Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Four Items from the Estate of Gershom Scholem - Printout of an Essay with Notes in His Hand / Letter from Dov Sadan

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Four items from the estate of Gershom Scholem. Jerusalem, New York and Zurich, 1938-1971. Hebrew and English.
1. "Three Types of Jewish Piety", Zurich: Hein, 1971. Printout of an essay by Gershom Scholem with corrections in his hand (from the 1969 annual volume of the Eranos research institute). [1], 332-348 pp, approx. 20 cm. Pen inscription and white correction fluid marks on the front binding. The printout contains notes in a different hand.
2. Letter handwritten and signed by Dov Sadan, from 1960. Anecdote regarding Hillel Zeitlin and Gershom Scholem, which Sadan had found in a book. [1] leaf, approx. 20 cm.
3. Jewish Mysticism: Major Trends, invitation to an important lecture series delivered by Gershom Scholem in 1938 at the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Leaf folded in two ([4] pp), 18 cm.
4. "Memorandum Regarding a Consultation on the Training of University Students for the Work of Teaching", Jerusalem, 1942. Transcription of a conference with Scholem's participation, copy delivered to him. 12 pp, 22.5 cm. At the top of the booklet is a dedication to Gershom Scholem.
Condition varies. Good overall condition.
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature