Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Archive of letters, family photographs and personal diary of sons and daughters of the Elkes family. Kaunas, 20s-40s.
Dr. Elchanan Elkes was the Kaunas community head, and "Head of the Jews" in the ghetto. The archive has approximately seventy handwritten letters: several telegrams from Eretz Israel from the 1920s, and letters from the time of the Holocaust and later (most of the letters are in German, some in English), approx one hundred family photographs, personal diary of daughter (Sarah) from 1937-1939, copy of letter written by Dr. Elkes, last letter written as a testament to his children in England, days before the expulsion from the Kovno Ghetto. Dr. Elkes was sent to Dachau, where he perished. The archive has been scanned for documentation in Yad Vashem. Various sizes and conditions.
Dr. Elchanan Elkes was the Kaunas community head, and "Head of the Jews" in the ghetto. The archive has approximately seventy handwritten letters: several telegrams from Eretz Israel from the 1920s, and letters from the time of the Holocaust and later (most of the letters are in German, some in English), approx one hundred family photographs, personal diary of daughter (Sarah) from 1937-1939, copy of letter written by Dr. Elkes, last letter written as a testament to his children in England, days before the expulsion from the Kovno Ghetto. Dr. Elkes was sent to Dachau, where he perished. The archive has been scanned for documentation in Yad Vashem. Various sizes and conditions.
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $350
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Collection of documents of Yosef and Joana Weintraub and their extended family. Prague, 1935-1947.
The collection contains: birth certificates, marriage, studies, passports etc. handwritten letters, German and Czech. The letters reflect the horrors of the Holocaust, and the events that befell the family members in the various places to which they were sent. The collection is unique because of the documents which portray the upheavals of life and rule, from the Austro-Hungarian government, through the Czech Republic, and the Nazi rule: a passport enabling a woman to visit her husband serving in the army in Bosnia; documents from the Nazi rule, testifying participation in courses in preparation for immigration, etc. Total of approximately 60 items. Various sizes and conditions.
The collection contains: birth certificates, marriage, studies, passports etc. handwritten letters, German and Czech. The letters reflect the horrors of the Holocaust, and the events that befell the family members in the various places to which they were sent. The collection is unique because of the documents which portray the upheavals of life and rule, from the Austro-Hungarian government, through the Czech Republic, and the Nazi rule: a passport enabling a woman to visit her husband serving in the army in Bosnia; documents from the Nazi rule, testifying participation in courses in preparation for immigration, etc. Total of approximately 60 items. Various sizes and conditions.
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $3,125
Including buyer's premium
Collection of official and personal documents of Leon and Stephy Reischer. Leon, Austrian native, lived in Poland and Russia, and eventually immigrated to Argentina.
The collection includes various documents (birth certificate, identity card, marriage certificate etc.); official documents from Austria, Russia and Argentina, including a document from 1939 from the Jewish community of Vienna with details of the instructions and guidelines for the Jews of the city who were expelled to Poland after the Anschluss; postcards; personal letters received by Stephy Reischer during World War II, and more items. Total of approximately eighty items. Various sizes and conditions.
The collection includes various documents (birth certificate, identity card, marriage certificate etc.); official documents from Austria, Russia and Argentina, including a document from 1939 from the Jewish community of Vienna with details of the instructions and guidelines for the Jews of the city who were expelled to Poland after the Anschluss; postcards; personal letters received by Stephy Reischer during World War II, and more items. Total of approximately eighty items. Various sizes and conditions.
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Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $180
Sold for: $225
Including buyer's premium
Collection of documents of an engineer in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality and in the British army, in the first camouflage military unit. 1940s.
Documents of a Brigade soldier, who emigrated from Russia to Eretz Israel in 1925 and joined the Haganah. Served as a city engineer in Tel Aviv -Jaffa and with the outbreak of World War II, he insisted on serving as engineer in the British army and was sent to Italy and Libya with the Jewish Brigade. After his return to Eretz Israel, he worked as an engineer in the Jerusalem region, until his death in 1955.
The collection contains: New Year greeting from 1945 of the First Camouflage Military Unit, the Royal Engineer Battalion; "B'Ohalim", newspaper of the Camouflage Unit - first and second issues (printed in Italy, "internal, not for publication"); Various typewritten documents: humorous lectures, texts of plays, programs of Kabbalat Shabbat, poems, etc. Total of 23 items. Various sizes and conditions.
Documents of a Brigade soldier, who emigrated from Russia to Eretz Israel in 1925 and joined the Haganah. Served as a city engineer in Tel Aviv -Jaffa and with the outbreak of World War II, he insisted on serving as engineer in the British army and was sent to Italy and Libya with the Jewish Brigade. After his return to Eretz Israel, he worked as an engineer in the Jerusalem region, until his death in 1955.
The collection contains: New Year greeting from 1945 of the First Camouflage Military Unit, the Royal Engineer Battalion; "B'Ohalim", newspaper of the Camouflage Unit - first and second issues (printed in Italy, "internal, not for publication"); Various typewritten documents: humorous lectures, texts of plays, programs of Kabbalat Shabbat, poems, etc. Total of 23 items. Various sizes and conditions.
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Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Advertising poster for performance Les Compagnons de L'Arche, production of Les ֳ‰claireurs Israֳ«lited de France [Jewish Scouts movement in France]. Paris, 1946.
Huge poster in lithographic print, with large illustration. All profits from the performance dedicated to refugee children of Jewish origin. 118x78 cm. Good condition. Mounted on linen cloth for display and preservation.
