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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $1,800
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Manuscript of parchment. A contract signed between Fernando dela Cavalleria and his mother Beatriz, concerning family possessions. Saragosa, 1536. Latin and Catalan.
Dela Cavalleria family, Spanish Marranos, was one of the most important Jewish families in Saragosa. Their origin was the Ibn Labi family among whose descendants was Don Vidal Ibn Labi (who corresponded with Ribash Bar Sheshet concerning Halachic matters), Shlomo Ibn Labi (author of the translation of "Emunah Ramah"), the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Labi (author of the liturgy "Bar Yochai"), and others. Following the 1391 persecutions some of the family members converted and the family branches split.
An illustration of a compass rose appears on the bottom of the document and on the reverse - a summary of the document (from the period).
For more information and translation of the document, see enclosed material.
Parchment leaf, approx. 30X36 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears, creases and stains. Folding marks. Ink stamp on the reverse.
Dela Cavalleria family, Spanish Marranos, was one of the most important Jewish families in Saragosa. Their origin was the Ibn Labi family among whose descendants was Don Vidal Ibn Labi (who corresponded with Ribash Bar Sheshet concerning Halachic matters), Shlomo Ibn Labi (author of the translation of "Emunah Ramah"), the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Labi (author of the liturgy "Bar Yochai"), and others. Following the 1391 persecutions some of the family members converted and the family branches split.
An illustration of a compass rose appears on the bottom of the document and on the reverse - a summary of the document (from the period).
For more information and translation of the document, see enclosed material.
Parchment leaf, approx. 30X36 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears, creases and stains. Folding marks. Ink stamp on the reverse.
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![Printeboekje Voor Kinderen [picture-books for children], Amsterdam: H.M. Houtgraaf [late 18th century / first half of the 19t](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale56-public/254_1.jpg "Illustrated Children's Book - Amsterdam - Engraving of Jews in a Synag")
![Printeboekje Voor Kinderen [picture-books for children], Amsterdam: H.M. Houtgraaf [late 18th century / first half of the 19t](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale56-public/254_2.jpg "Illustrated Children's Book - Amsterdam - Engraving of Jews in a Synag")
Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $800
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Printeboekje Voor Kinderen [picture-books for children], Amsterdam: H.M. Houtgraaf [late 18th century / first half of the 19th century]. Dutch.
A children's book with poems and eleven engraved plates (colored by hand), among them is one poem in favor of Jews (De Joden Kirke - "Jewish Church") with an engraving by its side depicting Jews praying in a synagogue. Amongst the other poems: a children's celebration, a digger-ship, slaughterer of chickens, the crane, electricity and more.
Several other booklets from the series "Printeboekje Voor Kinderen", about craftsmen and scientific novelties, were printed during the first half of the 19th century.
[1], 16 leaves + [11] engraved plates (colored by hand), approx. 9.5 cm. Good-fair condition. The last printed leaf (pp.15-16) is glued to the last blank leaf and is torn at the margins. Stains. Worn cover, stains, creases and tears.
A children's book with poems and eleven engraved plates (colored by hand), among them is one poem in favor of Jews (De Joden Kirke - "Jewish Church") with an engraving by its side depicting Jews praying in a synagogue. Amongst the other poems: a children's celebration, a digger-ship, slaughterer of chickens, the crane, electricity and more.
Several other booklets from the series "Printeboekje Voor Kinderen", about craftsmen and scientific novelties, were printed during the first half of the 19th century.
[1], 16 leaves + [11] engraved plates (colored by hand), approx. 9.5 cm. Good-fair condition. The last printed leaf (pp.15-16) is glued to the last blank leaf and is torn at the margins. Stains. Worn cover, stains, creases and tears.
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Jewish Communities, Americana and Anglo-Judaica
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
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Ordnung für die Religions-Schule der Israelitischen Glaubensgenossen zu Hannover, [regulations for the schools of the members of the Israelite religion in Hanover]. Hanover, 1836. German.
Official regulations of the authorities of the Kingdom of Hanover, concerning the operation of all the Jewish schools in the kingdom. Twenty-four paragraphs determining the number of teachers, quota of school hours, financial arrangements and other matters.
The document was issued a few years after the Jews of Germany were granted full equality by Napoleon, and it limits their rights considerably.
Not in the NLI or the OCLC.
8 pp, approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Scribbles on title page. New binding.
Official regulations of the authorities of the Kingdom of Hanover, concerning the operation of all the Jewish schools in the kingdom. Twenty-four paragraphs determining the number of teachers, quota of school hours, financial arrangements and other matters.
The document was issued a few years after the Jews of Germany were granted full equality by Napoleon, and it limits their rights considerably.
Not in the NLI or the OCLC.
8 pp, approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Scribbles on title page. New binding.
