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
July 19, 2022
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![Ha'Oniyah VeHa'Arbah ["The Ship and the Barge"] – a fairy tale by Richard Gustafsson. Illustrations by Dmitry Mitro](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/217.jpg "\"The Ship and the Barge\" – Illustrated Children's Book – \"Omanut\" Publ")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Ha'Oniyah VeHa'Arbah ["The Ship and the Barge"] – a fairy tale by Richard Gustafsson. Illustrations by Dmitry Mitrohin. Frankfurt am Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, Sifria Gamliel, [ca. 1922]. Hebrew.
The story of an old barge, relating its life story and adventures to a young ship, by the Swedish author Richard Gustafsson (1840-1918). Color illustrations by the Russian painter Dmitry Mitrohin (1883-1973).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[12] pp. (including cover), 27.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Stains (some dark) to edges of cover and to upper edges of leaves.
The story of an old barge, relating its life story and adventures to a young ship, by the Swedish author Richard Gustafsson (1840-1918). Color illustrations by the Russian painter Dmitry Mitrohin (1883-1973).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[12] pp. (including cover), 27.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Stains (some dark) to edges of cover and to upper edges of leaves.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![Ma'ase BiZkena U'VeDov ["Tale of an Old Lady and a Bear"] Frankfurt am Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, 1922.
A fo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/218_1.jpg "\"Tale of an Old Lady and a Bear\" – Illustrated Children's Book – \"Oman")
![Ma'ase BiZkena U'VeDov ["Tale of an Old Lady and a Bear"] Frankfurt am Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, 1922.
A fo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/218_2.jpg "\"Tale of an Old Lady and a Bear\" – Illustrated Children's Book – \"Oman")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Ma'ase BiZkena U'VeDov ["Tale of an Old Lady and a Bear"] Frankfurt am Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, 1922.
A folk tale adapted by S. Ben-Zion (pen name of Simcha Ben-Zion Alter Gutmann, 1870-1932) – the story of an old lady who cunningly rescues her grandchildren from the belly of a bear who devoured them. Beautiful color illustrations (lithographs) by "Chavurat Tsayarim, Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov, Higer" (Ya'akov Apter, Moshe Mutzelmacher, Aharon Kravtsov, and Hayyim [Yefim] Higer).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[9] ff. (including cover) 21X28 cm. Good condition. Staple holes (staples removed). Stains, without damage to illustrations. Booklet rebound; edges trimmed (minor damage to frame of cover illustrations). Strips of adhesive tape to spine and inner margins of pages.
A folk tale adapted by S. Ben-Zion (pen name of Simcha Ben-Zion Alter Gutmann, 1870-1932) – the story of an old lady who cunningly rescues her grandchildren from the belly of a bear who devoured them. Beautiful color illustrations (lithographs) by "Chavurat Tsayarim, Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov, Higer" (Ya'akov Apter, Moshe Mutzelmacher, Aharon Kravtsov, and Hayyim [Yefim] Higer).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[9] ff. (including cover) 21X28 cm. Good condition. Staple holes (staples removed). Stains, without damage to illustrations. Booklet rebound; edges trimmed (minor damage to frame of cover illustrations). Strips of adhesive tape to spine and inner margins of pages.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![HaTarnegolim VeHaShual ["The Roosters and the Fox"]. Frankfurt am Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, Sifria Gamliel, 1](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/219.jpg "\"The Roosters and the Fox\" – Illustrated Children's Book – \"Omanut\" Pu")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
HaTarnegolim VeHaShual ["The Roosters and the Fox"]. Frankfurt am Main – Moscow – Odessa: Omanut, Sifria Gamliel, 1922. Hebrew.
A Fable by Berechiah ha-Nakdan, adapted by Hayim Nahman Bialik. Beautiful color illustrations (lithographs) by "Chavurat Tsayarim, Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov, Higer" (Ya'akov Apter, Moshe Mutzelmacher, Aharon Kravtsov, and Hayyim [Yefim] Higer).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[7] ff. (including cover), approx. 21X28 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Resewn. Left margins slightly trimmed. Minor abrasions close to spine.
A Fable by Berechiah ha-Nakdan, adapted by Hayim Nahman Bialik. Beautiful color illustrations (lithographs) by "Chavurat Tsayarim, Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov, Higer" (Ya'akov Apter, Moshe Mutzelmacher, Aharon Kravtsov, and Hayyim [Yefim] Higer).
