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Auction 48 - Rare and Important Items
December 2, 2015
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A diary handwritten by one of the "Exodus" ("Yetzi'at Europa 1947") illegal immigrants, [Germany? Ca. August-September 1947]. Yiddish.
As evident from the diary entries, the events were recorded in the diary soon after their occurrence, in one of the detention camps in north Germany, where "Exodus" illegal immigrants were gathered, or on board the "Runnymede Park" deportation ship, after the deportation from the Haifa port.
The diary documents the story of "Exodus" chronologically and from a personal point of view: the departure from the port of Sète in France, arrival in Haifa port, embarking with all of the other illegal immigrants, the deportation ship "Runnymede Park", sailing to Port-de-Bouc in France and the long stay there (while the would-be immigrants refused to disembark) and later, the trip from France to Germany (the diary ends when the ship crosses Gibraltar on its way to Germany).
The author recounts his experiences and feelings while on board the ships, using mainly the "plural form": "We reached Haifa on July 18th. While standing in the port we listened to the radio. They spoke to us in Hebrew and handed out leaflets in English and in Hebrew announcing that we would sail to Cyprus… who could have imagined then what would happen later!!! Unfortunately, we could see Haifa from far away. Tears were filling our eyes when we saw the land which we hoped to be in but where we could not set foot. We saw no civilians around us, only soldiers and more soldiers. With heads bent down, looking at the Holy Land, we embarked 'Runnymede Park'. I was one of the last passengers to embark, there was no place to sit, we were packed like fish in a barrel” (p.4).
The writer continues to tell about the decision to refuse disembarking in France and the decision to start a hunger strike, as well as the decision not to allow pregnant women and children disembark in Gibraltar; about the “Red Cross” physician who boarded the ship in France; “Mordechai” (probably Mordechai Roseman, leader of the immigrants on the ship) who addressed the illegal immigrants; about observing Shabbat on the ship (“The religious prayed and were joined by the non-religious, and afterwards continued with ‘Oneg Shabbath’ according to their custom”); about journalists coming on board in “Port-de-Bouc”; about the flag which the immigrants prepared and waved in front of the journalists in France – a flag of Britain with a swastika (“we prepared a British flag with a swastika from a blanket, red toothpaste and condensed milk. The journalists photographed us immediately and we were immediately victorious ‘in the face of the English’… we raised the flag continuously... The English looked, grinding their teeth”).
For additional information about the “Exodus” see previous item.
The diary is written in blue ink, in a notebook which starts with exercises in Hebrew (in pencil). [12] diary pages + [16] pages with exercises. Notebook: 11X17 cm. Fair-poor condition. Wear. Stains and tears.
As evident from the diary entries, the events were recorded in the diary soon after their occurrence, in one of the detention camps in north Germany, where "Exodus" illegal immigrants were gathered, or on board the "Runnymede Park" deportation ship, after the deportation from the Haifa port.
The diary documents the story of "Exodus" chronologically and from a personal point of view: the departure from the port of Sète in France, arrival in Haifa port, embarking with all of the other illegal immigrants, the deportation ship "Runnymede Park", sailing to Port-de-Bouc in France and the long stay there (while the would-be immigrants refused to disembark) and later, the trip from France to Germany (the diary ends when the ship crosses Gibraltar on its way to Germany).
The author recounts his experiences and feelings while on board the ships, using mainly the "plural form": "We reached Haifa on July 18th. While standing in the port we listened to the radio. They spoke to us in Hebrew and handed out leaflets in English and in Hebrew announcing that we would sail to Cyprus… who could have imagined then what would happen later!!! Unfortunately, we could see Haifa from far away. Tears were filling our eyes when we saw the land which we hoped to be in but where we could not set foot. We saw no civilians around us, only soldiers and more soldiers. With heads bent down, looking at the Holy Land, we embarked 'Runnymede Park'. I was one of the last passengers to embark, there was no place to sit, we were packed like fish in a barrel” (p.4).
