Five letters, correspondence between Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and World Mizrachi president Aryeh Leib Gelman (including two lengthy letters handwritten by Ben-Gurion); and a letter by the editor of the Mizrachi journal, Shabtai Don Yichyeh, following the publication of an article about David Ben-Gurion. Sdeh Boker and Jerusalem, October 1952 to November 1954. Hebrew.
1. A letter by Aryeh Leib Gelman to Ben-Gurion, October 5, 1952 (two printed copies, with handwritten corrections). Written after the Haredi parties "Agudat Israel" and "Poalei Agudat Israel" withdrew from the coalition over the issue of recruiting women to the IDF. Gelman writes: "It is certainly possible that you Mr. Prime Minister is the one to blame and the major cause, due to your failing to sufficiently consider the religious sensibilities of the people of Torah and faith".
2. A lengthy letter by Ben-Gurion, in response to the above letter by Gelman, October 15, 1952 (typewritten on the Prime Minister's official stationery, with handwritten corrections; hand-signed by Ben-Gurion):" I hereby accept the claim that your words imply, that the sensibilities of people of Torah and 'faith' should be considered, however I add that such people must also consider the sensibilities of other Jews who do not think the same as them. There are no privileged in Israel, we are all considered princes and we all have a portion in the world to come…".
3-4. Two lengthy letters by David Ben-Gurion to Aryeh Leib Gelman, October-November 1954 (handwritten and signed by him). Sent in response to an article published by "S. Daniel" (Shabtai Don Yichyeh), editor of the Mizrachi journal, "HaTzofeh", claiming that Ben-Gurion cursed Jewish Orthodox leaders during a visit of members of the Bnei Akiva youth movement in his home in Sdeh Boker. Ben-Gurion responds: " The editor of 'Hatzofeh' is publicly disobeying one of the Ten Commandments that says: 'Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor', he is violating an explicit Torah prohibition that says: 'Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people'. He is disobeying an explicit Torah command: 'Keep far from a false matter'. And he does not do it in secret, but rather publicly, on the pages of 'HaTzofeh' journal, which advocates the sanctity of the Torah".
Enclosed is a printed copy of the letter from November 1954.
5. A letter by Aryeh Leib Gelman in response to the two above letters by Ben-Gurion, October 31, 1954 (typewritten on thin paper). A promise to conduct a "thorough examination" as to the article in "HaTzofeh".
6. Copy of a letter by Shabtai Don Yichyeh to Aryeh Leib Gelman, July 7, 1954 (typewritten on thin paper): "Mr. Ben-Gurion cannot stand his political and spiritual opinions being disputed…".
Six letters (two duplicates). Size and condition vary.

Approx. 170 letters, telegrams and paper items, mostly handwritten, and some printed, documenting the public activity and personal life of Dov Yosef – the governor of Jerusalem during the Israeli War of Independence and a minister in the first government of the State of Israel. Jerusalem and elsewhere, ca. 1910s to 1960s. Hebrew and English (a few items in Yiddish).
Including:
• Approx. 30 letters sent by Yosef to his wife and son, Goldy and Amiram, during the years 1947-1948. These letters, written during the War of Independence when Yosef served as the military governor of Jerusalem, provide a personal and extraordinary record of this historic period. Although his written Hebrew was faulty, Yosef was very strict about writing to his son only in Hebrew. In a letter from 4.1.1948, Yosef writes: "The Old City is almost cut off, no one comes in or out, since the Arabs put a barrier at the Jaffa gate and the [British] government is afraid to remove it […] what a low point has the government reached! It is hard to describe – it continues its policy of not touching the Arabs". Later in the same letter, Yosef refers to the Haifa Oil Refinery massacre, carried out by members of the Irgun: "The worst case was in the refineries thanks to the nastiness of the Irgun, who threw a bomb in a mixed workplace […] our men [members of the Haganah] do not kill Arabs for nothing". In a letter from February 1948, there is an interesting reference to Chaim Weizmann's political approach: "You complain about Dr. Weizmann's speech – certainly he should not have praised England just now, but he is an old man and it is hard for him to forget the love of his youth", and in another letter from the same month, Yosef sharply addresses the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin: "Bevin knows very well what he wants […] he would like the Arabs to destroy us, and that's not an exaggeration". One of the bluntest letters in the collection was written after the USA declared it was withdrawing its support of the UN partition Plan (March 1948): "Indeed another blow. Another betrayal […] England is the dog and the USA its tail…".
• Fourteen letters sent by Yosef to his son and a letter sent by his son during the years 1943-1945, when the son served as a soldier in the Jewish Brigade. In one of the letters, Yosef refers to Ben-Gurion's resignation as chairman of the Jewish Agency: "We are immersed these days in a domestic crisis related to the resignation of Ben Gurion, who announced he cannot be held responsible anymore for the political action… he insists on his resignation and does not want to retract it". In another letter, sent on Amiram's 21st birthday, Yosef writes: "I always imagined you at this age sitting in the university and acquiring knowledge… I have no other comfort but that this war is coming to its end… each time I see the actions of our youth, my deep faith in the future of our nation grows stronger".
• Approximately forty telegrams of condolence sent to Yosef after his daughter, Lila Naomi, was killed on 9.10.1948 during the battles of the War of Independence (Lila was a soldier of the third battalion of the Yiftach Brigade and was killed in an Egyptian air raid).
• Three notes presumably handwritten by Ben-Gurion, with personal messages to Yosef: a note urging him not to quit the government; a note requesting his help in the elections in Jerusalem; and a note with a short message – "May your hands be strong! Do and succeed".
• Approximately thirty-five notes handwritten by Yosef, some presumably written as speech drafts after the establishment of the State of Israel, addressing various issues (democratic elections, the achievements of the Mapai party) and some as various reminders.
• Eighteen letters and paper items from the 1910s and 1920s, documenting Yosef's early years (some of them written on official stationery of the Canadian Red Cross).
• Additional items.
Dov (Bernard) Yosef (1899-1980), an attorney and minister of the Israeli government, born in Montreal. During World War I, he played a part in organizing the Canadian volunteers to the Jewish Legion and in 1921 immigrated to Palestine. In Palestine, he joined the Mapai party, becoming the legal advisor to the Jewish Agency and representing it before the two British commissions of inquiry that dealt with Palestine – the Peel Commission and the Woodhead Commission. After the outbreak of World War II, Yosef was appointed head of the Center for the Enlistment of the Yishuv, coordinating matters related to Jewish volunteers in the British army. On August 2, 1948, in the midst of the War of Independence, Yosef was appointed to the most important position of his career – military governor of Jerusalem. The city was delivered into his hands in the midst of the siege, with its fate pending, and Yosef saw it his duty to support the residents and strengthen the status of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
After the war he was appointed Minister of Rationing and Supply and led the policy of austerity. In the following years he held a number of senior positions: Minister of Justice, Minister of Health, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Transportation and other positions.
Enclosed are three large photographs: two photographs of Yosef at the convention for bringing Jewish refugees to Israel (New York, 1949); photograph of Dov Yosef and Ben-Gurion (captioned on verso in handwriting: "Midreshet Sdeh Boker – 1969").
Size and condition vary.

