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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
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Sefer Yetzirah, with commentaries and the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna, 1805. With kabbalistic diagrams. First edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna.
First kabbalistic book published from the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna. Brought to print by his disciple R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
Sefer Yetzirah, attributed to Adam HaRishon, is an early kabbalistic book, and serves as basis for kabbalistic teachings. The Gaon of Vilna uses Sefer Yetzirah in his kabbalistic commentaries and demonstrates how it is the source of subsequent kabbalistic works.
Several handwritten glosses (mostly in pencil).
12, [1], 42, [30] leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Open tears and damage to title page and two final leaves, affecting title page border and text, repaired with paper (the two final leaves may have been supplied from a different copy). Worming, affecting text. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 682.
First kabbalistic book published from the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna. Brought to print by his disciple R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow.
Sefer Yetzirah, attributed to Adam HaRishon, is an early kabbalistic book, and serves as basis for kabbalistic teachings. The Gaon of Vilna uses Sefer Yetzirah in his kabbalistic commentaries and demonstrates how it is the source of subsequent kabbalistic works.
Several handwritten glosses (mostly in pencil).
12, [1], 42, [30] leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Open tears and damage to title page and two final leaves, affecting title page border and text, repaired with paper (the two final leaves may have been supplied from a different copy). Worming, affecting text. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 682.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,875
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Five books of the Torah, with various commentaries, and with three new commentaries: Aderet Eliyahu by the Gaon of Vilna, and two commentaries on the Masorah – Menorat Shlomo and Minchat Kalil, by R. Or Shraga Feivish son of R. Shlomo Zalman, son-in-law of the Gaon of Vilna and rabbi of Dubrovna. Dubrovna, [1804].
First edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Torah. Two parts in one volume.
Damaged copy. Two parts in one volume. All leaves of part I are present (apart from leaf 1 of Bereshit), though bound out of sequence. [2], 2-51 (of Bereshit), 42-54 (of Shemot); 1 (of Vayikra), 1-41 (of Shemot), 52-68 (of Bereshit); 2-46 leaves (of Vayikra); 51 (Bamidbar); 54 (Devarim); 16 leaves (Haftarot). (originally: [2], 68; 54; 46; 51; 54; 16 leaves). Leaf 1 of Bereshit replaced in photocopy. Without title page of part II (lacking in some copies).
41.5 cm. Overall fair condition, several leaves in poor condition. Stains (including dampstains) and wear. Large open tears to title page and other leaves, primarily at beginning of volume, with significant damage to text. Damaged leaves professionally restored with paper and photocopy replacement of missing text. Several leaves trimmed with damage to text. Tears, worming and other damage to several leaves. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1.
First edition of the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on the Torah. Two parts in one volume.
Damaged copy. Two parts in one volume. All leaves of part I are present (apart from leaf 1 of Bereshit), though bound out of sequence. [2], 2-51 (of Bereshit), 42-54 (of Shemot); 1 (of Vayikra), 1-41 (of Shemot), 52-68 (of Bereshit); 2-46 leaves (of Vayikra); 51 (Bamidbar); 54 (Devarim); 16 leaves (Haftarot). (originally: [2], 68; 54; 46; 51; 54; 16 leaves). Leaf 1 of Bereshit replaced in photocopy. Without title page of part II (lacking in some copies).
41.5 cm. Overall fair condition, several leaves in poor condition. Stains (including dampstains) and wear. Large open tears to title page and other leaves, primarily at beginning of volume, with significant damage to text. Damaged leaves professionally restored with paper and photocopy replacement of missing text. Several leaves trimmed with damage to text. Tears, worming and other damage to several leaves. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $550
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Maaseh Rav, practices of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1832. First edition.
Two title pages.
First edition of one of the most important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples. It was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
Stamps of the Shaarei Tzion Beit Midrash in Jerusalem (built in 1854 in the courtyard of the Churvah of R. Yehuda HaChassid, one of the first Ashkenazic synagogues built in Jerusalem in the 19th century), with a handwritten warning by one of the gabbaim not to remove the book from the library without express permission.
Stamps of R. Mordechai Dov Ber Vachtfogel.
[3], 67 pages. 16.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming to title pages and first leaves. Marginal paper repairs to first title page (affecting border). Margins trimmed, affecting border of second title page and text of several leaves. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
Two title pages.
First edition of one of the most important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples. It was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years.
Stamps of the Shaarei Tzion Beit Midrash in Jerusalem (built in 1854 in the courtyard of the Churvah of R. Yehuda HaChassid, one of the first Ashkenazic synagogues built in Jerusalem in the 19th century), with a handwritten warning by one of the gabbaim not to remove the book from the library without express permission.