The writer continues to tell about the decision to refuse disembarking in France and the decision to start a hunger strike, as well as the decision not to allow pregnant women and children disembark in Gibraltar; about the “Red Cross” physician who boarded the ship in France; “Mordechai” (probably Mordechai Roseman, leader of the immigrants on the ship) who addressed the illegal immigrants; about observing Shabbat on the ship (“The religious prayed and were joined by the non-religious, and afterwards continued with ‘Oneg Shabbath’ according to their custom”); about journalists coming on board in “Port-de-Bouc”; about the flag which the immigrants prepared and waved in front of the journalists in France – a flag of Britain with a swastika (“we prepared a British flag with a swastika from a blanket, red toothpaste and condensed milk. The journalists photographed us immediately and we were immediately victorious ‘in the face of the English’… we raised the flag continuously... The English looked, grinding their teeth”).
For additional information about the “Exodus” see previous item.
The diary is written in blue ink, in a notebook which starts with exercises in Hebrew (in pencil). [12] diary pages + [16] pages with exercises. Notebook: 11X17 cm. Fair-poor condition. Wear. Stains and tears.
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Auction 48 - Rare and Important Items
December 2, 2015
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Program for Passover. Iran, Friday April 7, 1944. English.
Non-traditional Haggadah, printed for Jewish soldiers who served in The Persian Gulf Command in World War II.
"The Persian Gulf Command" was established in December 1943 as a US Army Unit, in order to defend and ensure supply to the USSR according to the "lend-lease" law which enabled the US president to support the Allied Nations with supplies and food worth up to 1.3 billion dollars.
"The Persian Gulf Command" logo is printed on the front cover (a curved sword and a star). The introduction tells, in length, the relevance of the Haggadah text to the current war (where the Egypt of the Haggadah is today, or who is Pharaoh, or his victims). The blessings on the Four Cups of Wine are based on the "Four Freedoms Address" by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the American Congress on January 6, 1941 (“State of the Union”): the first cup for Freedom of Worship, the second cup for Freedom of Thought and Speech, the third cup for Freedom from Want, and the fourth cup – Eliyahu HaNavi Cup – for Freedom from Fear. The Passover Seder ended with the national anthem of America and “Hatikvah”.
[7] leaves, 33 cm. No back wrapper. Some tears and folding marks. Inscription on corner of wrapper. Ex-Libris on reverse of front wrapper. Stains from adhesive tape on lower part of last leaf. Hard cover (new), with the logo of “The Persian Gulf Command” made of cardboard and pasted on the front.
Not listed in Worldcat, not in the National Library of Israel, not in any scholarly literature dealing with non-traditional Haggadot.
Non-traditional Haggadah, printed for Jewish soldiers who served in The Persian Gulf Command in World War II.
"The Persian Gulf Command" was established in December 1943 as a US Army Unit, in order to defend and ensure supply to the USSR according to the "lend-lease" law which enabled the US president to support the Allied Nations with supplies and food worth up to 1.3 billion dollars.
"The Persian Gulf Command" logo is printed on the front cover (a curved sword and a star). The introduction tells, in length, the relevance of the Haggadah text to the current war (where the Egypt of the Haggadah is today, or who is Pharaoh, or his victims). The blessings on the Four Cups of Wine are based on the "Four Freedoms Address" by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the American Congress on January 6, 1941 (“State of the Union”): the first cup for Freedom of Worship, the second cup for Freedom of Thought and Speech, the third cup for Freedom from Want, and the fourth cup – Eliyahu HaNavi Cup – for Freedom from Fear. The Passover Seder ended with the national anthem of America and “Hatikvah”.
[7] leaves, 33 cm. No back wrapper. Some tears and folding marks. Inscription on corner of wrapper. Ex-Libris on reverse of front wrapper. Stains from adhesive tape on lower part of last leaf. Hard cover (new), with the logo of “The Persian Gulf Command” made of cardboard and pasted on the front.
Not listed in Worldcat, not in the National Library of Israel, not in any scholarly literature dealing with non-traditional Haggadot.
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1. Photo-album with a chiseled stone binding. On the front cover appears a chiseled medallion depicting a sailing ship. Inscribed on the right and left of the medallion: "Cyprus 1947".
