Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
1. The Committee of the Mazkeret Moshe Association in Riga – a copy of a handwritten document in lithographic print, with handwritten additions. Doblen by Riga, 1886. Deals with organizational problems and with the demand to call a large meeting and to distribute this letter to all the committees. At the end of the letter, a handwritten addition by the association's secretary, Ze'ev HaCohen Kaplan. The committee dealt with collecting contributions for the establishment of the Jerusalem neighborhood Mazkeret Moshe named after Moshe Montefiore.
[3] printed pages, [1] handwritten page, 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Minor tears, folding marks and stains.
2. Protocol of the Chovevei Tzion Convention in Druzgenik [Kovno region], 1887. Twenty three of the movement's central members participated in the convention, including: Pinsker, Moshe Leib Lilinblum, Ussishkin, Rabbi Samuel Mohaliver and others. The protocol contains the names of the participants, Pinsker's resignation, the manner of collecting funds and people for purchasing land in Eretz Israel in general and in Hadera in particular, etc.
[3] pages, 35.5 cm. Folding marks, minor tears. Stains.
3-4. Handwritten letter, sent from Jaffa to the Chovevei Tzion members in Europe in 1891. "Last week, we were in Hadera, we traveled with approximately ten people… [including] Tiomkin, head of the Executive Committee. All our travels were by day and this was very beneficial for ascertaining the essence and the nature of the land… and in Hadera we tarried for about 40 hours… Hankin… showed us the way to seek the fields… and the property, there we saw and were convinced that there is no place like it for beauty and good nature amongst all the property that we have seen along the way…". The lands of Hadera were purchased in 1890 by Hankin's mediation and were settled in 1891. The letter includes descriptions of the lands surrounding Hadera, plans for paving roads, planting various trees, agricultural development etc. Attached is a handwritten draft, with corrections and erasing.
[4] pages, 28cm. Good condition. Folding marks and stains.
[3] printed pages, [1] handwritten page, 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Minor tears, folding marks and stains.
2. Protocol of the Chovevei Tzion Convention in Druzgenik [Kovno region], 1887. Twenty three of the movement's central members participated in the convention, including: Pinsker, Moshe Leib Lilinblum, Ussishkin, Rabbi Samuel Mohaliver and others. The protocol contains the names of the participants, Pinsker's resignation, the manner of collecting funds and people for purchasing land in Eretz Israel in general and in Hadera in particular, etc.
[3] pages, 35.5 cm. Folding marks, minor tears. Stains.
3-4. Handwritten letter, sent from Jaffa to the Chovevei Tzion members in Europe in 1891. "Last week, we were in Hadera, we traveled with approximately ten people… [including] Tiomkin, head of the Executive Committee. All our travels were by day and this was very beneficial for ascertaining the essence and the nature of the land… and in Hadera we tarried for about 40 hours… Hankin… showed us the way to seek the fields… and the property, there we saw and were convinced that there is no place like it for beauty and good nature amongst all the property that we have seen along the way…". The lands of Hadera were purchased in 1890 by Hankin's mediation and were settled in 1891. The letter includes descriptions of the lands surrounding Hadera, plans for paving roads, planting various trees, agricultural development etc. Attached is a handwritten draft, with corrections and erasing.
[4] pages, 28cm. Good condition. Folding marks and stains.
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
Catalogue
Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
1. The Committee of the Mazkeret Moshe Association in Riga – a copy of a handwritten document in lithographic print, with handwritten additions. Doblen by Riga, 1886. Deals with organizational problems and with the demand to call a large meeting and to distribute this letter to all the committees. At the end of the letter, a handwritten addition by the association's secretary, Ze'ev HaCohen Kaplan. The committee dealt with collecting contributions for the establishment of the Jerusalem neighborhood Mazkeret Moshe named after Moshe Montefiore.
[3] printed pages, [1] handwritten page, 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Minor tears, folding marks and stains.
2. Protocol of the Chovevei Tzion Convention in Druzgenik [Kovno region], 1887. Twenty three of the movement's central members participated in the convention, including: Pinsker, Moshe Leib Lilinblum, Ussishkin, Rabbi Samuel Mohaliver and others. The protocol contains the names of the participants, Pinsker's resignation, the manner of collecting funds and people for purchasing land in Eretz Israel in general and in Hadera in particular, etc.
[3] pages, 35.5 cm. Folding marks, minor tears. Stains.
