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Displaying 121 - 132 of 499
Lot 122 Collection of Press Photographs – "Reprisal Operations" – Unit 101 – Israel, 1950s and 1960s
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $500
Unsold
95 photographs documenting the "Reprisal Operations" by IDF carried out during the 1950s-60s.
During the 1950s-60s IDF assaulted bases and settlements from which came Fadayeens who infiltrated Israeli areas. The operations were a response to assassinations by the Fadayeens and their goal was to create deterrence and prevent future attacks. The photographs document different operations: "Operation Shoshana" in Qibya (October 1953), "Operation Samaria" in Qalqiliya (October 1956), "Operation Zuk Sela" in Khirbet Shuna (May 1956), The operation in the village Samu in Mount Hebron (November 1966) and other operations.
Most photographs portray soldiers on their way to operations, during operations or upon return. Among the photographs: * Photographs of the villages Qibya, A-Samu and Shuna demolished after attacks. * Several aerial photographs, among them one depicting the destruction in the village of A-Samu after an operation by IDF and a photograph showing the downing of a Jordanian military fighter aircraft during the raid on the village A-Samu. * A group photograph portraying the Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan with Unit 101 fighters: Ariel Sharon, Meir Har-Zion, Dany Matt, Raphael Eitan and others, one day after "Operation Egged", October 1955. * And more.
Most photographs are titled and dated by hand on verso; press information labels are attached to several photographs (English); Attached to several other photographs are printed titles in Hebrew, and on some others appear drawn titles for the press; part of the photographs are stamped with military censorship authorization ink-stamp on verso, and others are stamped "forbidden to publish"; part of the photographs are ink-stamped with photographer's stamp on verso.
Among the photographers and news agencies: Avraham Vered, "Newsphot Ltd", "Sela", Shmuel Shacham, Paul Goldman, and more.
Enclosed: five printed paper maps indicating the location of the operations and the movement of IDF forces during the operations.
Approx. 13X9 to 24X16 cm. Good overall condition. Folding marks. Stains. Defects. Creases. Some photographs arecut. Tears and open tears to a number of photographs. Inscriptions on several photographs.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
During the 1950s-60s IDF assaulted bases and settlements from which came Fadayeens who infiltrated Israeli areas. The operations were a response to assassinations by the Fadayeens and their goal was to create deterrence and prevent future attacks. The photographs document different operations: "Operation Shoshana" in Qibya (October 1953), "Operation Samaria" in Qalqiliya (October 1956), "Operation Zuk Sela" in Khirbet Shuna (May 1956), The operation in the village Samu in Mount Hebron (November 1966) and other operations.
Most photographs portray soldiers on their way to operations, during operations or upon return. Among the photographs: * Photographs of the villages Qibya, A-Samu and Shuna demolished after attacks. * Several aerial photographs, among them one depicting the destruction in the village of A-Samu after an operation by IDF and a photograph showing the downing of a Jordanian military fighter aircraft during the raid on the village A-Samu. * A group photograph portraying the Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan with Unit 101 fighters: Ariel Sharon, Meir Har-Zion, Dany Matt, Raphael Eitan and others, one day after "Operation Egged", October 1955. * And more.
Most photographs are titled and dated by hand on verso; press information labels are attached to several photographs (English); Attached to several other photographs are printed titles in Hebrew, and on some others appear drawn titles for the press; part of the photographs are stamped with military censorship authorization ink-stamp on verso, and others are stamped "forbidden to publish"; part of the photographs are ink-stamped with photographer's stamp on verso.
Among the photographers and news agencies: Avraham Vered, "Newsphot Ltd", "Sela", Shmuel Shacham, Paul Goldman, and more.
Enclosed: five printed paper maps indicating the location of the operations and the movement of IDF forces during the operations.
Approx. 13X9 to 24X16 cm. Good overall condition. Folding marks. Stains. Defects. Creases. Some photographs arecut. Tears and open tears to a number of photographs. Inscriptions on several photographs.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $300
Unsold
About 120 black and white photographs, documenting IDF operations in Judea and Samaria following the Six-Day war. [Late 1960s].