This book was published as part of the "Gamliel" series produced by the "Omanut" publishing house. The books in the series were described as "the first Hebrew books intended for kindergarten children, and they included large colorful pictures the likes of which had not appeared until then in any Hebrew book. All the books in this series were printed using lithographic print, most in a beautiful large format, and the visual aspect in them was perhaps more important than the literary content" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations", 2005, p. 90; Hebrew).
[7] ff. (including cover), approx. 21X28 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Resewn. Left margins slightly trimmed. Minor abrasions close to spine.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![Alisa B'Eretz HaNifla'ot ["Alice in Wonderland"], by Lewis Carroll. Translated into Hebrew by L. Siman (Aryeh Leib](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/220_1.jpg "\"Alice in Wonderland\" – First Hebrew Edition – \"Omanut\" Publishers, 19")
![Alisa B'Eretz HaNifla'ot ["Alice in Wonderland"], by Lewis Carroll. Translated into Hebrew by L. Siman (Aryeh Leib](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/220_2.jpg "\"Alice in Wonderland\" – First Hebrew Edition – \"Omanut\" Publishers, 19")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Alisa B'Eretz HaNifla'ot ["Alice in Wonderland"], by Lewis Carroll. Translated into Hebrew by L. Siman (Aryeh Leib Ben-Zvi Smiatitzky). Frankfurt am Main-Moscow-Odessa: "Omanut, " [1924]. Hebrew.
First Hebrew edition of the classic children's novel by Lewis Carroll, with numerous illustrations by Charles Robinson and Arthur Rackham )see: Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations: The illustrated Hebrew book for children in the international era, 1900-1925," Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2005, Hebrew, p. 124).
An "Explanation of Difficult Words" appearing in the last pages of the book offers translations of uncommon Hebrew words into Russian, German, French, and English.
[2] ff., 172 pp. + [11] illustration plates, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains, mostly to binding and first leaves. Strips of cloth adhesive tape to hinges. Minor wear to binding.
First Hebrew edition of the classic children's novel by Lewis Carroll, with numerous illustrations by Charles Robinson and Arthur Rackham )see: Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations: The illustrated Hebrew book for children in the international era, 1900-1925," Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2005, Hebrew, p. 124).
An "Explanation of Difficult Words" appearing in the last pages of the book offers translations of uncommon Hebrew words into Russian, German, French, and English.
[2] ff., 172 pp. + [11] illustration plates, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains, mostly to binding and first leaves. Strips of cloth adhesive tape to hinges. Minor wear to binding.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![Ha-Avaza Ve-Efroheyha ["The Goose and her Chicks"], by Yehiel Heilperin, illustrated by A. [Aharon] Kravtsov, music](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/221.jpg "\"The Goose and her Chicks\" – Children's Book Published by \"HaGina\" – J")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Ha-Avaza Ve-Efroheyha ["The Goose and her Chicks"], by Yehiel Heilperin, illustrated by A. [Aharon] Kravtsov, music (musical score) by Yoel Engel. Booklet No. 2 in the series titled "Sipurim-Ziyurim LeTinokot, " edited by Yehiel Heilperin. Jerusalem: "HaGina", 1925. Hebrew.
Short story in rhyme about a goose and her chicks. Beautiful illustrations in bold color by the painter Aharon Kravtzov. Second book (of five) in the series titled "Sipurim-Ziyurim LeTinokot"; printed by "Graphica by Bezalel."
[18] pp. (including cover), approx. 28.5X20 cm. Fair condition. Dampstains and foxing. Minor creases. Scribbles in pencil over two of the illustrations. Dedication in pen at the top of one leaf. Cover worn (with tears to edges, stains, and creases); detached and split at spine.
For information on Yehiel Heilperin and "HaGina" Publishing House, see Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " 2005, pp. 143-53.
Short story in rhyme about a goose and her chicks. Beautiful illustrations in bold color by the painter Aharon Kravtzov. Second book (of five) in the series titled "Sipurim-Ziyurim LeTinokot"; printed by "Graphica by Bezalel."
[18] pp. (including cover), approx. 28.5X20 cm. Fair condition. Dampstains and foxing. Minor creases. Scribbles in pencil over two of the illustrations. Dedication in pen at the top of one leaf. Cover worn (with tears to edges, stains, and creases); detached and split at spine.