15 photographs taken in the Cyprus internment camps are mounted on the album leaves. Printed on some of the leaves are the inscriptions: "Cyprus 1947", "LeHagshama" (Hebrew: fulfillment), "Zikaron MiKafrisin" (Hebrew: souvenir from Cyprus) or "Drishat Shalom MiKafrisin" (Hebrew: regards from Cyprus).
Album: 11X24 cm. Good condition. Some scratches and rubbing to the stone. Average size of photographs: 8.5X5.5 cm, mounted on album leaves. Some loose. Good condition.
2. Photograph from the convention of "Moetza Beth ‘HaMizrahi’ and ‘Hapoel HaMizrahi’ in Cyprus”, on behalf of “Kibbutz Magshimim” of Transylvania, 1947/8.
8.5X13.5 cm. Good condition.
3-8. Six photographs of girls in internment camps in Cyprus, 1947-1948, titled on the reverse.
Average size: 6X6 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases.
9-10. Two press photographs: Jewish refugees in Cyprus, March 1947; Jews leaving internment camps in Cyprus on their way to Israel, January 1949.
22.5X18 cm, 26X20.5 cm, respectively. Good condition. Some stains and creases, some paper pasting.
15 photographs taken in the Cyprus internment camps are mounted on the album leaves. Printed on some of the leaves are the inscriptions: "Cyprus 1947", "LeHagshama" (Hebrew: fulfillment), "Zikaron MiKafrisin" (Hebrew: souvenir from Cyprus) or "Drishat Shalom MiKafrisin" (Hebrew: regards from Cyprus).
Album: 11X24 cm. Good condition. Some scratches and rubbing to the stone. Average size of photographs: 8.5X5.5 cm, mounted on album leaves. Some loose. Good condition.
2. Photograph from the convention of "Moetza Beth ‘HaMizrahi’ and ‘Hapoel HaMizrahi’ in Cyprus”, on behalf of “Kibbutz Magshimim” of Transylvania, 1947/8.
8.5X13.5 cm. Good condition.
3-8. Six photographs of girls in internment camps in Cyprus, 1947-1948, titled on the reverse.
Average size: 6X6 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases.
9-10. Two press photographs: Jewish refugees in Cyprus, March 1947; Jews leaving internment camps in Cyprus on their way to Israel, January 1949.
22.5X18 cm, 26X20.5 cm, respectively. Good condition. Some stains and creases, some paper pasting.
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Auction 48 - Rare and Important Items
December 2, 2015
Opening: $250,000
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Drafts of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, written by the lawyer Mordechai Beham, who was requested by Minister of Justice Felix Rosenblüth (Pinchas Rosen) to compose a proclamation pointing out the chain of events leading to the establishment of independent rule and determining that the provisional government has assumed the authority and responsibility for the administration of the state. Tel-Aviv, April 1948. Offered here are five documents: 1. Three pages handwritten by Beham, in English, titled "The Declaration of Independence". In this draft, known as the "Verses Draft", Beham copied sources which he considered appropriate to be used as a basis for the declaration (quotes from the American declaration of independence, a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, a few words from the English Bill of Rights and comments about the UN Partition Plan). 2. Three pages handwritten by Beham, in English, titled "Declaration of a Jewish State". On the upper left corner Beham wrote in Hebrew "to type". In this draft, known as the "English Draft", Beham copied the quotes from the "verses draft" and adapted them for the Hebrew declaration. 3. Three pages handwritten by Beham, in Hebrew, titled "Declaration of a Jewish State". On the upper left corner Beham wrote "Secret, first proposal, 27.4.1948". This draft, known as the "Hebrew Draft", was written between Saturday night, April 24, and Tuesday morning, April 27, 1948, and it consists of a literal translation of the English draft, as well as a new adaptation, written on the same draft and on an additional piece of paper, with deletions and additions. 4. Two typewritten pages, titled "Declaration of a Jewish State". In this document, known as the official "First Draft" Beham typed the "Hebrew Draft" and submitted it to the Legal Department of the Provisional State Council. Several corrections by hand. 5. A typewritten page, titled "Memorandum regarding the declaration of a Jewish state". This page, known as the "Beham Memorandum", was attached to the "first draft" (document no. 4) when it was submitted to the Legal Department of the Provisional State Council. In this document Beham clarified whatever he considered subject to further explanation as far as the wording of the draft was concerned. Mordechai Beham (1915-1987), an Eretz-Israeli lawyer, was 33 years of age when he composed the declaration. Beham was born in the Ukraine; a few years later, he moved with his parents to Berlin, and at the age of 9 his family immigrated to Eretz Israel. Beham