The photographs depict, among others: "Chargol" helicopters (Sikorsky S-58) during flights (bringing in soldiers, aerial photographs and more); Guard posts near villages; prisoners in imprisonment facilities; residents watched by IDF soldiers; confiscated weapons; a photograph documenting, presumably, an investigation facility – a trapdoor with a rope attached to a ring above the door; and more.
About 90 photographs are arranged in the album and the others are loose. On the back of one photograph appears a pen inscription: "Above the town of Tubas".
Photographs: approx. 10X7 cm. Good overall condition. Album: approx. 31 cm. Markings in color-pencil to some of the album leaves.
The photographs depict, among others: "Chargol" helicopters (Sikorsky S-58) during flights (bringing in soldiers, aerial photographs and more); Guard posts near villages; prisoners in imprisonment facilities; residents watched by IDF soldiers; confiscated weapons; a photograph documenting, presumably, an investigation facility – a trapdoor with a rope attached to a ring above the door; and more.
About 90 photographs are arranged in the album and the others are loose. On the back of one photograph appears a pen inscription: "Above the town of Tubas".
Photographs: approx. 10X7 cm. Good overall condition. Album: approx. 31 cm. Markings in color-pencil to some of the album leaves.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $300
Unsold
62 photos of IDF soldiers and residents of Judea, Samaria, Gaza and the Golan by Israel Simionsky (Israel Sun), Shaya Segal and other photographers. Late 1960s and 70s.
The photographs document motorized patrols and foot patrols on the West Bank and Gaza, checkpoints, demolished terrorists' houses, protests, Palestinian youth crossing the Suez Canal by boat, Druze returning to the Golan from Syria, pilgrimage to Mecca, evacuation of homes to be razed near the Western Wall, connecting the Gaza Strip to Israeli electricity supply, Israeli government officials with local representatives, etc.
Most of the photos bear the photographer's stamp, a title and date on verso. Some bear notes with press information (Hebrew and English).
Photos taken by Nachum Guttman, Israel Simionsky (Israel Sun), Shaya Segal, Starphot, Photo K. Weiss, Photo Louisa, Ze'ev Spector, Ramzor press photos, Chananya Herman, Shalom Marder, Aryeh Meisels, Rahamin Yisraeli and other photographers.
62 photos. 12X18 to 17X23.5 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Creases. Stains. Closed and small open tears. A number of slightly dark photos.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
The photographs document motorized patrols and foot patrols on the West Bank and Gaza, checkpoints, demolished terrorists' houses, protests, Palestinian youth crossing the Suez Canal by boat, Druze returning to the Golan from Syria, pilgrimage to Mecca, evacuation of homes to be razed near the Western Wall, connecting the Gaza Strip to Israeli electricity supply, Israeli government officials with local representatives, etc.
Most of the photos bear the photographer's stamp, a title and date on verso. Some bear notes with press information (Hebrew and English).
Photos taken by Nachum Guttman, Israel Simionsky (Israel Sun), Shaya Segal, Starphot, Photo K. Weiss, Photo Louisa, Ze'ev Spector, Ramzor press photos, Chananya Herman, Shalom Marder, Aryeh Meisels, Rahamin Yisraeli and other photographers.
62 photos. 12X18 to 17X23.5 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Creases. Stains. Closed and small open tears. A number of slightly dark photos.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
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Photography
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
27 press photographs documenting the days following the Six Day War and the Israeli settlements and tourism in the Sinai Peninsula, by Efraim Erde, Assaf Kutin, Zohar Baram, Werner Braun and other photographers. Sinai Peninsula, 1960s-70s.
Among the photographs: soldiers in the Umm Bugma Mining camp, a military vehicle at the Abu Ageila junction, Israeli navy ships on the Sinai shores, military parade in honor of the founding of the Nahal outpost Dikla, first house in the Di Zahav settlement, first grade with four students in Di Zahav (1972), a convoy of trucks transporting prefabricated buildings to Di Zahav (1973), Di Zahav after flooding in 1975, the Neviot settlement, tourist and bathing facilities on the shores of Dahab Gulf, etc.
