Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
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Advertisement poster announcing the launch of the daily newspaper "HaTzofe", organ of the Mizrachi movement. Tel Aviv: Strod, 1937.
The daily newspaper "HaTzofe" was founded in Tel Aviv in 1937, by Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan (Berlin), as the organ of the religious Zionist movement Mizrachi. Until its establishment, no religious-Jewish daily newspapers were published in Palestine. "HaTzofe" reported on current affairs and offered various articles and columns written from a traditional-Jewish and Zionist perspective.
This poster announces with considerable pathos the commencement of publication of "HaTzofe" on December 17, 1937; it urges the public to assist the enterprise through different means, such as subscribing to the newspaper and purchasing advertising spaces.
"HaTzofe" was published regularly for approximately 71 years, until it was merged with the newspaper "Makor Rishon" in 2008.
63X94 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Fold lines and creases. Closed and open tears to margins (minor damage to text in upper margin), some tears restored with paper on verso. Pinholes. Some abrasions. Singeing to top.
Reference: Chen-Tzion Nayot, "Blessed is He Who Gives Voice to the Voiceless: The Beginning of the Hatzofe Newspaper" (Hebrew). Kesher, 51, Spring 2018.
Acrylic on board. Unsigned and undated.
The sign was created for the tailor Ernst Kissinger – a distant cousin of the American politician Henry Kissinger (see: "Maariv", 16 January, 1974, p. 5).
94X65 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Pinholes, scratches and abrasions. Losses to paint. Minor open tear to upper-right corner. Framed.
Folded card received for a one-dollar contribution to the Palestine pavilion at the New York World's Fair (took place in 1939-1940 in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park).
Includes four detachable admission tickets to the pavilion. The pavilion's façade is depicted on the card.
10X6.5 cm (folded). Good condition. Minor stains and creases. Minor abrasions, minimally affecting text. Pen marking on back.
Three publications from the time of Ze'ev Jabotinsky's trial. Palestine, 1920. Hebrew and English.
1. Extra edition of HaAretz newspaper. A single leaf, reporting on Jabotinsky's sentence ("15 years of penal labour"), and on sentences handed out to nineteen other Jewish defendants. Printed on the day following the sentencing, April 20, 1920. Hebrew.
[1] f., 36.5 cm.
2. A proclamation in support of Jabotinsky, published by "Ahdut HaAvoda, " the political party headed by David Ben-Gurion. Hasolel Press, 1920. Hebrew.
[1] f. 29X10 cm.
3. Official copy (print) of the British army's press release, proclaiming the commutation of Jabotinsky's sentence. Prepared by Field-marshal Allenby's Chief of Staff, Colonel Bertie Harry Waters-Taylor on May 12, 1920 (the original announcement was made public on April 29) English.
[1] f., 27 cm.
Condition varies. Minor stains, creases and blemishes. Several pinholes and tears (some repaired with acid-free tape). Inked stamp, handwritten inscription and filing holes to press release.
In April 1920, Ze'ev Jabotinsky was put on trial by the British authorities for the part he played in the 1920 Jerusalem riots, namely, his attempt to organize a Jewish defensive force in Jerusalem. Following a speedy trial, he was sentenced to 15 years of penal labour. The sentence was heavily criticized in Palestine and abroad, and as a result of the public outcry, was eventually commuted.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
![The Palestine Disturbances, News and Telegrams in Ilustrations [sic], by Nahum Gutman. Warsaw: Lewin-Epztein, [ca. 1930]. Heb](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/35_1.jpg "\"The Palestine Disturbances\" – Illustrations by Nahum Gutman, in Respo")
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![The Palestine Disturbances, News and Telegrams in Ilustrations [sic], by Nahum Gutman. Warsaw: Lewin-Epztein, [ca. 1930]. Heb](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/35_3.jpg "\"The Palestine Disturbances\" – Illustrations by Nahum Gutman, in Respo")
Booklet published in protest against the 1929 Palestine riots, with illustrations by the painter Nahum Gutman, bearing strident anti-British captions. This is a second, trilingual (Hebrew, Yiddish, English) edition of the booklet, printed in Europe after the first edition, published in Palestine, was confiscated by the British Mandatory authorities.
This copy is wrapped with a paper banderole bearing the inscription, in Yiddish and English: "Confiscated by the Government of Palestine."
[16] ff., 24 cm. Good condition. Few stains and blemishes. Tear to length of spine. Minor tears to paper banderole (banderole opened).
1-2. Two course syllabuses issued by the "Offices of the A.R.P. Advisor" (Mordechai Nimtza-Bi). September 5, 1939.
