Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $150
Unsold
Nazareth panoramic black and white photograph, printed in Germany. The caption "Dormitio, Jerusalem" appears in the bottom left-hand corner of the photo. 25.5x182cm. Good condition, few tears and stains. Original cover, detached and torn.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $2,000
Unsold
Photographic archives of the sisters Charlotte (Lotta) Meyer (1911-1978) and Margaret (Gerda) Meyer (1913-1993), native German photographers from Haifa, who worked from 1934 to 1957. They specialized in portrait photography of famous people and in photography of industrial buildings and architectural themes. The Meyer sisters left Israel during the 1950s and their private archives weren’t preserved. The present archives, from the estate of their older brother Hans (Martin/Hanoch) Meyer, is a major source of information on the lives of the Meyer sisters, which cannot be found anywhere else.
The archives contain:
~ Nineteen letters from Charlotte, 1930-1973, sent from Germany before she moved to Israel, from Haifa and later from London; 8 letters from Gerda; two letters from both sisters.
~ Twenty-seven photographs taken by the Meyer sisters, including: Hanukkah ceremony photos at the Dagon Silo in Haifa, photos of important events and major political figures such as Moshe Sharet and Chaim Weizmann (celebrating the Technion’s Jubilee), portrait photos and more.
~ Ffifteen photos of the sisters (mainly of Charlotte), including pictures with their mother and father.
~ Thirty-two negatives of Gerda Meyer’s wedding with Meir (Marc) Shore.
~ Five documents containing biographical material on the Meyer family and the sisters.
Over 100 items in total, varying sizes and condition. A detailed description of the content of the archives will be provided upon request.
The archives contain:
~ Nineteen letters from Charlotte, 1930-1973, sent from Germany before she moved to Israel, from Haifa and later from London; 8 letters from Gerda; two letters from both sisters.
~ Twenty-seven photographs taken by the Meyer sisters, including: Hanukkah ceremony photos at the Dagon Silo in Haifa, photos of important events and major political figures such as Moshe Sharet and Chaim Weizmann (celebrating the Technion’s Jubilee), portrait photos and more.
~ Ffifteen photos of the sisters (mainly of Charlotte), including pictures with their mother and father.
~ Thirty-two negatives of Gerda Meyer’s wedding with Meir (Marc) Shore.
~ Five documents containing biographical material on the Meyer family and the sisters.
Over 100 items in total, varying sizes and condition. A detailed description of the content of the archives will be provided upon request.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $1,200
Unsold
~ Thirty high quality black and white photos of the “Nesher” cement factories in Haifa, by Zoltan Kluger and the sister photographers Charlotte and Gerda Meyer, plus three additional photographs. Show the factory buildings and various facilities and machines. In a thick album, with an engraved dedication tablet “In memory of the blessed activity of Dr. Karl (Haim) Landau z”l…”, 1950. 16.5x23.5cm photographs, 29.5x26.5cm album. Good condition.
~ Six black and white photographs taken at the opening ceremony of the cultural center named after Karl Landau at “Givat Nesher”, [May 1957] plus one additional photo. 12x17.5cm photographs, 19.5x28cm album. Fair-good condition.
~ Dr. Haim Karl Landau, the man behind the “Sollel Boneh” construction company, was appointed director of the “Nesher” factory in 1945.
~ Six black and white photographs taken at the opening ceremony of the cultural center named after Karl Landau at “Givat Nesher”, [May 1957] plus one additional photo. 12x17.5cm photographs, 19.5x28cm album. Fair-good condition.
~ Dr. Haim Karl Landau, the man behind the “Sollel Boneh” construction company, was appointed director of the “Nesher” factory in 1945.
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Moshe Vorobeichic (Raviv, 1904-1995), 51 large photographs documenting the activity of the "HeChalutz" movement in Poland, [early 1930's]. Unsigned.
Black and white photographs of good technical and artistic quality typical of Vorobeichic, who undertook the visual documentation of the "HeChalutz" operations in Poland until he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1934.
The collection includes photographs of the following "HeChalutz" kibbutzim: Grochow,Czenstochova, Vilnius, Sosnowiec, Bendzin, Lodz, Rovan, Lutsk, Gorodishche, Bialystok, Klosowo, Pinsk, Kovel and Gdynia. The photographs show a variety of activities, buildings, construction, carpentry and agriculture, laundry and sewing in workshops. Some of the photographs were printed in "Sefer HeChalutz – Anthology," edited by Moshe Basuk (Jerusalem 1939).
Fifty-one (51) photographs, 30x23cm, handwritten annotations on the margins, some of the photographs are connected to each other (as published). Good condition.
