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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
* Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom "Uri, called also Philip" (of the Peine family) with the bride "Hendel, called also Henny" (of the Fleischman family). Scribal writing on parchment. Hamburg, 1907.
The Ketubah has two signatures, one by "Yosef ben R' Refael Rosenblatt Chief Shliach Tzibur and faithful witness of the Ashkenazi community of Hamburg…" referring to the renowned Chazan (cantor) Yossele Rosenblatt (1882-1933), one of the greatest cantors of all times, who contributed greatly to shaping the world of Jewish Chazanut. In 1906, he began filling the position of Oberkantor (Chief Cantor) in the city of Hamburg, where his fame started spreading, and where he remained until he finally moved to the USA in 1912. He signed this Ketubah about a year after he was appointed Oberkantor in the Hamburg community at the age of 25.
* Fabric pouch. Greenish silk with gilt impression. Souvenir from the wedding of Philip Peine and Henny Fleischman. German. (Tears and damage to pouch). * Photograph of groom and bride (apparently the aforementioned couple). * Siddur Iyun Tefilla, with German translation. Prague, 1855. German signature: Moshe Peine.
4 items, varied size and condition.
The Ketubah has two signatures, one by "Yosef ben R' Refael Rosenblatt Chief Shliach Tzibur and faithful witness of the Ashkenazi community of Hamburg…" referring to the renowned Chazan (cantor) Yossele Rosenblatt (1882-1933), one of the greatest cantors of all times, who contributed greatly to shaping the world of Jewish Chazanut. In 1906, he began filling the position of Oberkantor (Chief Cantor) in the city of Hamburg, where his fame started spreading, and where he remained until he finally moved to the USA in 1912. He signed this Ketubah about a year after he was appointed Oberkantor in the Hamburg community at the age of 25.
* Fabric pouch. Greenish silk with gilt impression. Souvenir from the wedding of Philip Peine and Henny Fleischman. German. (Tears and damage to pouch). * Photograph of groom and bride (apparently the aforementioned couple). * Siddur Iyun Tefilla, with German translation. Prague, 1855. German signature: Moshe Peine.
4 items, varied size and condition.
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Nuriel ben Netanel, with the bride, Yocheved bat Ya'akov Chaim. Herat, (Afghanistan), Elul 1898.
Ink and paint on paper. Scribal writing.
Ornamented architectural frame around text, and simanim in alphabetical order. Witnesses' signatures inside cartouches at the bottom of the Ketubah.
Approximately 46X57 cm. in a frame. Wear and tear. Not examined out of the frame.
Ink and paint on paper. Scribal writing.
Ornamented architectural frame around text, and simanim in alphabetical order. Witnesses' signatures inside cartouches at the bottom of the Ketubah.
Approximately 46X57 cm. in a frame. Wear and tear. Not examined out of the frame.
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $800
Unsold
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Rachamim ben Shmuel with the bride Sarah bat Yitzchak. Isfahan, Persia, Sivan 1920.
Ink and paint on paper.
Adorned with colored illustrations characteristic of Persian Ketubot: lions, birds, cypresses, the sun and flowers. With two Stars of David and an illustration of Shiviti with menorahs with texts (LaM'natzeach, Ana B'Choach, etc.) and the name of tzaddikim: Eliyahu HaNavi, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNess and Shmuel the prophet.
The motif of the lion with half a sun in the shape of a human face is one of the national symbols of Persia and it appears on many ketubot from that area. The Isfahan community was one of the largest and oldest Jewish communities in Persia.
Especially large, approximately 66X69 cm. in a frame. Spotting and wear, not examined out of the frame.
Ink and paint on paper.
Adorned with colored illustrations characteristic of Persian Ketubot: lions, birds, cypresses, the sun and flowers. With two Stars of David and an illustration of Shiviti with menorahs with texts (LaM'natzeach, Ana B'Choach, etc.) and the name of tzaddikim: Eliyahu HaNavi, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNess and Shmuel the prophet.
