Hartiner, Meir. "Diary Writings from Conquered Tarnopol". Handwritten diary. [Tarnopol, August 1914-April 1917].
Hartiner (1880-1972) - writer, translator and editor. Made aliya to Eretz Israel in 1938. Wrote for Hebrew and Yiddish papers and edited the paper "HaOlam". The diary was written in pencil and in pen, in very crowded handwriting, on hundreds of leaves bound together. In the diary Hartiner describes the daily hardships that Jews experienced in Tarnopol (Galicia) under the Russian and later Austrian conquest, during World War I. Attached are two letters from the period, written by Hartiner to his father, with descriptions of the wartime. [230] leaves, size of leaves varies. General condition good, with some stains and wear.

Printed postcard, photograph of soldiers of the Hebrew Brigade, [c. 1919].
At top of postcard, description handwritten by Ze'ev Jabotinsky, one of the brigade's founders: "On the 15th of Shvat, the 39th battalion strides in the direction of the Ben-Shemen colony, which suffered greatly in the Turkish-British battles, 1914-1918". The description is written in English, the words "the 15th of Shvat" are written in Hebrew. The 39th battalion of the Hebrew Brigade participated in battles on Jerusalem. 9x14 cm. good condition. Stains and creases.

Sixty four autographs and dedications by conductors and soloists, members of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, 1960s.
Twenty three programs, thirty photographs and other items, with handwritten dedications to Idith Klein, director of the Philharmonic Orchestra Guest House.
Dedications by: Arthur Rubinstein - a warm dedication on a concert program, Daniel Berenboim, Zubin Mehta, Jacqueline Du-Pre, Sergiu Commissiona, George Solti, Kenneth Macdonald, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazi, Colin Davis, Paul Klecki, Richard Tucker, Nathan Milstein, Charles Munch, Carlo Maria Giulini, Ilan Rogoff, Dimitri Bashkirov, Paul Paray, Paul Torthlier, Eliahu Inbal, Jacob Flier, Istvan Kertesz, Don Garrard, Cvetka Ahlin, Oralia Dominguez, Antal Dorati, Matislav Rostropovich, Leonard Bernstein, Itzhak Perlamn, Richard Lewis, Erna Spoorenberg, Janet Baker, Joseph Rouleau and others. Lot of sixty four items. Various sizes and conditions.