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1937 British Mandate Jerusalem Municipal Letter – City Engineer A.K. Park • Hebrew Arabic English Trilingual Judaica Document
Original official typed and signed 1937 letter from the City Engineer’s Department, Municipal Corporation of Jerusalem, dated 15 April 1937 and issued under the British Mandate of Palestine.
Written on trilingual letterhead (English, Hebrew, Arabic), the document grants permission to Messrs. Ben Dor and Rosenbaum to visit the Jerusalem municipal slaughterhouse and annex buildings.
Signed by A.K. Park, B.Sc., City Engineer of Jerusalem, this rare administrative letter reflects the daily functioning of the British Mandate municipal government, which oversaw public infrastructure, engineering, and sanitation in pre-State Jerusalem.
The letter illustrates the unique trilingual format used by official departments of the era, symbolizing the coexistence of English colonial administration with Arabic and Hebrew civic life in 1930s Jerusalem.
A highly collectible pre-State Palestine historical document, of interest to scholars, collectors of Holy Land, Judaica, and Mandate-period ephemera.
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Details:
Date: 15 April 1937
Location: Jerusalem, British Mandate Palestine
Department: City Engineer’s Office, Municipal Corporation of Jerusalem
Signatory: A. K. Park, B.Sc., City Engineer
Language: English, with Hebrew and Arabic letterhead
Content: Authorization for Ben Dor and Rosenbaum to visit the municipal slaughterhouse
Condition: Very good; minor folds, small tear at top right corner (no text loss), light age toning; strong, clean text and signature
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Keywords:
Jerusalem 1937 • British Mandate Palestine • Holy Land document • Trilingual Hebrew Arabic English • A.K. Park City Engineer • Municipal Corporation Jerusalem • Mandate Administration • Pre-State Israel • Judaica ephemera • Zionist era • Rare historical document • Palestine history
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