The motif of the lion with half a sun in the shape of a human face is one of the national symbols of Persia and it appears on many ketubot from that area. The Isfahan community was one of the largest and oldest Jewish communities in Persia.
Especially large, approximately 66X69 cm. in a frame. Spotting and wear, not examined out of the frame.
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $800
Unsold
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yitzchak ben Moshe and the bride Rachel bat Yehuda. Yazd (Persia), 1915.
Ink and paint on paper.
Adorned with characteristic colored illustrations: lions, birds, the sun and flowers.
Width: 71 cm. Height: 43 cm. Fair condition, spotting and wear, restored tears. Mounted on cardboard for restoration.
Ink and paint on paper.
Adorned with characteristic colored illustrations: lions, birds, the sun and flowers.
Width: 71 cm. Height: 43 cm. Fair condition, spotting and wear, restored tears. Mounted on cardboard for restoration.
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $400
Unsold
Collection of seven Shtarot Tena'im and Ketubot: * Handwritten Ketubah. Oświęcim, 1869. * Handwritten Ketubah. Morocco, 1913. * Printed Shtar Tena'im, 1935. * Printed Ketubah. Sofia, 1929. * Printed Shtar Tena'im. Bucharest, 1940. * Printed Ketubah, Bucharest, 1940. * Printed Ketubah. London, 1948.
For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
7 items. Varied size and condition (good-poor).
For a complete list, see Hebrew description.
7 items. Varied size and condition (good-poor).
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $300
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
Collection of Ketubot, from various dates and places:
* Handwritten Ketubah, Łódź (Poland), 5th of Shevat 1920. Handwritten and signed by the witness Rabbi "Aryeh Simcha ben Rabbi Shatz" [Rabbi Aryeh Simcha ben Rabbi Eliezer Perlmutter, a renowned Torah scholar. Some of his Torah words were printed in the books of the brothers Rabbi Avraham Zvi Perlmutter Ra'avad of Warsaw and Rabbi Moshe Perlmutter Rabbi in Łódź], and with the signature of the second witness "Yehuda David ben Rabbi Zvi Ze'ev".
* Handwritten Ketubah. Garwolin (a village near Warsaw, in the Siedlce region), 1894. Signed by the witnesses "Chaim Elazar ---", "Leibush ben Rabbi Avraham".
* Printed Ketubah (with illustrations). Jerusalem. Completed by hand, Cheshvan 1940. Signed by the witness Rabbi Avraham Azriel.
* Printed Ketubah, completed by hand, Munich, 1935.
* Ketubah, photocopy of a manuscript, completed by hand. Tashkent, 1989.
* Ketubah, photocopy of a manuscript, completed by hand. Karmina (Bukhara). 1993.
* Ketubah for a convert, in colored graphic illustrated writing (by Alexander Feigin). Birvan (Georgia), 1985. Signed by the witness Rabbi "Ariel ben R' Zvi Hirsh" [the Chief Rabbi].
* Printed Hebrew and Spanish Ketuba, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1976.
* Printed Ketubah. Jerusalem, 1984. Signed by Rabbi Yehuda Ttzedaka.
9 Ketubot, varied size and condition.
* Handwritten Ketubah, Łódź (Poland), 5th of Shevat 1920. Handwritten and signed by the witness Rabbi "Aryeh Simcha ben Rabbi Shatz" [Rabbi Aryeh Simcha ben Rabbi Eliezer Perlmutter, a renowned Torah scholar. Some of his Torah words were printed in the books of the brothers Rabbi Avraham Zvi Perlmutter Ra'avad of Warsaw and Rabbi Moshe Perlmutter Rabbi in Łódź], and with the signature of the second witness "Yehuda David ben Rabbi Zvi Ze'ev".