was educated in Secular-Bourgeois institutes, first in the Hebrew Gymnasium in Jerusalem and then in the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium in Tel-Aviv. As soon as Beham graduated he left for England and studied Law in the London University. Returning to Eretz-Israel he started working for the legal service of the British Mandategovernment, where he worked most of time, until the period mentioned herewith. During these years, his father, Yehudah, managed a very successful law firm in Tel-Aviv, was acquainted with industrialists and public figures, and fulfilled a central role in the Legal Council established by the Yishuv a short time before the establishment of the state of Israel to prepare legislation for the future Jewish State. When the task of writing the Declaration of Independence was assigned to Beham by the Minister of Justice Felix Rosenblüth (Pinchas Rosen), he was sworn to secrecy. On Saturday, April 24, 1948, he revealed his secret during a family lunch. Following his family’s advice, he went to the nearby home of Rabbi Dr. Shalom Zvi (Harry) Davidowitz, an American conservative rabbi, a military chaplain in the American army and a PhD in Humanities. The Verses Draft was written by Beham in English, inspired by the American declaration of independence and it is of a religious orientation (one outstanding expression used by Beham in the draft is “Tsur Israel” – Rock of Israel - which appears in the final version of the declaration as well). Beham later added some historic, political and moral arguments to the draft, and translated it into Hebrew. In the “memorandum” which Beham attached to the first draft, he noted that “the declaration was composed assuming that one should not only rely on the decisions of the UN and the League of Nations, but also on the historic rights of the Jewish people in light of the Law of Nations.[…] The three fathers of the people of Israel [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob] are mentioned by name on purpose, since they were promised to keep Eretz Israel as mentioned in the bible. […] The last paragraph of the introduction, just as the declaration itself, is inspired by the American declaration of independence, relating to legal aspects and to the virtues of an independent state”. The significance of the draft written by Beham lies in the way he chose to describe the chain of events leading to the establishment of the state of Israel. Beham was the one to make the initial decision - maintained, patially, in the following drafts - as to how to outline the Zionist narrative, where to establish its beginning and which historic events to mention. Beham did not only present the International political resolutions (the Balfour Declaration, the U.N. partition resolution) as justification for the establishment of the Jewish state, but placed them in historical and ethical context: “and whereas the opinion of mankind as expressed in the Balfour Declaration… recognized the historical connection of the Jewish People and Eretz Israel… and whereas following the extermination of one third of our People at the hands of the enemies of mankind since the outbreak of WW II, the United Nations General Assembly has decided to end the British Mandate and to establish an independent Jewish state in Eretz Israel […] and whereas the Jewish People had never given up the right to reestablish its State in the Holy Land…”. In doing so, Beham created a rich document, connecting various legal, political, moral and historical arguments. The drafts offered here reflect the moral and formative decisions which Beham took as far as the wording of the declaration is concerned, and mainly to the course of events which he outlined, depicting the historic events which led to the establishment of a Jewish state. The drafts were the basis to the official “Declaration of Independence”, declared by David Ben-Gurion three weeks later. Enclosed: two photographs of Beham from 1939; photograph of Beham with some members of the Provisional Government (ca. 1948); two original envelopes, of the law firms “Beham and Beham” and “Beham and Spielmann” in which the drafts were placed (written on one: ‘first proposal [of] the declaration of independence of the Jewish state” and on the other envelope: “first draft of the declaration of independence 27.4.48”). Lot of [9] leaves, size and condition vary, folding marks, stains, marks from paper clips and staples, creases. Tears at the margins of some documents. Literature: 1. “Early Drafts of the Declaration of Independence” (Hebrew), by Prof. Yoram Shachar (TAU Law Review 26-1, November 2002, pp. 523-600). 2. Jefferson Goes East: The American Origins of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, by Prof. Yoram Shachar (Theoretical Inquiries in Law, 10.2, 2009, pp.589-618). Provenance: Estate of Mordechai Beham.
