a cornerstone for the new university campus at Sde Boker, and more).
These items are all from the estate of Shlomo Arazi, Director of the Prime Minister's Office and Chairman of the Interdepartmental Committee for National Ceremonies.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition. Also enclosed are the original envelopes in which the invitations were sent.