* Handwritten Ketubah. Garwolin (a village near Warsaw, in the Siedlce region), 1894. Signed by the witnesses "Chaim Elazar ---", "Leibush ben Rabbi Avraham".
* Printed Ketubah (with illustrations). Jerusalem. Completed by hand, Cheshvan 1940. Signed by the witness Rabbi Avraham Azriel.
* Printed Ketubah, completed by hand, Munich, 1935.
* Ketubah, photocopy of a manuscript, completed by hand. Tashkent, 1989.
* Ketubah, photocopy of a manuscript, completed by hand. Karmina (Bukhara). 1993.
* Ketubah for a convert, in colored graphic illustrated writing (by Alexander Feigin). Birvan (Georgia), 1985. Signed by the witness Rabbi "Ariel ben R' Zvi Hirsh" [the Chief Rabbi].
* Printed Hebrew and Spanish Ketuba, Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1976.
* Printed Ketubah. Jerusalem, 1984. Signed by Rabbi Yehuda Ttzedaka.
9 Ketubot, varied size and condition.
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Collection of handwritten leaves. Persia, 19th and 20th centuries.
* Halachic rulings and responsa, by Persian rabbis and sages (some leaves carry the titles: "The person with the query stood before Abba Shaul and asked him", or "The person with the query stood and presented his question before the Av Beit Din Abba Yehoyada"). * Halachic queries written in Persia with responses handwritten by Rabbi Yitzchak Ezra, an emissary from Hebron, Rabbi Avraham ben Atar of Tiberias and Rabbi Moshe Amar "Emissary of the Rashbi Kollel from Safed".
* Dozens of Gittin, Shtarot Shelichut and divorce permits, written in Persian communities: Golpayegan, Hamedan, Sanandaj, Isfahan, Kashan and Nahavand, from 1845-1930. Some are signed by the community Dayanim and Torah scholars. Some of the Gittin papers have a tear performed by the Beit Din called a "Kera Beit Din" [as a sign that the Get was delivered according to Jewish law].
* Ketubah. Farrah'abad, 1924. * Marriage Ketuba. Damavand (torn; parts missing). * A document in Judeo-Persian (Ketubah?) on fabric, with signatures.
35 items. Varied size and condition.
* Halachic rulings and responsa, by Persian rabbis and sages (some leaves carry the titles: "The person with the query stood before Abba Shaul and asked him", or "The person with the query stood and presented his question before the Av Beit Din Abba Yehoyada"). * Halachic queries written in Persia with responses handwritten by Rabbi Yitzchak Ezra, an emissary from Hebron, Rabbi Avraham ben Atar of Tiberias and Rabbi Moshe Amar "Emissary of the Rashbi Kollel from Safed".
* Dozens of Gittin, Shtarot Shelichut and divorce permits, written in Persian communities: Golpayegan, Hamedan, Sanandaj, Isfahan, Kashan and Nahavand, from 1845-1930. Some are signed by the community Dayanim and Torah scholars. Some of the Gittin papers have a tear performed by the Beit Din called a "Kera Beit Din" [as a sign that the Get was delivered according to Jewish law].
* Ketubah. Farrah'abad, 1924. * Marriage Ketuba. Damavand (torn; parts missing). * A document in Judeo-Persian (Ketubah?) on fabric, with signatures.
35 items. Varied size and condition.
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Persian and Asian Jewry – Documents and Manuscripts
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $700
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
* Manuscript, Midrashic compositions written in the form of a piyut. Hebrew with rhymes in New Aramaic: Akedat Yitzchak, by Rabbi Mordechai ben Nissan Sardashti: Moshe Rabbeinu, the exodus from Egypt, Shirat HaYam, war of Og and Sichon, by Rabbi Mordechai ben Moshe [Banai]. Written by the scribe Aharon ben Rachamim HaCohen for Yitzchak ben Naftali. [Persia], 1884. Illustrated title page.
