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November 15, 2016
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Sixteen autograph letters from Zionist philosophers, leaders and activists, including a letter from one of the forerunner of Zionism, Moses Hess, and letters from some of the first members the Zionist Movement (among them Alfred Nossig, Alfred Klee, Berthold Feiwel, Otto Warburg, and many others). Some letters are addressed to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti, Jewish-German physician, author, translator and one of the first Zionists.
1. Autograph letter from Moses (Moshe) Hess, addressed to his brother. Paris, 1847. German.
2. Autograph letter from Aryeh Leib Yaffe. Heidelberg, 1899. German.
3. Autograph letter from Dr. Max Isidor (Yitzchak) Bodenheimer, addressed to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti. Cologne, 1900. German.
4. A letter signed by Yona (Johann) Kremenezky. Vienna, 1904.German.
5. A three-page autograph letter from Otto Warburg, about "Bezalel" art academy and Eretz Israel. Berlin, August 30, 1905. German.
Warburg expresses in this letter his opposition to presenting to the emperor the idea of "Bezalel" and asking the emperor to be the "patron" of "Bezalel" [decision about the foundation of "Bezalel" was taken in the seventh Zionist congress in 1905. "Bezalel" was opened in Jerusalem in February 1906]. Further in the letter Warburg refers to the shortage of doctors and nurses in Eretz Israel.
6. Autograph letter from Friedrich Samuel Beer, a Jewish-Austrian sculptor, friend of Theodor Herzl and of the first Zionist congress participants. Florence, 1905.German.
In the letter, addressed probably to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti, Beer refers to an article which Zlocisti wrote about him and his works in "Ost und West".
7. Autograph letter from Alfred Nossig, about convening a protest-meeting regarding the pogroms against Russian Jews. Berlin, 1905.
8. Autograph letter from Alfred Klee, addressed to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti. Berlin, 1906. German.
9. Autograph letter from Max Emanuel Mandelstamm, concerning planting an olive orchard in Eretz Israel. Vienna, 1907.
10. Autograph letter from Baruch Berthold Feiwel, addressed to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti. Berlin, 1909. German.
11. Autograph letter from Nahum Sokolow, in which he expresses his wish to come to Eretz Israel. Constantinople, 5670 [1909].
12. Autograph letter from Ahad Ha'am (Asher Ginzberg) addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami. London, 5669 [1909]. Hebrew.
13. Autograph letter from Leo Motzkin. Berlin, 1911. German.
14. Autograph letter from David Wolfson, addressed to Dr. Zlocisti. Cologne, 1913. German.
15. Autograph letter from Nathan Birnbaum concerning a Hebrew translation of his book Gottes Volk ("People of God"). Berlin, 1921. German.
16. Autograph letter from Arthur Menachem Hantke. Hahnenklee (Germany). 1925. German.
Some letters are written on official stationery.
Total of 16 documents. Size and condition vary. Ink stamps.
1. Autograph letter from Moses (Moshe) Hess, addressed to his brother. Paris, 1847. German.
2. Autograph letter from Aryeh Leib Yaffe. Heidelberg, 1899. German.
3. Autograph letter from Dr. Max Isidor (Yitzchak) Bodenheimer, addressed to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti. Cologne, 1900. German.
4. A letter signed by Yona (Johann) Kremenezky. Vienna, 1904.German.
5. A three-page autograph letter from Otto Warburg, about "Bezalel" art academy and Eretz Israel. Berlin, August 30, 1905. German.
Warburg expresses in this letter his opposition to presenting to the emperor the idea of "Bezalel" and asking the emperor to be the "patron" of "Bezalel" [decision about the foundation of "Bezalel" was taken in the seventh Zionist congress in 1905. "Bezalel" was opened in Jerusalem in February 1906]. Further in the letter Warburg refers to the shortage of doctors and nurses in Eretz Israel.
6. Autograph letter from Friedrich Samuel Beer, a Jewish-Austrian sculptor, friend of Theodor Herzl and of the first Zionist congress participants. Florence, 1905.German.
In the letter, addressed probably to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti, Beer refers to an article which Zlocisti wrote about him and his works in "Ost und West".
7. Autograph letter from Alfred Nossig, about convening a protest-meeting regarding the pogroms against Russian Jews. Berlin, 1905.
8. Autograph letter from Alfred Klee, addressed to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti. Berlin, 1906. German.
9. Autograph letter from Max Emanuel Mandelstamm, concerning planting an olive orchard in Eretz Israel. Vienna, 1907.
10. Autograph letter from Baruch Berthold Feiwel, addressed to Dr. Theodor Zlocisti. Berlin, 1909. German.
11. Autograph letter from Nahum Sokolow, in which he expresses his wish to come to Eretz Israel. Constantinople, 5670 [1909].
12. Autograph letter from Ahad Ha'am (Asher Ginzberg) addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami. London, 5669 [1909]. Hebrew.
13. Autograph letter from Leo Motzkin. Berlin, 1911. German.
14. Autograph letter from David Wolfson, addressed to Dr. Zlocisti. Cologne, 1913. German.
15. Autograph letter from Nathan Birnbaum concerning a Hebrew translation of his book Gottes Volk ("People of God"). Berlin, 1921. German.
16. Autograph letter from Arthur Menachem Hantke. Hahnenklee (Germany). 1925. German.
Some letters are written on official stationery.
Total of 16 documents. Size and condition vary. Ink stamps.
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
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Fifteen autograph letters from Hebrew authors, poets and intellectuals, among them letters from heralds of Modern Hebrew literature:
1. An autograph letter from Yehudah Leib Gordon. 5646 [1886]. A letter about settlement in Eretz Israel. At the end of the letter Gordon states: "In HaMelitz… to be published tomorrow, you will find my essay about the panic in Petach Tikva. License has been granted today to publish HaMelitz daily".
2. Autograph letter from Moshe Leib Lilienblum. Odessa, March 5643 [1883]. Lilienblum writes at the end of the letter: "today, as I was told, three hundred Russians travel from here to the Holy Land to establish a colony!".
3. Autograph letter from Micha Josef Berdyczewski, 1904.
4. Handwritten postcard from Reuben Brainin, addressed to Aharon Hermoni, 1908.
5-6. Two handwritten postcards, from S. (Shalom Ya'akov) Abramovich, "Mendele Mocher Sforim", addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami (Rabinovich). One postcard is written in Hebrew and sent in 1905, the other is written in Russian and sent in 1915.
7. A long autograph letter (two pages) from David Frischmann, 1886.
8. Autograph letter from Hillel Zeitlin, 1922.
9. "Yerushalayim Ir ha-Kodesh" [Jerusalem the Holy City], a poem handwritten by Emanuel Harussi, [1982]." Jerusalem the Holy City" was the song of the Jerusalemite Company of Gedud Ha'avodah whose members worked in quarrying, chiseling and building in Jerusalem.
10. Handwritten postcard from Jakob Klatzkin, addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami (Rabinovitz), 1907.
11. Autograph letter from S. Ben-Zion (Simcha Ben- Zion Alter Gutman), addressed to Prof. Boris Schatz.
12. Autograph letter from Mordechai ben Hillel Hacohen, regarding "Bezalel" and Boris Schatz, 5690 [1930].
13. A poem handwritten by David Shimonovitch (Shimoni), 5688 [1927].
14. Autograph letter from Alexander Ziskind Rabinovich (AZAR), addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami, 5682 [1922].