For information on Yehiel Heilperin and "HaGina" Publishing House, see Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " 2005, pp. 143-53.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![Eliyahu HaNavi ["The Prophet Elijah"], by Yehiel Heilperin, illustrated by M. Gur-Aryeh, music (musical score) by Y](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/222_1.jpg "\"The Prophet Elijah\" – Children's Book Published by \"HaGina\" – Jerusal")
![Eliyahu HaNavi ["The Prophet Elijah"], by Yehiel Heilperin, illustrated by M. Gur-Aryeh, music (musical score) by Y](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/222_2.jpg "\"The Prophet Elijah\" – Children's Book Published by \"HaGina\" – Jerusal")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $200
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Eliyahu HaNavi ["The Prophet Elijah"], by Yehiel Heilperin, illustrated by M. Gur-Aryeh, music (musical score) by Yoel Engel. Booklet No. 4 in the series titled "Sipurim-Ziyurim LeTinokot, " edited by Yehiel Heilperin."] Jerusalem: "HaGina" Publishing House, 1925. Hebrew.
Poem in rhyme, for children, expressing "the Zionist Dream, in its entirety" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " p. 148), told as a fantasy seen through the eyes of a child living in the Diaspora, portrayed in the illustrations as a Yemenite boy; he embarks aboard a ship arriving at the port city of Haifa in Palestine, learns Torah in the company of the Prophet Elijah, who dwells in a cave in the slopes of Mt. Carmel. Illustrations by Meir Gur Aryeh.
Fourth book (of five) in the series titled "Sipurim-Ziyurim LeTinokot"; printed by "Graphica by Bezalel." At the end of the book is a printed dedication addressed to Boris Schatz.
[14] pp. (including cover), approx. 20X27.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing (mostly to edges of cover). Small open tear at corner of back cover.
For information on Yehiel Heilperin and "HaGina" Publishing House, see Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " 2005, pp. 143-53.
Poem in rhyme, for children, expressing "the Zionist Dream, in its entirety" (Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " p. 148), told as a fantasy seen through the eyes of a child living in the Diaspora, portrayed in the illustrations as a Yemenite boy; he embarks aboard a ship arriving at the port city of Haifa in Palestine, learns Torah in the company of the Prophet Elijah, who dwells in a cave in the slopes of Mt. Carmel. Illustrations by Meir Gur Aryeh.
Fourth book (of five) in the series titled "Sipurim-Ziyurim LeTinokot"; printed by "Graphica by Bezalel." At the end of the book is a printed dedication addressed to Boris Schatz.
[14] pp. (including cover), approx. 20X27.5 cm. Good condition. Foxing (mostly to edges of cover). Small open tear at corner of back cover.
For information on Yehiel Heilperin and "HaGina" Publishing House, see Ayala Gordon, "Hebrew Illustrations, " 2005, pp. 143-53.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
BeEretz Lobengulu Melech Zulu, written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. Tel-Aviv: Davar, 1940. First edition.
This is the first book written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. In 1935, Gutman was sent by the Tel-Aviv municipality to draw the portrait of General Christian Smuts, South Africa's Prime Minister and a supporter of Zionism. The book's plot is based on letters published in "Davar LeYeladim" during Gutman's journey to South Africa.
141 pp., 24.5 cm. Good condition. Marginal browning. A few small tears to edges. Minor blemishes to edges of binding. Tears to spine.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
This is the first book written and illustrated by Nachum Gutman. In 1935, Gutman was sent by the Tel-Aviv municipality to draw the portrait of General Christian Smuts, South Africa's Prime Minister and a supporter of Zionism. The book's plot is based on letters published in "Davar LeYeladim" during Gutman's journey to South Africa.
141 pp., 24.5 cm. Good condition. Marginal browning. A few small tears to edges. Minor blemishes to edges of binding. Tears to spine.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![HaRa'ita? ["Have You Seen?"], children's pop-up book. Illustrations by David Gilboa; rhymes by Shimshon Meltzer. Te](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/224_1.jpg "\"Have You Seen?\" – Children's Pop-up Book – Illustrated by David Gilbo")
![HaRa'ita? ["Have You Seen?"], children's pop-up book. Illustrations by David Gilboa; rhymes by Shimshon Meltzer. Te](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/224_2.jpg "\"Have You Seen?\" – Children's Pop-up Book – Illustrated by David Gilbo")
![HaRa'ita? ["Have You Seen?"], children's pop-up book. Illustrations by David Gilboa; rhymes by Shimshon Meltzer. Te](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/224_3.jpg "\"Have You Seen?\" – Children's Pop-up Book – Illustrated by David Gilbo")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
HaRa'ita? ["Have You Seen?"], children's pop-up book. Illustrations by David Gilboa; rhymes by Shimshon Meltzer. Tel Aviv: Olam Katan, [1940?]. Hebrew.
Pop-up book dealing with agriculture, settlement, immigration to Palestine, the development of the country and the emerging industry, with rhyming text by Shimshon Meltzer (1909-2000) and illustrations by David Gilboa (1910-1976).