Stamps of R. Mordechai Dov Ber Vachtfogel.
[3], 67 pages. 16.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming to title pages and first leaves. Marginal paper repairs to first title page (affecting border). Margins trimmed, affecting border of second title page and text of several leaves. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Niflaot Chadashot, commentaries, homiletics, and kabbalistic allusions on the Torah portions and more, by R. Noach Mindes Lipschitz of Vilna (mechutan of the Gaon of Vilna). Horodna, 1797. First edition.
The book was printed anonymously, yet the author's name is alluded to in the title of the work and in the riddle on verso of the title page.
The author, R. Noach son of R. Avraham Lipschitz (d. 1797 shortly after the Gaon of Vilna and was buried close to him), father-in-law of R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna and prominent Torah scholar and kabbalist in Vilna.
Signature on title page.
[4], 32, [2] leaves. 20.5 cm. Fine copy. Good condition. Stains. Worming, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper. New binding
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1554.
The book was printed anonymously, yet the author's name is alluded to in the title of the work and in the riddle on verso of the title page.
The author, R. Noach son of R. Avraham Lipschitz (d. 1797 shortly after the Gaon of Vilna and was buried close to him), father-in-law of R. Avraham son of the Gaon of Vilna and prominent Torah scholar and kabbalist in Vilna.
Signature on title page.
[4], 32, [2] leaves. 20.5 cm. Fine copy. Good condition. Stains. Worming, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper. New binding
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1554.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,250
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Nefesh HaChaim, by R. Chaim of Volozhin, foremost disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1824. First edition.
With forewords by the author's sons, R. Yitzchak of Volozhin and R. Yosef of Shereshov, and approbations by Vilna rabbis, R. Shaul Katzenellenbogen and R. Avraham Abele Poswoler.
A classic book of the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna and his disciples, concerning manners of conduct and service of G-d according to both the revealed and hidden realms of the Torah (many parts of the book were written as a response to the Chassidic school of thought, following the philosophy and ways of the Gaon of Vilna and his disciples). The author, R. Chaim of Volozhin, cherished this book more than all his many halachic writings, and before his passing, he ordered his sons to expedite its publishing. The book was edited and brought to press by the author's son, R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, and by his nephew, R. Avraham Simcha of Amtchislav (Mstsislaw), both of whom served as deans of the Volozhin Yeshiva.
Many ownership inscriptions from various times.
[6], 17; 10; 8, [1]; 4; 17 leaves. Approx. 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains (some dark) and wear. Extensive worming, affecting text. Many handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding. Back board detached.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1417.
With forewords by the author's sons, R. Yitzchak of Volozhin and R. Yosef of Shereshov, and approbations by Vilna rabbis, R. Shaul Katzenellenbogen and R. Avraham Abele Poswoler.
A classic book of the teachings of the Gaon of Vilna and his disciples, concerning manners of conduct and service of G-d according to both the revealed and hidden realms of the Torah (many parts of the book were written as a response to the Chassidic school of thought, following the philosophy and ways of the Gaon of Vilna and his disciples). The author, R. Chaim of Volozhin, cherished this book more than all his many halachic writings, and before his passing, he ordered his sons to expedite its publishing. The book was edited and brought to press by the author's son, R. Yitzchak of Volozhin, and by his nephew, R. Avraham Simcha of Amtchislav (Mstsislaw), both of whom served as deans of the Volozhin Yeshiva.
Many ownership inscriptions from various times.
[6], 17; 10; 8, [1]; 4; 17 leaves. Approx. 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains (some dark) and wear. Extensive worming, affecting text. Many handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding. Back board detached.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 1417.
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![Manuscript, VaAdaber Shalom, by R. Menashe of Ilya. [Smorgon or Ilya, Vilna district, 1829]. Manuscript handwritten by the au](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/56_1.jpg "Manuscript – VaAdaber Shalom – To Increase Peace in the World – By Rab")
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $5,000
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Manuscript, VaAdaber Shalom, by R. Menashe of Ilya. [Smorgon or Ilya, Vilna district, 1829].
Manuscript handwritten by the author – R. Menashe of Ilya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Unpublished composition.
On the first page, R. Menashe of Ilya defines the purpose of this work – to increase peace in the world. He later writes of his intent to publish this work (however, it was never published).
R. Menashe of Ilya (1767-1831), an outstanding Lithuanian Torah scholar, close disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. His original and individualistic worldviews drew much criticism, and some of his works were burnt by his opponents.