Black and white photographs of good technical and artistic quality typical of Vorobeichic, who undertook the visual documentation of the "HeChalutz" operations in Poland until he immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1934.
The collection includes photographs of the following "HeChalutz" kibbutzim: Grochow,Czenstochova, Vilnius, Sosnowiec, Bendzin, Lodz, Rovan, Lutsk, Gorodishche, Bialystok, Klosowo, Pinsk, Kovel and Gdynia. The photographs show a variety of activities, buildings, construction, carpentry and agriculture, laundry and sewing in workshops. Some of the photographs were printed in "Sefer HeChalutz – Anthology," edited by Moshe Basuk (Jerusalem 1939).
Fifty-one (51) photographs, 30x23cm, handwritten annotations on the margins, some of the photographs are connected to each other (as published). Good condition.
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Photography
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $800
Unsold
Photographs and paper items from the town of Slonim, 1920s-30s.
~ Six photographs documenting the activity of the “HaShomer HaTza’ir” movement in Slonim, 1923-1925.
Including: “The First Attack” – wrestling / gymnastics; group photo of children wearing the movement uniform; group meal, Tug of War game and more. Two of the photo plates bear the name of the photographer “Kauffman”; all are signed on the verso “HaShomer HaTza’ir Photo Services in Slonim”, with the emblem of the movement. 9x14cm.
~ Twenty-two photographs documenting the activity of the Maccabi sports movement in Slonim, 1920s. Including: the Maccabi ski department in Slonim; a group of Maccabi Slonim bicycle riders; the Maccabi Slonim football team. Some bear a description on the photo plate, some have a description penciled on the verso. 9x14cm or 6x9cm.
~ Four photos of the 5th and 6th traditional JNF Fairs, which took place in Slonim on Purim 1934 and 1935, organized by women from the Wizo Association. Various fair booths appear on the photos. Two of the images are described on the photo plate; one of the photos was stamped by “The Women's Association on Behalf of the Zionist Federation in Slonim Wizo”. 12x17cm.
Enclosed: A handwritten card with a Wizo Slonim stamp; a passport photograph with a Hebrew and Polish ink-stamp; a photo from Harbin, China, 1932; a postcard; a Shana Tova greeting card; 13 family photos. 50 Items total, varying sizes and condition.
~ Six photographs documenting the activity of the “HaShomer HaTza’ir” movement in Slonim, 1923-1925.
Including: “The First Attack” – wrestling / gymnastics; group photo of children wearing the movement uniform; group meal, Tug of War game and more. Two of the photo plates bear the name of the photographer “Kauffman”; all are signed on the verso “HaShomer HaTza’ir Photo Services in Slonim”, with the emblem of the movement. 9x14cm.
~ Twenty-two photographs documenting the activity of the Maccabi sports movement in Slonim, 1920s. Including: the Maccabi ski department in Slonim; a group of Maccabi Slonim bicycle riders; the Maccabi Slonim football team. Some bear a description on the photo plate, some have a description penciled on the verso. 9x14cm or 6x9cm.
~ Four photos of the 5th and 6th traditional JNF Fairs, which took place in Slonim on Purim 1934 and 1935, organized by women from the Wizo Association. Various fair booths appear on the photos. Two of the images are described on the photo plate; one of the photos was stamped by “The Women's Association on Behalf of the Zionist Federation in Slonim Wizo”. 12x17cm.
Enclosed: A handwritten card with a Wizo Slonim stamp; a passport photograph with a Hebrew and Polish ink-stamp; a photo from Harbin, China, 1932; a postcard; a Shana Tova greeting card; 13 family photos. 50 Items total, varying sizes and condition.
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Photography
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![Nine group photographs and photographs of Zionist organizations in Eastern Europe, [1920s]. Some of the photographs are dated](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale15-public/89.jpg "Zionist Organizations Group Photographs – Eastern Europe")
Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $600
Unsold
Nine group photographs and photographs of Zionist organizations in Eastern Europe, [1920s]. Some of the photographs are dated or annotated on the reverse (different periods). Images include Kevutzat HaShomrim; "HaDayag" training group in Ochakov, 1924; "On the way to 'working' Eretz Israel", Gurvan Photo Studio; Russian Commission of HeChalutz, June 1924; Harvest; Bilu; "Kadima" group, and more. Average size 17x12cm, condition varies. Glue residue on the reverse.
