Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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![Five photographs documenting a Yiddish theater play in Vienna. [Vienna, 1929]. Apparently, the photographs were taken during](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/134.jpg "Five Photographs – Yiddish Theater Play in Vienna, 1929")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Five photographs documenting a Yiddish theater play in Vienna. [Vienna, 1929].
Apparently, the photographs were taken during a performance of the play "Der Sänger seiner Trauer" (after "Yoshke Musikant" by Osip Dymov) in the Yiddish theater in Vienna, 1929.
Three photographs are signed in the plate "Glantz, Wien" (one is dated 1929). All the photographs, except for one, are stamped on the back with photographer's ink-stamp – "Atelier Glantz" (Vienna). Two photographs are ink-stamped with other stamps.
5 photographs – two photographs: 9.5X13 cm, two photographs: 22.5X17 cm and one photograph: 20X10 cm. Good overall condition. Slight stains and creases. Folds and tears at corners of one of the photographs (lacking two corners). Stains and traces of pasting on verso of photograph.
Apparently, the photographs were taken during a performance of the play "Der Sänger seiner Trauer" (after "Yoshke Musikant" by Osip Dymov) in the Yiddish theater in Vienna, 1929.
Three photographs are signed in the plate "Glantz, Wien" (one is dated 1929). All the photographs, except for one, are stamped on the back with photographer's ink-stamp – "Atelier Glantz" (Vienna). Two photographs are ink-stamped with other stamps.
5 photographs – two photographs: 9.5X13 cm, two photographs: 22.5X17 cm and one photograph: 20X10 cm. Good overall condition. Slight stains and creases. Folds and tears at corners of one of the photographs (lacking two corners). Stains and traces of pasting on verso of photograph.
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![Two large format photographs – en-face and profile – of a Jew in Morocco, by Ludwig Jindra, [Morocco, 1930s]. Each photograph](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/135_1.jpg "Two Photographs by Ludwig Jindra – A Jew in Morocco – 1930s")
![Two large format photographs – en-face and profile – of a Jew in Morocco, by Ludwig Jindra, [Morocco, 1930s]. Each photograph](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/135_2.jpg "Two Photographs by Ludwig Jindra – A Jew in Morocco – 1930s")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $500
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Two large format photographs – en-face and profile – of a Jew in Morocco, by Ludwig Jindra, [Morocco, 1930s].
Each photograph is mounted on a cardboard board and ink-stamped with the photographer's stamp, on the corner and on verso of the cardboard. The photographs are titled on the cardboard by hand, in English, and numbered (520 and 521).
The Czech photographer Ludwig Jindra (? – 1985) was commissioned by his government in the 1930s to conduct a "world tour" and record his travels photographically. During his tour, he photographed in the Middle East, North Africa and the Far East.
Photographs: 37.5X30 cm, cardboard boards: 37.5X31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Slight damages to margins of photographs.
Each photograph is mounted on a cardboard board and ink-stamped with the photographer's stamp, on the corner and on verso of the cardboard. The photographs are titled on the cardboard by hand, in English, and numbered (520 and 521).
The Czech photographer Ludwig Jindra (? – 1985) was commissioned by his government in the 1930s to conduct a "world tour" and record his travels photographically. During his tour, he photographed in the Middle East, North Africa and the Far East.
Photographs: 37.5X30 cm, cardboard boards: 37.5X31.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Slight damages to margins of photographs.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $200
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* Eight studio and group photos of the family. Five are stamped by photographers from Alexandria: "Alban" [Alban Arman?], "Photo Roy" and "S.M. le Roi", and four with signed with penciled (on the paper).
* Approximately 20 letters and documents from 1946-1947, handwritten and typewritten, documenting the efforts of Jean Weinblatt to locate a family member in Africa. Among other attempts, Jean corresponded with acquaintances and representatives in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Cape town and Pretoria, from whom he heard of the death of his relative. Further in the letter, Jean corresponds with representatives of the Cape Jewish Board of Guardians from Cape Town regarding erecting a tombstone in his relative's memory in the city's Jewish cemetery (a sketch of the tombstone is enclosed with one letter and a photo of the tombstone after its erection is enclosed with another letter). English.