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![Hiburugo genten nyūmon [Hebrew Language Grammar], by Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji. [Tokyo, 1936?]. Japanese and Hebrew.
Hebrew s](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale56-public/256.jpg "Hebrew Study Book, in Japanese - Tokyo, 1936 - Dedication in Hebrew by")
Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
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Hiburugo genten nyūmon [Hebrew Language Grammar], by Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji. [Tokyo, 1936?]. Japanese and Hebrew.
Hebrew study book. The author, Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji (1900-1973), a descendant of a line of Shinto priests, was a scholar of Judaism and the founder of the Tanach and Hebrew Department at the University of Tokyo. During the Holocaust period he assisted the Jewish refugees who arrived in Kobe, Japan from Europe and fought the spread of anti-Semitism in Japan. Among other things, he worked to extend the stay of the Mir Yeshiva students in Kobe (the visas of the refugee students were valid for only two weeks from the day of their arrival in Japan), and delivered lectures meant to refute anti-Semitic claims and encourage assistance to Jews. In 1959 he converted to Judaism in Israel.
On the leaf preceding the title page is a dedication in the author's handwriting (in Hebrew): "May there be peace and a blessing for all of Israel in the East / A gift from the author". On the title page is an additional, handwritten Hebrew title: "Grammar of the Hebrew Language".
[1] leaf, 3, 2, 4 pp, [1] leaf, 9, 225, [2] pp, 22 cm. Foxing. Some creases. Tear to lower margins of one leaf. Slight defects to binding.
Hebrew study book. The author, Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji (1900-1973), a descendant of a line of Shinto priests, was a scholar of Judaism and the founder of the Tanach and Hebrew Department at the University of Tokyo. During the Holocaust period he assisted the Jewish refugees who arrived in Kobe, Japan from Europe and fought the spread of anti-Semitism in Japan. Among other things, he worked to extend the stay of the Mir Yeshiva students in Kobe (the visas of the refugee students were valid for only two weeks from the day of their arrival in Japan), and delivered lectures meant to refute anti-Semitic claims and encourage assistance to Jews. In 1959 he converted to Judaism in Israel.
On the leaf preceding the title page is a dedication in the author's handwriting (in Hebrew): "May there be peace and a blessing for all of Israel in the East / A gift from the author". On the title page is an additional, handwritten Hebrew title: "Grammar of the Hebrew Language".
[1] leaf, 3, 2, 4 pp, [1] leaf, 9, 225, [2] pp, 22 cm. Foxing. Some creases. Tear to lower margins of one leaf. Slight defects to binding.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
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About 95 items which belonged to Jacob Menahem, a pupil in the Jewish school in Aden (King George V School). Aden, London and Israel, 1944-1955 (mostly from the late 1940s). English and some Hebrew. One document in Judeo-Arabic.
A varied and rich archive, documenting the operations of the school and the congregation's life in Aden, around the riots in 1947. Among the items: * Public appeal to donate on behalf of "Hevrat Tomchei Beit HaSefer HaIvri" from 1940. * Nine receipt-stabs for donations and payments to the school. * Ten end-of-year certificates and report cards from the years 1946-1948. * Share certificate from 1948 of Society of King George V School. * Three invitations to cultural events on behalf of the school. * 21 printed examination sheets with handwritten comments. * Open-letter to Jews in Aden from the Histadrut emissary in Yemen, Ovadia Tuvya, 1946. * Four letters sent from Aden refugee camp in 1948, after the riots, and more.
The collection also includes 18 items from the years following the immigration of Menahem to Israel, including member cards, letters between him and his family, certificates and authorizations, and other items documenting his absorption in Israel and his life there.
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition. Creases and tears (mainly small). Folding marks and wear.
A varied and rich archive, documenting the operations of the school and the congregation's life in Aden, around the riots in 1947. Among the items: * Public appeal to donate on behalf of "Hevrat Tomchei Beit HaSefer HaIvri" from 1940. * Nine receipt-stabs for donations and payments to the school. * Ten end-of-year certificates and report cards from the years 1946-1948. * Share certificate from 1948 of Society of King George V School. * Three invitations to cultural events on behalf of the school. * 21 printed examination sheets with handwritten comments. * Open-letter to Jews in Aden from the Histadrut emissary in Yemen, Ovadia Tuvya, 1946. * Four letters sent from Aden refugee camp in 1948, after the riots, and more.
The collection also includes 18 items from the years following the immigration of Menahem to Israel, including member cards, letters between him and his family, certificates and authorizations, and other items documenting his absorption in Israel and his life there.
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition. Creases and tears (mainly small). Folding marks and wear.
