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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $875
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Esther Scroll on parchment. Handsome scribal writing (Ashkenazi, Ha'ari Chassidic), [Early 20th century]. Many places in this scroll have enlarged letters for acronyms composed of the beginning and ending letters of words, with Holy names. The name of G-d is not mentioned throughout the Esther scroll but those who study the scriptures on the level of remez find the name of G-d and other Holy Names hinted by acronyms and initials. The custom to highlight the Names in the Megillah is a wide-spread Chassidic-Kabalistic custom; however the Vilna Gaon's opinion is that letters which are not enlarged according to the Mesorah (tradition) should not be enlarged. This scroll is exceptional having highlighted letters of more than 25 Holy Names and Kabbalistic remazim. Usually Megillot with highlighted Names have only 3-5 highlighted Names. Height of parchment: approximately 58 cm. 42 lines per column. Good-fair condition, creases to parchment and cracked letters, spotting and minor tears.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $400
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Esther Scroll on parchment, Sephardic Wellish script. [Early 20th century?].
Thin processed parchment, parchment lace for fastening. Height of parchment: 17.5 cm. 18 lines per column. Good-fair condition. Spotting and wear, faded and missing letters. Stylish wooden pole, approximately 33 cm.
Thin processed parchment, parchment lace for fastening. Height of parchment: 17.5 cm. 18 lines per column. Good-fair condition. Spotting and wear, faded and missing letters. Stylish wooden pole, approximately 33 cm.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,125
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Shiviti. Handwritten on parchment. [Italy? C. 18th century].
Stylish Shiviti, brown ink on soft light-colored parchment. In the center is a LaMenatzeach menorah and a pair of lions with double tails. Framed by verses.
10.5X16.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases. Minor tears and blurred or lacking inscriptions on margins.
Stylish Shiviti, brown ink on soft light-colored parchment. In the center is a LaMenatzeach menorah and a pair of lions with double tails. Framed by verses.
10.5X16.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases. Minor tears and blurred or lacking inscriptions on margins.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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A genealogy. Manuscript on a large parchment scroll. Haifa, 1957.
An illustration with the details of six generations of the descendents of the Dokor family of Lida, who trace their lineage to Rabbi David HaLevi, author of the Taz and to Rabbi Moshe Rivkes, author of Be'er Hagola. Edited by Shlomo ben Yeshaya Dokor who writes: "I have taken to heart…that all the scrolls of the genealogy in the possession of the descendents of the Taz and the Be'er Hagola…were destroyed with their owners by Hitler and his party…so the scroll which remained in my possession was blurred and worn from age and soon would disintegrate…and I am already nearing the age of 90 and know six generations…".
The first part of the family tree was written according to the genealogy written in 1812 by Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben R' Gavriel Av Beit Din of Volpa, with details of the family background from the Taz and the Be'er Hagola up to his time. The phrasing of this scroll was copied at the bottom of the tree.
Alongside the "trunk", is a colored illustration of the "plot with the tombstone of the grave of the Taz in Lvov".
Parchment scroll, 90 cm. Good condition, spotting and creases.
An illustration with the details of six generations of the descendents of the Dokor family of Lida, who trace their lineage to Rabbi David HaLevi, author of the Taz and to Rabbi Moshe Rivkes, author of Be'er Hagola. Edited by Shlomo ben Yeshaya Dokor who writes: "I have taken to heart…that all the scrolls of the genealogy in the possession of the descendents of the Taz and the Be'er Hagola…were destroyed with their owners by Hitler and his party…so the scroll which remained in my possession was blurred and worn from age and soon would disintegrate…and I am already nearing the age of 90 and know six generations…".
The first part of the family tree was written according to the genealogy written in 1812 by Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben R' Gavriel Av Beit Din of Volpa, with details of the family background from the Taz and the Be'er Hagola up to his time. The phrasing of this scroll was copied at the bottom of the tree.
Alongside the "trunk", is a colored illustration of the "plot with the tombstone of the grave of the Taz in Lvov".
