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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Kalaniyot, Shoshana Damari. Published by Warwick, United States, [1959].
A record with selected songs by Damari. On the sleeve appears a dedication handwritten by Damari, to Nathan Dunevich: "I hope that you will be glad to get the 'Kalaniyot' that symbolize our country…" The dedication is signed and dated 13.9.1960.
Nathan Dunevich (1926-2017) was member of the editorial board of "Haaretz", journalist, radio broadcaster and author.
Size of sleeve: approx. 31X31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains and wear. Record is contained in original nylon sleeve.
A record with selected songs by Damari. On the sleeve appears a dedication handwritten by Damari, to Nathan Dunevich: "I hope that you will be glad to get the 'Kalaniyot' that symbolize our country…" The dedication is signed and dated 13.9.1960.
Nathan Dunevich (1926-2017) was member of the editorial board of "Haaretz", journalist, radio broadcaster and author.
Size of sleeve: approx. 31X31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains and wear. Record is contained in original nylon sleeve.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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About 90 autographs and letters signed by authors, intellectuals, artists and politicians, sent to Aryeh Chorshi. Ca. 1930s through 1990s.
The letters in this collection concern, mainly, publication matters, the books of the addressee and cultural issues. It is implied in a number of letters that the receiver collected material for a literature or culture lexicon, but it seems that this lexicon has not been published. Some of the autographes appear on postcards and others on pieces of paper.
The collection includes letters and autographs from authors, scholars and journalists, among them Ber Horowitz, Uriel Ofek, Nissim Aloni, Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz, Levine-Kipniss, Hananya Reichman, Hannah Zemer, Michael Deshe, Zeev Vilnai, Shimshon Meltzer, Yossef Hanani, Yitzchak Sela, Yuval Ne'eman, Getzel Kressel, Dan Pagis, Moshe Shamir, Adin Shteinzaltz, Ido Avineri and others. The collection also includes autographs and letters from composers and musicians among them – Shlomo Weissfish, Baruch Liftman, Pinchas Gorin, Nurit Hirsh and Noemi Shemer, politicians like Zalman Shazar, Moshe Sharett, Shmuel Tamir and Geula Cohen, and more.
About 90 letters and leaves. Size and condition vary.
The letters in this collection concern, mainly, publication matters, the books of the addressee and cultural issues. It is implied in a number of letters that the receiver collected material for a literature or culture lexicon, but it seems that this lexicon has not been published. Some of the autographes appear on postcards and others on pieces of paper.
The collection includes letters and autographs from authors, scholars and journalists, among them Ber Horowitz, Uriel Ofek, Nissim Aloni, Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz, Levine-Kipniss, Hananya Reichman, Hannah Zemer, Michael Deshe, Zeev Vilnai, Shimshon Meltzer, Yossef Hanani, Yitzchak Sela, Yuval Ne'eman, Getzel Kressel, Dan Pagis, Moshe Shamir, Adin Shteinzaltz, Ido Avineri and others. The collection also includes autographs and letters from composers and musicians among them – Shlomo Weissfish, Baruch Liftman, Pinchas Gorin, Nurit Hirsh and Noemi Shemer, politicians like Zalman Shazar, Moshe Sharett, Shmuel Tamir and Geula Cohen, and more.
About 90 letters and leaves. Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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"Ze'ev Jabotinsky, in memory of his visit, Tamuz, 1933". A card printed on behalf of "Keren Tel- Hai" in Nowogrodek (Navahrudak), [Navahrudak (Belarus(, 1933].
A printed paper card, with a photograph of Ze'ev Jabotinsky. Printed on behalf of "Keren Tel-Hai" in Navahrudak, in memory of Jabotinsky's visit in the city. On the back of the card appears Jabotinsky's signature – "Z. Jabotinsky 1933".
12X10 cm. Fair condition. Rough creases (with rubbing to the paper). Stains. A 3 cm long tear.
A printed paper card, with a photograph of Ze'ev Jabotinsky. Printed on behalf of "Keren Tel-Hai" in Navahrudak, in memory of Jabotinsky's visit in the city. On the back of the card appears Jabotinsky's signature – "Z. Jabotinsky 1933".
12X10 cm. Fair condition. Rough creases (with rubbing to the paper). Stains. A 3 cm long tear.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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"BaMakhteret" [in the underground], writings, "special edition for underground members and supporters", by Menachem Begin. Volumes 1 and 2. Tel-Aviv: "Hadar", 1959.