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A comprehensive collection of military operational documents, most of them secret, "Day Orders", "Operation Orders", intelligence reports and various documents concerning the daily operation of "Moriya" Hish corps in Jerusalem. December 1947 through June 1948.
"Hish", Field Corps of the Haganah, active during the years 1939-1948, was a secret military organization consisting of volunteers, 18 to 26 years of age. From November 1947 and onwards, Hish was the central military framework of the Jewish Defense Force and on the basis of its brigades, starting in May 1948, the regular brigades of IDF were formed.
Regiment 61 – "Moriya" – was the first regiment of "Etzioni" Hish Brigade and consisted of Hish companies in Jerusalem and the Hebrew University students company. The regiment was in charge of all of the municipal area of Jerusalem, from Jaffa road to the north as well as the villages Motza, Hartuv, Atarot and Neve Ya'akov. The regiment was involved in missions of maintaining the border by operations of small forces in Arab villages against Arab units that planned to attack neighborhoods and settlements. The soldiers also participated in battles in the Jewish Quarter; they accompanied convoys, bombed Hotel Semiramis in Katamon neighborhood, attacked Arab vehicles, and participated in the occupation of the Kastel and Kastel battles, "Shmuel" operation, and more. A significant part of "Machleket HaHar" (Hebrew, Mountain platoon) – "Lamed Heh" - were part of "Moriya", and its members went to try and locate the lost platoon.
The documents offered here were sent or written, most of them, by the regiment commander and by commanders of companies and platoons. The documents include: · Intelligence reports about operations and movements in the different zones under the regiment's responsibility. · Intelligence reports about events in various neighborhoods such as Talbiye, Katamon, Neve Sha'anan, Kiryat Shmuel, and other neighborhoods. · Detailed operation commands, and more.
Some of the documents concern military operations and historic events:
· Reports about assistance to the "Hadassah Convoy" ("Shayeret Ayin Het"). · Arrangements for a general Arab attack in Jerusalem on the eve of Pesach, following the arrival of some 600 Iraqi soldiers in Jerusalem. · Documents related to “Shmuel Operation”, the aim of which was to attack Arab vehicles on the Ramallah-Latroun road, in response to attacks on Jewish busses (the operation failed and 16 fighters were killed). · Documents about the occupation of the Kastel, including a document titled “The truth about the withdrawal from the Kastel”, written in response to Palmach accusations that Hish withdrew in haste and in an unorganized manner. · A letter from Rachel Yanait and a report about the state in her “educational farm” in the area of Armon HaNatziv. · Documents related to the occupation of the village Dir Yassin. · Documents related to the cease fire command (May 1948), and more.
The documents record the first stage of the war of independence which started right after the UN declaration of the Partition Plan on November 29, 1947, and continued until the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel. This period was marked by attacks by irregular Arab forces and by semi-regular forces that arrived from the neighboring Arab countries to assist the Arabs in Eretz Israel. The Jewish population was defended by “Haganah” members – Hish and Palmach. On March 10, 1948, the general staff of the “Haganah” issued an order– “Plan Dalet” (the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet), which was the first strategic plan of the Haganah in the war of independence; its aim was to take control of the area allocated to the proposed Jewish State - according to the UN Partition Plan and to control the settlements outside this area, including the areas which controlled the route of the planned invasion by Arab countries. “Plan Dalet” marked, in fact, the transition of Jewish military forces from a strategy of defense to a strategy of attack, and this transition is well reflected in this collection of documents.
Most of the documents are typewritten; some are handwritten and include drawings of maps, telegrams and notes.
Total of more than 300 leaves. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
"Hish", Field Corps of the Haganah, active during the years 1939-1948, was a secret military organization consisting of volunteers, 18 to 26 years of age. From November 1947 and onwards, Hish was the central military framework of the Jewish Defense Force and on the basis of its brigades, starting in May 1948, the regular brigades of IDF were formed.