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Jewish Communities, Americana and Anglo-Judaica
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $400
Unsold
Maassaf, seven booklets edited by Yaacov Hazon (the first two booklets were co-edited with Robert Fellous). Published by "The Jewish Agency - Emissary of the Dept. for Religious Education and Culture in the Diaspora", Tunisia [1956-1957]. Hebrew and French (with covers printed in both languages).
Seven booklets bound together, typewritten and stenciled, containing poems, illustrations, Biblical verses and educational material on the Jewish holidays, in Hebrew and French. Each of the booklets is dedicated to a different holiday: Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and the Festival of Succoth; Hanukkah; Tu BiShvat; Purim; Passover; Lag Ba'Omer; and Shavuot. Illustrated covers (with titles). On the front endpaper is a dedication in the hand of the editor, Yaacov Hazon. Enclosed: two printed cards with a request to confirm receipt of the booklet (in Hebrew) and the publisher's address (in English).
The booklet dedicated to Rosh HaShanah is not in NLI.
7 booklets, bound together. 26 cm. Good overall condition. Cut margins, with slight damage to text. Stains. Minor holes to margins of some of the leaves. The Hebrew cover of the first booklet is detached and torn, with a pen inscription on the top margins. Binding almost entirely detached, with tears and defects.
Seven booklets bound together, typewritten and stenciled, containing poems, illustrations, Biblical verses and educational material on the Jewish holidays, in Hebrew and French. Each of the booklets is dedicated to a different holiday: Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance and the Festival of Succoth; Hanukkah; Tu BiShvat; Purim; Passover; Lag Ba'Omer; and Shavuot. Illustrated covers (with titles). On the front endpaper is a dedication in the hand of the editor, Yaacov Hazon. Enclosed: two printed cards with a request to confirm receipt of the booklet (in Hebrew) and the publisher's address (in English).
The booklet dedicated to Rosh HaShanah is not in NLI.
7 booklets, bound together. 26 cm. Good overall condition. Cut margins, with slight damage to text. Stains. Minor holes to margins of some of the leaves. The Hebrew cover of the first booklet is detached and torn, with a pen inscription on the top margins. Binding almost entirely detached, with tears and defects.
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Posters
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
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Illustrated membership certificate of the Association for Mutual Assistance of Jewish Meat Industrialists and Merchants, in Odessa. Odessa, [early 20th century]. Russian. Illustration: M. Solomonov [the Russian artists Michail Isaacovitch Solomonov (Михаил Исаакович Соломонов, 1872-1942)].
Printed membership certificate, illustrated in Art Nouveau style. The illustration incorporates two Hebrew verses: "With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to thee" (Psalms 54:8), and "Every one helps his neighbor, and says to his brother, 'Take courage!'" (Isaiah 41:6). The lines where the member details are to be filled in are blank.
47.5X50.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Tears, most of them open, professionally repaired (with damage to illustration). Linen-backed for display and preservation.
Printed membership certificate, illustrated in Art Nouveau style. The illustration incorporates two Hebrew verses: "With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to thee" (Psalms 54:8), and "Every one helps his neighbor, and says to his brother, 'Take courage!'" (Isaiah 41:6). The lines where the member details are to be filled in are blank.
47.5X50.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Tears, most of them open, professionally repaired (with damage to illustration). Linen-backed for display and preservation.
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Posters
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $4,000
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
"Only in the Soviet Union are Jews Given the Right to Land and Free Labor", illustrated poster of the OZET Organization (Society for Settling Toiling Jews on the Land). Moscow: OZET, 1928. Illustration: L. Smekhov [Lev Moiseevich Smekhov, Лев Моисеевич Смехов]. Russian.
Poster showing, in a series of illustrations, the improvement in the condition of Russian Jews following the founding of the Soviet Union and the decision to retrain Jews in the agricultural professions. The illustrations depict the poverty and pogroms in the Jewish community, the meeting in which the resolution was adopted to provide land to Jews, and finally the positive consequences of agricultural work for the Jewish community. The illustrations are accompanied by a rhymed text by Y. A. Slonim.
In the same year, an identical poster was printed with the same text in Yiddish.
The OZET organization was active in the Soviet Union in the years 1925-1938, with the aim of encouraging agricultural settlement among Soviet Jews and finding suitable places for such settlements. In 1928 OZET took upon itself the enterprise of settling Jews in Birobidzhan.
Approx. 101X67 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Some repaired tears. The entire poster is mounted on thick paper.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
Poster showing, in a series of illustrations, the improvement in the condition of Russian Jews following the founding of the Soviet Union and the decision to retrain Jews in the agricultural professions. The illustrations depict the poverty and pogroms in the Jewish community, the meeting in which the resolution was adopted to provide land to Jews, and finally the positive consequences of agricultural work for the Jewish community. The illustrations are accompanied by a rhymed text by Y. A. Slonim.
In the same year, an identical poster was printed with the same text in Yiddish.