15. Four pages, handwritten by Joseph Klausner, eulogy in memory of Shmuel Gershman, 5711 [1951].
Total of 15 documents. Size and condition vary. Letter by Frischmann in fair condition. Ink stamps.
1. An autograph letter from Yehudah Leib Gordon. 5646 [1886]. A letter about settlement in Eretz Israel. At the end of the letter Gordon states: "In HaMelitz… to be published tomorrow, you will find my essay about the panic in Petach Tikva. License has been granted today to publish HaMelitz daily".
2. Autograph letter from Moshe Leib Lilienblum. Odessa, March 5643 [1883]. Lilienblum writes at the end of the letter: "today, as I was told, three hundred Russians travel from here to the Holy Land to establish a colony!".
3. Autograph letter from Micha Josef Berdyczewski, 1904.
4. Handwritten postcard from Reuben Brainin, addressed to Aharon Hermoni, 1908.
5-6. Two handwritten postcards, from S. (Shalom Ya'akov) Abramovich, "Mendele Mocher Sforim", addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami (Rabinovich). One postcard is written in Hebrew and sent in 1905, the other is written in Russian and sent in 1915.
7. A long autograph letter (two pages) from David Frischmann, 1886.
8. Autograph letter from Hillel Zeitlin, 1922.
9. "Yerushalayim Ir ha-Kodesh" [Jerusalem the Holy City], a poem handwritten by Emanuel Harussi, [1982]." Jerusalem the Holy City" was the song of the Jerusalemite Company of Gedud Ha'avodah whose members worked in quarrying, chiseling and building in Jerusalem.
10. Handwritten postcard from Jakob Klatzkin, addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami (Rabinovitz), 1907.
11. Autograph letter from S. Ben-Zion (Simcha Ben- Zion Alter Gutman), addressed to Prof. Boris Schatz.
12. Autograph letter from Mordechai ben Hillel Hacohen, regarding "Bezalel" and Boris Schatz, 5690 [1930].
13. A poem handwritten by David Shimonovitch (Shimoni), 5688 [1927].
14. Autograph letter from Alexander Ziskind Rabinovich (AZAR), addressed to the author Mordechai Ben-Ami, 5682 [1922].
15. Four pages, handwritten by Joseph Klausner, eulogy in memory of Shmuel Gershman, 5711 [1951].
Total of 15 documents. Size and condition vary. Letter by Frischmann in fair condition. Ink stamps.
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![A notebook, handwritten by the poet Zelda (Zelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky). Eretz Israel, [ca. 1940s].
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
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A notebook, handwritten by the poet Zelda (Zelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky). Eretz Israel, [ca. 1940s].
10 poems and two tales which have not been printed, apparently composed during the 1940s, in the beginning of her literary career.
This notebook contains a unique and unknown selection of Zelda's early work which has not yet been printed. Most of the poems are written in the style of her early poems, resembling prose poetry and using lines of various lengths and unvowelized text. Other poems in the notebook are written in a more careful style, more reminiscent of her later poetry.
The poems in this notebook reflect Zelda's mystic-symbolic world and are full of literary expressions in her characteristic style.
At the end of the notebook, with a separate title page, are two tales. The first tale describes an ideal word which was destroyed and the second an inferno which was rehabilitated.
Zelda (Shayna Zelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky) was born in 1914 in Yekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk), Ukraine, to the Schneerson family - the family of Chabad rebbes. At 11 years of age, she moved to Jerusalem together with her parents and her maternal grandfather, R. David Zvi Chen (a leading Chabad rabbi). A short while after their aliya, her father and grandfather died and she and her mother remained without support. Her long years as an orphan greatly impacted her poetry (see items 88-89). In 1950, she wed Aryeh Mishkovsky (son of R. Chizkiyahu Yosef Mishkovsky Rabbi of Krynki). For many years, she earned her livelihood from teaching and avoided the limelight. Although she wrote poetry and stories since a young age, her first collection of poetry, was published in 1967 when she was 53 years old. This book was accepted with open arms as soon as it was published and elevated its creator to an exceptional status in the world of Hebrew poetry. In addition to six poetry books which were published in her lifetime, Zelda also published her poetry in other literary outlets. She died in Jerusalem in 1984. With the passing of years, she became a symbolic figure of Israeli culture and the interest sparked by her and poems is constantly growing. Many books and research were written on Zelda's works. Recent examples are a book of her poems and drawings titled Tzipor Achuzat Kesem (An Enchanted Bird), published in Jerusalem (2014) and a documentary film named "Zelda, a simple woman" (the Ha'Ivrim series, staged by Ya'ir Kedar, 2015).
[33] handwritten pages + a note cut from the notebook (part of the notebook is blank). 20.5 cm. The notebook is in good condition. The first page (without any text) is dark and cut at the bottom. Several leaves have been torn out. Cover in fair condition. Front cover detached. Tears to spine and minor damages to margins.
10 poems and two tales which have not been printed, apparently composed during the 1940s, in the beginning of her literary career.
This notebook contains a unique and unknown selection of Zelda's early work which has not yet been printed. Most of the poems are written in the style of her early poems, resembling prose poetry and using lines of various lengths and unvowelized text. Other poems in the notebook are written in a more careful style, more reminiscent of her later poetry.
The poems in this notebook reflect Zelda's mystic-symbolic world and are full of literary expressions in her characteristic style.
At the end of the notebook, with a separate title page, are two tales. The first tale describes an ideal word which was destroyed and the second an inferno which was rehabilitated.
Zelda (Shayna Zelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky) was born in 1914 in Yekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk), Ukraine, to the Schneerson family - the family of Chabad rebbes. At 11 years of age, she moved to Jerusalem together with her parents and her maternal grandfather, R. David Zvi Chen (a leading Chabad rabbi). A short while after their aliya, her father and grandfather died and she and her mother remained without support. Her long years as an orphan greatly impacted her poetry (see items 88-89). In 1950, she wed Aryeh Mishkovsky (son of R. Chizkiyahu Yosef Mishkovsky Rabbi of Krynki). For many years, she earned her livelihood from teaching and avoided the limelight. Although she wrote poetry and stories since a young age, her first collection of poetry, was published in 1967 when she was 53 years old. This book was accepted with open arms as soon as it was published and elevated its creator to an exceptional status in the world of Hebrew poetry. In addition to six poetry books which were published in her lifetime, Zelda also published her poetry in other literary outlets. She died in Jerusalem in 1984. With the passing of years, she became a symbolic figure of Israeli culture and the interest sparked by her and poems is constantly growing. Many books and research were written on Zelda's works. Recent examples are a book of her poems and drawings titled Tzipor Achuzat Kesem (An Enchanted Bird), published in Jerusalem (2014) and a documentary film named "Zelda, a simple woman" (the Ha'Ivrim series, staged by Ya'ir Kedar, 2015).
[33] handwritten pages + a note cut from the notebook (part of the notebook is blank). 20.5 cm. The notebook is in good condition. The first page (without any text) is dark and cut at the bottom. Several leaves have been torn out. Cover in fair condition. Front cover detached. Tears to spine and minor damages to margins.