Two first volumes of Menachem Begin's book "BaMakhteret", about the struggle of Etzel against the British prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. On the title page of Volume 1 appears the dedication: "to Moshe, the good friend, this book is given with much affection, M. Begin, Jerusalem, Shvat 1959" (Hebrew); on the title page of Volume 2 appears the dedication: "to my friend Moshe – with affection, M. Begin"; both dedications are handwritten by Menachem Begin.
Vol. 1: [1], 295 pp. Vol. 2: 359 pp. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Slight defects (mainly at margins). Pages 1-12 in Vol. 1 are almost totally detached. Binding of Vol. 1 is partly detached. Bindings are slightly rubbed and damaged.
Two first volumes of Menachem Begin's book "BaMakhteret", about the struggle of Etzel against the British prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. On the title page of Volume 1 appears the dedication: "to Moshe, the good friend, this book is given with much affection, M. Begin, Jerusalem, Shvat 1959" (Hebrew); on the title page of Volume 2 appears the dedication: "to my friend Moshe – with affection, M. Begin"; both dedications are handwritten by Menachem Begin.
Vol. 1: [1], 295 pp. Vol. 2: 359 pp. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Slight defects (mainly at margins). Pages 1-12 in Vol. 1 are almost totally detached. Binding of Vol. 1 is partly detached. Bindings are slightly rubbed and damaged.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Three letters sent by Moshe Sharett to David Ben-Gurion:
1. Typewritten letter, with a number of lines added by hand. Addressed to the "Prime Minister" and signed by Sharett in initials. 6-7 June, 1956.
In this letter Sharett informs Ben-Gurion that he resigns from his position as Foreign Minister; resignation is planned for June 10; he asks Ben-Gurion to announce it in the Knesset, and notes that he cannot hide from Rosen (Pinchas Rosen, Minister of Justice) the reasons that led to his resignation (being serious disagreements – political and personal – between Sharett and Ben-Gurion). [1] leaf, 28 cm. Fair condition. Thin paper. Creases and tears at margins.
2. Draft of a long letter, handwritten by Sharett, addressed to the "Prime Minister" and signed by Sharett in initials. October 30, 1960.
In this letter Sharett responds to what Ben-Gurion wrote to him following an announcement that Sharett published in the newspaper, concerning the "Esek HaBish" ("Lavon Affair") and its investigation. Sharett writes in great length about his concerns regarding another investigation, and ends the letter with the words: "For the world it is unimportant who gave the order. What is important is that the deed was done. It is not important that a certain Minister of Defense was able to go in an unknown direction… what is important is that the top ranks of Israel's defense forces could be a 'breeding ground' for such horrible conspiracies".
[4] leaves + a leaf with a number of lines as an addition to page no. 2, 22 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases.
3. A long letter handwritten by Sharett, addressed to "David Ben-Gurion" and signed by Sharett in initials. March 23, 1963.
In this letter Sharett responds to a letter which Ben-Gurion wrote to him two days earlier, regarding the question of "Herut" party joining the Directorate of the Zionist Organization.
[5] leaves, 24.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases.
1. Typewritten letter, with a number of lines added by hand. Addressed to the "Prime Minister" and signed by Sharett in initials. 6-7 June, 1956.
In this letter Sharett informs Ben-Gurion that he resigns from his position as Foreign Minister; resignation is planned for June 10; he asks Ben-Gurion to announce it in the Knesset, and notes that he cannot hide from Rosen (Pinchas Rosen, Minister of Justice) the reasons that led to his resignation (being serious disagreements – political and personal – between Sharett and Ben-Gurion). [1] leaf, 28 cm. Fair condition. Thin paper. Creases and tears at margins.
2. Draft of a long letter, handwritten by Sharett, addressed to the "Prime Minister" and signed by Sharett in initials. October 30, 1960.
In this letter Sharett responds to what Ben-Gurion wrote to him following an announcement that Sharett published in the newspaper, concerning the "Esek HaBish" ("Lavon Affair") and its investigation. Sharett writes in great length about his concerns regarding another investigation, and ends the letter with the words: "For the world it is unimportant who gave the order. What is important is that the deed was done. It is not important that a certain Minister of Defense was able to go in an unknown direction… what is important is that the top ranks of Israel's defense forces could be a 'breeding ground' for such horrible conspiracies".