Parchment scroll, 90 cm. Good condition, spotting and creases.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
"Ish Yehudi haya B'Shushan" – Illustrated poster for Purim. [Persian Kudistan, end of 19th century or beginning of 20th century].
Ink and paint on paper.
Colored frame illustrated with flowers, leaves and vases. Inside the frame is the text: "Ish Yehudi haya b'Shushan…". In the center of the leaf is the piyut Tenu Shira V'Zimra written inside two columns. Kurdistan Jews used to sing this piyut before reading the Megilla. The Megilla blessings are written at the end of the piyut.
A similar poster is described by the bibliograph and researcher Menashe Refael Lehman in the Sinai journal (Issue 98, 1986, pp. 74-75): "The piyut Yedidim Barchu was unknown until today. It can be found in various places written on a vellum poster painted in glorious colors with verses from the megillah to be said on Purim. I have recently purchased a poster from an Arab merchant in the Old City of Jerusalem". This is a more exact version than the version publicized by Lehmann.
Leaf, 43 cm. Placed in a frame 32X46 cm. Stains and moisture marks, wear and tear. Not examined outside of the frame.
See: Lights and Shadows, the story of Iran and the Jews (Beit HaTfutzot, the Museum of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv, 2010), pp. 48-49.
Ink and paint on paper.
Colored frame illustrated with flowers, leaves and vases. Inside the frame is the text: "Ish Yehudi haya b'Shushan…". In the center of the leaf is the piyut Tenu Shira V'Zimra written inside two columns. Kurdistan Jews used to sing this piyut before reading the Megilla. The Megilla blessings are written at the end of the piyut.
A similar poster is described by the bibliograph and researcher Menashe Refael Lehman in the Sinai journal (Issue 98, 1986, pp. 74-75): "The piyut Yedidim Barchu was unknown until today. It can be found in various places written on a vellum poster painted in glorious colors with verses from the megillah to be said on Purim. I have recently purchased a poster from an Arab merchant in the Old City of Jerusalem". This is a more exact version than the version publicized by Lehmann.
Leaf, 43 cm. Placed in a frame 32X46 cm. Stains and moisture marks, wear and tear. Not examined outside of the frame.
See: Lights and Shadows, the story of Iran and the Jews (Beit HaTfutzot, the Museum of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv, 2010), pp. 48-49.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,000
Including buyer's premium
"If I forget thee Jerusalem" – colored lithograph. [Jerusalem], 1926. Made by Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrachi (Sha'a).
In the center of the print are four sections, one above the other: On the upper part are illustration of the Temple Mount, flags and Stars of David, doves with letters in their beaks. In the second section is a depiction of The Binding of Isaac: Isaac is lying on the altar and an angel is holding Abraham's knife. On one side is a ram entangled in the thicket. In the third section is an illustration of Abraham and Isaac on their way to the "akeda" and "his two servant-men" are smoking a narghile and guarding the donkey. On the bottom, is an illustration of the Western Wall. The print is flanked by pillars with cartouches crowned by a pair of lions. Inside the cartouches are illustrations of the holy sites: Rachel's tomb, the tomb of Zecharya the Prophet, the tomb of Yosef the Tzaddik, the tomb of R' Meir Ba'al HaNess, Yad Avshalom and the tomb of the Rambam. With floral ornamentations and inscriptions of appropriate verses for each part.
The artist Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrachi (Sha'a) was born before 1870 in Tehran, ascended to Eretz Israel in 1890 and changed his name to Mizrachi. He lived in Jerusalem and became a scribe. For his livelihood, he opened a store for frames and mirrors in the spice market of the Old City. He died in the 1930s. He was known in Jerusalem as the "lamp artist" (Shiviti). (See: Art and crafts in Eretz Israel in the 19th century, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1979, pp. 118-124).
Lithograph,46X59 cm. Spotting, creases and wear, restored tears. Mounted on paper for restoration.