* Marriage permit, printed and filled in by hand, signed by Chaim Nachum Effendi, Chief Rabbi of Egypt, issued in 1940. Ink-stamped by the Egyptian Chief Rabbinate and bearing other stamps as well. French.
* 20 letters exchanged among family members during the 50s (most were sent by the mother of the family, from Milano); other items.
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition.
* Approximately 20 letters and documents from 1946-1947, handwritten and typewritten, documenting the efforts of Jean Weinblatt to locate a family member in Africa. Among other attempts, Jean corresponded with acquaintances and representatives in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Cape town and Pretoria, from whom he heard of the death of his relative. Further in the letter, Jean corresponds with representatives of the Cape Jewish Board of Guardians from Cape Town regarding erecting a tombstone in his relative's memory in the city's Jewish cemetery (a sketch of the tombstone is enclosed with one letter and a photo of the tombstone after its erection is enclosed with another letter). English.
* Marriage permit, printed and filled in by hand, signed by Chaim Nachum Effendi, Chief Rabbi of Egypt, issued in 1940. Ink-stamped by the Egyptian Chief Rabbinate and bearing other stamps as well. French.
* 20 letters exchanged among family members during the 50s (most were sent by the mother of the family, from Milano); other items.
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition.
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![Diverse collection of 62 photographs of North Africa – photos of Jews, of urban sights, etc. [North Africa, 20th century]. Th](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/137.jpg "Collection of Photographs – North Africa")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $300
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Diverse collection of 62 photographs of North Africa – photos of Jews, of urban sights, etc. [North Africa, 20th century].
The collection contains: * Photos of Jews in traditional attire in North African streets. * Photograph of the Jewish cemetery in Fez (titled on verso). * Photo of a rabbi in the mellah (titled on verso). * Photo of a street sign "Sciara El Hara Kebira" (apparently, the Jewish quarter in Tripoli, Libya). * Photo of a sign "Negociado Central de Vigilancia y Seguridad, Tetuan" [Department for public safety, Tetuan], encompassing a Star of David and a crown, stamped on verso with the Israelitisches Familienblatt stamp. The Israelitisches Familienblatt operated in Germany until 1938. * Photo of a Jewish seamstresses in the streets of the mellah (Jewish quarter) and the café Beit Ya'akov in Marrakesh (taken by Assaf Kutin). * Photo of Rabbi Chaim Shoshana and Rabbi Masud Adahan (by the photographer Michael Margolis, ca. 1980s). * Photos of Muslim North Africans. * More.
Some photographs are titled and some are stamped on verso.
62 photos. 5.5X7.5 cm. to 12.5X17.5 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Closed and open tears. Creases. Damage. Pen markings on verso of a number of photos.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
The collection contains: * Photos of Jews in traditional attire in North African streets. * Photograph of the Jewish cemetery in Fez (titled on verso). * Photo of a rabbi in the mellah (titled on verso). * Photo of a street sign "Sciara El Hara Kebira" (apparently, the Jewish quarter in Tripoli, Libya). * Photo of a sign "Negociado Central de Vigilancia y Seguridad, Tetuan" [Department for public safety, Tetuan], encompassing a Star of David and a crown, stamped on verso with the Israelitisches Familienblatt stamp. The Israelitisches Familienblatt operated in Germany until 1938. * Photo of a Jewish seamstresses in the streets of the mellah (Jewish quarter) and the café Beit Ya'akov in Marrakesh (taken by Assaf Kutin). * Photo of Rabbi Chaim Shoshana and Rabbi Masud Adahan (by the photographer Michael Margolis, ca. 1980s). * Photos of Muslim North Africans. * More.
Some photographs are titled and some are stamped on verso.
62 photos. 5.5X7.5 cm. to 12.5X17.5 cm. Condition varies. Overall good condition. Closed and open tears. Creases. Damage. Pen markings on verso of a number of photos.