[4] leaves + a leaf with a number of lines as an addition to page no. 2, 22 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases.
3. A long letter handwritten by Sharett, addressed to "David Ben-Gurion" and signed by Sharett in initials. March 23, 1963.
In this letter Sharett responds to a letter which Ben-Gurion wrote to him two days earlier, regarding the question of "Herut" party joining the Directorate of the Zionist Organization.
[5] leaves, 24.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Two letters handwritten and signed by David Ben-Gurion, addressed to the poet and author Arieh Chorshi. Sent from Haifa to Berl Katzenelson School in Holon (of which Chorshi was principal at the time), November-December 1966.
Both letters concern the arrangement of a meeting between Ben-Gurion and Chorshi. In one of the letters Ben-Gurion writes: "I am very busy these days, but I hope that in a week or two I shall be less busy… the youth of today, after all, will be the ones to shape the image of the nation in the future…" (Hebrew).
Two letters, a letter from November 1966: [1] leaf (written on one side), 21.5 cm. Letter from December 1966: [1] leaf (written on one side), 20 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
Enclosed are the original envelopes in which the letters were sent.
Both letters concern the arrangement of a meeting between Ben-Gurion and Chorshi. In one of the letters Ben-Gurion writes: "I am very busy these days, but I hope that in a week or two I shall be less busy… the youth of today, after all, will be the ones to shape the image of the nation in the future…" (Hebrew).
Two letters, a letter from November 1966: [1] leaf (written on one side), 21.5 cm. Letter from December 1966: [1] leaf (written on one side), 20 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
Enclosed are the original envelopes in which the letters were sent.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $400
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Large photograph of Yitzchak Rabin and Yigal Allon on the beach, [1977]. Large format (approx. 61X48 cm). Signed by hand on the bottom margins by Yitzchak Rabin.
Apparently this photograph was taken on 19.4.1977, following a helicopter flight with Rabin and Allon on board; the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing near the shore of Gaza, and the photograph was taken by Yaacov Saar, photographer of the "Government Press Office".
Approx. 61X48 cm. Good condition. Slight stains and damages (mainly to back). Pen inscription on the back.
Apparently this photograph was taken on 19.4.1977, following a helicopter flight with Rabin and Allon on board; the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing near the shore of Gaza, and the photograph was taken by Yaacov Saar, photographer of the "Government Press Office".
Approx. 61X48 cm. Good condition. Slight stains and damages (mainly to back). Pen inscription on the back.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Two items signed by Isser Harel.
Isser Harel (1913-2003), one of the founders of the Israeli Intelligence, head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), head of the Mossad and MK of the seventh Knesset. In 1960, he oversaw the operation for capturing the SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann who hid in a ranch near Buenos Aires. Due to the sensitivity of the operation, Harel himself traveled to Argentina and stayed in Buenos Aires to oversee the capture from close.
1. Alrededores De Buenos Aires, Plano Suplementario De La Guia Peuser De Turismo [Buenos Aires and its region, map for tour-guide Peuser]. Printed by the Departamento Cartografia Peures.] Buenos Aires, ca. 1960s?]. Signature on upper margins: "I. Harel, Tzahala, 14.7.76".
Fabric-covered binding, with gilt embossment: "Map, donated by Isser Harel".
53.5X97 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding creases. Stains and damages. Tears, some open to edges and along folding creases. Defects to margins of the map sustained by gluing to binding. Detached, slightly worn binding.
2. Photocopy of a two-page declaration, in the handwriting of Adolf Eichmann. Written in May 1960, in Buenos Aires (German). Both pages signed on bottom margins. The first: "I. Harel, Tzahala, 14.7.76"; the second: "I. Harel".
Mounted on a double-page sheet, bound in a fabric-covered binding with a gilt inscription: "Letter, donated by Isser Harel".
[2] pages, 21X32 cm. Good-fair condition. Filing holes, creases, stains and defects. The photocopy is slightly faded. Wear and defects to fabric binding and pages.
Isser Harel (1913-2003), one of the founders of the Israeli Intelligence, head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), head of the Mossad and MK of the seventh Knesset. In 1960, he oversaw the operation for capturing the SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann who hid in a ranch near Buenos Aires. Due to the sensitivity of the operation, Harel himself traveled to Argentina and stayed in Buenos Aires to oversee the capture from close.
