A letter to the Rabbis and Torah Leaders of Yisrael. By Rabbi Dov Ber Avramowitz. New York, 1899. A printed leaflet addressed as a letter to US rabbis demanding treatment of various halachic problems, reflecting the way of life in the midst of the community of Jewish immigrants in the US at the end of the 19th century.
The writer deals with various topics that arose as a result of the new reality of the US: Possibility of sha'atnez in clothing manufactured in the US, various problems of machine matzot and the kashrut of various foods, permission to read newspapers printed on Shabbat, traveling by boat from New York to Brooklyn on Yom Tov, traveling by train and elevator on Shabbat, etc.
[3] pages. 30 cm. Good-fair condition, lengthwise tear on first leaf [without omission], folding marks.

An official signed letter, from US President Ronald Reagan, in honor of the dinner of the "Imrei Yosef" Yeshiva of the Spinka Chassidim. Washington, May 1986.
Blessings and wishes in honor of the annual dinner for the community's institutes (which is an inseparable part of the community in Boro Park and he "salutes" them). He particularly specifies blessings to: Yitzchak Keserer, Rabbi Leibush Rubin, Heshy Frank, Mark Loren and Rabbi Edgar Glick.
White House official stationery, 22.5 cm. Excellent condition. + original

1. An invitation booklet to Thanksgiving prayers of the Tikvat Yisrael Community at The Great Synagogue Cape Town, 1935. (On the cover, tied with a ribbon, is a picture of the synagogue in silver print).
2. A printed booklet of the Jewish Museum in South Africa 1959.
3. Milchama Shtoib, Zichronot fun a Litvishen Palit [memories of a Lithuanian refugee]. Klerksdorp (South Africa), 1935. (Printed in Re'em Printings in Vilna).
Various sizes and conditions, good condition.

For complete list, see Hebrew description.
Total of 8 books. Various sizes and conditions.

Catalogues from "Bamberger et Vahrman" bookshop. Bamberger et Vahrman in Jerusalem [originally on King George St. and later on HaSolel St.].
* Hebrew catalogues, from the years 1934-1948; (odd number series): 1-38. * Foreign language catalogues, from the years 1934-1948; (even number series): 2-34, with the addition of numbers: 21 and 37.
Three volumes. In general good condition (stains and wear), new bindings.