Amy Schlagel Federman and Joseph Federman Collection on Tourism in Israel

The majority of the items in the collection, brochures, travel guides, tourist maps, museum guides, and magazines, pertains to Jewish sites and Israeli history, culture, and geography. They were mainly produced by or in association with the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and local municipalities. Only a small segment relates to Christian and Muslim sites in Israel. In addition, a smaller portion of the items in the collection is specific to the Federmans’ travels from 1974 and 1978: Federman family travel documents, itineraries, photographs, handwritten notes, correspondence, and hotel receipts. Many of the non-personal documents in the collection have handwritten notes, presumably from the Federmans. A humorous poem reveals that shopping was an important part of the tourist group’s experience: aside from Saturday, when the tour was halted, they had a very tight schedule, which allowed them little time to buy souvenirs. Lastly, there are items that pertain to tourist-oriented locations and franchises throughout Israel, such as a postcard collection and a Dan Hotels stationary collection. They relate directly to the collection’s theme of tourism in Israel.

The documents span from the year 1951 to 2012, however a majority of the documents are from the period of 1970 to 1978, which includes the years when the Federmans toured Israel.