500 Caricatures of Delegates of the 24th Zionist Congress, Yoel Buchwald, 1956

Original 1956 political caricature album by Yoel Buchwald, issued by Letzte Nyess in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv for the 24th Zionist Congress. The album contains caricatures of delegates and public figures connected to the Congress, with captions in Hebrew, Yiddish, and English.

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Published during the 24th Zionist Congress, held in Jerusalem in 1956, this album records delegates through caricature rather than formal portraiture. Buchwald’s drawings include figures from Israel, the United States, South Africa, France, Uruguay, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and other Zionist communities, reflecting the international makeup of the Congress and the post-1948 structure of Zionist political organizing.

The album functions as both a Congress souvenir and a political visual document of Israeli and diaspora Zionist culture in the mid-1950s. While not state propaganda, it carries a clear ideological and commemorative purpose, presenting the 24th Zionist Congress as a major event in the life of Israel and the global Jewish diaspora. Buchwald’s caricatures compress public identity, personality, national affiliation, and political presence into quick black-line portraits, making the album a rare visual record of Zionist institutional culture after 1948.

Title: 500 Caricatures of Delegates of the 24th Zionist Congress
Hebrew and Yiddish title: 500 קריקטורות של צירי הקונגרס הכִד
Publisher: Letzte Nyess
Country: Israel
Cities: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Printer: “Hacarmel” Printing, M. Zetouny, Tel Aviv
Cynography: “Omanuth,” Tel Aviv
Author: Yoel Buchwald
Language: Hebrew, Yiddish, and English
Format: Oblong softcover album
Dimensions: approximately 17 × 23 cm
Published: 1956
Condition: Fair to good vintage condition. Original illustrated wrappers with staining, creasing, edge wear, corner loss, file holes, and chipping along the spine and margins. Interior pages show age toning, handling wear, scattered stains, small tears, and edge wear. Binding is present but fragile. Caricatures remain clear and legible.
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