The First Synagogue of Alexanderie in Egypt, by Prof. J. S. Kolbe. New York, [end of 19th century].
Lithographic printing on paper, hand-painted.
In the center of the leaf is a large illustration of "the inside of the Synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt"; on the right is the "outside". At the top of the leaf are the ark, the two Tablets of Law and two lions holding a Torah crown. Around the leaf are five illustrations of vessels and themes of the Temple and another 13 illustrations that portray Biblical scenes (described in English and Yiddish-Deitsch). The picture of the Synagogue of Alexandria was drawn by Yehoshua Yosef Kolbe (1807-1920). Kolbe was born in Warsaw or in Brisk and dedicated his life to the research of the First and Second Temples. For his research, he traveled to European cities and visited various libraries. He presented the conclusions of his research, accompanied by detailed sketches, in his book "Binyan Ariel" (he received approbations from leading rabbis from the East and West on his book and published it in Yiddish as well). He spent the last years of his life in Jerusalem.
In 1887, Kolbe published a similar leaf, by the name "Bible Sceneries", with an illustration of the inside of the Temple in its center, totally identical to this illustration of the Synagogue in Alexandria. See attached material.
56.5X70.5 cm. Frame 70X83.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Tears, some lacking (primarily the bottom right corner). Tape repairs.

Embroidery, made by Flora Avraham. India, 1867.
Colored threads; net fabric.
Embroidery, made by Flora Avraham in her youth. The ornamentations: a squirrel and a deer, a crown and flowers, numerals and the letters of the Latin alphabet. Embroidered on the bottom is the inscription "Flora Avraham 1867".
Flora Avraham (Sassoon) was born in India in 1856; in 1876, she married Shlomo David Sassoon. For a number of years after her husband's death in 1894, Flora managed the family textile company in Bombay and in 1901 moved to England. Passed away in England in 1936.
39X50 cm. in a 45X57 cm. frame. Fair-good condition. Stains. Not examined out of the frame. For additional details about Flora Avraham and the Sassoon family, see the article by John G. Rolland, "The Baghdad Community", from "Indian Jewry – Bnei Israel, Kutchinim, Baghdadim" edited by Orpah Salpak (Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1995), pp. 33-34.

"Shiviti Hashem LeNegdi Tamid". Jerusalem, 1927.
Ink and paint on paper.
"Shiviti" in large format, written, drawn and painted by hand, made by "Sinor ben Reuven, in honor of the Chacham Yehonatan ben Chacham Yosef".
Various adornments in plant and geometric patterns, circles with Stars of David and the word "Zion", integrated into various texts: "Ben porat Yosef ben porat alei ayin…", the Ten Commandments (appear twice at the top of the "Shiviti"), a large "LaMenatzeach" menorah, Psalms 24 (quoted in full), etc. According to the design of the verse "And I, in your great kindness shall come to your House, and shall bow down to your Holy Temple with fear" and other verses, and according to the white color marks, it seems that the work on the "Shiviti" was not entirely completed.
59X75 cm. Fair-poor condition. Creases, stains and many tears. A rectangular strip is missing at the bottom.