* Manuscript, MIlchemet Yosef V'Yehuda. By Rabbi Mordechai ben Moshe from Bana [Banai]. Midrashic piyut. Hebrew with rhymes in New Aramaic [Persia, 19th century]. Manuscript in ancient handwriting, with replacement leaves in a later handwriting. Some leaves are adorned with fine illustrations of doves and flowers. At the end of the manuscript is the "Seder Tekufot" for the years 1882-1900.
* Shir HaShirim, with Targum Sheni divided for the last two days of Passover. Written by Aharon ben Asher for Yitzchak ben Naftali. [Persia], 1883. Illustrated title page.
* Megillat Ruth, with Aramaic translation. Divided for both days of Shavuot. Written by Aharon ben Asher. [Persia, 1883?]. Illustrated opening words.
Four manuscripts. Dozens of leaves. Approximately 18 cm. General good-fair condition, spotting and wear. Unbound.
* Manuscript, MIlchemet Yosef V'Yehuda. By Rabbi Mordechai ben Moshe from Bana [Banai]. Midrashic piyut. Hebrew with rhymes in New Aramaic [Persia, 19th century]. Manuscript in ancient handwriting, with replacement leaves in a later handwriting. Some leaves are adorned with fine illustrations of doves and flowers. At the end of the manuscript is the "Seder Tekufot" for the years 1882-1900.
* Shir HaShirim, with Targum Sheni divided for the last two days of Passover. Written by Aharon ben Asher for Yitzchak ben Naftali. [Persia], 1883. Illustrated title page.
* Megillat Ruth, with Aramaic translation. Divided for both days of Shavuot. Written by Aharon ben Asher. [Persia, 1883?]. Illustrated opening words.
Four manuscripts. Dozens of leaves. Approximately 18 cm. General good-fair condition, spotting and wear. Unbound.
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Persian and Asian Jewry – Documents and Manuscripts
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $500
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Illustrated manuscript, songbook for various events (weddings, Brit Milah etc.) in Hebrew and Judeo-Persian. [Persia, beginning of the 20th century].
Long narrow format. Illustrations and decorations in paint and ink, floral and bird frames. Written on the frame of the first page: "This songbook belongs to me, Avraham". On the last page: "This songbook belongs to Avraham ben HaNaim… Yitzchak…".
[14] leaves. Height: 20 cm. Width: 11cm. Fair-good condition, many stains, wear. Handsome leather binding, with minor damages.
Long narrow format. Illustrations and decorations in paint and ink, floral and bird frames. Written on the frame of the first page: "This songbook belongs to me, Avraham". On the last page: "This songbook belongs to Avraham ben HaNaim… Yitzchak…".
[14] leaves. Height: 20 cm. Width: 11cm. Fair-good condition, many stains, wear. Handsome leather binding, with minor damages.
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Persian and Asian Jewry – Documents and Manuscripts
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![Manuscript, "Song for Passover". [Persia], 1914.
Simanim for Passover Seder with Judeo-Persian explanations, and P](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale40-public/032.jpg "Song for Passover – Illustrated Manuscript – Persia, 1914")
Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Manuscript, "Song for Passover". [Persia], 1914.
Simanim for Passover Seder with Judeo-Persian explanations, and Piyutim. Each Piyut is explained in Judeo-Persian.
Two title pages are illustrated with colored ink (the first title page is torn and partially missing). The writer signed his name several times at the end of the songs: "Josef… Adar 1914…","Yosef Amram". The last song is unfinished.
[15] leaves. 18 cm. Fair condition. Spotting and tears (the text and illustration on the first leaf are damaged), moisture marks and wear. Several leaves are partially detached. New binding.
Simanim for Passover Seder with Judeo-Persian explanations, and Piyutim. Each Piyut is explained in Judeo-Persian.
Two title pages are illustrated with colored ink (the first title page is torn and partially missing). The writer signed his name several times at the end of the songs: "Josef… Adar 1914…","Yosef Amram". The last song is unfinished.
