Beschreibung:

Collection of photographs of soldiers serving in the Jewish units of the British army. [Mostly from Italy, ca. 1945]. Most or all of the photographs were sent to the theater actress Hanna Rovina. Some are captioned on the reverse in handwriting. The collection includes: * Photographs from a performance by Hanna Rovina before soldiers, including photographs of the actress standing by groups of soldiers. * Group photographs and other photographs showing routine activities of the different units. * About 20 photographs of Jewish Transportation Unit 178. These include group photos, photos showing the preparation process of the newspaper "Ha'Hayal Ha'Ivri" (The Hebrew Soldier) - bulletin of the Jewish General Transportation Unit (photo of a stand with some copies of the paper, photo of soldiers standing by a stencil machine, photo of a soldier drawing a cartoon with the title "Ha'Hayal Ha'Ivri", and more); photo of a boxing match; and other photos. Enclosed is an envelope with a handwritten dedication (in Hebrew): "To Hanna Rovina, from the members of J.T.U. 178, with love". * Photographs from burial ceremonies and photos of graves. * Photograph of Hanna Rovina alongside a group of male and female soldiers. Captioned on reverse: "April 1944 in Egypt". Enclosed: envelopes and notes with handwritten dedications to Hanna Rovina, from Jewish units of the British Army (Water Supply Unit 148, General Transportation Company 650, Jewish Transportation Unit 462, and more) and other documents. Total of about 90 items (including about 75 photographs). Photograph size: 5X7.5 cm to 13X8 cm (most are approx. 6X9 cm). Condition varies. Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.