Numerous photographs bear the photographers' stamps on verso and most are titled and dated. Photographers: Efraim Erde, Assaf Kutin, Zohar Baram, Werner Braun, Baruch Me'iri, Zeev Spector, Shalom Marder, Yisrael Simionsky, and others.
27 photos, 16.5X24 cm. to 13X18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Creases. Few defects. Minor tears to some photos.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
Among the photographs: soldiers in the Umm Bugma Mining camp, a military vehicle at the Abu Ageila junction, Israeli navy ships on the Sinai shores, military parade in honor of the founding of the Nahal outpost Dikla, first house in the Di Zahav settlement, first grade with four students in Di Zahav (1972), a convoy of trucks transporting prefabricated buildings to Di Zahav (1973), Di Zahav after flooding in 1975, the Neviot settlement, tourist and bathing facilities on the shores of Dahab Gulf, etc.
Numerous photographs bear the photographers' stamps on verso and most are titled and dated. Photographers: Efraim Erde, Assaf Kutin, Zohar Baram, Werner Braun, Baruch Me'iri, Zeev Spector, Shalom Marder, Yisrael Simionsky, and others.
27 photos, 16.5X24 cm. to 13X18 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Creases. Few defects. Minor tears to some photos.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
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Photography
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $100
Unsold
Eleven large press photographs, documenting the results of IDF operation "Tshura". Beirut, 1968.
Operation "Tshura", in December 1968, by Special Forces commando units of IDF (Sayeret Matkal and paratroopers), was a response to a number of attacks on "El-Al" airplanes in the same year. Since the attackers were trained and sent from Lebanon, it was decided to attack the Beirut International Airport. On the night of 28.12.1968 a force commanded by Raphael Eitan landed in Beirut and bombed fourteen airplanes belonging to Lebanese airlines.
The photographs document scenes from the attack and from the following day: a burning passenger airplane, a fighter aircraft flying over the airport, destroyed airplanes and equipment and more.
Press information notes (English) are pasted to the back of the photographs, alongside ink-stamps of news agencies: Associated Press Photo and United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Approx. 25X20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly to margins and to back of photographs). Slight defects. Small label with caption on the reverse of each photograph.
Operation "Tshura", in December 1968, by Special Forces commando units of IDF (Sayeret Matkal and paratroopers), was a response to a number of attacks on "El-Al" airplanes in the same year. Since the attackers were trained and sent from Lebanon, it was decided to attack the Beirut International Airport. On the night of 28.12.1968 a force commanded by Raphael Eitan landed in Beirut and bombed fourteen airplanes belonging to Lebanese airlines.
The photographs document scenes from the attack and from the following day: a burning passenger airplane, a fighter aircraft flying over the airport, destroyed airplanes and equipment and more.
Press information notes (English) are pasted to the back of the photographs, alongside ink-stamps of news agencies: Associated Press Photo and United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Approx. 25X20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly to margins and to back of photographs). Slight defects. Small label with caption on the reverse of each photograph.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $100
Unsold
Nineteen press photographs documenting the hijacking of a TWA flight from the United States to Athens by members of the Popular Front. [London, 1969].
On August 29, 1969, a TWA aircraft was hijacked by two members of the Popular Front. 7 crew members and 120 passengers were on board, among them six Israelis. Most of the hostages were released right after landing in Damascus except for two Israelis who were imprisoned in a Syrian prison for more than three months, until their release as part of a prisoner exchange deal.
Among the photographs: hostages held in Damascus airport, a passenger carried by another passenger after their release, press conferences after the release, family members of the Israeli hostages, and more.
Press information notes (English) are pasted on the back of the photographs alongside ink-stamps of press agencies.
Enclosed is a photograph of a press conference after a hijacking attempt of an "El Al" aircraft in September 1970.
