Operation Entebbe (Operation Yonatan), 1977: lot of 4 items: the Central Command invitation to the...
Four items from the year after Operation Entebbe (4 July 1976), in which the hostages were rescued and the force commander, Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, fell. The operation was named "Operation Yonatan" after him.
1. Folded invitation of the Central Command general, bilingual Hebrew and French, "to the inauguration of the sports hall named Operation Yonatan, donated by 'Keren Or' France", at Sanur base, Monday, 26 Heshvan 5738, 7 November 1977, at 17:30. On the programme: words of welcome, the Central Command entertainment troupe, refreshments. On the cover the Central Command emblem, "Invitation", and an aerial photograph of the Old City of Jerusalem printed in yellow.
2. IDF invitation in French, with the IDF emblem, filled in by hand for "Monsieur et Madame A. Branisteanu": to the inauguration of the building erected in memory of Yonatan in remembrance of Operation Entebbe, and the laying of the foundation stone of the cultural centre built by the IDF, during the official visit of 6-13 November 1977.
3-4. Two balcony invitation tickets, seats H11 and H13, to a gala evening at the Salle de l'Empire in Paris, Tuesday 4 January 1977, for the Jewish Centre of Montmartre: the world premiere screening of the film "Raid on Entebbe", directed by Irvin Kershner, with Peter Finch as Yitzhak Rabin and Charles Bronson, five days before its American television broadcast.
Very good condition, folds and small tears at the upper margins of the tickets, exactly as photographed.
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The accompanying photographs constitute an integral part of the item description and complement the written information.
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Four items from the year after Operation Entebbe (4 July 1976), in which the hostages were rescued and the force commander, Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, fell. The operation was named "Operation Yonatan" after him.
1. Folded invitation of the Central Command general, bilingual Hebrew and French, "to the inauguration of the sports hall named Operation Yonatan, donated by 'Keren Or' France", at Sanur base, Monday, 26 Heshvan 5738, 7 November 1977, at 17:30. On the programme: words of welcome, the Central Command entertainment troupe, refreshments. On the cover the Central Command emblem, "Invitation", and an aerial photograph of the Old City of Jerusalem printed in yellow.
2. IDF invitation in French, with the IDF emblem, filled in by hand for "Monsieur et Madame A. Branisteanu": to the inauguration of the building erected in memory of Yonatan in remembrance of Operation Entebbe, and the laying of the foundation stone of the cultural centre built by the IDF, during the official visit of 6-13 November 1977.
3-4. Two balcony invitation tickets, seats H11 and H13, to a gala evening at the Salle de l'Empire in Paris, Tuesday 4 January 1977, for the Jewish Centre of Montmartre: the world premiere screening of the film "Raid on Entebbe", directed by Irvin Kershner, with Peter Finch as Yitzhak Rabin and Charles Bronson, five days before its American television broadcast.
Very good condition, folds and small tears at the upper margins of the tickets, exactly as photographed.
Condition Report:
The accompanying photographs constitute an integral part of the item description and complement the written information.
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Time, Location
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