Provenance: "Maariv" newspaper archive.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
A postcard printed on the occasion of the seventh annual convention of the American Zionists Federation. Cleveland (Ohio), 1904.
An undivided postcard with a drawing by Emil Ranzenhofer (1864-1930), depicting farmers, a winged woman, the Morning Star and the word "Zion" in the rising sun, with the captions "Thy light will shine like dawn…" (Hebrew) and "Cleveland, Ohio, Federation of American Zionists, Seventh Annual Convention". An identical illustration was printed on a non-official postcard printed on the occasion of the sixth Zionist Congress in Basel in 1903.
The postcard was sent from the convention to Pittsburg and is signed Benj. L. Sternberg. A short upbeat song was added by hand by the illustration (English), signed "With Zion's Greetings".
Federation of American Zionists, the first Zionist Organization in the United States, was founded in New York in 1898, by Richard Gottheil and Stephen Wise. The organization united different Zionist organizations, among them "Hoveve Zion", and convened yearly in the following years.
9X14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Some tears. Creases.
An undivided postcard with a drawing by Emil Ranzenhofer (1864-1930), depicting farmers, a winged woman, the Morning Star and the word "Zion" in the rising sun, with the captions "Thy light will shine like dawn…" (Hebrew) and "Cleveland, Ohio, Federation of American Zionists, Seventh Annual Convention". An identical illustration was printed on a non-official postcard printed on the occasion of the sixth Zionist Congress in Basel in 1903.
The postcard was sent from the convention to Pittsburg and is signed Benj. L. Sternberg. A short upbeat song was added by hand by the illustration (English), signed "With Zion's Greetings".
Federation of American Zionists, the first Zionist Organization in the United States, was founded in New York in 1898, by Richard Gottheil and Stephen Wise. The organization united different Zionist organizations, among them "Hoveve Zion", and convened yearly in the following years.
9X14 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Some tears. Creases.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $150
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
Two postcards with the lyrics of "HaTikva" and musical notes. Russia and the United States, first decades of the 20th century.
1. A postcard with the refrain of "HaTikva". Published by I.L. Zuesskind, St. Petersburg, 1902.
An undivided postcard depicting a young man and an old man in traditional Jewish garments, under palm trees on the background of more palm trees and marching people. By the illustration appears the refrain of "HaTikva" in its first version: "Od lo avda tikvatenu / Hatikva hanoshana …" and musical notes for the whole song (the verses and the refrain), with the lyrics in Latin transcript. On the back of the postcard appears a Star of David with the word "Zion".
14X9 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, damage and creases. Tears at corners, some restored. Peelings to the back.
2. A postcard with all the verses of "HaTikva". Published by The Jewish National Flag, M. Grossmark, New York, [first decades of 20th century].
All the nine verses of "HaTikva" appear on the postcard under the title "HaTikva", topped with a striped flag with a Star of David.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases.
1. A postcard with the refrain of "HaTikva". Published by I.L. Zuesskind, St. Petersburg, 1902.
An undivided postcard depicting a young man and an old man in traditional Jewish garments, under palm trees on the background of more palm trees and marching people. By the illustration appears the refrain of "HaTikva" in its first version: "Od lo avda tikvatenu / Hatikva hanoshana …" and musical notes for the whole song (the verses and the refrain), with the lyrics in Latin transcript. On the back of the postcard appears a Star of David with the word "Zion".
14X9 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, damage and creases. Tears at corners, some restored. Peelings to the back.
2. A postcard with all the verses of "HaTikva". Published by The Jewish National Flag, M. Grossmark, New York, [first decades of 20th century].
All the nine verses of "HaTikva" appear on the postcard under the title "HaTikva", topped with a striped flag with a Star of David.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases.
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Postcards
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $100
Sold for: $300
Including buyer's premium
Six postcards depicting scenes and paintings of characters from the play "Yoshe Kalb" staged in the Yiddish Art Theater in New York. Printed by Allied Printing, New York, [ca. 1930s].