The OZET organization was active in the Soviet Union in the years 1925-1938, with the aim of encouraging agricultural settlement among Soviet Jews and finding suitable places for such settlements. In 1928 OZET took upon itself the enterprise of settling Jews in Birobidzhan.
Approx. 101X67 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Some repaired tears. The entire poster is mounted on thick paper.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
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Posters
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Poster advertising a lottery of the "OZET" organization (Society for Settling Toiling Jews on the Land) in Moscow. Moscow, [late 1920s]. Russian.
In the center of the poster is an illustration of the lottery ticket.
For additional information see items 262-263.
47X70 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Open tears, professionally repaired (with color corrections). Linen-backed for display and preservation.
In the center of the poster is an illustration of the lottery ticket.
For additional information see items 262-263.
47X70 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Open tears, professionally repaired (with color corrections). Linen-backed for display and preservation.
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Posters
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
"OZET", Lottery No. 4". Illustrated poster advertising a lottery held by "OZET" (Society for Settling Toiling Jews on the Land). [Soviet Union, 1932]. Russian. Design: Mikhail Oskarovich Dalugatch (Михаил Оскарович Длугач).
Fine poster, printed in black and red. Inscription on top: "Build socialist Birobidzhan…".
The "OZET" organization was active in the U.S.S.R. in the years 1925-1938, with the aim of encouraging agricultural settlement among the Jews of the Soviet Union and finding appropriate locations for settling them. In 1928 OZET took upon itself the organization of Jewish settlement in Birobidzhan. Throughout its years of activity OZET held a number of lotteries for the general public. Revenue from the sale of lottery tickets was used to finance the organization's operational expenditures.
See items 261-263.
Approx. 49X69 cm. Good condition. Slight defects. Small open tear to lower left corner. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
Fine poster, printed in black and red. Inscription on top: "Build socialist Birobidzhan…".
The "OZET" organization was active in the U.S.S.R. in the years 1925-1938, with the aim of encouraging agricultural settlement among the Jews of the Soviet Union and finding appropriate locations for settling them. In 1928 OZET took upon itself the organization of Jewish settlement in Birobidzhan. Throughout its years of activity OZET held a number of lotteries for the general public. Revenue from the sale of lottery tickets was used to finance the organization's operational expenditures.
See items 261-263.
Approx. 49X69 cm. Good condition. Slight defects. Small open tear to lower left corner. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
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Posters
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,250
Including buyer's premium
"OZET, lottery no. 5". Illustrated poster advertising a lottery held by "OZET" (Society for Settling Toiling Jews on the Land). Published by "OZET" / Изогиз (Izogiz), [Soviet Union, 1933]. Russian. Design: Mikhail Oskarovich Dlugatch (Михаил Оскарович Длугач).
Fine poster, printed in black and red. In the center is the numeral 5, interlaced with three portraits. Printed at the bottom of the poster is the inscription "We will build Birobidzhan…".
See items 261-262.
Approx. 53.5X40.5. Good condition. Small open tear to top left corner. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
Fine poster, printed in black and red. In the center is the numeral 5, interlaced with three portraits. Printed at the bottom of the poster is the inscription "We will build Birobidzhan…".
See items 261-262.
Approx. 53.5X40.5. Good condition. Small open tear to top left corner. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $800
Unsold
"ICOR Kontzert un Lektzie", advertising poster for a performance and lectures by the ICOR organization ("Yiddishe Colonizatzie in Roten Farband" - an American organization supporting Jewish settlement in the Soviet Union). No printer or year indicated. [U.S., 1930s]. Yiddish.
Advertising poster for an event on behalf of the "ICOR" organization, in support of the Jewish settlement of Birobidzhan. Details of the event - lectures by "ICOR" representatives Sh. [Shloime] Almazov and Av. [Avraham] Epstein, and a performance by theater actors H. Gendel and Lyova Rimer - appear alongside photographs of the actor and actress and a photograph of tractor drivers in Birobidzhan. Printed in Yiddish at the top of the poster: "For dem oyfboy fon Birobidzhan als Iddishe Soveten Republic" [For the establishment of Birobidzhan as a Jewish Soviet republic].
71.5X53 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Open tears, professionally repaired. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
Advertising poster for an event on behalf of the "ICOR" organization, in support of the Jewish settlement of Birobidzhan. Details of the event - lectures by "ICOR" representatives Sh. [Shloime] Almazov and Av. [Avraham] Epstein, and a performance by theater actors H. Gendel and Lyova Rimer - appear alongside photographs of the actor and actress and a photograph of tractor drivers in Birobidzhan. Printed in Yiddish at the top of the poster: "For dem oyfboy fon Birobidzhan als Iddishe Soveten Republic" [For the establishment of Birobidzhan as a Jewish Soviet republic].
71.5X53 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Open tears, professionally repaired. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
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