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A notebook handwritten by Yehuda Amichai. London, Cambridge, Amsterdam and other locations, summer, 1970.
A notebook documenting Yehuda Amichai's journey to Europe in the summer of 1970. The notebook contains drafts of poems, journey-impressions, ideas for plays, original arrangement of a theater stage, dreams, practical notes, and more.
The nature of the notebook is diverse, and it seems that Amichai carried it with him to various sites and used it concurrently as a dated diary, address book and sketch book. Most of the leaves feature literary passages in various stages of editing and development (some are only several lines while others are complete and edited drafts), and they all reflect the poet's mood when he travelled, as well as some subjects which are repeated in his poetry: "Not to lose at once. Like a pen, glasses, a man dies suddenly. Suddenly you don't see the person anymore…" (Hebrew), from a draft dated 25.7.
More than once, Amichai mentions in this notebook sites and places which he visited: House of Anna Frank, Red Lights District and the Military Cemetery (most probably a German one), all depicted in his poetic style.
Many of the drafts are accompanied by comments, additions and deletions (most of them crossed off with a thin line enabling to read the deleted line) and reveal something about the process of his work.
Among the descriptions of dreams, which bear the imprint of the journey, is a detailed description of a dream about a dead friend named Binyamin: "I was in a strange synagogue near a path... I asked about Binyamin. Went out. Was suntanned and with white hair… on the mountain a Hassidic exhibition with tiny dolls…" (Hebrew).
A few words (mainly names and places) are written in English and German.
Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000), one of the leading modern poets in the Hebrew language, was born to an orthodox family in Würzburg, Germany, and immigrated with his family to Eretz Israel at the age of 11. During World War II he volunteered to the British Army, and when the War of Independence broke out he was drafted to the "Negev Brigade". After the war he studied literature
and biblical studies at the Hebrew University. His first poetry book "Achshav UbeYamin Ha'acherim" (Now and in Other Days) was published in 1955, and ever since Amichai never stopped publishing until his death in the year 2000. His literary oeuvre encompasses 13 poetry books, two novels, a book of short stories, and numerous plays and radio-plays, and even children's books. Amichai won the Israel Prize for Literature (1982).
[34] handwritten pages. Good condition. 20.5 cm. Some creases and folds. Creases and damages to cover (mainly to spine).
Provenance: Bonhams: The Roy Davids Collection. Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts and Portraits of Poets. Part III, Lot 8 (April 10th 2013).
A notebook documenting Yehuda Amichai's journey to Europe in the summer of 1970. The notebook contains drafts of poems, journey-impressions, ideas for plays, original arrangement of a theater stage, dreams, practical notes, and more.
The nature of the notebook is diverse, and it seems that Amichai carried it with him to various sites and used it concurrently as a dated diary, address book and sketch book. Most of the leaves feature literary passages in various stages of editing and development (some are only several lines while others are complete and edited drafts), and they all reflect the poet's mood when he travelled, as well as some subjects which are repeated in his poetry: "Not to lose at once. Like a pen, glasses, a man dies suddenly. Suddenly you don't see the person anymore…" (Hebrew), from a draft dated 25.7.
More than once, Amichai mentions in this notebook sites and places which he visited: House of Anna Frank, Red Lights District and the Military Cemetery (most probably a German one), all depicted in his poetic style.
Many of the drafts are accompanied by comments, additions and deletions (most of them crossed off with a thin line enabling to read the deleted line) and reveal something about the process of his work.
Among the descriptions of dreams, which bear the imprint of the journey, is a detailed description of a dream about a dead friend named Binyamin: "I was in a strange synagogue near a path... I asked about Binyamin. Went out. Was suntanned and with white hair… on the mountain a Hassidic exhibition with tiny dolls…" (Hebrew).
A few words (mainly names and places) are written in English and German.
Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000), one of the leading modern poets in the Hebrew language, was born to an orthodox family in Würzburg, Germany, and immigrated with his family to Eretz Israel at the age of 11. During World War II he volunteered to the British Army, and when the War of Independence broke out he was drafted to the "Negev Brigade". After the war he studied literature
and biblical studies at the Hebrew University. His first poetry book "Achshav UbeYamin Ha'acherim" (Now and in Other Days) was published in 1955, and ever since Amichai never stopped publishing until his death in the year 2000. His literary oeuvre encompasses 13 poetry books, two novels, a book of short stories, and numerous plays and radio-plays, and even children's books. Amichai won the Israel Prize for Literature (1982).
[34] handwritten pages. Good condition. 20.5 cm. Some creases and folds. Creases and damages to cover (mainly to spine).
Provenance: Bonhams: The Roy Davids Collection. Poetry: Poetical Manuscripts and Portraits of Poets. Part III, Lot 8 (April 10th 2013).
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About 270 leaflets, posters, broadsides and various items issued by the communist movement in Eretz Israel. Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv, 1917-1948. Hebrew, Yiddish and some Arabic.
A diverse and rich collection, encompassing years of operation of the Communist movement in Eretz Israel since its foundation towards the end of World War I until the Israeli Independence War.
The communist movement in Eretz Israel was organized as a party for the first time in 1919, following the retirement of the right wing from the "Po'alei Zion" party. The separation from "Po'alei Zion" and the success of the communist revolution in Russia, encouraged the followers of left wing-radical ideology to form an organization and they founded the "Hebrew Socialist Workers Party" which was the first communist party in Eretz Israel.
Over the years the movement was involved in various political activities: many youth movements were established, bulletins and leaflets were printed and arguments between members led to splits between parties several times. The Zionist-Communist movement reached its peak in the elections to the second Knesset (the communist party got seven mandates), but in the decades to come, due to various political disputes and tensions, the popularity of the party faded. This collection presents a unique and diverse selection from the various phases during the Yishuv period.
Among the items:
· "Telegrams", collected news from world media through the telegraph. Nine stenciled paper sheets distributed during World War I, 1917-1918. The nature of the reports reflects a pro-Russian attitude, and it is possible that the news were reported by the first supporters of Communist Russia in Eretz Israel. Several issues appear in a number of copies.
· Ten issues of "The Communist Party of Palestine" official newspaper (sub-title: "tzentral-rat fun der arbiter-fraktsye" (organization of Eretz Israel workers), printed between April and December 1925. Printed under different names, due to the "Journalism Law", which enforced financial limitations and censorship on papers which were officially printed. On the upper margins appears an inscription: "proletaryer fun ale lender, faraynikt aykh!" (Workers of the world - unite!).
· Issues 1-3 of "HaLapid", first bulletin of "Palestine Communist Youth League", printed in May-July 1928, (issues 2 and 3 bound into one brochure). Colorful illustrated title pages.
· "HaLochem HaTza'ir", booklet published by "HaNo'ar HaOved BeEretz Israel named after B. Borochov", June 7, 1925. Short writings, sayings by Marx, and more.
· "The Young Communist", three issues on behalf of the "Palestine Communist Youth League", dated 1926 and 1927 and the third with no date (most probably from late 1920s). Each issue is devoted to a different affair in the history of the communist party: life of Rosa Luxemburg, fall of the Parisian Commune and the rise of the Soviet Union.
· About 40 broadsides and posters issued by "Mifleget Po'alei Zion", mid-late 1920s. Adoption of an extreme ideological view, which is different from the one introduced by the party and using a language of the communist propaganda. Printed on some: "Workers of all nations - unite!".