The Yiddish Art Theater was founded in New York in 1918 by actor Maurice Schwartz who immigrated to the USA from Galicia. The theater was active for 40 years and staged numerous plays, among them "Yoshe Kalb" by Israel Yehoshua Singer, performed about 300 times.
Presented here are six postcards with pictures and illustrations from the play "Yoshe Kalb": * Three postcards with photographs of scenes from the play by the photographer M. Goldberg. * Two postcards with reproductions of engravings by Shaul Raskin, depicting figures from the play. * "Tipn fun 'Yoshe Kalb'" [characters from the play "Yoshe Kalb"], a postcard with ten photographs of the actors.
The postcards are titled on the margins in Yiddish and in English. Printed on the back of three postcards are praising reviews from newspaper (two in Yiddish and one in English).
6 postcards, 14X9 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Some creases.
The Yiddish Art Theater was founded in New York in 1918 by actor Maurice Schwartz who immigrated to the USA from Galicia. The theater was active for 40 years and staged numerous plays, among them "Yoshe Kalb" by Israel Yehoshua Singer, performed about 300 times.
Presented here are six postcards with pictures and illustrations from the play "Yoshe Kalb": * Three postcards with photographs of scenes from the play by the photographer M. Goldberg. * Two postcards with reproductions of engravings by Shaul Raskin, depicting figures from the play. * "Tipn fun 'Yoshe Kalb'" [characters from the play "Yoshe Kalb"], a postcard with ten photographs of the actors.
The postcards are titled on the margins in Yiddish and in English. Printed on the back of three postcards are praising reviews from newspaper (two in Yiddish and one in English).
6 postcards, 14X9 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Some creases.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $300
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
57 postcards, most with a title, short Yiddish rhyming stanza or epigram. Most of the postcards were published by Central or by Synaj, Warsaw, [first decades of the 20th century]. A number of postcards have no note of publisher and one was published by Williamsburg Art Co. NY.
The postcards portray subjects from Biblical sources, art, Jewish and Hebrew authors, parents and their children and loving couples. Most are described in Yiddish and a minority in Hebrew.
9X14 cm. Overall good condition. Minor tears to margins of some postcards. Creases. Defects. Four postcards are used. Some appear in multiple copies.
The postcards portray subjects from Biblical sources, art, Jewish and Hebrew authors, parents and their children and loving couples. Most are described in Yiddish and a minority in Hebrew.
9X14 cm. Overall good condition. Minor tears to margins of some postcards. Creases. Defects. Four postcards are used. Some appear in multiple copies.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Real-photo postcard. Belgrade, Serbia, 1917.
This postcard portrays the "Beit Israel" synagogue of the Sephardic community in Belgrade, inaugurated in 1908 and destroyed by the Nazis in 1941. The postcard is titled by hand, in Hebrew – "Beit HaSefer uBeit HaKnesset 'HaSepharadim'" – and in Serbian. On the reverse appear a postal stamp from 1917 and an ink stamp of the German military administration in Serbia.
14X8.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some damage.
This postcard portrays the "Beit Israel" synagogue of the Sephardic community in Belgrade, inaugurated in 1908 and destroyed by the Nazis in 1941. The postcard is titled by hand, in Hebrew – "Beit HaSefer uBeit HaKnesset 'HaSepharadim'" – and in Serbian. On the reverse appear a postal stamp from 1917 and an ink stamp of the German military administration in Serbia.
14X8.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some damage.
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Postcards
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
19 postcards with photographs of the Karaites town Çufut Qale, in the Crimean peninsula. Different publishers in Bakhchysarai, Yalta, Sebastopol and more towns, [first decades of the 20th century].
The postcards depict the ruins of the ghost town Çufut Qale in the Crimean peninsula which served as the center of Crimean Karaites until the end of the 19th century. Until 1783, when the Crimean peninsula was conquered by the Russian Empire, the Karaites were not allowed to settle in the Crimean capital and this is why they settled in this town. Avraham Firkovich, one of the Karaite community leaders in East Europe, was one of the last Karaites who lived in this town. Early in the 20th century the town was totally deserted as is seen in these postcards.