Size and condition vary. Average size: 20X25 cm. Good condition. Inscriptions and markings on the back of a number of photographs. Stickers at corners. Some stains.
On August 29, 1969, a TWA aircraft was hijacked by two members of the Popular Front. 7 crew members and 120 passengers were on board, among them six Israelis. Most of the hostages were released right after landing in Damascus except for two Israelis who were imprisoned in a Syrian prison for more than three months, until their release as part of a prisoner exchange deal.
Among the photographs: hostages held in Damascus airport, a passenger carried by another passenger after their release, press conferences after the release, family members of the Israeli hostages, and more.
Press information notes (English) are pasted on the back of the photographs alongside ink-stamps of press agencies.
Enclosed is a photograph of a press conference after a hijacking attempt of an "El Al" aircraft in September 1970.
Size and condition vary. Average size: 20X25 cm. Good condition. Inscriptions and markings on the back of a number of photographs. Stickers at corners. Some stains.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $150
Unsold
Two press photographs recording the hanging of Jews in Baghdad, in 1969.
Early in 1969 fourteen Iraqi citizens were arrested for alleged espionage for Israel. Out of the fourteen nine were Jews, and all were sentenced to public execution. On 27.1.1969 the residents of Baghdad were called to attend the execution in the Liberation Square.
The photographs presented here depict four of the Jewish victims after the execution, two of them in each photograph. On their chests are signs, in Arabic, each listing the verdict, religion, age, profession and name: Sabah Haim, David Yehezkel Dlal, David Gali and Yehezkel Salach Yehezkel.
Press information notes are pasted on the back of the photographs (English), alongside ink-stamps: Associated Press Photo.
Approx. 20X15 cm. Good condition. Slight damage. Stains on verso. Tear reinforced with adhesive tape to top margins of one photograph (slightly affecting the photograph).
Early in 1969 fourteen Iraqi citizens were arrested for alleged espionage for Israel. Out of the fourteen nine were Jews, and all were sentenced to public execution. On 27.1.1969 the residents of Baghdad were called to attend the execution in the Liberation Square.
The photographs presented here depict four of the Jewish victims after the execution, two of them in each photograph. On their chests are signs, in Arabic, each listing the verdict, religion, age, profession and name: Sabah Haim, David Yehezkel Dlal, David Gali and Yehezkel Salach Yehezkel.
Press information notes are pasted on the back of the photographs (English), alongside ink-stamps: Associated Press Photo.
Approx. 20X15 cm. Good condition. Slight damage. Stains on verso. Tear reinforced with adhesive tape to top margins of one photograph (slightly affecting the photograph).
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Photography
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $250
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Fifteen photos of the ceremony at which the author S.Y. Agnon and the poetess Nelly Sachs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Also included in the collection are photos of Agnon's visit to London after receiving the award. [Stockholm and London, December 1966].
15 large high-quality black & white photographs: photos from the ceremony at which the Nobel Prize was awarded, of the press conference, of Agnon's visit to London (one shows him next to R. Yisrael Brody), and more.
Most of the photos are ink-stamped on verso: "Repoortagebild… Stockholm" and with the stamps of the photographer Sydney Harris. Some bear handwritten descriptions and dates on verso. One photo (portrait of Agnon) is dated on verso 1967.
Total of 15 photos. Size varies. Average size: 20X25 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and slight defects.
Enclosed are four newspaper clippings and leaves with pictures.
15 large high-quality black & white photographs: photos from the ceremony at which the Nobel Prize was awarded, of the press conference, of Agnon's visit to London (one shows him next to R. Yisrael Brody), and more.
Most of the photos are ink-stamped on verso: "Repoortagebild… Stockholm" and with the stamps of the photographer Sydney Harris. Some bear handwritten descriptions and dates on verso. One photo (portrait of Agnon) is dated on verso 1967.
Total of 15 photos. Size varies. Average size: 20X25 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and slight defects.
Enclosed are four newspaper clippings and leaves with pictures.