· Four booklets and a broadside in Arabic, printed on behalf of Jewish communist organizations in Eretz Israel in mid-late 1920s.
· Issues 1-3 and 5-8 of the communist party bulletin "Igeret LaChaver", printed between February-October 1948.
· Nine large posters (average size 65X50 cm) on behalf of the communist party. 1940s. Four are electoral posters and five are posters about various subjects.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Stains and creases. Folding marks to some items. Some posters are printed on brown paper with crumbling margins.
A diverse and rich collection, encompassing years of operation of the Communist movement in Eretz Israel since its foundation towards the end of World War I until the Israeli Independence War.
The communist movement in Eretz Israel was organized as a party for the first time in 1919, following the retirement of the right wing from the "Po'alei Zion" party. The separation from "Po'alei Zion" and the success of the communist revolution in Russia, encouraged the followers of left wing-radical ideology to form an organization and they founded the "Hebrew Socialist Workers Party" which was the first communist party in Eretz Israel.
Over the years the movement was involved in various political activities: many youth movements were established, bulletins and leaflets were printed and arguments between members led to splits between parties several times. The Zionist-Communist movement reached its peak in the elections to the second Knesset (the communist party got seven mandates), but in the decades to come, due to various political disputes and tensions, the popularity of the party faded. This collection presents a unique and diverse selection from the various phases during the Yishuv period.
Among the items:
· "Telegrams", collected news from world media through the telegraph. Nine stenciled paper sheets distributed during World War I, 1917-1918. The nature of the reports reflects a pro-Russian attitude, and it is possible that the news were reported by the first supporters of Communist Russia in Eretz Israel. Several issues appear in a number of copies.
· Ten issues of "The Communist Party of Palestine" official newspaper (sub-title: "tzentral-rat fun der arbiter-fraktsye" (organization of Eretz Israel workers), printed between April and December 1925. Printed under different names, due to the "Journalism Law", which enforced financial limitations and censorship on papers which were officially printed. On the upper margins appears an inscription: "proletaryer fun ale lender, faraynikt aykh!" (Workers of the world - unite!).
· Issues 1-3 of "HaLapid", first bulletin of "Palestine Communist Youth League", printed in May-July 1928, (issues 2 and 3 bound into one brochure). Colorful illustrated title pages.
· "HaLochem HaTza'ir", booklet published by "HaNo'ar HaOved BeEretz Israel named after B. Borochov", June 7, 1925. Short writings, sayings by Marx, and more.
· "The Young Communist", three issues on behalf of the "Palestine Communist Youth League", dated 1926 and 1927 and the third with no date (most probably from late 1920s). Each issue is devoted to a different affair in the history of the communist party: life of Rosa Luxemburg, fall of the Parisian Commune and the rise of the Soviet Union.
· About 40 broadsides and posters issued by "Mifleget Po'alei Zion", mid-late 1920s. Adoption of an extreme ideological view, which is different from the one introduced by the party and using a language of the communist propaganda. Printed on some: "Workers of all nations - unite!".
· Four booklets and a broadside in Arabic, printed on behalf of Jewish communist organizations in Eretz Israel in mid-late 1920s.
· Issues 1-3 and 5-8 of the communist party bulletin "Igeret LaChaver", printed between February-October 1948.
· Nine large posters (average size 65X50 cm) on behalf of the communist party. 1940s. Four are electoral posters and five are posters about various subjects.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Stains and creases. Folding marks to some items. Some posters are printed on brown paper with crumbling margins.
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About 350 paper items related to the Canaanites movement and issues the periodical "Alef". Letters, drafts of essays, literary items, official issues, posters and broadsides. Eretz Israel, late 1930s till the early 1950s. Hebrew and some English.
The Canaanites (formerly "Council for the Coalition of Hebrew Youth"), was a cultural and ideological movement that influenced political thought, art, literature and intellectual life in Eretz Israel and in the young State of Israel. Its members attempted to draw a direct link between the people who lived in Eretz Israel in the second millennium BCE, and the Jewish people in Eretz Israel in the twentieth century, and through this create an old-new culture and to disaffiliate themselves from Jewish tradition. The title Canaanites was given to the group, ironically, by the poet Avraham Shlonsky.
The periodical "Alef" issued by "HaIvrim HaTze'irim" (Canaanites) was published and edited by Aharon Amir and Yonatan Ratosh in cooperation with the movement members and close associates: Adaya Horon (A.G. Horon), Amos Keinan. Binyamin Tamuz and others.
Among the items:
· "K'tav el HaNo'ar HaIvri", manifest of the Canaanites movement from 1943 composed by Yonatan Ratosh who authored the early theoretical-ideological doctrine of the movement.
· 25 printed items issued by the Canaanites and the editorial of "Alef", including drafts and early versions of the movement platform, center's regulations for inner distribution, promotion leaflet enclosed with a souvenir-issue of "Alef" (with a stub to order a subscription), and some other items.
· 22 "declaration" forms - an official form on which those who intended to join the movement had to sign, declaring that they adopt the "Canaanite" ideology. 14 forms filled out by hand and 8 blank forms.
· "HaTechiya HaIvrit", draft of an essay or composition written by hand, with the early ideological ideas of the movement, basic definitions and the ideological change that it meant to initiate (1940s).
· 24 issues of "Alef", the central periodical of the Canaanites, edited by Yonatan Ratosh and Aharon Amir. Includes issues 1-19 (printed between 1951-1953), four unnumbered copies from the years 1971-1972, and an additional issue, earlier than the others, which was apparently printed in 1949 (including the first publication by Amos Keinan, the story "HaNoter Hamemushkaf im HaKarabina").
· "Permit to publish a paper", original permit issued by the State of Israel to distribute "Alef", dated 27.3.1950.
· 37 various handwritten paper items concerning the editorial of the paper and the Movement. Summaries of meetings, personal details of the movement's members, ideological arguments, early versions of the movement's platform and additional documentation on notes and various documents.
· 80 letters and drafts, out of correspondences between the editorial staff of "Alef" (mainly Aharon Amir) and various intellectuals. Among them: a letter to Aharon Amir from Gershom Schocken, on official stationery of "HaAretz" newspaper (1950), discussing the possibility of literary collaboration between the two; copies of letters from "Alef" editorial to the newspapers "Yediot Ahronot" and "Ma'ariv" in response to false publications and inaccuracies about the movement; a letter from 1950, from a Lehi member (signed "ex-Lehi member"), concerning the affinities and ideological gaps between Lehi movement and the Canaanites; a furious letter of response, not signed, written in a rude and disparaging language following an article published by Ze'ev Hanun in the paper; copy of a request submitted in 1949 to the Rector of the Hebrew University, asking to let Yonatan Ratosh deliver a guest-lecture in the university; and more.
· Two promotional posters for issues of "Alef" (January and September 1951), and one small poster.
· About 140 press cuttings from various newspapers in which articles about the Canaanites movement and its members have been published, from the years 1951-1952.
· Additional items.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Folding marks, stains, creases and some tears to part of the items. Filing holes to several items. Open tears to several items, not affecting text.