3-4. Handwritten letter, sent from Jaffa to the Chovevei Tzion members in Europe in 1891. "Last week, we were in Hadera, we traveled with approximately ten people… [including] Tiomkin, head of the Executive Committee. All our travels were by day and this was very beneficial for ascertaining the essence and the nature of the land… and in Hadera we tarried for about 40 hours… Hankin… showed us the way to seek the fields… and the property, there we saw and were convinced that there is no place like it for beauty and good nature amongst all the property that we have seen along the way…". The lands of Hadera were purchased in 1890 by Hankin's mediation and were settled in 1891. The letter includes descriptions of the lands surrounding Hadera, plans for paving roads, planting various trees, agricultural development etc. Attached is a handwritten draft, with corrections and erasing.
[4] pages, 28cm. Good condition. Folding marks and stains.
[3] printed pages, [1] handwritten page, 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Minor tears, folding marks and stains.
2. Protocol of the Chovevei Tzion Convention in Druzgenik [Kovno region], 1887. Twenty three of the movement's central members participated in the convention, including: Pinsker, Moshe Leib Lilinblum, Ussishkin, Rabbi Samuel Mohaliver and others. The protocol contains the names of the participants, Pinsker's resignation, the manner of collecting funds and people for purchasing land in Eretz Israel in general and in Hadera in particular, etc.
[3] pages, 35.5 cm. Folding marks, minor tears. Stains.
3-4. Handwritten letter, sent from Jaffa to the Chovevei Tzion members in Europe in 1891. "Last week, we were in Hadera, we traveled with approximately ten people… [including] Tiomkin, head of the Executive Committee. All our travels were by day and this was very beneficial for ascertaining the essence and the nature of the land… and in Hadera we tarried for about 40 hours… Hankin… showed us the way to seek the fields… and the property, there we saw and were convinced that there is no place like it for beauty and good nature amongst all the property that we have seen along the way…". The lands of Hadera were purchased in 1890 by Hankin's mediation and were settled in 1891. The letter includes descriptions of the lands surrounding Hadera, plans for paving roads, planting various trees, agricultural development etc. Attached is a handwritten draft, with corrections and erasing.
[4] pages, 28cm. Good condition. Folding marks and stains.
Category
Eretz Israel, Settlements:
Catalogue
Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
1. A letter from the settlers to Rabbi Israel Dov Frumkin, the editor of Hachavatzelet newspaper. [Not dated, apparently 1895 or 1896]. "A double request of Your Honor to reply with good advice to the question of Shmita as we have read in his newspaper … in our settlement, five families wish to keep the laws of Shmita as written in the Torah…".
2. A letter from 1899, to Rabbi Yonatan Binyamin HaLevi Horowitz, the rabbi and manager of the Committee of Officers and Administrators (Amsterdam) in Jerusalem, requesting monetary assistance.
3. A letter from 1895 from the settlers, at the bottom of the letter a letter by Rabbi Zerach Reuven Braverman, the Rabbi of Petach Tikva.
4. A letter from 1896, about the collection for building a house for Rabbi Mordechai Leib Rubin.
5. A letter from 1895 with the request for monetary assistance. "The hardships of working our Holy Land lessen the love of Torah in our midst… ".
6. A bill of the sale of a house in the Ekron settlement, with the signature and authorization of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook. Rehovot, 1905 or 1907.
The Shmita controversy in Mazkeret Batya in 1889 is well known, when the settlement founders decided to keep the commandment of Shmita as the rabbis of Jerusalem instructed them. This was in opposition to the opinion of the officers of Baron Rothchild, who demanded that the settlers continue working the land. The document before us also deals with the Shmita controversy a number of years later. Attached are a number of newspaper clippings with details of the first settlers.
[6] pages, varied size, fair condition. Tears, cutoff margins, folding marks and few stains.
2. A letter from 1899, to Rabbi Yonatan Binyamin HaLevi Horowitz, the rabbi and manager of the Committee of Officers and Administrators (Amsterdam) in Jerusalem, requesting monetary assistance.
3. A letter from 1895 from the settlers, at the bottom of the letter a letter by Rabbi Zerach Reuven Braverman, the Rabbi of Petach Tikva.
4. A letter from 1896, about the collection for building a house for Rabbi Mordechai Leib Rubin.
5. A letter from 1895 with the request for monetary assistance. "The hardships of working our Holy Land lessen the love of Torah in our midst… ".
6. A bill of the sale of a house in the Ekron settlement, with the signature and authorization of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook. Rehovot, 1905 or 1907.
The Shmita controversy in Mazkeret Batya in 1889 is well known, when the settlement founders decided to keep the commandment of Shmita as the rabbis of Jerusalem instructed them. This was in opposition to the opinion of the officers of Baron Rothchild, who demanded that the settlers continue working the land. The document before us also deals with the Shmita controversy a number of years later. Attached are a number of newspaper clippings with details of the first settlers.