1. Alrededores De Buenos Aires, Plano Suplementario De La Guia Peuser De Turismo [Buenos Aires and its region, map for tour-guide Peuser]. Printed by the Departamento Cartografia Peures.] Buenos Aires, ca. 1960s?]. Signature on upper margins: "I. Harel, Tzahala, 14.7.76".
Fabric-covered binding, with gilt embossment: "Map, donated by Isser Harel".
53.5X97 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding creases. Stains and damages. Tears, some open to edges and along folding creases. Defects to margins of the map sustained by gluing to binding. Detached, slightly worn binding.
2. Photocopy of a two-page declaration, in the handwriting of Adolf Eichmann. Written in May 1960, in Buenos Aires (German). Both pages signed on bottom margins. The first: "I. Harel, Tzahala, 14.7.76"; the second: "I. Harel".
Mounted on a double-page sheet, bound in a fabric-covered binding with a gilt inscription: "Letter, donated by Isser Harel".
[2] pages, 21X32 cm. Good-fair condition. Filing holes, creases, stains and defects. The photocopy is slightly faded. Wear and defects to fabric binding and pages.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Collection of documents, letters, essays and writings from the estate of Yitzchak Isaac Weismann Bar-Levy (1889-1970), born in Ukraine (Kamieniec-Podolski).
The items in this collection imply that Weismann worked as an accountant in Kiev and in Kamieniec-Podolski, and later on worked in the "Va'ad HaIvri LeHagira BeRomania" (Jewish Emigration Committee in Romania), Kishinev, assisting those who wished to immigrate from Romania. In the late 1920s he immigrated, with his wife, to Palestine, where he worked for some time for the literary periodical "Moznayim", and was engaged, among other things, in writing opinion-essays for newspapers.
The collection includes:
1. Certificates, letters and official documents from ca. 1917-1924, prior to his immigration to Palestine. Russian, Romanian, English and Yiddish.
Among them: * Official letters confirming his work in Kiev and in Kamieniec-Podolski. * Official letters and certificates from "Jewish Emigration Committee affiliated with "Hias" of America". Kishinev, 1923-1924. One letter confirms that Weismann worked for the committee. Some letters are signed by the committee's president Jacob Bernstein-Kogan. * Romanian identity documents (in the name of Weismann and his wife, Frieda). * Two official letters sent to Kishinev from the British Embassy in Bucharest, about Weismann's application to immigrate to Palestine with his family. * Two issues of the Yiddish paper "Byulitin funm idishn emigratsyens komitet in romaniya (Paper of the Jewish Emigration Committee in Romania. One issue is printed in golden ink).
2. Essays and drafts of essays by Weismann, printed and handwritten. Yiddish and Hebrew (most are in Yiddish). Palestine [ca. 1920s-30s].
Most of the essays concern current issues in Palestine and were sent for publication in various periodicals (one essay was sent for publication in the JNF bulletin).
3. Letters sent to and from Weismann in the 1920s-30s. Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian.
Among them: * Letters written when Weismann worked for the weekly "Moznayim" and deal with matters concerning the weekly. * Letters sent to Weismann by authors, intellectuals and editors of Jewish publishing houses and periodicals. Among them: letters from Fischel Lachower, Zalman Rosenthal (on stationery of the paper "Der Yid"), Ya'akov Fishman (editor of the paper "der morgn djurnal", New York), Yosef Sapir (Chief editor of "Tzioyistishe folks-bibliotek" publishing house), and more. * Many more letters, among them personal letters and letters regarding his work.
4. Tens of essays, drafts of essays and writings (printed and handwritten), written, all or almost all, for the book "Kamieniec-Podolski and the Vicinity: Memorial Book" (the book was published by the Organization of Jews from Kamieniec- Podolski in Israel, [1965], and included several essays by Weismann).