The Canaanites (formerly "Council for the Coalition of Hebrew Youth"), was a cultural and ideological movement that influenced political thought, art, literature and intellectual life in Eretz Israel and in the young State of Israel. Its members attempted to draw a direct link between the people who lived in Eretz Israel in the second millennium BCE, and the Jewish people in Eretz Israel in the twentieth century, and through this create an old-new culture and to disaffiliate themselves from Jewish tradition. The title Canaanites was given to the group, ironically, by the poet Avraham Shlonsky.
The periodical "Alef" issued by "HaIvrim HaTze'irim" (Canaanites) was published and edited by Aharon Amir and Yonatan Ratosh in cooperation with the movement members and close associates: Adaya Horon (A.G. Horon), Amos Keinan. Binyamin Tamuz and others.
Among the items:
· "K'tav el HaNo'ar HaIvri", manifest of the Canaanites movement from 1943 composed by Yonatan Ratosh who authored the early theoretical-ideological doctrine of the movement.
· 25 printed items issued by the Canaanites and the editorial of "Alef", including drafts and early versions of the movement platform, center's regulations for inner distribution, promotion leaflet enclosed with a souvenir-issue of "Alef" (with a stub to order a subscription), and some other items.
· 22 "declaration" forms - an official form on which those who intended to join the movement had to sign, declaring that they adopt the "Canaanite" ideology. 14 forms filled out by hand and 8 blank forms.
· "HaTechiya HaIvrit", draft of an essay or composition written by hand, with the early ideological ideas of the movement, basic definitions and the ideological change that it meant to initiate (1940s).
· 24 issues of "Alef", the central periodical of the Canaanites, edited by Yonatan Ratosh and Aharon Amir. Includes issues 1-19 (printed between 1951-1953), four unnumbered copies from the years 1971-1972, and an additional issue, earlier than the others, which was apparently printed in 1949 (including the first publication by Amos Keinan, the story "HaNoter Hamemushkaf im HaKarabina").
· "Permit to publish a paper", original permit issued by the State of Israel to distribute "Alef", dated 27.3.1950.
· 37 various handwritten paper items concerning the editorial of the paper and the Movement. Summaries of meetings, personal details of the movement's members, ideological arguments, early versions of the movement's platform and additional documentation on notes and various documents.
· 80 letters and drafts, out of correspondences between the editorial staff of "Alef" (mainly Aharon Amir) and various intellectuals. Among them: a letter to Aharon Amir from Gershom Schocken, on official stationery of "HaAretz" newspaper (1950), discussing the possibility of literary collaboration between the two; copies of letters from "Alef" editorial to the newspapers "Yediot Ahronot" and "Ma'ariv" in response to false publications and inaccuracies about the movement; a letter from 1950, from a Lehi member (signed "ex-Lehi member"), concerning the affinities and ideological gaps between Lehi movement and the Canaanites; a furious letter of response, not signed, written in a rude and disparaging language following an article published by Ze'ev Hanun in the paper; copy of a request submitted in 1949 to the Rector of the Hebrew University, asking to let Yonatan Ratosh deliver a guest-lecture in the university; and more.
· Two promotional posters for issues of "Alef" (January and September 1951), and one small poster.
· About 140 press cuttings from various newspapers in which articles about the Canaanites movement and its members have been published, from the years 1951-1952.
· Additional items.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Folding marks, stains, creases and some tears to part of the items. Filing holes to several items. Open tears to several items, not affecting text.
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $21,250
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Der Judenstaat, Versuch Einer Modernen Lösung Der Judenfrage [The Jewish State, an attempt to find a modern solution to the Jewish Question] by Theodor Herzl. Vienna-Leipzig: M. Breitenstein, 1896. German. First edition. Printed in 300 copies.
"The Jewish State: an attempt to find a modern solution to the Jewish Question". The famous book by Herzl, in which he presents the Jewish question and the need to find a political-national solution. This copy includes the original paper wrappers.
86 pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Unopened pages. Some tears and creases at margins of leaves. Some stains (most stains on wrappers and on title page). Margins of title page and a number of other leaves are slightly dark. Creases to wrappers. Front wrapper partly detached.
"The Jewish State: an attempt to find a modern solution to the Jewish Question". The famous book by Herzl, in which he presents the Jewish question and the need to find a political-national solution. This copy includes the original paper wrappers.
86 pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Unopened pages. Some tears and creases at margins of leaves. Some stains (most stains on wrappers and on title page). Margins of title page and a number of other leaves are slightly dark. Creases to wrappers. Front wrapper partly detached.
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November 15, 2016
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Seven books by Franz Kafka, first editions, in original covers. Published by "Kurt Wolf" and "Die Schmiede". Berlin, Munich and Leipzig, 1913-1924. German.
Franz Kafka (1882-1924) is widely regarded as one of the major figures of German language 20th century literature. In his books, stories and essays he depicted realistically the distresses of modern society, the atmosphere in Europe between the World Wars, and the complexity of his Jewish origin.
Kafka did not publish much during his lifetime, and except for a limited circle of acquaintances and authors, he remained almost anonymous. In 1912 his friend Max Brod presented his writings to the publisher Kurt Wolff (who published the first books by Franz Werfel, Axel Munthe, and others). Wolff was very impressed and decided to publish the books.
The complicated attitude of Kafka towards his work is well reflected in these modest booklets; the author considered it adequate to publish only very few of his stories, but asked to print them in as large letters as possible, so that they will resemble a complete book (a book which he was hoping to publish all his life). In his last days Kafka felt such an aversion towards his works that he asked to collect the booklets and destroy them.
1-2. Der Heizer [the stoker]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolf, 1913. First edition. Two copies.
46, [1] pp, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Minor damages to wrappers.
3. Das Urteil [The Judgement]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1916. First edition.
28, [2] pp, 21.5 cm. Body of book in good condition, stains. Wrappers in fair-poor condition: front wrapper detached. Open tears.
4. Ein Landarzt [A Country Doctor]. Munich and Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1919. First Edition.
[4], 189, [2] pp. Approx. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Defects to cover. Ex Libris.
5. In der Strafkolonie [In the Penal Colony]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1919. First edition. Fine edition, printed in 1000 copies, on paper of good quality. Binding covered with marbled paper, with leather spine and a bound bookmark.
68, [2] pp, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Damages to spine and corners of cover. Ex Libris.
6-7. Ein Hungerkünstler [A Hunger Artist]. Berlin: Die Schmiede, 1924. First edition. First published in the literary magazine "Neue Rundschau" in 1922. Kafka's first book published posthumously. Two copies: one in a cardboard binding and one in a cloth-covered binding.
85, [2] pp, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Lacking spine of cardboard binding. Ex Libris in the volume with cloth covered binding.
Franz Kafka (1882-1924) is widely regarded as one of the major figures of German language 20th century literature. In his books, stories and essays he depicted realistically the distresses of modern society, the atmosphere in Europe between the World Wars, and the complexity of his Jewish origin.
Kafka did not publish much during his lifetime, and except for a limited circle of acquaintances and authors, he remained almost anonymous. In 1912 his friend Max Brod presented his writings to the publisher Kurt Wolff (who published the first books by Franz Werfel, Axel Munthe, and others). Wolff was very impressed and decided to publish the books.