[6] pages, varied size, fair condition. Tears, cutoff margins, folding marks and few stains.
Category
Eretz Israel, Settlements:
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Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
A collection of letters, documents, printed pages and postcards connected to the establishment of the settlement Ruchama (Jammama) in the Negev, from the archives of Abraham Kaminer Volkovsky, one of the heads of the She’erit Israel Association and one of the settlement’s founders. 1911 until the 1940s.
Most of the archives contain original material from the time of the establishment of the settlement (second decade of the 20th century), postcards that were sent to Abraham Kaminer, list of the names of the first settlers, demands of payment, information on the development of the settlement, building structures, agriculture etc. Includes letters and postcards from " the Association for Purchase of Land" of Bialistok, the" She’erit Israel Association" in Moscow, The Neta’im Association, Arthur Rupin and other organizations and people.
The archives include a number of letters from the 1940s, regarding Kaminer family’s claim on the dismantling of the lands of Ruchama and inheritance rights and land ownership.
The settlement Ruchama was established in 1911 by the " She’erit Israel Association" of Moscow and was the first of the settlements in the Negev in the new era. In the beginning, the settlement was called Jammama after an Arab village in the vicinity.
C. 50 items, varied size and condition.
Most of the archives contain original material from the time of the establishment of the settlement (second decade of the 20th century), postcards that were sent to Abraham Kaminer, list of the names of the first settlers, demands of payment, information on the development of the settlement, building structures, agriculture etc. Includes letters and postcards from " the Association for Purchase of Land" of Bialistok, the" She’erit Israel Association" in Moscow, The Neta’im Association, Arthur Rupin and other organizations and people.
The archives include a number of letters from the 1940s, regarding Kaminer family’s claim on the dismantling of the lands of Ruchama and inheritance rights and land ownership.
The settlement Ruchama was established in 1911 by the " She’erit Israel Association" of Moscow and was the first of the settlements in the Negev in the new era. In the beginning, the settlement was called Jammama after an Arab village in the vicinity.
C. 50 items, varied size and condition.
Category
Eretz Israel, Settlements:
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Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $120
Unsold
These are the rules for the main roads. A proclamation of early traffic instructions by Colonel Percy Brooke Bramley, manager of The Department for the Nation’s Security and afterwards the Police Commander. The Land of Israel, [the beginning of the 1920s].
. “Rules of the road that all wagon drivers, automobile drivers, horse riders, bicycle riders, whether manual or motor, mule drivers, camel drivers, shepherds… must watch them”.
A single leaf, 43 cm. Poor condition. Stains, creases and many tears. Restored, but with damage and missing text
. “Rules of the road that all wagon drivers, automobile drivers, horse riders, bicycle riders, whether manual or motor, mule drivers, camel drivers, shepherds… must watch them”.
A single leaf, 43 cm. Poor condition. Stains, creases and many tears. Restored, but with damage and missing text
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
Catalogue
![Three entrance permits to Palestine, used by a Russian messenger:
1. A Russian official certificate [visa?], for Yitchak Kami](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale11-public/22.jpg "Entrance Permits to Palestine, 1913-1919")
Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Three entrance permits to Palestine, used by a Russian messenger:
1. A Russian official certificate [visa?], for Yitchak Kaminer with his picture. Issued in Russia in 1913.
2. A permit from the Russian Embassy in Alexandria, that no obstacle stands in the way of Yitzchak Kaminer’s return to Russia after completing his mission. A handwritten leaf, December 1917.
3. Permit to enter Palestine. Issued in Alexandria on January 1, 1919 for Mr. Yitzchak Kaminer, with his picture.
Varied size, fair-good condition.
1. A Russian official certificate [visa?], for Yitchak Kaminer with his picture. Issued in Russia in 1913.
2. A permit from the Russian Embassy in Alexandria, that no obstacle stands in the way of Yitzchak Kaminer’s return to Russia after completing his mission. A handwritten leaf, December 1917.
3. Permit to enter Palestine. Issued in Alexandria on January 1, 1919 for Mr. Yitzchak Kaminer, with his picture.
Varied size, fair-good condition.
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
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Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $100
Sold for: $163
Including buyer's premium
Megilat HaShabbat, public protests in Jerusalem and other holy cities and settlements. Published by the Central Committee "Mishmeret Shabbat", Jerusalem, [1924].