3-9. Seven circulars issued by the "A.R.P. Advisor": instructions regarding digging of shelters, extinguishing fires, administration of first aid, and more. September-November, 1939.
10. Diagram laying out the structure of the A.R.P organization and its affiliated branches, including "Magen David Adom" (ambulance and first aid service), special police divisions, and the inspector corps (all these services were under A.R.P's jurisdiction during WWII).
11. "Instructions for Building Residents", broadside with explanations regarding the various types of sirens and alerts, proper conduct in air raid shelters, protective measures to prepare the household in case of (primarily air) attacks, etc. (from the time of Israel's War of Independence?).
Size and condition vary. Stains, tears, and blemishes.
Hand-made poster (mixed media on paper); the illustration depicts a helmeted skull, wearing a golden monocle, above a snow-covered road. The names of the organizations responsible for organizing the lecture – the Free Austrian World Movement and The Friends of Austria and Austrian Society – are written on the bottom of the poster.
The poster is dated in pencil on verso; an additional penciled note on verso: "Goldstein-Gojan PINX.". The poster was presumably drawn by Jean Goldstein (Romanian-Jewish artist, born in 1918; his first exhibition in Palestine took place in 1947, in the Mikra-Studio art gallery in Tel Aviv).
Author Arnold Zweig (1887-1968) was one of the most vocal opponents of fascism among German Jewry. Following the public burning of his books, Zweig left his homeland Germany, and emigrated to Palestine, where he settled in Haifa. There, he gave many public lectures, condemning Fascism and Nationalism, all the while insisting on lecturing in his native German only. His sole devotion to the German language was heavily criticized in the Jewish Yishuv, and in the late 1940s he decided to leave, and resettled in Germany.
Approx. 50X35 cm. Good-fair condition. Abrasions and pinholes to edges. Minor open tear to top. Some creases. Stains to verso.
Included:
• A segment from an IDF intelligence report, concerned with the locations and movements of Irgun forces in south Tel Aviv. Dated by hand: June 22, 1948 – the day MV Altalena was shelled off the shore of Tel Aviv.
• Memorandum issued by the Irgun's headquarters, which was sent to senior officials in the Mapai party, coming forth with the suggestion to form a Jewish government, and announce its establishment to the "Yishuv, to Jewish people in the diaspora, and to the nations of the world." 1945.
• Trilingual broadside, bearing a warning in Hebrew, Arabic and English: "the Government of oppression should WITHOUT ANY DELAY evacuate children, women, civilian persons and officials from all its offices, buildings, dwelling palaces etc. throughout the country." Issued by the Irgun. [1945].
• Draft for a broadside by "Brit HaBirionim" [the Strongmen Alliance], announcing the removal of the Nazi flag flying over the German consulate in Jaffa. Ca. 1933.
• Draft for a broadside by the Lehi, defaming Chaim Weizmann. Signed with the organization's initial name "National Military Organization in Israel" (the name "Lehi" was written on top and crossed out.)
• Typewritten notice by the Lehi, announcing two death sentences issued by the "Irgun's high court of justice", to Jewish officers in the British police, who were also members of the Haganah. The two officers, Schiff and Goldmann, were killed in January, 1942, by an explosive device laid by the Irgun.
• Broadsides related to the Deir Yassin affair, Olei Hagardom, several newspapers and newspaper clipings, and more.
Some broadsides marked with printing instructions and minor pen corrections.
Approx. 30 items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. "Who sent the 'ma'apilim' (illegal immigrants) of the ‘Struma' to the depths of the sea?" Pamphlet comprising an obituary alongside a condemnation of the British Mandatory authorities (printed three days after the sinking of the "Struma").
2. Small strip of paper bearing the insurrectionist slogan "MacMichael [British High Commissioner of Palestine, Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael] is the one responsible for the deaths of the refugees aboard the 'Struma!' Evict him immediately from this country" (apparently issued by the Irgun).
3. Flyer issued by the Irgun calling for the dismissal of the Mandatory government following the sinking of the "Struma."
4. Internally circulated notice to Beitar commanders in Palestine: Names of the members of the organization who perished with the sinking of the "Struma, " along with a directive to hold a special gathering to mourn their deaths (marked with the inked stamp of Beitar's governing body in Palestine).
5. "'Shloshim' [ceremony marking 30 days since the passing of an individual] for the Day of the [sinking of] the ‘Struma'": leaflet announcing a petition on behalf of the Jewish settlers in Palestine calling for the absorption of illegal immigrants escaping from Europe and for the release of illegal immigrants currently imprisoned in the country.
