Lot 281
Collection of Books About Eretz Israel and Jerusalem
1. Chevra Machzirei Atara LeYoshna, including Kollel HaIvrim – proposal to establish a government authorized organization for the settlement of Eretz Israel, by Rabbi Akiva Yosef Shlezinger. Jerusalem, [1873]. (4 polemic pages appended at the end of the book are missing, as they are in the majority of the copies). S. HaLevi 188.
2. Sha’alu Shlom Yerushalayim Pamphlet – composition in defense of Jerusalem and its inhabitants, by Rabbi Moshe Nechemia Cahanov. Jerusalem, [1868]. Second edition. S. HaLevi 141.
3. Chibat Yerushalayim – concerning cities of Eretz Israel and grave sites. Rabbi Chaim Horowitz. [Lemberg? c. 1870 – replica and forgery of the Jerusalem 1844 edition, see S. HaLevi 23].
4. Letter of Rabbi Yisrael from Shklov to the Ten Lost Tribes from the year 1831, including Et Levakesh, a public appeal by rabbis of Jerusalem in support of the search after the Ten Lost Tribes. Jerusalem, [1899]. [Printed without title page – see attached material].
5. Kdushat HaAretz – sayings of Chazal [Sages] in praise of Eretz Israel, Rabbi Moshe Waterman. Jerusalem, [1885]. (5 pages missing and replaced with photocopies). S. HaLevi 527.
6. Sixth Millennium Calendar – by Rabbi Shraga Feivel of Horodna (Grodno). Jerusalem, [1867]. Beck Printing. [Title page partially missing]. S. HaLevi 131.
7. Maginei Eretz Israel – approbations and letters from rabbis of the generation regarding monetary donations. Jerusalem, [1904].
8-9. Sefer Yatzev Gvulot, “first notebook”, bound together with: Sefer Mishpat Tzedek – regulations and approbations of rabbis to preserve the donations of the charity fund of Rabbi Meir Ba’al Hanes in Tiberias, by Rabbi Chaim Elchadif. [Jerusalem?], [1904]. Oriental handwritten inscription.
10. Kvod Melachim – verdict regarding the burning of garments at the Hillula [celebration] of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, by Rabbi Shmuel Heller [Rabbi of Safed]. Jerusalem, [1914].
Various sizes and conditions.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.
