Der Judenstaat, Versuch Einer Modernen Lösung Der Judenfrage [The Jewish State, an Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question] by Theodor Herzl. Vienna-Leipzig: M. Breitenstein, 1896. German. First edition. Printed in 300 copies.
Herzl's renowned book, "The Jewish State, an attempt at a Modern Solution", 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 sheets. Some tears and creases at margins of leaves. Some stains (most of the stains are on the wrappers and title page). Margins of title page and a number of other leaves are slightly dark. Creases to wrappers. Front wrapper partly detached. Housed in a cloth-covered cardboard case.

Three items related to Joseph Trumpeldor: a postcard sent from prison in Japan to his parents, a postcard with his photograph and a dedication written by hand (in Hebrew), and a Real-Photo postcard from prison in Japan. Japan, Russia, Galipoli and Egypt, 1905, 1915. Russian and Hebrew.
Joseph Trumpeldor (1880-1920) - one of the founders of the "Jewish Legion" and "HeChalutz" and commander of defense of Tel-Hai court in 1920. Trumpeldor was born in Russia, was the first Jewish officer to serve in the Russian army, serving also in the Russo-Japanese war, during which shrapnel crashed his left arm and it was amputated. In January 1905, when the Russian army was defeated in the battle on Port Arthur marine fort, Trumpeldor was captured by the Japanese. During his time in prison, Trumpeldor was engaged in founding Zionist and national institutions and organizations for Jewish prisoners, among them the society "Bne Zion Hashevuyim beYapan" [Jews in Japanese prison] (see hereunder, no. 2).
Trumpeldor relocated to Palestine in 1912 and worked as a farmer. During World War I he was among the founders of the "Jewish Legion" (with Ze'ev Jabotinsky) and participated in the Galipoli Campaign as deputy commander of the "Zion Mule Corps" and as commander of the corps. After the war Trumpeldor returned to Russia and was one of the founders of "Hechalutz" movement. In 1919 he returned to Palestine and was called to assist with the protection of the northern end of upper Galilee settlements. Trumpeldor was killed in the battle of Tel-Hai on Adar 11, 1920. His character and bravery led to him being considered a national hero in the history of Zionism.
1. A postcard sent by Trumpeldor from Japanese captivity to his parents in Russia. Sent from Hamadera camp (through Osaka), Japan, to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, October 1905.
An official prisoners of war postcard (Service des Prisonniers de Guerre), printed in Russian, with space for completing the name of the prisoner-sender (service number 16242, barrack 42) and details of the addressee (Wulf Samuelovich Trumpeldor, Joseph's father).
Trumpeldor writes to his parents: "Dear father and mother, we are still here, and still do not know when we are leaving. We go more out to the court, but the guards and the fence are the same. Despair deepens but 'hope is the food of the young…'. Kisses to all the family and regards to acquaintances. Love you, Osia". For additional information about the postcard, see enclosed material.
9 X 14 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases, tears, stains and wear, mostly at margins, professionally repaired, slightly affecting text.
2. Real-Photo postcard, photograph of Joseph Trumpeldor as a prisoner of war in Japan, [1905].
Trumpeldor is seen standing straight in front of a barrack, with the inscription "Bne Zion M [Machane] Shevuyim beYapan" (Bne Zion prisoners camp in Japan) above him. Above the sign appear a Star of David with the word "Zion" in the center and seven-star flags. On the bottom of the postcard appears a handwritten inscription "J. Trumpeldor in Japanese prison" and on the back appears a handwritten dedication "…gift from our friends in Harbin".
9 X 14 cm. Fair condition. Creases, small tears and pinholes. Rubbings and peeling on the back, affecting the dedication.
3. Real Photo postcard, photograph of Joseph Trumpeldor wearing the Zion Mule Corps uniform. [Galipoli, 1915].
On verso appears a dedication handwritten by Trumpeldor, in Hebrew: "To Nisenboym, Trumpeldor. Captain Zion Mule Corps, Wardian Camps, 20/9/15".
The dedication was written in Wardian camp (Al Wardian), Alexandria, Egypt.
When World War I broke out, Trumpeldor was obliged – being a Russian national and officer – to leave Palestine and he left for Egypt, where he met Ze'ev Jabotinsky and joined his vision to establish a legion of Jewish volunteers who will fight with the British to take over Palestine. The Zion Mule Corps was the first among Jewish legions established by the British and served, in fact, as a transport unit of about 650 Jewish soldiers. Colonel John Patterson commanded the force and Joseph Trumpeldor served as his deputy, and even replaced Patterson as commander of the corps during the last months of its existence, when Patterson resigned due to an illness.
8.5 X 13.5 cm. Fair condition. Creases, small tears and pinholes. Rubbings and peelings on the back, affecting dedication. Pen inscription on margins of the back: "Joseph Trumpeldor".