In the center of the print are four sections, one above the other: On the upper part are illustration of the Temple Mount, flags and Stars of David, doves with letters in their beaks. In the second section is a depiction of The Binding of Isaac: Isaac is lying on the altar and an angel is holding Abraham's knife. On one side is a ram entangled in the thicket. In the third section is an illustration of Abraham and Isaac on their way to the "akeda" and "his two servant-men" are smoking a narghile and guarding the donkey. On the bottom, is an illustration of the Western Wall. The print is flanked by pillars with cartouches crowned by a pair of lions. Inside the cartouches are illustrations of the holy sites: Rachel's tomb, the tomb of Zecharya the Prophet, the tomb of Yosef the Tzaddik, the tomb of R' Meir Ba'al HaNess, Yad Avshalom and the tomb of the Rambam. With floral ornamentations and inscriptions of appropriate verses for each part.
The artist Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrachi (Sha'a) was born before 1870 in Tehran, ascended to Eretz Israel in 1890 and changed his name to Mizrachi. He lived in Jerusalem and became a scribe. For his livelihood, he opened a store for frames and mirrors in the spice market of the Old City. He died in the 1930s. He was known in Jerusalem as the "lamp artist" (Shiviti). (See: Art and crafts in Eretz Israel in the 19th century, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1979, pp. 118-124).
Lithograph,46X59 cm. Spotting, creases and wear, restored tears. Mounted on paper for restoration.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $4,000
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
"Asah yareach l'moadim shemesh yada mevo'o", a wall calendar designed for the year 1558 [Constantinople?], [1558].
Printed on one side. Twelve-month calendar, with details of the New Moon, the constellations and the location of the heavenly bodies, the order of the weekly Torah portions, the Tekufot and dates of the months according to Ante Christum.
Written at the top of the leaf: "This coming year 5319 from creation…966 for the Muslims, 1558 for the Christians…" [This paragraph lists other counts: "From the Flood", "From the time our forefathers descended to Egypt", "From the birth of Moshe Rabbeinu", "From the rise of the horn of King David", "From the beginning of the Hasmonean dynasty", "From the completion of the Mishna", "From the completion of the Talmud", "From the completion of the Rambam's Yad Chazaka", "From Israel's expulsion from France", "From the Spanish exile", etc.].
[1] leaf. 39 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Worm damage and tears, professionally restored. Damage to text in several places. New elaborate leather binding (with minor damages).
Very rare. This leaf is almost whole (with the exception of restored damages in several places). See: Y. Yudlov, Ginzei Israel (the collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman), Listing 1817 – a description of a copy of this calendar of which "most is missing". No other complete copy is known anywhere in the world.
Printed on one side. Twelve-month calendar, with details of the New Moon, the constellations and the location of the heavenly bodies, the order of the weekly Torah portions, the Tekufot and dates of the months according to Ante Christum.
Written at the top of the leaf: "This coming year 5319 from creation…966 for the Muslims, 1558 for the Christians…" [This paragraph lists other counts: "From the Flood", "From the time our forefathers descended to Egypt", "From the birth of Moshe Rabbeinu", "From the rise of the horn of King David", "From the beginning of the Hasmonean dynasty", "From the completion of the Mishna", "From the completion of the Talmud", "From the completion of the Rambam's Yad Chazaka", "From Israel's expulsion from France", "From the Spanish exile", etc.].
[1] leaf. 39 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Worm damage and tears, professionally restored. Damage to text in several places. New elaborate leather binding (with minor damages).
Very rare. This leaf is almost whole (with the exception of restored damages in several places). See: Y. Yudlov, Ginzei Israel (the collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman), Listing 1817 – a description of a copy of this calendar of which "most is missing". No other complete copy is known anywhere in the world.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $750
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Collection of printed leaves:
* Protection from plagues, segula for livelihood and success, by Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum. Miskolc, printed by R' Binyamin Freidman. * Protection for child, for good luck. [Vienna? 1893?]. Segula for life and cures. Jerusalem, [c. 1935]. Yavneh printing press. * Kupat Eliyahu Hanavi, strong segula for salvation and success. Prayer by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdychiv. With an English letter for sending donations to the "Rehovot HaNahar", yeshiva for Mekubalim in Jerusalem, [US?, c. 1830s-40s].