[5] ff. (including cover), approx. 23X17 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor tears, minimally affecting illustrations.
Not listed in NLI.
Pop-up book dealing with agriculture, settlement, immigration to Palestine, the development of the country and the emerging industry, with rhyming text by Shimshon Meltzer (1909-2000) and illustrations by David Gilboa (1910-1976).
[5] ff. (including cover), approx. 23X17 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor tears, minimally affecting illustrations.
Not listed in NLI.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $250
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Two children's pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa (1910-1976). Hebrew.
1. "Cinderella Lichluchit, Play for Children in Four Acts". Gil-An, [1950s?].
Rare. Not listed in OCLC.
2. "Dag HaZahav: Play for Children in Four Acts", by Yochanan Ben Zakai (Gluberman; 1899-1971). Da'at (publisher indicated on a sticker on back cover), [ca. 1955]. In original card case.
Two books, each [8] pp., approx. 13X15 cm. Good condition. Minor tears and abrasions to pages and spines, affecting text and illustrations. Stains. Card case of "Dag HaZahav" damaged, with tears.
1. "Cinderella Lichluchit, Play for Children in Four Acts". Gil-An, [1950s?].
Rare. Not listed in OCLC.
2. "Dag HaZahav: Play for Children in Four Acts", by Yochanan Ben Zakai (Gluberman; 1899-1971). Da'at (publisher indicated on a sticker on back cover), [ca. 1955]. In original card case.
Two books, each [8] pp., approx. 13X15 cm. Good condition. Minor tears and abrasions to pages and spines, affecting text and illustrations. Stains. Card case of "Dag HaZahav" damaged, with tears.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![The Zoo, a Novelty Picture Book, Illustrations by David Gilboa. Tel Aviv: Kufsia, M. Anabi, [1940s]. English.
The Zoo, chil](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/226_1.jpg "\"The Zoo\" – Children's English Pop-up Book – Illustrated by David Gilb")
![The Zoo, a Novelty Picture Book, Illustrations by David Gilboa. Tel Aviv: Kufsia, M. Anabi, [1940s]. English.
The Zoo, chil](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/226_2.jpg "\"The Zoo\" – Children's English Pop-up Book – Illustrated by David Gilb")
![The Zoo, a Novelty Picture Book, Illustrations by David Gilboa. Tel Aviv: Kufsia, M. Anabi, [1940s]. English.
The Zoo, chil](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/226_3.jpg "\"The Zoo\" – Children's English Pop-up Book – Illustrated by David Gilb")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
The Zoo, a Novelty Picture Book, Illustrations by David Gilboa. Tel Aviv: Kufsia, M. Anabi, [1940s]. English.
The Zoo, children's pop-up book, illustrated by Gilboa, with accompanying educational text.
[5] pp. (including cover; four double-page spreads in total), approx. 16.5X23 cm. Good condition. Minor damage.
Rare. Only one copy in OCLC.
The Zoo, children's pop-up book, illustrated by Gilboa, with accompanying educational text.
[5] pp. (including cover; four double-page spreads in total), approx. 16.5X23 cm. Good condition. Minor damage.
Rare. Only one copy in OCLC.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![HaZiporim HaMedabrot ["The Talking Birds"], by Zvi Binyamin [Benjamin Barlevy]. Illustrations by L. [Lev] Dickstein](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/227.jpg "\"The Talking Birds\" – Children's Book on the Holocaust – Illustrated b")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
HaZiporim HaMedabrot ["The Talking Birds"], by Zvi Binyamin [Benjamin Barlevy]. Illustrations by L. [Lev] Dickstein. Published by B. Barlevy, Booklet No. 38, Tel Aviv, [1945]. Hebrew.
Story for children about "the talking birds, " who deliver messages between children all over the world. The narrative centers around one particular bird who tells a boy in Palestine about what birds in Europe witnessed during the Holocaust, namely the killing of Jews at the hands of the Nazis, and the extermination camps ("The birds tarried, and woe, what their eyes did see! Here the Germans set up a crematory camp, and burnt the bodies of human beings, big and small, mothers along with their children. Their tiny mouths cannot [begin to] relate the awful things and horrors they saw").
The story was written by Binyamin Zvi Barlevy (1894-1964), a children's author and publisher, owner of the "Sifrut" bookstore in Tel Aviv. Barlevy was one of the first to design children's games in Palestine, manufacturing the games in a workshop operating on the premises of his bookshop. He began his career working with some of the greatest illustrators in Palestine, including David Schneuer, Joseph Bass, Lev Dickstein, and others. Renowned for his educational approach and his commitment to Zionist values, which found expression in the games he devised and the children's books he authored. Some of his works were signed with his (Hebrew) pen name "Zvi Binyamin" or variations on that name.