Di geshikhte fun mayne layden [The Story of My Sufferings] by Mendel Beilis. Published by the author, New York, 1931. Yiddish and English. Second edition.
Book of memoires by Mendel Beilis, in which he tells the story of his life, the years of trial and imprisonment, immigration to Palestine and immigration to the United States.
On the page following the title page, under his portrait, appears a dedication handwritten by Mendel Beilis.
Menachem Mendel Beilis (1874-1934) was accused of murdering a Ukrainian Christian child named Andrei Yushichinsky in April 1911, to use his blood for preparing Passover Matzot. Beilis was imprisoned by false testimony and his trial began officially in September 1913. On the background of the "murder" and the trial, an incitement campaign was organized against the Jews. After two and a half years of imprisonment, in October 1913, Beilis was acquitted. After the 1917 revolution, a committee of inquiry was established to investigate the case. Its findings proved that the government knew the true circumstances and staged the trial for anti-Semitic reasons. Beilis immigrated to Palestine in 1914, but was not integrated financially or professionally and in 1920 immigrated with his family to New York. A number of years later he published his book of memoires in Yiddish and English.
This edition of the book opens with a letter from Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook, from 1930, addressed to American Jews, in which he writes that "Beilis went through bad experiences, in the spirit of truth and justice…" (Hebrew). Further on Rabbi Kook calls Jews in the United States to buy the book by Beilis "who is in a bad financial state, he is old and sick and 'no one pities him". The letter is printed in Hebrew with a Yiddish translation, and does not appear in other editions of this book.
319, [1] pp, 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases at corners. Some ink smears to dedication. Cloth-strips are pasted among the endpapers, at the attachment of the binding to the body of the book. Original binding, with restored spine. Open tears, unraveling and wear at margins of binding.

About 370 letters, documents, postcards and paper items belonging to Fritz Goldschmidt, representative of the German Jewish Aid Committee, who acted to obtain visas to enter England for Jews in Nazi Germany. London, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne and other locations, 1939. English and German.
The German Jewish Aid Committee was founded in 1933 by the Jewish Banker Otto Schiff, to assist Jews to escape from Nazi Germany to England. At first, the organization took upon itself the costs of arranging for the admission of refugees to England, their maintenance, training and employment. After the Kristallnacht, the number of immigrants was more than the organization could support and it almost collapsed. Since there was no assistance on the part of the English government, the representatives of the organization were forced to find businessmen, donors and families who could undertake the support of the refugees and they operated under very difficult conditions till after the breaking out of the war, when – finally – the English changed their policy.
This archive contains letters, copies, postcards and documents, recording the endeavors of one of the organization's representatives, Fritz Goldschmidt, to obtain visas and rescue Jews from Germany, shortly before Germany's borders were closed. In some of the letters, appears a reference to the transfer of children to English foster families – the Kindertransport – that was at its peak at the time.
The archive includes:
· Hundreds of letters, copies and postcards exchanged between Goldschmidt and applicants for English visas from Germany; the documents record the procedure of receiving the visas, the bureaucratic difficulties, the attempts to obtain funds and the stories of the applicants. Some letters refer to the children of the applicants and they document transfer of guarantees, confirmation of being accepted by a foster family and the transfer of children to England – the Kindertransport.
· About ten letters and postcards sent to Goldschmidt by Jewish residents in Kitchener camp in England, set up for Jewish refugees when the war broke out.
· Dozens of letters exchanged between Goldschmidt and rescue organizations, banks, organizations, and private business owners, trying to obtain money and assistance for absorption of the refugees (numerous letters are on official stationery). Among the organizations appearing in the correspondence: Movement For The Care Of Children From Germany, Emigration Advisory Committee; National Provincial Bank; Holland Bank Union; and numerous letters from other representatives of the German Jewish Aid Committee, and more.
· Nine official notices on behalf of the German Jewish Aid Committee announcing the issue of entry visas to applicants who were assisted by Goldschmidt.
· Four official application forms for an entry visa on behalf of the "German Jewish Aid Committee", printed and completed by hand, with details of the applicants, their occupation, the guarantee paid for them and more details.
· "Conditions for bringing men and boys of 16-35… to Great Britain under the Trainee Scheme" – a booklet printed on behalf of the organization, outlining the criteria for receiving an entry visa to England: economic situation, ability to earn a living, profession and other data. Not listed in OCLC.
· Other certificates, copies of forms, letters of recommendation and other items, gathered for obtaining a visas.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.

A postcard with a letter handwritten and signed by the Righteous among the Nations Oskar Schindler, to his wife Emily. Bonn, 1957. German.
It seems that Schindler sent this postcard during a visit to Bonn in West Germany, in an attempt to set up a cement factory in cooperation with German authorities: "Dear Emily! Yesterday [I] received a letter via Schoeneborn. I will write the answer on Saturday, without much ado. Today I will have talks about setting up a business with the government. Up to now, everything is much better than I hoped for. Kisses, Oskar. Regards to Willi".
Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) a German industrialist and entrepreneur, responsible for saving about 1,200 Jews during the holocaust. In 1939 he traveled to occupied Poland, acquired an enamelware factory and started to manufacture cookware for the German Army. His goals at the early days of the war were initially economic, but the encounters with his Jewish workers and the exposure to the scope of persecution led him to change his views and Schindler started to protect his Jewish workers. Gradually, his factory turned to be a shelter for Jewish workers, while Schindler faced more and more financial losses which almost eliminated his capital. His devotion to the rescue endeavors was endless, and Schindler was not averse to forgery of account books, bribery and using his relations in the Nazi party; he himself was involved in rescuing Jews who were sent by trains to extermination camps. As the Red Army drew nearer, Schindler took leave of his workers and fled westward penniless, after spending his entire fortune on the maintenance of the factory. After the war Schindler wandered to Argentina and started several businesses, however his financial situation was so bad that he depended on assistance from Jewish organizations.
For saving Jews during the holocaust Schindler was named Righteous among the Nations in 1967. His wife, Emily, the receiver of this postcards, was also named Righteous among the Nations in 1994.
Schindler's story became well known through Steven Spielberg's film "Schindler's List" that won the "Oscar" prize for best film, in 1993.
Approx. 14.5 X 10.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases and slight damages at corners and margins.