Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Israel Bond Committee Invitation.

ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.

$1,250.00

Item Number: 146600

B'Nai Israel Social Hall (Kenwood Blvd.): The Toledo Israel Bond Committee, November 11, 1957.

Rare invitation from the Toledo Israel Bond Committee, addressed to “The Outstanding Woman of Our Time” First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. One page, invitation administered on behalf of State of Israel Development Bonds to attend a community meeting at B’Nai Israel Social Hall on November 11, 1957, illustrated with a portrait of Roosevelt on the front panel, boldly signed by her beneath the portrait of herself. In near fine condition with card folds. A rare and unique example.

Although Eleanor Roosevelt had once displayed a negative attitude towards the Jewish population in the early 1900s, her perspective gradually flipped as her friendship with financier and statesman Bernard Baruch grew, and after World War II she became a staunch supporter of Israel, which she admired for its commitment to New Deal values. "'First Lady of the Free World' So designated by the press and her thousands of admirers all over the world, Mrs. Roosevelt has been an outspoken champion of Israel's cause since its establishment as an independent State. She lends her talent, her great charm, and her immeasurable prestige to our effort towards the strengthening of Israel's economic defenses" (The Toledo Israel Bond Committee).