This manuscript is mentioned in a letter from 1879 addressed to Samuel Joseph Fünn in Vilna. The writer offers this manuscript for sale, along with other manuscripts by R. Menashe, and confirms that this manuscript was scribed by the author (see: Yeshurun 20, pp. 800-801).
An inscription by a disciple of R. Menashe of Ilya on final leaf.
[3] leaves (+ blank leaf; five written pages). 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several tears (slightly affecting text in one place). New binding.
Expert's authentication of handwriting enclosed.
Manuscript handwritten by the author – R. Menashe of Ilya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. Unpublished composition.
On the first page, R. Menashe of Ilya defines the purpose of this work – to increase peace in the world. He later writes of his intent to publish this work (however, it was never published).
R. Menashe of Ilya (1767-1831), an outstanding Lithuanian Torah scholar, close disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. His original and individualistic worldviews drew much criticism, and some of his works were burnt by his opponents.
This manuscript is mentioned in a letter from 1879 addressed to Samuel Joseph Fünn in Vilna. The writer offers this manuscript for sale, along with other manuscripts by R. Menashe, and confirms that this manuscript was scribed by the author (see: Yeshurun 20, pp. 800-801).
An inscription by a disciple of R. Menashe of Ilya on final leaf.
[3] leaves (+ blank leaf; five written pages). 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Several tears (slightly affecting text in one place). New binding.
Expert's authentication of handwriting enclosed.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,800
Sold for: $2,250
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Single leaf (two large pages, 78 lines), handwritten by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow, prominent disciple of the Gaon of Vilna. [Written ca. late 18th century/early 19th century].
This leaf contains profound kabbalistic novellae, with allusions, letter combinations, numerical values and acronyms, handwritten by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow, prominent disciple of the Gaon of Vilna and transmitter of his teachings. R. Yisrael of Shklow attested that R. Menachem Mendel composed ten kabbalistic works, yet not all of them have been published yet. This leaf is presumably from one of his unpublished compositions.
R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow (d. 1827), prominent kabbalist, close disciple of the Gaon of Vilna in the final two years of the latter's life. He led the first group of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in their immigration to Eretz Israel, and founded the Perushim community in Jerusalem.
[1] leaf (two written pages). Approx. 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Large dampstains to part of leaf. New binding.
This leaf contains profound kabbalistic novellae, with allusions, letter combinations, numerical values and acronyms, handwritten by R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow, prominent disciple of the Gaon of Vilna and transmitter of his teachings. R. Yisrael of Shklow attested that R. Menachem Mendel composed ten kabbalistic works, yet not all of them have been published yet. This leaf is presumably from one of his unpublished compositions.
R. Menachem Mendel of Shklow (d. 1827), prominent kabbalist, close disciple of the Gaon of Vilna in the final two years of the latter's life. He led the first group of the disciples of the Gaon of Vilna in their immigration to Eretz Israel, and founded the Perushim community in Jerusalem.
[1] leaf (two written pages). Approx. 31 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Large dampstains to part of leaf. New binding.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Babylonian Talmud. Shanghai, 1942-1946. Published by students of the Mir yeshiva in Shanghai.
Complete set of the Babylonian Talmud, printed in Shanghai between 1942 and 1946 by students of the Mir yeshiva who escaped to the Far East during the Holocaust.
Reduced photocopy edition of the Romm Vilna Talmud.
19 volumes. Approx. 26 cm. Brittle paper in approx. half the volumes. Overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains in one volume. Marginal wear and tears to some leaves. Open tear to one leaf in Bava Metzia volume, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten ownership inscriptions. New, matching bindings.
Tractate Yevamot was not printed in Shanghai.
Complete set of the Babylonian Talmud, printed in Shanghai between 1942 and 1946 by students of the Mir yeshiva who escaped to the Far East during the Holocaust.
Reduced photocopy edition of the Romm Vilna Talmud.
19 volumes. Approx. 26 cm. Brittle paper in approx. half the volumes. Overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains in one volume. Marginal wear and tears to some leaves. Open tear to one leaf in Bava Metzia volume, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten ownership inscriptions. New, matching bindings.
Tractate Yevamot was not printed in Shanghai.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,750
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Babylonian Talmud – complete set. Munich-Heidelberg, 1948. "Published by the Union of Rabbis in the American Occupation Zone in Germany".
After WWII, the demand for Talmud and holy books by surviving Jews congregated in the DP camps exceeded the few copies that were available for the refugees. From 1946, the "Union of Rabbis" in Germany, with the assistance of the American army and the JDC began to print the Talmud for survivors. This is the first complete Talmud edition printed after the Holocaust.