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![Four photographs by David Rubinger. Israel, [second half of 20th century]. 1. Yom Kippur War – Advancing to the Golan Heights](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/130_1.jpg "David Rubinger – Four Signed Photographs")
![Four photographs by David Rubinger. Israel, [second half of 20th century]. 1. Yom Kippur War – Advancing to the Golan Heights](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/130_2.jpg "David Rubinger – Four Signed Photographs")
![Four photographs by David Rubinger. Israel, [second half of 20th century]. 1. Yom Kippur War – Advancing to the Golan Heights](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/130_3.jpg "David Rubinger – Four Signed Photographs")
![Four photographs by David Rubinger. Israel, [second half of 20th century]. 1. Yom Kippur War – Advancing to the Golan Heights](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/130_4.jpg "David Rubinger – Four Signed Photographs")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $250
Sold for: $3,750
Including buyer's premium
Four photographs by David Rubinger. Israel, [second half of 20th century].
1. Yom Kippur War – Advancing to the Golan Heights, 1973. Signed by Rubinger, titled by hand and numbered 3/50. Inscribed on verso by Rubinger.
36.5X50 cm. Good condition. Creases. Stain in lower left corner.
2. Prime Minister Menachem Begin assisting his wife with a tight-fitting shoe, 1978. Signed by Rubinger. Pasted on verso is a sticker with the photographer's name and the date and a note with information about the photograph.
30.5X41.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases.
3. Muslims at Friday prayers at the Temple Mount. Signed by Rubinger. Sticker on verso with information and ink-stamp of the photographer.
33X42.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases.
4. Pope John Paul II at the Western Wall, [2000]. Signed by Rubinger.
41X52 cm. Good condition. Creases.
1. Yom Kippur War – Advancing to the Golan Heights, 1973. Signed by Rubinger, titled by hand and numbered 3/50. Inscribed on verso by Rubinger.
36.5X50 cm. Good condition. Creases. Stain in lower left corner.
2. Prime Minister Menachem Begin assisting his wife with a tight-fitting shoe, 1978. Signed by Rubinger. Pasted on verso is a sticker with the photographer's name and the date and a note with information about the photograph.
30.5X41.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases.
3. Muslims at Friday prayers at the Temple Mount. Signed by Rubinger. Sticker on verso with information and ink-stamp of the photographer.
33X42.5 cm. Good condition. Minor creases.
4. Pope John Paul II at the Western Wall, [2000]. Signed by Rubinger.
41X52 cm. Good condition. Creases.
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Photography
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
150 press photographs documenting prime ministers, ministers and political events from the late 1960s through the early 1990s by the photographers Shalom Bar-Tal, Shalom Marder, Rivka Freiwald, Uzi Keren, Hanania Hermann, Tali Shani, Ya'akov Sa'ar, Shaul Golan, Shosh Kormush and others.
The photographs portray Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, Menachem Begin, Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres with ministers, Knesset members and other personalities from the political scene. Photographs from the Knesset, from speeches and press conferences, from elections gatherings, from ceremonies, events and meetings all over the country; photographs with their families, at weddings, funerals and more. Some of the photographs, from the late 1970s, document the process of negotiations and the public response prior to the peace treaty with Egypt, portraying president Sadat visiting Israel, the peace talks, a demonstration against the withdrawal from Sinai and more.
Most photographs are stamped on verso with photographer's ink stamp or signed by hand; some are titled and hand-signed on the front; some are titled by hand on verso and on some appear notes with information for the press (English and Hebrew); most are dated on verso, by hand. Printing instructions appear on the back of some photographs.
150 photographs, Approx. 12X17.5 cm – 20X30.5 cm. Good overall condition. Folding marks. Creases. Some defects.
The photographs portray Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, Menachem Begin, Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres with ministers, Knesset members and other personalities from the political scene. Photographs from the Knesset, from speeches and press conferences, from elections gatherings, from ceremonies, events and meetings all over the country; photographs with their families, at weddings, funerals and more. Some of the photographs, from the late 1970s, document the process of negotiations and the public response prior to the peace treaty with Egypt, portraying president Sadat visiting Israel, the peace talks, a demonstration against the withdrawal from Sinai and more.