The complicated attitude of Kafka towards his work is well reflected in these modest booklets; the author considered it adequate to publish only very few of his stories, but asked to print them in as large letters as possible, so that they will resemble a complete book (a book which he was hoping to publish all his life). In his last days Kafka felt such an aversion towards his works that he asked to collect the booklets and destroy them.
1-2. Der Heizer [the stoker]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolf, 1913. First edition. Two copies.
46, [1] pp, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Minor damages to wrappers.
3. Das Urteil [The Judgement]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1916. First edition.
28, [2] pp, 21.5 cm. Body of book in good condition, stains. Wrappers in fair-poor condition: front wrapper detached. Open tears.
4. Ein Landarzt [A Country Doctor]. Munich and Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1919. First Edition.
[4], 189, [2] pp. Approx. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Defects to cover. Ex Libris.
5. In der Strafkolonie [In the Penal Colony]. Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, 1919. First edition. Fine edition, printed in 1000 copies, on paper of good quality. Binding covered with marbled paper, with leather spine and a bound bookmark.
68, [2] pp, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Damages to spine and corners of cover. Ex Libris.
6-7. Ein Hungerkünstler [A Hunger Artist]. Berlin: Die Schmiede, 1924. First edition. First published in the literary magazine "Neue Rundschau" in 1922. Kafka's first book published posthumously. Two copies: one in a cardboard binding and one in a cloth-covered binding.
85, [2] pp, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Lacking spine of cardboard binding. Ex Libris in the volume with cloth covered binding.
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November 15, 2016
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Approximately 70 family books and other material related to genealogy of German Jewry. Frankfurt, Berlin, Bonn, Manheim, Hannover, Cologne, Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro, Jerusalem and other cities, 1879-1966 (most of the books were printed until the 1930s). German and some Hebrew.
Tens of family books, genealogies and documents gathered towards creating various genealogic compositions, which reveal details about Jewish families and their widespread relationships in Germany until World War II. The collection comprises books about outstanding and famous families alongside books that were printed in limited editions or bound privately for family use only.
Among the items:
· archive of materials gathers towards composing a book about the Warburg family, one of the largest and most prosperous families among German Jews: 28 genealogies of the various family branches, booklet with an index of names and an introduction, typewritten booklets, letters and handwritten notes.
· Family book of Eger, Margolis-Kalvaryski, Simon family, accompanied by a genealogy drawing by Dr. Michael (Fritz) Simon, private secretary of David Ben-Gurion and descendant of Mahram Padua, Rabbi Akiva Eger, the Maharshal and Maharal of Prague.
· 13 genealogies, printed on 14 separate sheets, recording the history of the Teutsch family from 1590 until the day of printing, 1936. Printed by a family member Albert (Albert Teutsch) who composed a genealogic record which was completed just before he was murdered in Auschwitz.
· Emmanuel I Pretender to the Throne of David, a rare booklet, apparently, tracing the descendants of King David to his "last inheritor", Emnuel Solnik. The booklet was probably printed in the mid-1940s.
· Books about the families: Zweig; Jolowicz; Valentin-Loewen; Katzenellenbogen; Wolf; Bruck; Birnbaum; Fleckeles; Goldsmidt-Cassel; Löwenstein-Port; Ettlinger-Friemann-Horovitz; Heimann; Eltzbacher; and others.
On many books appear corrections, additions, names and dates written by hand. Some of the items are not listed in OCLC.
A complete list will be sent upon request.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Creases, stains and tears (mostly small). Damages to bindings of some of the books.
Tens of family books, genealogies and documents gathered towards creating various genealogic compositions, which reveal details about Jewish families and their widespread relationships in Germany until World War II. The collection comprises books about outstanding and famous families alongside books that were printed in limited editions or bound privately for family use only.
Among the items:
· archive of materials gathers towards composing a book about the Warburg family, one of the largest and most prosperous families among German Jews: 28 genealogies of the various family branches, booklet with an index of names and an introduction, typewritten booklets, letters and handwritten notes.
· Family book of Eger, Margolis-Kalvaryski, Simon family, accompanied by a genealogy drawing by Dr. Michael (Fritz) Simon, private secretary of David Ben-Gurion and descendant of Mahram Padua, Rabbi Akiva Eger, the Maharshal and Maharal of Prague.
· 13 genealogies, printed on 14 separate sheets, recording the history of the Teutsch family from 1590 until the day of printing, 1936. Printed by a family member Albert (Albert Teutsch) who composed a genealogic record which was completed just before he was murdered in Auschwitz.
· Emmanuel I Pretender to the Throne of David, a rare booklet, apparently, tracing the descendants of King David to his "last inheritor", Emnuel Solnik. The booklet was probably printed in the mid-1940s.
· Books about the families: Zweig; Jolowicz; Valentin-Loewen; Katzenellenbogen; Wolf; Bruck; Birnbaum; Fleckeles; Goldsmidt-Cassel; Löwenstein-Port; Ettlinger-Friemann-Horovitz; Heimann; Eltzbacher; and others.
On many books appear corrections, additions, names and dates written by hand. Some of the items are not listed in OCLC.
A complete list will be sent upon request.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Creases, stains and tears (mostly small). Damages to bindings of some of the books.
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50 Posters from the series "Musée des Horreurs" [Museum of Horrors] - Political posters against politicians, journalists, pro-Dreyfusars and prominent Jews, illustrated by an artist who signed his work with the pseudonym V. Lenepveu, referred to occasionally as Victor Lenepveu. Hand-Colored Lithographs. Paris, [1899-1900]. Posters no. 1-50 (no. 51 is missing).
The posters appeared for the first time when the International Exhibition opened in Paris, right during the Dreyfus affair, several months after the second conviction of Dreyfus in court. The posters were printed once a week before their publication was halted by the French Ministry of Interior.
The original series consisted of 51 posters depicting pro-Dreyfus personalities in a grotesque, monstrous manner.
Each poster depicted a different person illustrated with organs of a beast or a monstrous body. Among the subjects of the posters: Emil Zola, George Piccard, Zadok Cohen, the Rothschilds, Alfred Dreyfus (several posters), and others.
Average size 65X50 cm. Condition varies. Good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases, some tears, or open tears, mainly at margins of numerous posters. Rough tears at margins of poster no. 1. Considering the quality of paper used for printing the posters they were preserved in good condition.
Literature: The Dreyfus Affair, Art, Truth and Justice, edited by Norman L. Kleeblatt, Tel-Aviv: Ministry of Defence, 1991. Pp. 234-242.
The posters appeared for the first time when the International Exhibition opened in Paris, right during the Dreyfus affair, several months after the second conviction of Dreyfus in court. The posters were printed once a week before their publication was halted by the French Ministry of Interior.
The original series consisted of 51 posters depicting pro-Dreyfus personalities in a grotesque, monstrous manner.
Each poster depicted a different person illustrated with organs of a beast or a monstrous body. Among the subjects of the posters: Emil Zola, George Piccard, Zadok Cohen, the Rothschilds, Alfred Dreyfus (several posters), and others.
Average size 65X50 cm. Condition varies. Good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases, some tears, or open tears, mainly at margins of numerous posters. Rough tears at margins of poster no. 1. Considering the quality of paper used for printing the posters they were preserved in good condition.
Literature: The Dreyfus Affair, Art, Truth and Justice, edited by Norman L. Kleeblatt, Tel-Aviv: Ministry of Defence, 1991. Pp. 234-242.