Letters by various public figures and rabbis objecting to the public desecration of Shabbat, in Jerusalem in particular and in Eretz Israel in general. Amongst the writers Rabbi Kook. On the binding a dedication "to His Excellency the High Commissioner to Eretz Israel… Herbert Samuel". Attached is a promotional leaf for the book.
122 pages, 15 cm. fair-good condition. Binding detached.
Letters by various public figures and rabbis objecting to the public desecration of Shabbat, in Jerusalem in particular and in Eretz Israel in general. Amongst the writers Rabbi Kook. On the binding a dedication "to His Excellency the High Commissioner to Eretz Israel… Herbert Samuel". Attached is a promotional leaf for the book.
122 pages, 15 cm. fair-good condition. Binding detached.
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
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Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $100
Unsold
The History of Montefiore or The Cedar of Levanon, by Yisrael David Miller. Vilna, 1886. A comprehensive biography of Sir Moses Montefiore, publicized a year after his death. Yiddish.
103 pages. 20 cm. Fair condition, foxing.
103 pages. 20 cm. Fair condition, foxing.
Category
Eretz Israel, Settlements:
Catalogue
Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $150
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
Kol Eretz Israel, edited by Yishayahu Pevzner, Tel-Aviv, 1926.
Comprehensive guidebook with information on various aspects of life. Contains statistical data as well as addresses of offices, stores, industry and more.
24 cm. Fair condition, stains. Few leaves torn on margins.
Comprehensive guidebook with information on various aspects of life. Contains statistical data as well as addresses of offices, stores, industry and more.
24 cm. Fair condition, stains. Few leaves torn on margins.
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
Catalogue
![The Commercial Guide of The Land of Israel, 1st Year, 1st Issue. [Tel Aviv? February, 1938].
A guide to businesses and commer](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale11-public/26.jpg "The Commercial Guide of The Land of Israel, 1938")
Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $150
Unsold
The Commercial Guide of The Land of Israel, 1st Year, 1st Issue. [Tel Aviv? February, 1938].
A guide to businesses and commerce, government and national institutes, community committees, associations, factories, publishers, libraries, food stores, doctors, attorneys and other professionals Including business addresses and sometimes telephone numbers.
“Appearing once a week” is written at the top of the issue, but we do not know of any more issues.
[6] pages, 69 cm. Fair condition. Thin paper. Tears at folding lines, few stains.
A guide to businesses and commerce, government and national institutes, community committees, associations, factories, publishers, libraries, food stores, doctors, attorneys and other professionals Including business addresses and sometimes telephone numbers.
“Appearing once a week” is written at the top of the issue, but we do not know of any more issues.
[6] pages, 69 cm. Fair condition. Thin paper. Tears at folding lines, few stains.
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
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Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Bracha Chabas – Wall and Tower – Moshe Vorobeichik, 1939
Wall and Tower, Bracha Chabas. Published by the Histadrut Youth Center, Tel Aviv, 1939.
The story of 37 settlements that were established from 1936-1938. “An envelope, map, and picture arrangement – M. Vorobeichik”. Additional photographs by Rudi Weissenstein, Zoltan Kluger and others.
7, 186, [3] pages, 20 cm. Good condition, few stains (primarily on first pages).
Wall and Tower, Bracha Chabas. Published by the Histadrut Youth Center, Tel Aviv, 1939.
The story of 37 settlements that were established from 1936-1938. “An envelope, map, and picture arrangement – M. Vorobeichik”. Additional photographs by Rudi Weissenstein, Zoltan Kluger and others.
7, 186, [3] pages, 20 cm. Good condition, few stains (primarily on first pages).
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
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Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2010
Opening: $120
Unsold
The Palestine Agudath Netaim - Memorandum and Articles of Association. Jerusalem, 1921.
A booklet of the Agudat Netaim Association’s regulations, whose purpose was to establish agricultural settlements in Eretz Israel with private capital investments. The list of its members includes Aaron Eisenberg (the company manager and one of the founders of Rehovot), Ze’ev Gluskin, Betzalel Yaffe, Meir Dizengoff and others. On the cover, Eisenberg’s handwritten signature. English
34 pages, 22 cm. Fair condition, detached cover, foxing.
A booklet of the Agudat Netaim Association’s regulations, whose purpose was to establish agricultural settlements in Eretz Israel with private capital investments. The list of its members includes Aaron Eisenberg (the company manager and one of the founders of Rehovot), Ze’ev Gluskin, Betzalel Yaffe, Meir Dizengoff and others. On the cover, Eisenberg’s handwritten signature. English
34 pages, 22 cm. Fair condition, detached cover, foxing.
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Eretz Israel, Settlements:
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