Regiment 61 – "Moriya" – was the first regiment of "Etzioni" Hish Brigade and consisted of Hish companies in Jerusalem and the Hebrew University students company. The regiment was in charge of all of the municipal area of Jerusalem, from Jaffa road to the north as well as the villages Motza, Hartuv, Atarot and Neve Ya'akov. The regiment was involved in missions of maintaining the border by operations of small forces in Arab villages against Arab units that planned to attack neighborhoods and settlements. The soldiers also participated in battles in the Jewish Quarter; they accompanied convoys, bombed Hotel Semiramis in Katamon neighborhood, attacked Arab vehicles, and participated in the occupation of the Kastel and Kastel battles, "Shmuel" operation, and more. A significant part of "Machleket HaHar" (Hebrew, Mountain platoon) – "Lamed Heh" - were part of "Moriya", and its members went to try and locate the lost platoon.
The documents offered here were sent or written, most of them, by the regiment commander and by commanders of companies and platoons. The documents include: · Intelligence reports about operations and movements in the different zones under the regiment's responsibility. · Intelligence reports about events in various neighborhoods such as Talbiye, Katamon, Neve Sha'anan, Kiryat Shmuel, and other neighborhoods. · Detailed operation commands, and more.
Some of the documents concern military operations and historic events:
· Reports about assistance to the "Hadassah Convoy" ("Shayeret Ayin Het"). · Arrangements for a general Arab attack in Jerusalem on the eve of Pesach, following the arrival of some 600 Iraqi soldiers in Jerusalem. · Documents related to “Shmuel Operation”, the aim of which was to attack Arab vehicles on the Ramallah-Latroun road, in response to attacks on Jewish busses (the operation failed and 16 fighters were killed). · Documents about the occupation of the Kastel, including a document titled “The truth about the withdrawal from the Kastel”, written in response to Palmach accusations that Hish withdrew in haste and in an unorganized manner. · A letter from Rachel Yanait and a report about the state in her “educational farm” in the area of Armon HaNatziv. · Documents related to the occupation of the village Dir Yassin. · Documents related to the cease fire command (May 1948), and more.
The documents record the first stage of the war of independence which started right after the UN declaration of the Partition Plan on November 29, 1947, and continued until the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel. This period was marked by attacks by irregular Arab forces and by semi-regular forces that arrived from the neighboring Arab countries to assist the Arabs in Eretz Israel. The Jewish population was defended by “Haganah” members – Hish and Palmach. On March 10, 1948, the general staff of the “Haganah” issued an order– “Plan Dalet” (the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet), which was the first strategic plan of the Haganah in the war of independence; its aim was to take control of the area allocated to the proposed Jewish State - according to the UN Partition Plan and to control the settlements outside this area, including the areas which controlled the route of the planned invasion by Arab countries. “Plan Dalet” marked, in fact, the transition of Jewish military forces from a strategy of defense to a strategy of attack, and this transition is well reflected in this collection of documents.
Most of the documents are typewritten; some are handwritten and include drawings of maps, telegrams and notes.
Total of more than 300 leaves. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Auction 48 - Rare and Important Items
December 2, 2015
Opening: $20,000
Sold for: $25,000
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Collection of approx. 5700 "Shanah Tovah" cards, from the estate of Reuven Arbel.
An extensive and varied collection of "Shanah Tovah" cards from the late 19th century through the late 20th century.
Reuven Arbel (Rabel, 1940-2004) – born in Tel-Aviv, graduate of "Wingate" Institute, teacher and educator, excursions' consultant for the Ministry of Education and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, director of the historic and administrative archive of the city of Givatayim. Among his collections of Judaica items, books, stamps, coins, and more, Arbel was particularly involved with his collection of "Shanah Tovah" cards and was enthusiastic as to the enrichment of this collection. For decades Arbel compiled the collection offered here, parts of which have been exhibited in Europe (Leipzig, Bonn and Zurich), as well as museums in Israel. Arbel died before his time from a terminal illness.