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November 15, 2016
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Siphre ad Deuteronomium / "Sifre al Sefer Devarim", edited by Louis Finkelstein. Berlin: Der Jüdischer Kulturbund in Deutschland [cultural federation of German Jews], late 1939. Hebrew, with a Latin title page.
This book is one of the last books printed by the Cultural Federation of German Jews under Nazi regime, and its publication was finished about a month after the outbreak of the war. The basis for this book is a manuscript from the estate of the scholar Haim Shaul Horowitz (1858-1921), which was studied by Eliezer Aryeh (Louis) Finkelstein, who added textual criticism and comments and decided to publish it as one of the series of books "Kovetz Ma'assey HaTana'im".
In view of the difficulties involved in publishing Jewish books in Nazi Germany, Finkelstein was obliged to publish the book in parts, as pamphlets, and move the printing location between various towns in Germany. Between the years 1935 and 1937 the booklets were printed in Breslau, and in 1939, just before the war, printing was moved to Berlin, sponsored by the Cultural Federation of German Jews, the only institute that still had the permission, at the time, to print Jewish books. Although the process of destroying Jewish books was already at its peak, the publishers continued, while demonstrating devotion and undertaking a serious risk, to print this book, and in October 1939, about a month after the outbreak of war, they succeeded in accomplishing the printing. It seems that this copy was sent to Switzerland, where it was bound and survived the war.
To the best of our knowledge, no original Jewish books were printed later, under the Nazi regime. One complete copy only in OCLC.
[4] leaves, 431 pp, [3] leaves, 25.5 cm. Very good condition. faux leather cover, with gilt German title on spine . Small stain to page edges (not staining the pages). Creases and folds to a few leaves. Inscription in pencil to several leaves. Ownership inscription on first leaf.
This book is one of the last books printed by the Cultural Federation of German Jews under Nazi regime, and its publication was finished about a month after the outbreak of the war. The basis for this book is a manuscript from the estate of the scholar Haim Shaul Horowitz (1858-1921), which was studied by Eliezer Aryeh (Louis) Finkelstein, who added textual criticism and comments and decided to publish it as one of the series of books "Kovetz Ma'assey HaTana'im".
In view of the difficulties involved in publishing Jewish books in Nazi Germany, Finkelstein was obliged to publish the book in parts, as pamphlets, and move the printing location between various towns in Germany. Between the years 1935 and 1937 the booklets were printed in Breslau, and in 1939, just before the war, printing was moved to Berlin, sponsored by the Cultural Federation of German Jews, the only institute that still had the permission, at the time, to print Jewish books. Although the process of destroying Jewish books was already at its peak, the publishers continued, while demonstrating devotion and undertaking a serious risk, to print this book, and in October 1939, about a month after the outbreak of war, they succeeded in accomplishing the printing. It seems that this copy was sent to Switzerland, where it was bound and survived the war.
To the best of our knowledge, no original Jewish books were printed later, under the Nazi regime. One complete copy only in OCLC.
[4] leaves, 431 pp, [3] leaves, 25.5 cm. Very good condition. faux leather cover, with gilt German title on spine . Small stain to page edges (not staining the pages). Creases and folds to a few leaves. Inscription in pencil to several leaves. Ownership inscription on first leaf.
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Collection of items from the archive of Rabbi Prof. Dr. Manfred (Menachem ben Michael) Papo - certificates, letters and other items from the period of his stay in the British Internment Camp Mooragh on the Isle of Man; documents related to his work in Jewish congregations in Manchester and in Rhodesia (a British colony, present day Zimbabwe), and more. Most items are from the 1940s. Hebrew, English and German.
Rabbi Prof. Dr. Manfred (Menachem) Papo (1898-1966), served as rabbi in Salzburg and later served as teacher and rabbi of the Sephardic congregation in Vienna. After the Kristallnacht he was arrested and deported to Dachau but was released and immigrated to England, where he was appointed as a rabbi in Manchester and was involved in relief activities for Jewish refugees. After the establishment of British Internment Camps in the Isle of Man in 1940, he stayed in Mooragh internment camp. The documents in the collection indicate that he was active in the camp as teacher and founded a Jewish congregation (among other activities he founded a synagogue for Jewish internees). As of 1944 he served as Rabbi of the Sephardic congregation in Rhodesia.
The collection includes:
Items from Mooragh Internment Camp, Ramsey, Isle of Man:
1. Note written by hand - certificate allowing Rabbi Papo to keep the light switched on in his room in the camp, until 23:00. [December, 1940]. English. 17.5X8 cm. Signed by hand and stamped with camp's official ink-stamp.
2. Letter of gratitude for Rabbi Papo's activity related to the founding of and managing the synagogue in the internment camp. Handwritten, in Hebrew and German, and signed by several of the camp's inmates. Nissan, 1941 (30.3.1941): "We hereby express our gratitude from the bottom of our heart to the rabbi of our holy congregation… Prof. Dr. Menachem Michael Papo… who founded the synagogue and preached…His aim was to strengthen the spirit of Judaism…"(Hebrew). The letter is signed by: Jakob Leisner, who wrote the Hebrew version of the letter; Meir Yehudah Irom, and others. Leaf 36X17.5 cm, folded into two.
3. Certificate, written and decorated by hand - present to Rabbi Papo from the Jewish congregation in the internment camp. April 1, 1941. English.
A blue Star of David appears on the top of the leaf, below it, in nice calligraphic script: "Prof. Manfred Papo PH.D. Rabbi of our congregation, respectfully dedicated by its members". Some 30 signatures by hand appear below the dedication. Sheet of paper (42X24.5 cm), folded into two.
4. Handwritten notice - invitation to a festive ceremony in the synagogue on the occasion of Rabbi Papo's departure (program: songs, farewell speech by Rabbi Papo, and more). [ca. 1941]. German. Leaf 30X37.5 cm.
5. Notice, written and illustrated by hand - invitation to
a lecture by Rabbi Papo concerning Sephardic Judaism (preceded by: press review by Jakob Leisner), to be held in the Internment Camp synagogue. [ca. 1941]. German. 32X22.5 cm.
6. Letter from the Internee supervisor in the camp. April, 1941. English.
Letter "to Whom it May Concern" confirming that Rabbi Papo served for many months as consultant to the camp's education office and was responsible for arranging the camp's library which contained about 3,000 books. [1] leaf, 25.5 cm. Signed by hand and stamped with camp's official ink-stamp.
7. Portrait of Manfred Papo, pencil drawing on paper by Ludwig Meidner. A dedication handwritten by Meidner appears below the portrait (German). Ramsey, April 1941. [1] leaf, 28 cm.
Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966), painter and printmaker, one of the leading figures in the German expressionist movement. Meidner studied art in the Breslau academy and later in Paris; in 1907 he settled in Berlin. Under the Nazi regime his name was listed as one of the "degenerate artists". In 1935-1939 he taught in a Jewish school in Cologne and later on fled with his family to London. From London Meidner was deported to the Internment Camps in the Isle of Man and was detained in the camps Mooragh and Hutchinson until the end of 1941.
8-9. Two pencil-drawings on paper - one, portrait of Rabbi Papo. The other - interior of the synagogue.