[15] leaves. 18 cm. Fair condition. Spotting and tears (the text and illustration on the first leaf are damaged), moisture marks and wear. Several leaves are partially detached. New binding.
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Persian and Asian Jewry – Documents and Manuscripts
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![Manuscript, Passover Haggadah, with Judeo-Arabic translation and piyutim. [Afghanistan?], 1886.
The original text and Judeo-](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale40-public/033.jpg "Passover Haggadah – Illustrated Manuscript – Afghanistan, 1886")
Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,625
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Manuscript, Passover Haggadah, with Judeo-Arabic translation and piyutim. [Afghanistan?], 1886.
The original text and Judeo-Arabic translation. With addition of Amru Rabboteinu… and with piyutim Emunim Archu Shevach and Ata Ga'alta.
Opening words illustrated with geometric patterns. Illustrations of birds and branches. Several pages with large colored illustrations (birds, trees and geometric patterns). In one place, the text of the Haggada is written in several colors.
Colophon at the end of the manuscript: "This Passover Haggada has been completed in the month of Adar Bet 1886…I have written it for the nice pleasant young man…Sasson ben Avraham HaLevi… Eliyahu Menachem David Mizrachi". Signature in several places by "Sasson ben Avraham HaLevi".
A number of leaves at the beginning of the Haggada are missing (starts with Baruch HaMakom Baruch Hu). [90] pages. 24 cm. Fair condition. Spotting, wear and tear. New binding, detached.
The original text and Judeo-Arabic translation. With addition of Amru Rabboteinu… and with piyutim Emunim Archu Shevach and Ata Ga'alta.
Opening words illustrated with geometric patterns. Illustrations of birds and branches. Several pages with large colored illustrations (birds, trees and geometric patterns). In one place, the text of the Haggada is written in several colors.
Colophon at the end of the manuscript: "This Passover Haggada has been completed in the month of Adar Bet 1886…I have written it for the nice pleasant young man…Sasson ben Avraham HaLevi… Eliyahu Menachem David Mizrachi". Signature in several places by "Sasson ben Avraham HaLevi".
A number of leaves at the beginning of the Haggada are missing (starts with Baruch HaMakom Baruch Hu). [90] pages. 24 cm. Fair condition. Spotting, wear and tear. New binding, detached.
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Persian and Asian Jewry – Documents and Manuscripts
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![Manuscript, Shir Hashirim, with Midrashic translation into Jewish-Kurdish (Aramaic). [Kurdistan], 1881.
First page illustrat](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale40-public/034.jpg "Manuscript, Shir Hashirim with Kurdish Translation – Illustrated Title")
Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
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Manuscript, Shir Hashirim, with Midrashic translation into Jewish-Kurdish (Aramaic). [Kurdistan], 1881.
First page illustrated with a floral frame, surrounded by the verse "His arms are rods of gold set with beryl…" and the year 1881. The verse and its Midrash are brought one after the other.
The Jewish-Kurdish translation is a dialect of the Aramaic language. After the Arab conquest in the 7th century and Islamic conversion throughout the Middle East, the population gradually started to speak Arabic causing the Aramaic language to become almost extinct. Aramaic survived only in small communities, mainly among the Kurdistan Jews.
[20] leaves. Missing leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Wear, dark moisture stains and ink stains. One leaf has coarse tears with damage to text. New binding.
First page illustrated with a floral frame, surrounded by the verse "His arms are rods of gold set with beryl…" and the year 1881. The verse and its Midrash are brought one after the other.
The Jewish-Kurdish translation is a dialect of the Aramaic language. After the Arab conquest in the 7th century and Islamic conversion throughout the Middle East, the population gradually started to speak Arabic causing the Aramaic language to become almost extinct. Aramaic survived only in small communities, mainly among the Kurdistan Jews.
[20] leaves. Missing leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Wear, dark moisture stains and ink stains. One leaf has coarse tears with damage to text. New binding.
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