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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $200
Sold for: $325
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14 broadsides and various publications issued by the Irgun (Etzel). 1944-1948. Hebrew; one broadside is in Hungarian.
Among them: broadsides denouncing the mandate government, broadsides about prayer beside the Western wall on Yom Kippur, about the prisoners in Eritrea who were killed by British fire, a broadside "to the studying youth" calling them to join the Irgun, a broadside about the Irgun fighter Asher Tratner who was shot in his hip while hanging a broadside, obituaries (one of them marking the first anniversary of David Raziel's death), a long broadside blaming the "loyalists of the Yishuv" of "lighting within besieged Zion the devouring flame of civil war" (Hebrew), a broadside of the Irgun in Hungarian (Nissan 1948), and other items.
Enclosed is a French booklet about the Lehi (1946).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Fold lines and minor blemishes to several items.
Among them: broadsides denouncing the mandate government, broadsides about prayer beside the Western wall on Yom Kippur, about the prisoners in Eritrea who were killed by British fire, a broadside "to the studying youth" calling them to join the Irgun, a broadside about the Irgun fighter Asher Tratner who was shot in his hip while hanging a broadside, obituaries (one of them marking the first anniversary of David Raziel's death), a long broadside blaming the "loyalists of the Yishuv" of "lighting within besieged Zion the devouring flame of civil war" (Hebrew), a broadside of the Irgun in Hungarian (Nissan 1948), and other items.
Enclosed is a French booklet about the Lehi (1946).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Fold lines and minor blemishes to several items.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $120
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Three broadsides issued by or denouncing the Lehi. [ca. 1945].
1. "Announcement" by Lochamei Cherut Israel, Elul 1945. "Yosef Davidesko, a British intelligence officer since 1917 until the day he died, an informer who handed over Jewish fighters to the secret police. Was shot to death in his home in Zichron Yaakov" (Hebrew). Davidesko, an ex-member of the Nili underground organization, had been in contact with the Jewish underground organizations during the British Mandate and was accused of being a "double agent".
2. "To the members of the Yishuv" (Hebrew), a broadside issued by "Ne'emanei HaMoledet" (the Loyalists of the Homeland), [ca. mid-1940s]. "The Hebrew Yishuv will not accept 'Jewish murderers' who declare themselves fighters for the freedom of Israel walking amongst it" (Hebrew).
3. "Why do we rule out acts of terrorism?" (Hebrew) – a broadside issued on behalf of "the Zionist Movement, Hebrew public opinion and all the volunteers among the people" (Hebrew) denouncing those responsible for acts of sabotage and murder. [ca. mid-1940s].
Size and condition vary. Items 1-2 are in fair-good condition. Item 3 is in fair-poor condition.
1. "Announcement" by Lochamei Cherut Israel, Elul 1945. "Yosef Davidesko, a British intelligence officer since 1917 until the day he died, an informer who handed over Jewish fighters to the secret police. Was shot to death in his home in Zichron Yaakov" (Hebrew). Davidesko, an ex-member of the Nili underground organization, had been in contact with the Jewish underground organizations during the British Mandate and was accused of being a "double agent".
2. "To the members of the Yishuv" (Hebrew), a broadside issued by "Ne'emanei HaMoledet" (the Loyalists of the Homeland), [ca. mid-1940s]. "The Hebrew Yishuv will not accept 'Jewish murderers' who declare themselves fighters for the freedom of Israel walking amongst it" (Hebrew).
3. "Why do we rule out acts of terrorism?" (Hebrew) – a broadside issued on behalf of "the Zionist Movement, Hebrew public opinion and all the volunteers among the people" (Hebrew) denouncing those responsible for acts of sabotage and murder. [ca. mid-1940s].
Size and condition vary. Items 1-2 are in fair-good condition. Item 3 is in fair-poor condition.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Nine documents (most of them of several leaves) – diary passages, handwritten memoirs and printed documents, about the activity of the Alexandroni Brigade during the Israeli War of Independence, and in particular about the activity of the 33rd battalion [ca. 1948-1949].
Including: handwritten memoirs by Shmuel Karniel, about the battles of Zirin and Kafr Qara; handwritten memoirs about the blowing up of a bridge north to Rosh HaAyin; handwritten memoirs about the "Ayin District" – Kafr Ana, Tel Litvinsky and operation "Chametz"; memoirs of the communications officer about UN observers during the temporary truce; a typewritten text, about the 33 battalion, by Benzion Ziv (Ben Cijjon Frieden, one of the commanders of the Brigade during the War of Independence); official circular, "To all battalions, to all officers of the headquarters" (Hebrew), about the establishment of the 34th battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade, May 1948; an overview of the Iraqi army; and additional documents.
Possibly, these texts were collected for publication in the journal of the Alexandroni Brigade, "Hed Hatichon", or in another publication of the Brigade.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Fold lines, stains or small tears to some of the documents.