The essays and writings are about the history of the Kamieniec-Podolski district (Ukraine), about Jewish personalities born in the district, Zionist activities, and more. Among the essays: * "Book Title" (introduction to the book "Kamieniec-Podolski and the Vicinity: Memorial Book"), "Massa Oreinin", and "Commemorating Balin" (in the vicinity of Kamieniec-Podolski). * Essays about personalities from Kamieniec-Podolski: Israel Goldman, Matityahu Segal, Hadassah Etiya Lerner, David Shleifer, and others * Handwritten texts about towns in the Kamieniec-Podolski district (in Hebrew and Russian). * Compositions about Zionist activity, mentioning 'Kadima' and 'HaTchiya' (Zionist youth organizations in Kamieniec-Podolski). * The essay "How the youth of Kamieniec-Podolski waited for Dr. Herzl's arrival". * Many more compositions and essays.
Total of about 280 items. Size and condition vary.
The items in this collection imply that Weismann worked as an accountant in Kiev and in Kamieniec-Podolski, and later on worked in the "Va'ad HaIvri LeHagira BeRomania" (Jewish Emigration Committee in Romania), Kishinev, assisting those who wished to immigrate from Romania. In the late 1920s he immigrated, with his wife, to Palestine, where he worked for some time for the literary periodical "Moznayim", and was engaged, among other things, in writing opinion-essays for newspapers.
The collection includes:
1. Certificates, letters and official documents from ca. 1917-1924, prior to his immigration to Palestine. Russian, Romanian, English and Yiddish.
Among them: * Official letters confirming his work in Kiev and in Kamieniec-Podolski. * Official letters and certificates from "Jewish Emigration Committee affiliated with "Hias" of America". Kishinev, 1923-1924. One letter confirms that Weismann worked for the committee. Some letters are signed by the committee's president Jacob Bernstein-Kogan. * Romanian identity documents (in the name of Weismann and his wife, Frieda). * Two official letters sent to Kishinev from the British Embassy in Bucharest, about Weismann's application to immigrate to Palestine with his family. * Two issues of the Yiddish paper "Byulitin funm idishn emigratsyens komitet in romaniya (Paper of the Jewish Emigration Committee in Romania. One issue is printed in golden ink).
2. Essays and drafts of essays by Weismann, printed and handwritten. Yiddish and Hebrew (most are in Yiddish). Palestine [ca. 1920s-30s].
Most of the essays concern current issues in Palestine and were sent for publication in various periodicals (one essay was sent for publication in the JNF bulletin).
3. Letters sent to and from Weismann in the 1920s-30s. Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian.
Among them: * Letters written when Weismann worked for the weekly "Moznayim" and deal with matters concerning the weekly. * Letters sent to Weismann by authors, intellectuals and editors of Jewish publishing houses and periodicals. Among them: letters from Fischel Lachower, Zalman Rosenthal (on stationery of the paper "Der Yid"), Ya'akov Fishman (editor of the paper "der morgn djurnal", New York), Yosef Sapir (Chief editor of "Tzioyistishe folks-bibliotek" publishing house), and more. * Many more letters, among them personal letters and letters regarding his work.
4. Tens of essays, drafts of essays and writings (printed and handwritten), written, all or almost all, for the book "Kamieniec-Podolski and the Vicinity: Memorial Book" (the book was published by the Organization of Jews from Kamieniec- Podolski in Israel, [1965], and included several essays by Weismann).
The essays and writings are about the history of the Kamieniec-Podolski district (Ukraine), about Jewish personalities born in the district, Zionist activities, and more. Among the essays: * "Book Title" (introduction to the book "Kamieniec-Podolski and the Vicinity: Memorial Book"), "Massa Oreinin", and "Commemorating Balin" (in the vicinity of Kamieniec-Podolski). * Essays about personalities from Kamieniec-Podolski: Israel Goldman, Matityahu Segal, Hadassah Etiya Lerner, David Shleifer, and others * Handwritten texts about towns in the Kamieniec-Podolski district (in Hebrew and Russian). * Compositions about Zionist activity, mentioning 'Kadima' and 'HaTchiya' (Zionist youth organizations in Kamieniec-Podolski). * The essay "How the youth of Kamieniec-Podolski waited for Dr. Herzl's arrival". * Many more compositions and essays.
Total of about 280 items. Size and condition vary.
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Collection of letters and documents, printed and handwritten, from the archive of Fritz Lichtenstein (Peretz Leshem). London, Lisbon, Tangier, Palestine, and other places. Ca. 1940s – 1970s. English, German and Hebrew.
