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).

Collection of handwritten and printed paper items from the home and estate of the kabbalist R. Moshe Yaakov Rabikov, the "Holy Shoemaker", including amulets and notes in his handwriting (some 7 items) and two documents with his signature.
• 24 letters and kvitelach addressed to R. Moshe Yaakov from around the world, with requests for prayer and salvation. • Segulah for the childless, handwritten by R. Moshe Yaakov. • Amulet for fertility handwritten by R. Moshe Yaakov. • Curse handwritten by R. Moshe Yaakov, against two leaders of the Arab Revolt, including the Jerusalem Mufti Haj Amin el-Husseini. • Small mimeographed booklet with segulot and incantations. • And more.
R. Moshe Yaakov Rabikov (1873-1967) – the "Holy Shoemaker" from Shabazi St., Tel Aviv. Hidden Tzaddik, kabbalist and wonder-worker. Although he tried to conceal himself and his abilities, the Torah leaders recognized his eminence and the Chazon Ish even sent people to him for his advice and blessings.
Approx. 45 paper items, leaves and booklets. Size and condition vary.

Six manuscripts of Practical Kabbalah, with segulot, zodiac signs, cures and texts of amulets:
• Small-format manuscript comprising: lots and amulets in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic, segulot for various situations. Includes kabbalistic diagrams and angels' seals. Yemenite script. [Yemen and the Middle East, 17th-19th centuries]. Comprised of several manuscripts from various periods. [105] leaves.
• Small-format manuscript, zodiac signs and astrology, including amulet texts for various times and situations. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Neat scribal script, heading decorations and kabbalistic diagrams in red. [25] leaves.
• Manuscript, "Book of cures", segulot and amulet texts. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Kabbalistic diagrams and angels' seals. [64] leaves.
• Manuscript, segulot, zodiac signs and amulets. [Yemen, 20th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Kabbalistic diagrams and angels' seals. [73] leave.
• Manuscript, Goral HaChol (geomancy). [Yemen, 19th-20th centuries]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Including segulot. [11] leaves.
• Manuscript, cures. [Persia, 20th century]. Farsi. Formulas for various remedies. [25] written leave (+ blank leaves).
Six manuscripts, size and condition vary. Lacking or damaged leaves in some manuscripts.

Mizrach, color lithograph. Jerusalem: Monsohn, [first decades of 20th century].
Large Mizrach poster, decorated in gold ink. Jerusalem viewed from the Mount of Olives is portrayed in the center, topped with a Menorah. Depicted around it are the Western Wall, the tombs of kings of the House of David, the Temple Site, Hebron and Abraham's tree. Additional sites are depicted on each side of the poster. The Tablets of the Law, a Torah crown and verses relating to Jerusalem are printed on top.
Stamp of "Samuel E. Tiktin" (publisher and writer R. Shmuel Efraim Tiktin, 1878-1962).
60X47 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Tears and creases, repaired on verso with thin acid-free paper.