Salamandra, Ka Tzetnik 135633. [1946]. Yiddish.
The original copy of the book “Salamandra”, typewritten on thin paper, with many remarks in the author’s handwriting. The first edition of the book is apparently based on the present manuscript.
Yehiel Denur (1917-2001), native of Poland, was among the Auschwitz Death Camp survivors, where he lost his entire family. He immigrated to Israel via Italy with the “Brycha” and devoted his life to writing about his life experiences at the camp, while remaining completely anonymous and using the pseudonym K. Tzetnik. His identity was revealed at the Eichmann trial, as he was summoned to the witness stand. His first book Zwei Un Zwanzig was published by “Kultur Lige” (Warsaw, 1931), however he did whatever he could to destroy copies of this book. He took three weeks to write “Salamandra” right after his release from the camp, apparently during his stay at the Machaneh Akurim in Italy. The manuscript was brought to Israel, translated into Hebrew and first published in 1946.
[2], 97; 129; 45; 48; 10; 18 leaves (a total of 349 leaves). 33 cm. Typewritten on one side of the leaf. Good condition. Few stains and wrinkles. Plain, damaged binding.

Peretz Smolenskin, letter addressed to “My dear and honored friend”. [No mention of location and date].
“I have answered and will continue to answer the same thing to those who advise me to change the way of Ha-Shachar: ‘Ha-Shachar will live on in its own way or will die with honor, but will not take the shape of pious [hypocrites], and as I have already told one of the great hypocrite, Hildesheimer’s followers during my stay in Berlin… it is easier for me to enslave myself and remove dog skin for a living than change Ha-Shachar’s way… and because of that conviction twenty signatories already gave up on Ha-Shachar, and I haven’t paid any attention to any of them”.
This letter mentions several authors and intellectuals of that time.
Peretz Smolenskin (1842-1885) writer, editor and publicist, of the Enlightenment Movement and later one of the leaders of Chovevey Zion movement. Established in Vienna the national students association "Kadima". In 1868 established in Vienna the "Ha-Shachar", first Hebrew periodical, that dealt with current Jewish affairs, preached about Shivat Zion and published radical articles.
Single leaf with writing on both sides, 22 cm. Fair condition. Wrinkles, support paper glued to the edges, light tears.

Yechiel Michal Pines, handwritten dedication on a leaf of paper.
Pines' warm dedication, giving his son [?] a book by the name of "Halevanon" for his bar-mitzvah. "Because you should know that you are not living in vain, and you shall say: Indeed, it is better for man to have been created than had he not been created!".
Rabbi Yechiel Michal Pines (1843-1913), philosopher, Zionist author, of the founders of the newspaper Halevanon, one of the founders of religious Zionism. The dedication is written in Rashi script.
Single leaf, 14.5X21.5 cm. Good condition, slight foxing. Tape on its back.