Peretz Lichtenstein (Peretz Leshem, 1903-2003) was born in Germany. He immigrated to Palestine in 1926. In the 1930s-40s he was member of "HeChalutz" movement. In 1943 he was sent to Lisbon on behalf of the Jewish Agency and was involved in rescue and immigration operations of Jewish holocaust survivors through Spain and Portugal. In 1950-1967 he worked for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and among other positions served as General Consul in Germany.
The collection presented includes:
* Letters sent to and from Lichtenstein in the 1940s, while he worked for the Jewish Agency: official letters from Jewish Agency representatives, related to Lichtenstein's membership in the information department of the Jewish Agency; official letter from 1944 announcing that Lichtenstein was relocated to Portugal, Spain and Tangier on behalf of the Jewish Agency, to be engaged in matters related to refugees and immigration to Palestine (signed by J. Linton); and more.
* Copy of the "Minutes of Second Meeting of Central Committee, Jewish Agency Information Department", 1941. * Documents related to Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad. * Two letters from the Joint organization representative in Tangier (1946-1947). * Correspondence between Lichtenstein and Isaac Weissman, representative of the World Jewish Congress in Portugal and Spain.
* Letters from the 1950s-70s, some from the period during which he worked for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Among them a letter from Bertha Schoolman, on official stationery of the Jewish Agency, Youth Aliyah Department (1950); letters sent to him from Israeli embassies in different countries; a short letter from Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek (typewritten on official stationery and signed by hand).
* Two certificates in the name of Lichtenstein; Defense Regulation Road & Rail Pass on behalf of the British authorities in Palestine, and a temporary exemption certificate on behalf of IDF.
* Many more items.
Total of about 110 items. Size and condition vary.
Peretz Lichtenstein (Peretz Leshem, 1903-2003) was born in Germany. He immigrated to Palestine in 1926. In the 1930s-40s he was member of "HeChalutz" movement. In 1943 he was sent to Lisbon on behalf of the Jewish Agency and was involved in rescue and immigration operations of Jewish holocaust survivors through Spain and Portugal. In 1950-1967 he worked for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and among other positions served as General Consul in Germany.
The collection presented includes:
* Letters sent to and from Lichtenstein in the 1940s, while he worked for the Jewish Agency: official letters from Jewish Agency representatives, related to Lichtenstein's membership in the information department of the Jewish Agency; official letter from 1944 announcing that Lichtenstein was relocated to Portugal, Spain and Tangier on behalf of the Jewish Agency, to be engaged in matters related to refugees and immigration to Palestine (signed by J. Linton); and more.
* Copy of the "Minutes of Second Meeting of Central Committee, Jewish Agency Information Department", 1941. * Documents related to Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad. * Two letters from the Joint organization representative in Tangier (1946-1947). * Correspondence between Lichtenstein and Isaac Weissman, representative of the World Jewish Congress in Portugal and Spain.
* Letters from the 1950s-70s, some from the period during which he worked for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Among them a letter from Bertha Schoolman, on official stationery of the Jewish Agency, Youth Aliyah Department (1950); letters sent to him from Israeli embassies in different countries; a short letter from Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek (typewritten on official stationery and signed by hand).
* Two certificates in the name of Lichtenstein; Defense Regulation Road & Rail Pass on behalf of the British authorities in Palestine, and a temporary exemption certificate on behalf of IDF.
* Many more items.
Total of about 110 items. Size and condition vary.
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Withdrawn. About 450 letters, telegrams and paper items, which belonged to lawyer Arnold Spaer. Jerusalem and other places in Palestine and Europe, late 1940s [some are from earlier or later years]. English, and some Hebrew, German and French.
Arnold Spaer (1919-2011), a lawyer, born in Danzig. Acquired his legal education in the Government School of Law in Jerusalem, and after graduation he was accepted for internship in the office of the lawyer Dov Yosef (appointed later as military governor of Jerusalem and as minister). During World War II served as interpreter in the British Army, and after returning to Palestine he was appointed military prosecutor and served as assistant to Yosef during the Independence War.
This collection documents his activity in the late 1940s. It includes: letters and copies of letters, handwritten and typewritten, sent from and to Spaer, about different topics (legal cases, several letters from his military service period, a complaint about damage caused to Spaer's car by a bullet shot by a Mandate Police officer, correspondence with coin collectors and various numismatic groups, letters from Ya'akov Tehon and Eliyahu Lestschinsky, and more); ephemeral items (parking tickets, theater tickets, receipts for donations to JNF and "Shekel" donations, and more); Hamei Tiberias & Commissioners of Stamp Duties – a notebook with a handwritten preparation of a legal petition; as well as receipts, forms, greeting cards, invitations and more items.