4 leaves, Varied size and condition.
* Protection from plagues, segula for livelihood and success, by Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum. Miskolc, printed by R' Binyamin Freidman. * Protection for child, for good luck. [Vienna? 1893?]. Segula for life and cures. Jerusalem, [c. 1935]. Yavneh printing press. * Kupat Eliyahu Hanavi, strong segula for salvation and success. Prayer by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdychiv. With an English letter for sending donations to the "Rehovot HaNahar", yeshiva for Mekubalim in Jerusalem, [US?, c. 1830s-40s].
4 leaves, Varied size and condition.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,063
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Leaves of protection for a woman giving birth and for the newborn, with illustrations depicting hands, Stars of David and zodiac symbols of fish, Menorah and Temple vessels, [Morocco, early 20th century]. Made by R' Avraham Bokobza.
3 leaves, 22 cm. Lithography. Gilt ink, good-fair condition, one leaf in fair-poor condition.
3 leaves, 22 cm. Lithography. Gilt ink, good-fair condition, one leaf in fair-poor condition.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
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"Article by the Gaon HaTzaddik Author of Chafetz Chaim – Vegen Taharat HaMishpacha", printed Yiddish proclamation, words of inspiration to fulfill the laws of family purity, by immersing in a kosher Mikveh according to Torah law. [Vilna, c. 1920s].
Leaf, 47.5 cm. Good-fair condition, wear, minor tears within paper folds.
Rare. Printed during the life of the Chafetz Chaim.
Leaf, 47.5 cm. Good-fair condition, wear, minor tears within paper folds.
Rare. Printed during the life of the Chafetz Chaim.
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Afilu a Los Judios di Bulgaria [Call to Bulgarian Jews] – a printed proclamation. Bulgaria, 1902. Ladino.
The proclamation calls upon all Jewish parties to support Rabbi Mordechai Ze'ev (Marcus) Aharonfreiz, who was elected two years previously as Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria, and to oppose the "Rabbi's enemies". The proclamation presents details of the rabbi's activities in uprooting anti-Semitism.
Printed leaf, 50 cm. Fair-poor condition. Spotting, wear and coarse tears (restored with paper glued on the reverse side of proclamation).
The proclamation calls upon all Jewish parties to support Rabbi Mordechai Ze'ev (Marcus) Aharonfreiz, who was elected two years previously as Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria, and to oppose the "Rabbi's enemies". The proclamation presents details of the rabbi's activities in uprooting anti-Semitism.
Printed leaf, 50 cm. Fair-poor condition. Spotting, wear and coarse tears (restored with paper glued on the reverse side of proclamation).
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Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
September 3, 2014
Opening: $250
Sold for: $575
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Kol MeHeichal. Proclamation against "those who ascend without permits", printed signatures of "The heads and managers of the community of Ashkenazim". Jerusalem, Adar 1873.
The proclamation was written in opposition to the Ma'apalim (illegal immigrants) to Eretz Israel "against the wish of Torah scholars" that by doing so are stealing from the city's Jews who live from the "Chaluka". The proclamation cautions against this unsupervised immigration and threatens that the unauthorized immigrants will not be privileged to receive monetary support from the "Chaluka" funds and will be subject to poverty and risk of death.
Leaf, 35 cm. Good condition, folding marks, few stains.
Bibliographically unknown. Not listed in the Bibliography Institute nor by Shoshana HaLevi. Does not exist in the National Library of Israel.
The proclamation was written in opposition to the Ma'apalim (illegal immigrants) to Eretz Israel "against the wish of Torah scholars" that by doing so are stealing from the city's Jews who live from the "Chaluka". The proclamation cautions against this unsupervised immigration and threatens that the unauthorized immigrants will not be privileged to receive monetary support from the "Chaluka" funds and will be subject to poverty and risk of death.
Leaf, 35 cm. Good condition, folding marks, few stains.
Bibliographically unknown. Not listed in the Bibliography Institute nor by Shoshana HaLevi. Does not exist in the National Library of Israel.
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