"Decrees, orders and notices issued by the IDF in Jerusalem". Issues 1-8, Jerusalem, 1948-1949.
Decrees 1 to 20 (in eight issues) published from August 1948 till January 1949, on behalf of Governor Dov Yosef. The decrees detail various appointments, apply various laws to areas of Jerusalem ruled by Israel, deal with emergency regulations, various civil regulations and more.
8 issues, 42 pp (consecutive numbering), 30.5 cm. Good condition. Markings in color. Some creases.

Collection of items from the estate of a Palmach soldier named Uri. Palestine, 1945-1950.
1-2. Two personal notebooks recording the life of Uri for five years: his years in high school ("HaReali" in Haifa), membership in a youth movement, his loves, and more, and later - his enlisting to a Palmach group ("I sang with everybody… but I wished to disappear…and not be seen…") and transits through sites and camps around the country: arrival in Kvutzat Shiller, Rishon LeZion, Kfar Warburg, military camp near Ruchama, Hazor camp, military camp near Dorot, Beer Ya'akov camp, Military Engineering school in Ramat HaSharon, Kalta (Hazerim), Beersheba ("this town was occupied by our forces on 21.10 and we moved there from Kalta the following day…"), Gvat, camp near Beersheba and other places.
When in school he recorded in his diary important political events in Palestine and wrote, in length, about six illegal immigration ships sent to a detention camp in Cyprus (September 1946), mentions names of other illegal immigration ships which neared the country's shores, and notes details about the number of illegal immigrants and their fate (mentions also the ship "Exodus"), release from the detention camp in Latroun of those arrested during the "Black Shabbat", release of detainees from Atlit camp, kidnapping of British sergeants by Etzel, November 29 ("12 days ago it was declared that a Jewish State will be established on part of Palestine, a joyful event in the country, but I cannot tell about it since in the meantime bloody occurrences started all over the country"), and other events: the leaf dedicated to the "establishment of the State of Israel" was signed by fifteen of his friends.
3-6. Independence War badge; medal awarded by the Palmach Negev Brigade; IDF cap pin.
7. Notebook with a detailed recording of photographs depicting Palmach operations, taken in the Negev during the months of July-August 1948.
8. "Military Leaf" [by Abba Kovner] dated November 10, 1948, on behalf of the military headquarters of Givati Brigade.
9. "Shanah Tovah" greeting card with a printed greeting ("Greeting of Victory and Blossom") on behalf of HaNegev Brigade, 1948.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.

The Cries of London. Cooperstown, New York: H. & E. Phinney, 1824. English.
Pocket-size book on London merchants. The book opens with a short introduction on the city of London, followed by a series of prints depicting various merchants working in London's streets (including a Jew trading in old clothes).
31 pp, 10 cm. Fair condition. Numerous stains and wear. Creases and some small tears. Most of the leaves are detached. Pen inscription on front cover.

60 prayer booklets and prayer leaves. England, 1866-1952 (most of them from the first half of 20th century). Hebrew and English.
A large collection of prayers, most of them issued by London Jewish communities and several by the Manchester community, for different occasions: end of the second Boer War, end of World War I, end of World War II, Persecution of German Jews, for the wellbeing of soldiers in World Wars; births, deaths and coronations of members of the royal family, electing a mayor in Manchester, inauguration of synagogues, for the success of the "Palestine Commission" (1939), appointment of rabbis, passing of community members, and more.
60 booklets and leaves (one booklet appears in two copies). Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
A detailed list will be sent upon request.

About 450 printed items concerning British Jewry. 19th through 20th century.
An extensive collection of printed items reflecting the diverse cultural and religious activities of the Jewish community in Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection includes books, booklets and other printed items concerning many aspects of congregational life and world events.
The collection includes: * Documents concerning current events, starting with internal matters of synagogues, schools and congregations and ending with Jewish culture, Jewish education, assistance to refugees and Zionism. * Letters concerning various issues, including assistance to European refugees and actions to save European Jews during World War II. * Many books printed in Britain: holy books and Jewish philosophy books, prayer books for various occasions, for women, soldiers and children and books concerning different matters on the agenda of world Jewry (such as shechita and the struggle regarding the proposal for a simple world calendar), study books (the earliest was printed in 1808), prose, poetry, eulogies, biographies, books documenting various events, compositions about British Jewry, and more. * Other printed items on different subjects: catalogue of an exhibition in Sha'ar HaShamayim synagogue, educational illustrated and photographed posters about Jewish holidays and towns if Israel to be hung in Jewish schools, a blank Ketubah, divorce certificates issued in London in 1917 and in 1923, caricature of Reuven Sassoon (son of David Sassoon) from "Vanity Fair", issues of newspapers for Jewish children who were evacuated to rural areas during World War II, an issue of "Young Jewry", a periodical for children, and more. * Reports, proposals and other publications regarding Jewish education in Britain, numerous reports issued by different Jewish committees, and other items.
Total of about 450 items, including about 145 leaves, letters, postcards, invitations and more, and about 305 books and brochures. Size and condition vary.