Four postcards are undivided.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Some stains. One postcard was used.
The postcards depict the ruins of the ghost town Çufut Qale in the Crimean peninsula which served as the center of Crimean Karaites until the end of the 19th century. Until 1783, when the Crimean peninsula was conquered by the Russian Empire, the Karaites were not allowed to settle in the Crimean capital and this is why they settled in this town. Avraham Firkovich, one of the Karaite community leaders in East Europe, was one of the last Karaites who lived in this town. Early in the 20th century the town was totally deserted as is seen in these postcards.
Four postcards are undivided.
14X9 cm. Good condition. Some stains. One postcard was used.
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
About 130 postcards with works by Jewish artists and portraits of Zionist figures, among them "Shanah Tovah" postcards. Different publishers. Germany, Poland, Russia, Palestine, USA, Austria, Holland and England, [first half of 20th century].
Most postcards depict works of art by different Jewish artists, among them: E.M. Lilien, Abel Pann, Isidor Kaufman, Lazar Krestin, Meir Gur Aryeh, Leopold Pilichowsky and others. A few of the postcards feature portraits of famous Jewish and Zionist personalities: H.N. Bialik, Max Nordau, Nahum Sokolow, Moshe Montefiore, Ze'ev Jabotinsky and more. "Shanah Tovah" greetings are printed on several postcards. The collection contains a few Real-Photo postcards and eight undivided postcards.
Enclosed are several printed cards which are not postcards. A number of items might appear in several copies.
About 130 postcards, arranged in an album. Condition varies. Good overall condition.
Most postcards depict works of art by different Jewish artists, among them: E.M. Lilien, Abel Pann, Isidor Kaufman, Lazar Krestin, Meir Gur Aryeh, Leopold Pilichowsky and others. A few of the postcards feature portraits of famous Jewish and Zionist personalities: H.N. Bialik, Max Nordau, Nahum Sokolow, Moshe Montefiore, Ze'ev Jabotinsky and more. "Shanah Tovah" greetings are printed on several postcards. The collection contains a few Real-Photo postcards and eight undivided postcards.
Enclosed are several printed cards which are not postcards. A number of items might appear in several copies.
About 130 postcards, arranged in an album. Condition varies. Good overall condition.
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![20 postcard (complete set). Lithographs by Monsohn, published by Zvi Kodesh, Jerusalem, [end of 19th century, ca. 1890]. Colo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/145_1.jpg "Set of Lithograph Postcards – Published by Zvi Kodesh – Palestine Sett")
![20 postcard (complete set). Lithographs by Monsohn, published by Zvi Kodesh, Jerusalem, [end of 19th century, ca. 1890]. Colo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/145_2.jpg "Set of Lithograph Postcards – Published by Zvi Kodesh – Palestine Sett")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $900
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20 postcard (complete set). Lithographs by Monsohn, published by Zvi Kodesh, Jerusalem, [end of 19th century, ca. 1890].
Colorful, undivided lithograph postcards depicting Jerusalem neighborhoods, sites, cities and settlement in Palestine, including a postcard with a general view of Jerusalem, another with an illustration inspired by the verse "On the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept" (memory of the destruction), a postcard with a map of Palestine, etc. The postcards are housed in a hardcover binder with the title "Zion Souvenir Album" embossed on its cover.
Binder: 9.5X14.5 cm. Overall good condition. The postcards are detached from the binding and reinforced with paper. The postcard with the map of Palestine is pasted unto the binding. Few stains and tears to margins of several postcards.
Colorful, undivided lithograph postcards depicting Jerusalem neighborhoods, sites, cities and settlement in Palestine, including a postcard with a general view of Jerusalem, another with an illustration inspired by the verse "On the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept" (memory of the destruction), a postcard with a map of Palestine, etc. The postcards are housed in a hardcover binder with the title "Zion Souvenir Album" embossed on its cover.
Binder: 9.5X14.5 cm. Overall good condition. The postcards are detached from the binding and reinforced with paper. The postcard with the map of Palestine is pasted unto the binding. Few stains and tears to margins of several postcards.
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