Two title pages in each volume. The first title page was especially designed to commemorate the printing of the Talmud on the scorched soil of Germany – at the top is an illustration of a Jewish town; and at the bottom is an illustration of barbed wire fences and a labor camp.
19 volumes. Approx. 39 cm. High-quality paper in most volumes; dry paper in several volumes. Good condition. A few stains. Glosses in several volumes. Original front and back boards, with new leather spines (the books were rebound). Minor damage and wear to edges and corners of original boards.
After WWII, the demand for Talmud and holy books by surviving Jews congregated in the DP camps exceeded the few copies that were available for the refugees. From 1946, the "Union of Rabbis" in Germany, with the assistance of the American army and the JDC began to print the Talmud for survivors. This is the first complete Talmud edition printed after the Holocaust.
Two title pages in each volume. The first title page was especially designed to commemorate the printing of the Talmud on the scorched soil of Germany – at the top is an illustration of a Jewish town; and at the bottom is an illustration of barbed wire fences and a labor camp.
19 volumes. Approx. 39 cm. High-quality paper in most volumes; dry paper in several volumes. Good condition. A few stains. Glosses in several volumes. Original front and back boards, with new leather spines (the books were rebound). Minor damage and wear to edges and corners of original boards.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,625
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A small presentation Bible given to the head of the Judenrat of the Lodz Ghetto, Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, mounted with a silver plaque made by a Jewish silversmith in the ghetto. Lodz Ghetto, December 1941.
An incomplete copy of the Bible (Berlin: Daniel Ernst Jablonski, 1710), presumably re-bound in the ghetto and presented to Rumkowski. A silver plaque mounted on the front board, with an engraved dedication: "Exalted President C.M.R. [Chaim Mordechai Rumkowski], Bible, Litzmannstadt Ghetto, 8th Tevet 5702 [December 1941]". Engraved above the dedication are two Stars of David and a seven-branched menorah, whose candles send beams of light to the words "Exalted President". The dedication and illustration are surrounded by a narrow olive branch border, the lower left corner imitating a fold. Additional handwritten dedication on front endpaper: "As an eternal keepsake, from Tzvi Peretz".
Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski (1877-1944) headed the Judenrat of the Lodz Ghetto throughout its entire existence. Rumkowski is considered one of the most controversial figures in the history of the Holocaust and as the head of the ghetto instituted an extreme personality cult. Among his roles, Rumkowski was responsible for providing lists of people to be sent to the extermination camps. In 1944, he was sent with the last inmates of the ghetto to the Auschwitz extermination camp, where he was murdered, presumably, that same day.
The Yad VaShem collection of artifacts contains several unique silver artifacts made by Jewish silversmiths in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust, some of which were gifted to Rumkowski.
Incomplete copy of the Bible, missing the books Bereshit, Devarim and Yeshaya. Several other leaves are missing and several leaves are bound out of order. The book was re-bound in a cloth-covered binding, with a shoelace bookmark. Approx. 10.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor damage. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Open tears to several leaves (repaired with tape and paper). Ownership inscription on the last leaf of Malachi (blank).
An incomplete copy of the Bible (Berlin: Daniel Ernst Jablonski, 1710), presumably re-bound in the ghetto and presented to Rumkowski. A silver plaque mounted on the front board, with an engraved dedication: "Exalted President C.M.R. [Chaim Mordechai Rumkowski], Bible, Litzmannstadt Ghetto, 8th Tevet 5702 [December 1941]". Engraved above the dedication are two Stars of David and a seven-branched menorah, whose candles send beams of light to the words "Exalted President". The dedication and illustration are surrounded by a narrow olive branch border, the lower left corner imitating a fold. Additional handwritten dedication on front endpaper: "As an eternal keepsake, from Tzvi Peretz".
Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski (1877-1944) headed the Judenrat of the Lodz Ghetto throughout its entire existence. Rumkowski is considered one of the most controversial figures in the history of the Holocaust and as the head of the ghetto instituted an extreme personality cult. Among his roles, Rumkowski was responsible for providing lists of people to be sent to the extermination camps. In 1944, he was sent with the last inmates of the ghetto to the Auschwitz extermination camp, where he was murdered, presumably, that same day.
The Yad VaShem collection of artifacts contains several unique silver artifacts made by Jewish silversmiths in the Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust, some of which were gifted to Rumkowski.
Incomplete copy of the Bible, missing the books Bereshit, Devarim and Yeshaya. Several other leaves are missing and several leaves are bound out of order. The book was re-bound in a cloth-covered binding, with a shoelace bookmark. Approx. 10.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor damage. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Open tears to several leaves (repaired with tape and paper). Ownership inscription on the last leaf of Malachi (blank).
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