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Photography
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
A class photograph of the members of the Bar Giora Jewish Students Organization, Anlässlich des 25 Jubel-Semesters , Atelier Thurmann, Vienna, [1914]. At the center, the organization's symbol and under it a picture of E. Naschitz, surrounded by the photographs of 35 other friends, wearing bands with the name of the organization, in Hebrew. 18.5x26cm. glued on a cardboard mat, 33x39cm. Good condition, few damages: peeling and foxing, damage to corners of the mat.
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Photography
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
Including buyer's premium
Thirty-one photographs of the Beitar Movement activity. Tukum, Latvia, 1920s-30s.
Most of the photographs are family or group photographs; the movement's activity is documented in 13 of them, where the members in uniform are seen holding signs and flags (flag of the "Ramat Tiomkin Work Unit"); some photographs are annotated and dated. Most of the photographs are in a postcard format, 9x14cm. Fair to good condition.
Most of the photographs are family or group photographs; the movement's activity is documented in 13 of them, where the members in uniform are seen holding signs and flags (flag of the "Ramat Tiomkin Work Unit"); some photographs are annotated and dated. Most of the photographs are in a postcard format, 9x14cm. Fair to good condition.
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Photography
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $450
Sold for: $575
Including buyer's premium
Album containing 76 photos of the “HaShomer HaTza’ir” youth movement’s activities in Poland, 1928 to mid-1930s.
Some of the album leaves have been decorated with handmade, colorful illustrations and title-page-like captions such as, “The Vilna Nest, 1928”; “Mikolina Settlement, 1931, Tel-Hai Brigade”; “Labor Settlement of Zhirmoni, 1932”; “Vilna-Grodna-Bialystok, Spring 1931”; “Winter Settlement in Pospiski, 1930”; “Zhirmoni Settlement, 1932”. Varying sized photos, average size 8x11cm, good condition. The album leaves are bound with a simple cardboard binding and Scotch tape, binding size 29x41cm.
Some of the album leaves have been decorated with handmade, colorful illustrations and title-page-like captions such as, “The Vilna Nest, 1928”; “Mikolina Settlement, 1931, Tel-Hai Brigade”; “Labor Settlement of Zhirmoni, 1932”; “Vilna-Grodna-Bialystok, Spring 1931”; “Winter Settlement in Pospiski, 1930”; “Zhirmoni Settlement, 1932”. Varying sized photos, average size 8x11cm, good condition. The album leaves are bound with a simple cardboard binding and Scotch tape, binding size 29x41cm.
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![Three printed photographs of Jewish authors, framed. Warsaw: "Yehudiya" Publishing, , [1920s].
1. Sholem Aleichem.](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale15-public/93.jpg "Photographs of Jewish Authors – Yehudiya Publishing House")
Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $120
Unsold
Three printed photographs of Jewish authors, framed. Warsaw: "Yehudiya" Publishing, , [1920s].
1. Sholem Aleichem. 35x28cm.
2. S. An-Sky, Y.L. Peretz, Ya'akov Dinezon. 35x28cm.
3. Hirsch David Nomberg, Haim Zhitlovsky, Y.L. Peretz, Avraham Reisen, Shalom Asch. 30x20cm.
Good condition, slight tears at borders, stains.
1. Sholem Aleichem. 35x28cm.
2. S. An-Sky, Y.L. Peretz, Ya'akov Dinezon. 35x28cm.
3. Hirsch David Nomberg, Haim Zhitlovsky, Y.L. Peretz, Avraham Reisen, Shalom Asch. 30x20cm.
Good condition, slight tears at borders, stains.
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Photography
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $180
Sold for: $275
Including buyer's premium
“The Hebrew Brigades in Eretz Israel” – postcard file published by Ya’akov Ben Dov. Includes 19 postcards (of the original 20, #18 is missing). The illustration on the coverby artist Ze’ev Raban. Good-fair condition. Postcards #19-20 are detached. Tears on the cover.
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Postcards
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Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 1, 2011
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
“Pardess” Association (Jaffa) postcard file. Published by Ya’akov Ben-Dov, 1926.
Missing cover; postcards #2-11 only. The catalogue “Postcards from the Holy Land” featuring Ya’akov Ben-Dov’s postcardsnotes that postcard #2 is missing and unknown and only postcards #1-10 are mentioned; postcard #11 is not mentioned. Good condition. Few stains. Some of the protective tissue papers are missing or damaged.
Missing cover; postcards #2-11 only. The catalogue “Postcards from the Holy Land” featuring Ya’akov Ben-Dov’s postcardsnotes that postcard #2 is missing and unknown and only postcards #1-10 are mentioned; postcard #11 is not mentioned. Good condition. Few stains. Some of the protective tissue papers are missing or damaged.
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Postcards
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