Huge poster in lithographic print, with large illustration. All profits from the performance dedicated to refugee children of Jewish origin. 118x78 cm. Good condition. Mounted on linen cloth for display and preservation.
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Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $250
Unsold
Twenty three black and white photographs, conferences and conventions of Jewish organizations in Poland after the Holocaust, some of them of Po'aley Zion party. Zelechov, Szczecin, Wroclaw and Krakow [late 1940s].
Most of the photographs are annotated by hand on the reverse, some are dated 1947. Size varies, average size 12.5x8 cm, condition varies, good.
Most of the photographs are annotated by hand on the reverse, some are dated 1947. Size varies, average size 12.5x8 cm, condition varies, good.
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Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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![Moses and the tablets of the Law. Bronze cast, [manufactured by Barre, Paris?], 1827.
On the front appears the portrait of Mo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale18-public/559.jpg "\"Moses Master of All Prophets\", 1827")
Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $200
Unsold
Moses and the tablets of the Law. Bronze cast, [manufactured by Barre, Paris?], 1827.
On the front appears the portrait of Moses and the writing "Moses Master of All Prophets"; on the reverse the Tablets of the Law and the year - 1827. Diameter 3.5 cm. Good condition. Pin-hole, minor damages at borders.
On the front appears the portrait of Moses and the writing "Moses Master of All Prophets"; on the reverse the Tablets of the Law and the year - 1827. Diameter 3.5 cm. Good condition. Pin-hole, minor damages at borders.
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Medals and Objects
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $200
Unsold
Medal commemorating the seventieth birthday of Yitzchak Noach Manheimer. Cast bronze. Austria, 1863.
Manheimer (1793-1865) - teacher and a reform preacher, one of the founders of the Vienna Version (compromise between the traditional and reform Jews in the Vienna Great Synagogue, relating to observance of religion in the first half of 19th century). The portrait of Manheimer appears on one side of the medal, and the inscription "Dr. I.N. Mannheimer Prediger der Israelit Gemeinde in Wien". On the reverse: "Zum Siebzigsten Geburtstage" and a verse from Psalms. Diameter: 5.1 cm. Good condition. Minor scratches.
Manheimer (1793-1865) - teacher and a reform preacher, one of the founders of the Vienna Version (compromise between the traditional and reform Jews in the Vienna Great Synagogue, relating to observance of religion in the first half of 19th century). The portrait of Manheimer appears on one side of the medal, and the inscription "Dr. I.N. Mannheimer Prediger der Israelit Gemeinde in Wien". On the reverse: "Zum Siebzigsten Geburtstage" and a verse from Psalms. Diameter: 5.1 cm. Good condition. Minor scratches.
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![Otto Hirschfled, casted bronze plate. [Germany, 1913]. Commemorating his 70th birthday. Hirschfeldג€™s profile is embossed up](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale18-public/561.jpg "Otto Hirschfeld - Bronze Plate")
Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $120
Unsold
Otto Hirschfled, casted bronze plate. [Germany, 1913]. Commemorating his 70th birthday. Hirschfeldג€™s profile is embossed upon one side. Signature of artist on lower right corner: Sturm; on second side Hirschfeld is depicted lecturing before students.
Hirschfeld (1843-1922) - Professor of History and Jewish archeologist of German origin. 7.8x6.7 cm. Very good condition.
Hirschfeld (1843-1922) - Professor of History and Jewish archeologist of German origin. 7.8x6.7 cm. Very good condition.
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Medals and Objects
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $250
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
II Internationales Tennis-Turnir 11-19 Juni 1927, III Preis. Damen Einzelspiel - Wanderpokal d. Hakoah [Second International Tennis Tournament, 11-19 June, 1927. Third award]. Medal plate on behalf of the "HaKoג€™ach Vienna" sport club, awarded in the womenג€™s tennis competition. Austria, 1927. Maximal size: 7.3x4.5 cm. Good condition. Few oxidation marks. Placed within original case.
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![[Sport Club] S.C. HaKoah 1937. Two plaques, probably given as a prize to participants in a sports competition.
Cast bronze, s](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale18-public/563.jpg "\"HaKoach Vienna\" - Two Plaques")
Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
[Sport Club] S.C. HaKoah 1937. Two plaques, probably given as a prize to participants in a sports competition.
Cast bronze, silver-plated cast bronze. Vienna (manufacturer's stamps on the reverse), 1937. On the silver-plated plaque "2" is engraved, on the other plaque "3" is engraved.
4.1x3.1 cm. Good condition.
Cast bronze, silver-plated cast bronze. Vienna (manufacturer's stamps on the reverse), 1937. On the silver-plated plaque "2" is engraved, on the other plaque "3" is engraved.
4.1x3.1 cm. Good condition.
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Medals and Objects
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
Opening: $150
Unsold
1. Souvenir of the cornerstone laying for "Yeshivat Rabeinu Ya'akov Yossef New York Winkelstein", December 1928.
2-4. Three souvenir medals of "Bnei Zion" Talmud Torah of Bobov Chassidut:"ג€¦in memory of Shalom Shragaג€¦"; "in memory of ג€¦ג€¦ג€¦Moshe ben Ya'akov HaCohen" (gilded). The four medals are of cast bronze, diameter 3.3-3.5 cm. Good condition.
2-4. Three souvenir medals of "Bnei Zion" Talmud Torah of Bobov Chassidut:"ג€¦in memory of Shalom Shragaג€¦"; "in memory of ג€¦ג€¦ג€¦Moshe ben Ya'akov HaCohen" (gilded). The four medals are of cast bronze, diameter 3.3-3.5 cm. Good condition.
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Medals and Objects
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