About 450 items. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
See items 37, 52 and 58.
Arnold Spaer (1919-2011), a lawyer, born in Danzig. Acquired his legal education in the Government School of Law in Jerusalem, and after graduation he was accepted for internship in the office of the lawyer Dov Yosef (appointed later as military governor of Jerusalem and as minister). During World War II served as interpreter in the British Army, and after returning to Palestine he was appointed military prosecutor and served as assistant to Yosef during the Independence War.
This collection documents his activity in the late 1940s. It includes: letters and copies of letters, handwritten and typewritten, sent from and to Spaer, about different topics (legal cases, several letters from his military service period, a complaint about damage caused to Spaer's car by a bullet shot by a Mandate Police officer, correspondence with coin collectors and various numismatic groups, letters from Ya'akov Tehon and Eliyahu Lestschinsky, and more); ephemeral items (parking tickets, theater tickets, receipts for donations to JNF and "Shekel" donations, and more); Hamei Tiberias & Commissioners of Stamp Duties – a notebook with a handwritten preparation of a legal petition; as well as receipts, forms, greeting cards, invitations and more items.
About 450 items. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
See items 37, 52 and 58.
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Manuscripts, Autographs and Archives
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
About 125 programs, invitations, letters and paper items, belonging to Tovah Berlin (Papish), a pianist and music teacher in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Berlin and other places, 1920s-40s (Most are from the 1930s). Hebrew, German and English.
In the collection:
* About 45 programs of concerts and musical evenings: "Party… in honor of 'Ezrat Nashim Society'" in "Palace" hotel, Jerusalem (1932); a concert of the violinist Bronislav Hubermann in "Ohel Shem", Tel-Aviv (1935); Jubilee concert of the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra (1946); Concert sponsored by the High Commissioner in honor of Mrs. Churchill's Fund for Russia, in YMCA hall, Jerusalem, (1942); Violin Recital by Jascha Heifetz in "Edison", Jerusalem (1950); About 10 programs – "Jerusalem Music Society" – from 1931-1934 (some are printed on postcards); and more.
* About 35 letters sent to Berlin by musicians, musical institutes, students and family members.
* Entrance ticket to a concert with Jascha Heifetz, held in 1932 in "Edison", Jerusalem.
* Invitation to a meeting with violinist Jascha Heifetz following a concert, sent to Tovah Berlin.
* Entrance ticket to a concert with the violinist Bronislav Huberman, held in 1929 in "Zion" hall, Jerusalem.
* About 35 paper items recording the period during which Berlin stayed in Germany: invitations, programs, transportation tickets, correspondence with institutes and music schools, and more. Late 1920s and early 1930s.
* More items.
Some of the items appear in more than one copy.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.
In the collection:
* About 45 programs of concerts and musical evenings: "Party… in honor of 'Ezrat Nashim Society'" in "Palace" hotel, Jerusalem (1932); a concert of the violinist Bronislav Hubermann in "Ohel Shem", Tel-Aviv (1935); Jubilee concert of the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra (1946); Concert sponsored by the High Commissioner in honor of Mrs. Churchill's Fund for Russia, in YMCA hall, Jerusalem, (1942); Violin Recital by Jascha Heifetz in "Edison", Jerusalem (1950); About 10 programs – "Jerusalem Music Society" – from 1931-1934 (some are printed on postcards); and more.
* About 35 letters sent to Berlin by musicians, musical institutes, students and family members.
* Entrance ticket to a concert with Jascha Heifetz, held in 1932 in "Edison", Jerusalem.
* Invitation to a meeting with violinist Jascha Heifetz following a concert, sent to Tovah Berlin.
* Entrance ticket to a concert with the violinist Bronislav Huberman, held in 1929 in "Zion" hall, Jerusalem.
* About 35 paper items recording the period during which Berlin stayed in Germany: invitations, programs, transportation tickets, correspondence with institutes and music schools, and more. Late 1920s and early 1930s.
* More items.
Some of the items appear in more than one copy.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.
Category
Manuscripts, Autographs and Archives
Catalogue