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Collection of original caricatures and sketches by Dosh, 1959-1962. Dosh is the pseudonym of Kariel Gardosh (1921-2000). Born in Budapest by the name of Karl Gardosh (originally: Goldberger) where he finished high school, and later began academic studies in the University of Szeged. When World War II broke out, he was sent to a labor camp. After the war, after returning to Budapest, he discovered that his parents and most of his family had perished in the Holocaust. At the beginning of 1946, left Hungary for Paris where he studied literature at the Sorbonne. In 1948, Gardosh ascended to Eretz Israel, changed his name to Kariel, joined the Lechi and drew caricatures for its journal, HaMa'as. Due to his lack of fluency in the Hebrew language, he chose to join the Hebrew media as a caricaturist. After the murder of Folke Bernadotte, Gardosh was arrested and after his release, he worked as the graphic editor of the magazine HaOlam HaZe. (In 1953, he was injured when a bomb was thrown at the magazine headquarters). That same year, he joined the Ma'ariv staff and published a daily political caricature in the newspaper for many years. Eventually, he began to write articles, stories and skits, and at the same time wrote for the Hungarian language newspaper Új Kelet (The New East). In 1956, Dosh first created the figure of Israelik, which became so very popular representing the State of Israel and the typical Israeli Tzabar. Later, the name was shortened to Srulik. This collection includes the following items: * 110 caricatures for newspapers from 1960-1962. They were published in the Ma'ariv newspaper and in the Hungarian language Israeli newspaper Új Kelet. These caricatures are final versions (ink on paper), with printing instructions. The titles are usually handwritten in pencil. Sometimes, a text in Hungarian is pasted on the Hebrew text for publication in Új Kelet after its publication in Ma'ariv. Srulik appears in most of the caricatures. The caricatures deal with a variety of political, state and social topics on the agenda at the 1960s. They include the relations with the USSR, the Algerian Jews, inflation, leaving Israel for countries abroad (yerida), Haifa port workers' strike, the abduction of Yossele Schuchmacher, the second Geneva Convention etc. All were drawn on regular paper leaves, besides seven caricatures, which were drawn on heavy Bristol paper (three are especially large – 25X70 cm. 35X49 cm. 35X40 cm.). ** 47 sketches, from 1959-1962: Pencil sketches, a sketch for a poster advertising the film "The Third Side of the Coin" (watercolor on paper), advertisement for an "electric water heater" (ink on paper), advertisements for the Telma Company (pencil on paper), caricature with dedication to Minister Abba Eban (ink on paper), several sketches for an advertisement poster, for scenery for the program "Cat in the Sack" of the Batzal Yarok (Green Onion) theatre and entertainment troupe. ** Approximately 13 various leaves: Letters sent to Dosh, a letter to Abba Eban, illustrations in honor of the doctors and nurses of Asuta Hospital (including illustrations depicting aches and respiratory-problems), and other items. Varied size and condition. Tears, creases and cutouts to margins of some caricatures.