Most photographs are stamped on verso with photographer's ink stamp or signed by hand; some are titled and hand-signed on the front; some are titled by hand on verso and on some appear notes with information for the press (English and Hebrew); most are dated on verso, by hand. Printing instructions appear on the back of some photographs.
150 photographs, Approx. 12X17.5 cm – 20X30.5 cm. Good overall condition. Folding marks. Creases. Some defects.
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Photography
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
Approximately 110 black and white photographs taken by the photographer Kalman (Karl) Weiss, documenting events, institutes and persons related to the Jerusalem religious community. Jerusalem and other Palestine locales, mid-late 20th century.
Some of the subjects which appear in the photographs: The Rishon L'Zion Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel, Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna, Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon, IDF Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Yitzchak Ben-Zvi and his wife Rachel Yanait, Zalman Shazar, Efraim Katzir, Yigal Alon, Henrietta Szold, businessman and philanthropist Yitzchak Wolfson, etc.
The photographer's stamp appears on verso – a handwritten inscription framed by an ornate border: "History of the nation, the Jewish settlement in Palestine".
Kalman Weiss (1908-2000), Jewish photographer, born in Graz (Austria). In 1939, soon before the outbreak of WWII, he fled to Palestine and settled in Jerusalem, where he began his career as a photographer. His works primarily document the religious and Charedi society in Jerusalem, which were rarely recorded in those days.
Some photographs in the collection appear in multiple copies. A few bear handwritten descriptions on their verso.
Approximately 110 photos, 11X18 cm. Condition varies. Overall good-fair condition. Several photos are in poor condition, with closed and open tears, loss and chipping and defects. An additional photographer's ink-stamp, crossed out with pen, appears on the verso of most of the photos.
Some of the subjects which appear in the photographs: The Rishon L'Zion Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel, Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna, Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon, IDF Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Yitzchak Ben-Zvi and his wife Rachel Yanait, Zalman Shazar, Efraim Katzir, Yigal Alon, Henrietta Szold, businessman and philanthropist Yitzchak Wolfson, etc.
The photographer's stamp appears on verso – a handwritten inscription framed by an ornate border: "History of the nation, the Jewish settlement in Palestine".
Kalman Weiss (1908-2000), Jewish photographer, born in Graz (Austria). In 1939, soon before the outbreak of WWII, he fled to Palestine and settled in Jerusalem, where he began his career as a photographer. His works primarily document the religious and Charedi society in Jerusalem, which were rarely recorded in those days.
Some photographs in the collection appear in multiple copies. A few bear handwritten descriptions on their verso.
Approximately 110 photos, 11X18 cm. Condition varies. Overall good-fair condition. Several photos are in poor condition, with closed and open tears, loss and chipping and defects. An additional photographer's ink-stamp, crossed out with pen, appears on the verso of most of the photos.
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![Two group photographs of Jews. [Eastern Europe (Poland?), first decades of the 20th century]. The first photograph was taken](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/133.jpg "Two Group Photos of Jews – Eastern Europe, First Decades of 20th Centu")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $400
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Two group photographs of Jews. [Eastern Europe (Poland?), first decades of the 20th century].
The first photograph was taken in the street, the Jews in the photo are seen in everyday attire. In the second photo, the people are seen standing in front of a building in elegant dress (two are wrapped in a tallit).
Photographs: 8.5X11 cm. The photos are mounted on cardboard cards (size of cardboard: 12.5X18.5 cm. and 14X21 cm.). Good condition. Minor stains to cardboard cards. One is lacking a corner.
The first photograph was taken in the street, the Jews in the photo are seen in everyday attire. In the second photo, the people are seen standing in front of a building in elegant dress (two are wrapped in a tallit).
Photographs: 8.5X11 cm. The photos are mounted on cardboard cards (size of cardboard: 12.5X18.5 cm. and 14X21 cm.). Good condition. Minor stains to cardboard cards. One is lacking a corner.
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