Proben aus der Schriftgiesserey der Andreäischen Buchhandlung [Samples of the Andreà bookstore type-foundry]. Publisher not indicated, Frankfurt, 1834. German, Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Latin, Amharic and more.
Sample catalog, showing hundreds of types and decorations. Most of the types are Roman; 23 leaves are dedicated to Hebrew types, including vocalization and cantillation notes; the sample texts are taken from the Bible, the Mishnah, the Jewish prayer and more, alongside Yiddish texts. Wood engraving on front endpaper.
The Schriftgiesserey der Andreäischen Buchhandlung type-foundry was founded by Johann Andreà in Frankfurt am Mein in 1667. It was particularly well known for its many Hebrew types and the great selection of borders, tail- and headpieces.
[195] ff, 24.5X15.5 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Minor blemishes, stains and creases to leaves. Blemishes and large tears to the fabric cover of binding. On leaf 135, a Hebrew stamp – "Eretz Israel". In some of the leaves showing Hebrew texts a part of the leaf was cut out.

Collection of illustrations, a draft for a children's book and an interactive children's book by Edith Samuel (1907-1964).
1. "Makolet" (Grocery Store), an interactive children's book. Figures of buyers and products inserted into slots. Tel-Aviv: "Pressa", [1940s?].
2. Four ink and watercolor illustrations, signed by Samuel. Three are dated, 1962-1963.
Each leaf 22.5X22.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains.
3. Draft for a rhymed children's book, handwritten and hand-illustrated. On the title page: "'Handpause' für Friedrich Königsfeld, von Edith Samuel aus ihrer 'Schlingelei' zum 31. Mai 1962" ['Handpause' by Edith Samuel from her book ' Schlingelei', for Friedrich Königsfeld for May 31, 1962]. Presumably has not been published.
Another handwritten copy (titled "Schlingel") is listed in OCLC.
[1], 8 ff 22.5X22.5 cm. Good condition. Some creases and stains.
Edith Samuel (1907-1964), a doll-maker and illustrator, born in Essen. In 1925-1930, she studied sculpture and graphic arts at the Folkwangschule in Essen and at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. In 1933-1938 she lived and worked in Berlin, where she operated a marionette theater. She worked as a sculptor, doll-maker and illustrator and also created custom-made fabric portrait dolls as souvenirs for families loved ones left Germany due to the deteriorating situation of the Jews. In 1939, she immigrated to Palestine, settling in Rishon LeZion with her sister, ceramic artist Chava (Eva) Samuel, and her brother, composer Yochanan Samuel. In Palestine, she started creating dolls representing various cultures and segments of Israeli society. She taught doll-making in WIZO workshops and participated in various exhibitions around the world.