Including: handwritten memoirs by Shmuel Karniel, about the battles of Zirin and Kafr Qara; handwritten memoirs about the blowing up of a bridge north to Rosh HaAyin; handwritten memoirs about the "Ayin District" – Kafr Ana, Tel Litvinsky and operation "Chametz"; memoirs of the communications officer about UN observers during the temporary truce; a typewritten text, about the 33 battalion, by Benzion Ziv (Ben Cijjon Frieden, one of the commanders of the Brigade during the War of Independence); official circular, "To all battalions, to all officers of the headquarters" (Hebrew), about the establishment of the 34th battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade, May 1948; an overview of the Iraqi army; and additional documents.
Possibly, these texts were collected for publication in the journal of the Alexandroni Brigade, "Hed Hatichon", or in another publication of the Brigade.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Fold lines, stains or small tears to some of the documents.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $200
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Two paper items from the time of the siege on Safed during the Israeli War of Independence, April-May 1948.
1. "Birth Certificate" – a typewritten letter of conformation, by the Mukhtar of Safed, Asher Barshad, on official stationery: "I the undersigned – Asher Barshad, mukhtar of the Jewish Community, Safed – hereby certify that Mrs. Henya, daughter of Rab. Abraham Leib Silberman of Safed [Chief Rabbi of Safed] is personally known to me. She was born in Safed on March 3rd. 1921". Safed, April 13, 1948.
The letter is hand-signed and stamped by Barshad and by the British District Officer.
[1] leaf, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Fold lines. Tears and minor creases to margins. Filing holes.
2. An envelope with a "Safed Mail" 10 Mils postage stamp and a "Safed Mail" postmark from May 6, 1948. This stamp and postmark were used in Safed for a short time only, between the time the British left the town and its liberation from the siege during the War of Independence.
Enclosed is letter confirming the authenticity of the item.
Envelope: 12.5X15.5 cm. Good condition. Fold line.
1. "Birth Certificate" – a typewritten letter of conformation, by the Mukhtar of Safed, Asher Barshad, on official stationery: "I the undersigned – Asher Barshad, mukhtar of the Jewish Community, Safed – hereby certify that Mrs. Henya, daughter of Rab. Abraham Leib Silberman of Safed [Chief Rabbi of Safed] is personally known to me. She was born in Safed on March 3rd. 1921". Safed, April 13, 1948.
The letter is hand-signed and stamped by Barshad and by the British District Officer.
[1] leaf, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Fold lines. Tears and minor creases to margins. Filing holes.
2. An envelope with a "Safed Mail" 10 Mils postage stamp and a "Safed Mail" postmark from May 6, 1948. This stamp and postmark were used in Safed for a short time only, between the time the British left the town and its liberation from the siege during the War of Independence.
Enclosed is letter confirming the authenticity of the item.
Envelope: 12.5X15.5 cm. Good condition. Fold line.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $100
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Original drawing (ink and crayon on paper) of the emblem of the "Regimental Scouts – Givati" – the scout unit of the Givati Brigade (the 5th Brigade) in the Israeli War of Independence. Not signed. Dated with an inked stamp: August 17, 1948.
The emblem intertwines binoculars and a compass with a wreath of leaves and the inscription "Regimental Scouts Givati" (Hebrew).
[1] leaf, 12.5X12.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, fold lines and wear. Tears, some of them reinforced with tape on verso.
The emblem intertwines binoculars and a compass with a wreath of leaves and the inscription "Regimental Scouts Givati" (Hebrew).
[1] leaf, 12.5X12.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, fold lines and wear. Tears, some of them reinforced with tape on verso.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $550
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Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette]. Issue no. 1. Tel-Aviv: Hapoel Hatzair Cooperative Press, May 14, 1948.
The issue contains the text of the "Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel" (The Scroll of Independence) and a manifest issued by the Provisional Government.
4 pp, 33 cm. Fair-good condition. Fold line. Creases. A few stains.
The issue contains the text of the "Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel" (The Scroll of Independence) and a manifest issued by the Provisional Government.
4 pp, 33 cm. Fair-good condition. Fold line. Creases. A few stains.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $120
Sold for: $150
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"Israel in Its Revival, the Provisional Government". [Tel-Aviv]: B. Barlevi, [1948].
A card game designed for getting acquainted with the thirteen ministers of the Provisional Government and President Chaim Weizmann. The game includes fourteen pairs of cards: printed on the first card is a portrait of one of the ministers of the Provisional Government and on the second, a short biography. A verse from Zechariah's prophecy: "And the streets of the city (Jerusalem) shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets" is printed on the case.
28 cards. 6.5X12 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor wear and some stains on the cards. Damage and tears to case, professionally repaired and reinforced (several pieces have been replaced).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
A card game designed for getting acquainted with the thirteen ministers of the Provisional Government and President Chaim Weizmann. The game includes fourteen pairs of cards: printed on the first card is a portrait of one of the ministers of the Provisional Government and on the second, a short biography. A verse from Zechariah's prophecy: "And the streets of the city (Jerusalem) shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets" is printed on the case.
