Obj. ID: 38547
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Boris Shatz, Naftali Hertz Imber Medal, circa 1922

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

Commemorative medals recalling events and memorializing individuals have been minted and cast regularly since the times of the late Middle ages and the Renaissance. Medals with a Jewish connection are a part of this history as well. Thousands of pieces exist from tiem of their appearence over the last more than 500 years. Such objects appear in a large variety of shapes and materials even though the majority are circular and formed from bronze, brass, copper, pewter and silver.

This example was cast from the original by Boris Schatz of the Bezalel school in Jerusalem as a commemorative medal in memory of Naftali Hertz Imber, the writer credited as the author of a poem (Tikvateinu) published in 1877 on which the words of the Israeli National anthem, "Hatikvah" are based. This example is presented in its original presentation box with Bezalel markings.