Marvin Goldman of Manhattan’s Upper West Side has collected 40,000 pieces of El Al memorabilia over the past 40 years, JTA reported.
These include model aircraft, flight bags, china, pens, ashtrays, buttons, desk flags, photos, posters and even uniforms and hats from decades past.
He counts the first badge to adorn an El Al pilot’s hat as “One of my most prized items.”
“I’m a collector, but a collector with a purpose. I began saving El Al memorabilia following my first trip to Israel in 1978 and have been doing it ever since,” he said.
With 2018 marking the 70th anniversaries of both Israel and the airline, Goldman’s collection is drawing more interest than ever.
{Matzav.com Israel}
With all due respect, I object to the headline “FOR WHAT?” here.
That is his hobby.
Agreed.
People collect all types of things – barbed wire, for example – and there’s no reason to begrudge Mr. Goldman his El Al collection.
Agreed again. So judgmental. Not what we need these days!
It’s his hobby. What, is matzav suddenly the arbiter of what hobbies it is ok to have?
I hope elal steps up its fleet with new planes.
The are.