28 cards. 6.5X12 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor wear and some stains on the cards. Damage and tears to case, professionally repaired and reinforced (several pieces have been replaced).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $200
Sold for: $400
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Official certificate issued by the central elections committee for the Constituent Assembly, confirming that Yonah Kosoi was chosen as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly of the State of Israel (the first Knesset). Design: Shlomo Ben-David. Tel-Aviv: Arieli Press, February 1949.
The certificate states that Yonah Kosoi was chosen as member of the First Knesset of the State of Israel (on behalf of the Mapai Party). Signed by the chairman of the Central Elections Commission (and judge of the Supreme Court) Menachem Dunkelblum and the vice-chairman David Bar-Rav Hai.
[1] leaf, 29 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases to margins.
The certificate states that Yonah Kosoi was chosen as member of the First Knesset of the State of Israel (on behalf of the Mapai Party). Signed by the chairman of the Central Elections Commission (and judge of the Supreme Court) Menachem Dunkelblum and the vice-chairman David Bar-Rav Hai.
[1] leaf, 29 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases to margins.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $120
Sold for: $150
Including buyer's premium
Collection of items related to the Palmach ("storm troops"), the elite fighting force of the Haganah, active during 1941-1948. [Israel, 1949 to 1960s].
1. Invitation card, "to a basketball competition between the Machal team and the Palmach team" at the "Amiram" court in Tel-Aviv, April 1949.
2. Invitation card "to a party to celebrate our discharge from the military" at the "HaPoel" shack in Jerusalem. Issued by "Chayot Hanegev" unit of the Palmach. February 1950.
3. Invitation to a conference of the second battalion of the Palmach and the settlements of the northern Negev at Kibbutz Nir Am, May 1950.
4. IDF shoulder unit tag, with the emblem of the Negev Brigade.
5-7. Three paper labels: "Palmach conference in memory of Yitzchak Sadeh" (1954), "Palmach, Its fire shall never be doused" (year not indicated, presumably 1950s), "Conference of the brigade, inauguration of the monument" of the Negev Brigade in Beer Sheva (1968).
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. Invitation card, "to a basketball competition between the Machal team and the Palmach team" at the "Amiram" court in Tel-Aviv, April 1949.
2. Invitation card "to a party to celebrate our discharge from the military" at the "HaPoel" shack in Jerusalem. Issued by "Chayot Hanegev" unit of the Palmach. February 1950.
3. Invitation to a conference of the second battalion of the Palmach and the settlements of the northern Negev at Kibbutz Nir Am, May 1950.
4. IDF shoulder unit tag, with the emblem of the Negev Brigade.
5-7. Three paper labels: "Palmach conference in memory of Yitzchak Sadeh" (1954), "Palmach, Its fire shall never be doused" (year not indicated, presumably 1950s), "Conference of the brigade, inauguration of the monument" of the Negev Brigade in Beer Sheva (1968).
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Five booklets about aviation and flight. 1947-1949.
1-2. HaTe'ufah. Tel-Aviv: The General Council for Hebrew Aviation in Palestine. Issue from September 1947 ("Aviation Nowadays"); issue from January-February 1948 ("Aviation These Days").
3. HaTe'ufah, issue no. 1. Tel-Aviv: The Council for Aviation in Israel, June 1951.
5-5. The journal of the Israeli Air Force, issue 2-3, November 1948; issue 4, March 1949.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1-2. HaTe'ufah. Tel-Aviv: The General Council for Hebrew Aviation in Palestine. Issue from September 1947 ("Aviation Nowadays"); issue from January-February 1948 ("Aviation These Days").
3. HaTe'ufah, issue no. 1. Tel-Aviv: The Council for Aviation in Israel, June 1951.
5-5. The journal of the Israeli Air Force, issue 2-3, November 1948; issue 4, March 1949.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $150
Sold for: $238
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14 postcards with pictures of Israeli singers and artists. Israel, [ca. 1950s to 1970s].
Including: postcards signed by the singers Shlomo Artzi, Israel Gurion, Aliza Azikri, Pini Ben Ari, Geulah Nunni; postcards with the photographs of Chaim Moshe, Chava Alberstein, Yaffa Yarkoni, Shula Chen, and others.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Two of the postcards were used.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Including: postcards signed by the singers Shlomo Artzi, Israel Gurion, Aliza Azikri, Pini Ben Ari, Geulah Nunni; postcards with the photographs of Chaim Moshe, Chava Alberstein, Yaffa Yarkoni, Shula Chen, and others.
Size varies. Good overall condition. Two of the postcards were used.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Ottoman and British Palestine, Illegal Immigration, Underground Movements, The State of Israel
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
Opening: $100
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Cabinet card photograph of the Jewish philanthropist, Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885). London: Elliot & Fry, [ca. 1870].
Photograph: 10.5X14.5 cm. Card: 11X16.5 cm. Good overall condition. A few stains.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Photograph: 10.5X14.5 cm. Card: 11X16.5 cm. Good overall condition. A few stains.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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