A varied and extensive collection of "Shanah Tovah" cards: postcards, greeting cards, pop-up cards, small and large cards printed as part of a series or self-published for personal use, cards of various periods and origins from Eretz Israel and all over the world. Among other cards, the collection includes many Real-Photo "Shanah Tovah" cards, photographed in Eretz Israel (1920s-30s); cards sent by Jewish Brigade soldiers and other military cards; European cards printed prior to World War II; and more.
Size and condition vary. The collection is arranged in albums.
An extensive and varied collection of "Shanah Tovah" cards from the late 19th century through the late 20th century.
Reuven Arbel (Rabel, 1940-2004) – born in Tel-Aviv, graduate of "Wingate" Institute, teacher and educator, excursions' consultant for the Ministry of Education and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, director of the historic and administrative archive of the city of Givatayim. Among his collections of Judaica items, books, stamps, coins, and more, Arbel was particularly involved with his collection of "Shanah Tovah" cards and was enthusiastic as to the enrichment of this collection. For decades Arbel compiled the collection offered here, parts of which have been exhibited in Europe (Leipzig, Bonn and Zurich), as well as museums in Israel. Arbel died before his time from a terminal illness.
A varied and extensive collection of "Shanah Tovah" cards: postcards, greeting cards, pop-up cards, small and large cards printed as part of a series or self-published for personal use, cards of various periods and origins from Eretz Israel and all over the world. Among other cards, the collection includes many Real-Photo "Shanah Tovah" cards, photographed in Eretz Israel (1920s-30s); cards sent by Jewish Brigade soldiers and other military cards; European cards printed prior to World War II; and more.
Size and condition vary. The collection is arranged in albums.
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Auction 48 - Rare and Important Items
December 2, 2015
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
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Rolleiflex Compur camera. Zeiss Tessar 3,8/75mm, Heidoscop Anastigmat 3,1/75mm. manufactured by Franke & Heidecke Braunschweig, [1930s].
Camera owned by the photographer Avraham Soskin.
Enclosed is a photograph portraying Avraham Soskin together with David Ben-Gurion, holding the "Rolleiflex" camera offered here.
Avraham Soskin (1881-1963) was born in Russia and immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1905. He settled in the German Colony in Jaffa and opened a studio by the name of "Photographia Progress", with G. Bruck. In 1914 Soskin moved to 24 Herzl Street. Soskin used the second floor both as his residence and his studio; in this studio called "Photographia A. Soskin", Soskin worked for 19 years, until 1933 (when the studio was closed). Soskin, who was known as the "Tel-Aviv Photographer", was one of the leading photographers active at the time in Eretz Israel and is famous for his photographs documenting the two first decades of the first Jewish city. Numerous photos taken by Soskin became the most popular and well known images of the Zionist ethos.
Camera – height: 13.5 cm, width: 7.5 cm, length: 9.5 cm. Original leather case. Photograph – 13X9.5 cm, good condition, adhesive tape to upper part.
Enclosed is a certificate of authenticity from Avraham Soskin's grandson.
Camera owned by the photographer Avraham Soskin.
Enclosed is a photograph portraying Avraham Soskin together with David Ben-Gurion, holding the "Rolleiflex" camera offered here.
Avraham Soskin (1881-1963) was born in Russia and immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1905. He settled in the German Colony in Jaffa and opened a studio by the name of "Photographia Progress", with G. Bruck. In 1914 Soskin moved to 24 Herzl Street. Soskin used the second floor both as his residence and his studio; in this studio called "Photographia A. Soskin", Soskin worked for 19 years, until 1933 (when the studio was closed). Soskin, who was known as the "Tel-Aviv Photographer", was one of the leading photographers active at the time in Eretz Israel and is famous for his photographs documenting the two first decades of the first Jewish city. Numerous photos taken by Soskin became the most popular and well known images of the Zionist ethos.
Camera – height: 13.5 cm, width: 7.5 cm, length: 9.5 cm. Original leather case. Photograph – 13X9.5 cm, good condition, adhesive tape to upper part.
Enclosed is a certificate of authenticity from Avraham Soskin's grandson.
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Auction 48 - Rare and Important Items
December 2, 2015
Opening: $8,000
Sold for: $12,500
Including buyer's premium
Piano, Hallet, Davis & Co., Boston, with a stool.