6-7. Two issues of the Haganah journal "Eshnav" (nos. 11 and 16) with articles on the subject of illegal immigrants currently imprisoned at the detention camp in Atlit.
8-10. Three leaflets demanding that illegal immigrants currently imprisoned at the detention camp in Atlit not be deported, and be released instead.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. "Brieder" ["Brothers"], broadside. Dated: "In the Diaspora, 12th of Sivan, 5707" [May 31, 1947]. Yiddish.
Broadside appealing to Holocaust survivors in Europe with a call to support the Irgun in the domestic struggle taking place within the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine. The broadside bemoans the hypocrisy of the Yishuv's institutional leaders who, on one hand, lead a propaganda campaign among the Jews of Europe promoting the struggle against the British, and at the same time undermine the Irgun fighters and their supporters in Palestine.
2. "Iddish Blut is Nisht Kein Vasser" ["Jewish Blood is Not Water"], transcription of a radio broadcast titled "Kol Zion HaLohemet" ["Voice of Fighting Zion"] (the Irgun's radio station). Dated (in Yiddish): "In the Diaspora, Sivan 5707," [1947]. Yiddish.
3. "Kommunikat, " information sheet issued by the Irgun, dated "In the Austrian Diaspora, 5708" [1947]. Yiddish. A report on eight acts of reprisal conducted by Irgun fighters against the Arab population in Palestine, December 1947.
4. "Vyhlasenie" ["Proclamation"], typewritten sheet issued by the Irgun. "In the Diaspora, " [undated]. Slovak.
[4] ff., approx. 29X20 cm to approx. 34X23.5 cm. Condition varies. Fold lines and minor blemishes. Minor tears, some mended. Inked library stamps. No. 4 in fair condition (creases and wear, closed and open tears; reinforced with strips of adhesive tape).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Printed on the label are the flag of Britain with a Swastika in the center and the legend "S.S. Exodus 1947, British Floating Dachau".
This label may have been created in Washington by The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. See enclosed article.
7X11 cm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Collection of letters exchanged between Anitta Müller-Cohen and various individuals and organizations as part of her efforts to assist Jewish women interned at the women's prison in Bethlehem. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Bethlehem, 1946. German, English and Hebrew.
The women's prison in Bethlehem operated between 1930 and 1948, housing members of the Jewish underground organizations – Irgun, Lehi, and others. Among the women interned there were Geulah Cohen, Sarah Livni, Esther Raziel-Naor, and the daughter of social worker Anitta Müller-Cohen – Ruth.
The present collection comprises Anitta Müller-Cohen's correspondence with various individuals, both from within and without the prison, as part of her attempts to establish a prison infirmary, receive information regarding the prisoners' condition, and deliver packages to the prisoners:
• Six letters handwritten by the prison's doctor, Hanna (Anna) Perlman. German.
• Handwritten document by Dr. Perlman (accompanied by several printed copies), listing the articles required for the establishment of a prison infirmary. German.
• Four letters by the prison's Rabbi, Jacob Goldman. Hebrew.
• Handwritten and printed lists of items delivered to the prisoners: cigarettes, cosmetic items, magazines, etc. English and German.
• Approx. 55 letters exchanged between Anitta Müller-Cohen and various individuals and organizations (Müller-Cohen's letters printed on carbon paper; most are signed with her initials): Arieh Shenkar, Jewish-British army officer Rachel Maklev-Mazur, and others. English and German.
• Receipts for goods purchased for the prisoners, envelopes, and additional paper items.
Approx. 85 letters, documents, and paper items. Size and condition vary. Stains, creases, filing holes and blemishes.
Anitta Müller-Cohen (1890-1962), Zionist social activist, social worker, journalist, and politician, native of Vienna. During World War I, she was involved in rescue and welfare operations on behalf of mothers, orphans, refugees, and the homeless. In recognition of her efforts, she was awarded a Medal of Honor by Emperor Karl I. In addition to activity in the field of social work, she was active in Zionist affairs and journalistic reportage, and campaigned on behalf of women's rights. She was one of the first women to be elected to Vienna's city council (the "Wiener Gemeinderat"). Immigrated to Palestine in the 1930s, where she continued her social activism, serving as head of the Mizrachi Women's Organization and as president of the Austrian Immigrants' Association. Enlisted as a member of the Etzel (Irgun Tzva'i Le'umi; National Military Organization) and later was affiliated with the Herut party. Her daughter Ruth was interned in the Bethlehem women's prison at the age of 17.