8 pp., 15.5X23.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Few stains and minor creases.
Story for children about "the talking birds, " who deliver messages between children all over the world. The narrative centers around one particular bird who tells a boy in Palestine about what birds in Europe witnessed during the Holocaust, namely the killing of Jews at the hands of the Nazis, and the extermination camps ("The birds tarried, and woe, what their eyes did see! Here the Germans set up a crematory camp, and burnt the bodies of human beings, big and small, mothers along with their children. Their tiny mouths cannot [begin to] relate the awful things and horrors they saw").
The story was written by Binyamin Zvi Barlevy (1894-1964), a children's author and publisher, owner of the "Sifrut" bookstore in Tel Aviv. Barlevy was one of the first to design children's games in Palestine, manufacturing the games in a workshop operating on the premises of his bookshop. He began his career working with some of the greatest illustrators in Palestine, including David Schneuer, Joseph Bass, Lev Dickstein, and others. Renowned for his educational approach and his commitment to Zionist values, which found expression in the games he devised and the children's books he authored. Some of his works were signed with his (Hebrew) pen name "Zvi Binyamin" or variations on that name.
8 pp., 15.5X23.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Few stains and minor creases.
Category
Hebrew Children's Books and Periodicals
Catalogue
![HaKippa HaK'hulah ["Blue Hood"], by Zvi Binyamin [Benjamin Barlevy]. Illustrations by L. [Lev] Dickstein. Published](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale87/228.jpg "\"Blue Hood\" – Children's Book on the Holocaust – Illustrated by Lev Di")
Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
July 19, 2022
Opening: $500
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
HaKippa HaK'hulah ["Blue Hood"], by Zvi Binyamin [Benjamin Barlevy]. Illustrations by L. [Lev] Dickstein. Published by B. Barlevy, Booklet No. 40, Tel Aviv, [1945]. Hebrew.
Illustrated story for children: A girl known as "Blue Hood" hears about a plot by the Germans to murder Jewish children who were unwittingly gathered into "special German children's houses." The girl escapes to the forest and tells the partisans what she has learned, and the partisans then rescue the children moments before they are shot and thrown into killing pits: "Like lightning from the sky, partisans began emerging from between the trees of the forest. […] They ordered the Germans to get away from the children if they wished to remain alive; otherwise they would be killed off like dogs. Fearing for their lives, the Germans all moved away from the children and gathered together."
The story was written by Binyamin Zvi Barlevy (1894-1964), a children's author and publisher, owner of the "Sifrut" bookstore in Tel Aviv. Barlevy was one of the first to design children's games in Palestine, manufacturing the games in a workshop operating on the premises of his bookshop. He began his career working with some of the greatest illustrators in Palestine, including David Schneuer, Joseph Bass, Lev Dickstein, and others. Renowned for his educational approach and his commitment to Zionist values, which found expression in the games he devised and the children's books he authored. Some of his works were signed with his (Hebrew) pen name "Zvi Binyamin" or variations on that name.
8 pp., approx. 23X15.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains and minor creases. Tiny worming holes, not affecting text or illustrations.
Illustrated story for children: A girl known as "Blue Hood" hears about a plot by the Germans to murder Jewish children who were unwittingly gathered into "special German children's houses." The girl escapes to the forest and tells the partisans what she has learned, and the partisans then rescue the children moments before they are shot and thrown into killing pits: "Like lightning from the sky, partisans began emerging from between the trees of the forest. […] They ordered the Germans to get away from the children if they wished to remain alive; otherwise they would be killed off like dogs. Fearing for their lives, the Germans all moved away from the children and gathered together."
The story was written by Binyamin Zvi Barlevy (1894-1964), a children's author and publisher, owner of the "Sifrut" bookstore in Tel Aviv. Barlevy was one of the first to design children's games in Palestine, manufacturing the games in a workshop operating on the premises of his bookshop. He began his career working with some of the greatest illustrators in Palestine, including David Schneuer, Joseph Bass, Lev Dickstein, and others. Renowned for his educational approach and his commitment to Zionist values, which found expression in the games he devised and the children's books he authored. Some of his works were signed with his (Hebrew) pen name "Zvi Binyamin" or variations on that name.
8 pp., approx. 23X15.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains and minor creases. Tiny worming holes, not affecting text or illustrations.
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