The piano offered here was owned by the singer Arik Einstein (1939-2013).
Einstein was born in Tel-Aviv, member of the Nahal Brigade troupe, "Bazal Yarok", Gesher Hayarkon Trio", "Hachalonot Hagevohim" and "Lul". His cooperation with Shalom Hanoch and the "Churchills" produced the album "Poozy" (1969), considered to be the first Israeli rock album. Einstein is regarded as one of the most important Israeli singers. Yoav Kutner, music critic, described him thus: "Arik Einstein is more than the greatest Israeli artist of all time. Einstein is the real Eretz Israel himself… his voice and songs accompany us since the days of 'little Eretz Israel', through wars and times of celebration, through ups and downs, in good times and in bad times. Through endless creativity he recorded wonderful albums… and continues to change and be up-to-date and interesting. He discovers young talents and preserves his unique style. In his albums he creates a reality and responses to it through an original view which is always funny and sad at the same time, and – mainly – full of love: love to relatives, friends, places, memories, old songs and stories… over a career spanning more than forty years, Einstein recorded nearly 500 songs: with the Nahal Troupe, ‘Bazal Yarok’, ‘Gesher Hayarkon Trio’ and ‘Hachalonot Hagevohim’, in various productions, films and plays, and in no less than 34 albums, collaborating with the best composers”.
Einstein acted in some eight films, some of which are among the pillars of Israeli cinema (including “Salah Shabati”, “Shablul”, “Metzitzim”, “Einayim Gedolot” and “Lul”) and as wrote the scripts of several other films.
Einstein passed away on November 26, 2013. The following day, at noon, his body lay in state in Rabin Square in Tel-Aviv and a farewell ceremony was held. Tens of thousands attended his funeral including Israel’s Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture and the Mayor of Tel-Aviv.
Piano – height: 95 cm, width: 148.5 cm, length: 60.5 cm. No music rack. Stool – height: 48.5 cm, width: 75.5 cm, length: 37 cm.
Enclosed is a certificate of authenticity from Arik Einstein’s daughter.
The piano offered here was owned by the singer Arik Einstein (1939-2013).
Einstein was born in Tel-Aviv, member of the Nahal Brigade troupe, "Bazal Yarok", Gesher Hayarkon Trio", "Hachalonot Hagevohim" and "Lul". His cooperation with Shalom Hanoch and the "Churchills" produced the album "Poozy" (1969), considered to be the first Israeli rock album. Einstein is regarded as one of the most important Israeli singers. Yoav Kutner, music critic, described him thus: "Arik Einstein is more than the greatest Israeli artist of all time. Einstein is the real Eretz Israel himself… his voice and songs accompany us since the days of 'little Eretz Israel', through wars and times of celebration, through ups and downs, in good times and in bad times. Through endless creativity he recorded wonderful albums… and continues to change and be up-to-date and interesting. He discovers young talents and preserves his unique style. In his albums he creates a reality and responses to it through an original view which is always funny and sad at the same time, and – mainly – full of love: love to relatives, friends, places, memories, old songs and stories… over a career spanning more than forty years, Einstein recorded nearly 500 songs: with the Nahal Troupe, ‘Bazal Yarok’, ‘Gesher Hayarkon Trio’ and ‘Hachalonot Hagevohim’, in various productions, films and plays, and in no less than 34 albums, collaborating with the best composers”.
Einstein acted in some eight films, some of which are among the pillars of Israeli cinema (including “Salah Shabati”, “Shablul”, “Metzitzim”, “Einayim Gedolot” and “Lul”) and as wrote the scripts of several other films.
Einstein passed away on November 26, 2013. The following day, at noon, his body lay in state in Rabin Square in Tel-Aviv and a farewell ceremony was held. Tens of thousands attended his funeral including Israel’s Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture and the Mayor of Tel-Aviv.
Piano – height: 95 cm, width: 148.5 cm, length: 60.5 cm. No music rack. Stool – height: 48.5 cm, width: 75.5 cm, length: 37 cm.
Enclosed is a certificate of authenticity from Arik Einstein’s daughter.
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