10. Photograph (of the war days). It is possible that it was taken in the Internment Camps in the Isle of Man. 14X9 cm.
Additional items from the Archive of Rabbi Papo:
11. A printed letter from the secretary of the Withington Congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews (Manchester). The letter announces the appointment of Rabbi Papo as Honorary Minister to the congregation and invites to attend the appointment ceremony. July 1942. English. [1] leaf, 20 cm.
12. Official letter from the chairman of the Jewish Refugees Committee, Manchester branch. Sent to Rabbi Papo in Manchester, December 1943. Printed on official stationery and signed by hand.
Letter of gratitude to Rabbi Papo for assistance to the Jewish Refugees Committee, upon his departure from Manchester. [1] leaf, 26 cm.
13. Official certificate issued by the Governor of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (A British colony, present day Zimbabwe), granting Rabbi Papo the right to conduct wedding ceremonies in Rhodesia. Salisbury, 1944. English. Printed and signed by hand. [1] leaf, 34 cm.
14. Greeting card, written and illustrated by hand, on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah of Michael, Manfred's son. [1] leaf, folded into two, 24.5 cm.
When World War II broke out, 75,000 Germans and Austrians lived in Britain, most of them arrived during the 1930s attempting to flee the Nazi regime. The British government, being concerned that spies and collaborators with the Nazi regime will infiltrate Britian, implemented a policy of detention and imprisonment. First - all German and Austrian men of 16 to 60 years of age were arrested, and later, women were also arrested. In July 1940 the detainees were deported to the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea (part of the British Crown protectorates), where several internment camps have been established. Of the thousands of internees in the Isle of Man, the majority was Jewish, and many manifested open opposition to the Nazi Regime. The Jews led a vibrant cultural life in the camps (many of the internees were professors, physicians, scientists and artists). The documents offered here indicate that the Jews also led an active religious and congregational life.
Lot of 14 items. Overall good condition.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
Rabbi Prof. Dr. Manfred (Menachem) Papo (1898-1966), served as rabbi in Salzburg and later served as teacher and rabbi of the Sephardic congregation in Vienna. After the Kristallnacht he was arrested and deported to Dachau but was released and immigrated to England, where he was appointed as a rabbi in Manchester and was involved in relief activities for Jewish refugees. After the establishment of British Internment Camps in the Isle of Man in 1940, he stayed in Mooragh internment camp. The documents in the collection indicate that he was active in the camp as teacher and founded a Jewish congregation (among other activities he founded a synagogue for Jewish internees). As of 1944 he served as Rabbi of the Sephardic congregation in Rhodesia.
The collection includes:
Items from Mooragh Internment Camp, Ramsey, Isle of Man:
1. Note written by hand - certificate allowing Rabbi Papo to keep the light switched on in his room in the camp, until 23:00. [December, 1940]. English. 17.5X8 cm. Signed by hand and stamped with camp's official ink-stamp.
2. Letter of gratitude for Rabbi Papo's activity related to the founding of and managing the synagogue in the internment camp. Handwritten, in Hebrew and German, and signed by several of the camp's inmates. Nissan, 1941 (30.3.1941): "We hereby express our gratitude from the bottom of our heart to the rabbi of our holy congregation… Prof. Dr. Menachem Michael Papo… who founded the synagogue and preached…His aim was to strengthen the spirit of Judaism…"(Hebrew). The letter is signed by: Jakob Leisner, who wrote the Hebrew version of the letter; Meir Yehudah Irom, and others. Leaf 36X17.5 cm, folded into two.
3. Certificate, written and decorated by hand - present to Rabbi Papo from the Jewish congregation in the internment camp. April 1, 1941. English.
A blue Star of David appears on the top of the leaf, below it, in nice calligraphic script: "Prof. Manfred Papo PH.D. Rabbi of our congregation, respectfully dedicated by its members". Some 30 signatures by hand appear below the dedication. Sheet of paper (42X24.5 cm), folded into two.
4. Handwritten notice - invitation to a festive ceremony in the synagogue on the occasion of Rabbi Papo's departure (program: songs, farewell speech by Rabbi Papo, and more). [ca. 1941]. German. Leaf 30X37.5 cm.
5. Notice, written and illustrated by hand - invitation to
a lecture by Rabbi Papo concerning Sephardic Judaism (preceded by: press review by Jakob Leisner), to be held in the Internment Camp synagogue. [ca. 1941]. German. 32X22.5 cm.
6. Letter from the Internee supervisor in the camp. April, 1941. English.
Letter "to Whom it May Concern" confirming that Rabbi Papo served for many months as consultant to the camp's education office and was responsible for arranging the camp's library which contained about 3,000 books. [1] leaf, 25.5 cm. Signed by hand and stamped with camp's official ink-stamp.
7. Portrait of Manfred Papo, pencil drawing on paper by Ludwig Meidner. A dedication handwritten by Meidner appears below the portrait (German). Ramsey, April 1941. [1] leaf, 28 cm.
Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966), painter and printmaker, one of the leading figures in the German expressionist movement. Meidner studied art in the Breslau academy and later in Paris; in 1907 he settled in Berlin. Under the Nazi regime his name was listed as one of the "degenerate artists". In 1935-1939 he taught in a Jewish school in Cologne and later on fled with his family to London. From London Meidner was deported to the Internment Camps in the Isle of Man and was detained in the camps Mooragh and Hutchinson until the end of 1941.
8-9. Two pencil-drawings on paper - one, portrait of Rabbi Papo. The other - interior of the synagogue.
10. Photograph (of the war days). It is possible that it was taken in the Internment Camps in the Isle of Man. 14X9 cm.
Additional items from the Archive of Rabbi Papo:
11. A printed letter from the secretary of the Withington Congregation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews (Manchester). The letter announces the appointment of Rabbi Papo as Honorary Minister to the congregation and invites to attend the appointment ceremony. July 1942. English. [1] leaf, 20 cm.
12. Official letter from the chairman of the Jewish Refugees Committee, Manchester branch. Sent to Rabbi Papo in Manchester, December 1943. Printed on official stationery and signed by hand.
Letter of gratitude to Rabbi Papo for assistance to the Jewish Refugees Committee, upon his departure from Manchester. [1] leaf, 26 cm.
13. Official certificate issued by the Governor of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (A British colony, present day Zimbabwe), granting Rabbi Papo the right to conduct wedding ceremonies in Rhodesia. Salisbury, 1944. English. Printed and signed by hand. [1] leaf, 34 cm.
14. Greeting card, written and illustrated by hand, on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah of Michael, Manfred's son. [1] leaf, folded into two, 24.5 cm.
When World War II broke out, 75,000 Germans and Austrians lived in Britain, most of them arrived during the 1930s attempting to flee the Nazi regime. The British government, being concerned that spies and collaborators with the Nazi regime will infiltrate Britian, implemented a policy of detention and imprisonment. First - all German and Austrian men of 16 to 60 years of age were arrested, and later, women were also arrested. In July 1940 the detainees were deported to the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea (part of the British Crown protectorates), where several internment camps have been established. Of the thousands of internees in the Isle of Man, the majority was Jewish, and many manifested open opposition to the Nazi Regime. The Jews led a vibrant cultural life in the camps (many of the internees were professors, physicians, scientists and artists). The documents offered here indicate that the Jews also led an active religious and congregational life.
Lot of 14 items. Overall good condition.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
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