A collection of approx. 170 bibliography booklets and printouts of articles on a variety of subjects by a selection of scholars: Avraham Ya'ari, Shoshana HaLevi, Meir Benayahu, Tzemach Tzemaryon, Eliyahu Eilat, Mordechai Zer-Kavod and many others.
In most of the booklets there are handwritten dedications by their authors to Dr. Israel Mehlman.
Size and condition vary. The items were not thoroughly examined and are sold AS IS.
Provenance: The Israel Mehlman Collection.

A letter by Moses Montefiore to David Shlomo Ben Ya'akov Bleiberg. Written by a scribe on official stationery, with Montefiore's Hebrew signature (in square letters). London, [1877].
The letter deals with money Moses Montefiore had received from David Shlomo Ben Ya'akov of Cardiff (England), a donation for the Jewish Yishuv of Jerusalem. Montefiore announces that he had sent the donation of 7.5 pounds to the rabbis of Jerusalem and it will be distributed as follows: 2.12 pounds for Ma'ot Chitim for Passover (charity given before Passover to help needy families buy Matzah and other necessities for the festival), 2.12 pounds for Hachnasat Kalah (charity to dower a bride) and 2.10 pounds for the charity fund of Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNes.
[1] leaf, 24cm. Good-fair condition. Many creases. Stains. Small tears.

1. A short letter handwritten and signed by Max Nordau, on a postcard. Sent from Paris to Milano 1885. German.
A letter from June 4, 1885, addressed to Dr. A. Courtheoux, an editor of the Italian journal Corriere deal Sera. Nordau writes that he had sent the final section of his book "Paradoxe" and asks for confirmation that the book has been received.
9x14 cm. Good condition. A few stains. A vertical fold line. Two pieces of paper on the margins.
2. Portrait photograph of Max Nordau, printed on a postcard. Beneath the photograph appears a dedication handwritten and signed by Nordau (German).
The postcard was sent from Paris on October 22, 1906, to Oskar Popper in Vienna.
Approx. 8.5x14 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and stains. Two pieces of tape on verso, at the margins.

An interesting letter that was sent by Chaim Weizmann to Rabbi Yitzchak Unna, the head of the Association of Orthodox Rabbis of Germany. Typewritten on the official stationery of "The Central Office of the Jewish Agency for the Settlement of the Jews of Germany in Palestine", and hand-signed by Weizmann (in green ink). London, February 9, 1934. German.
In the letter, Weizmann responds to claims made by the rabbis of Germany, according to which Zionism is to blame for distancing Jewish youth from religion and even sending immigrants from religious homes to the non-religious Kibbutz Ein Charod. Weizmann writes that the Zionist movement, although recognizing the uppermost importance of religion and tradition, absolutely rejects any involvement in questions of religion and conscience among its members, and explains that the settlements in Palestine are different and variegated – alongside settlements that observe Torah and Mitzvahs, there are those which see the realization of their Judaism in working the land, reviving the Hebrew language and loving others. Finally, Weizmann emphasizes that education of children in Palestine is done only with the agreement of their parents and just as non-religious children are not sent to religious settlements such as the "Rodgas Group", so religious children are not sent to non-religious settlements such as Kibbutz Ein Charod.
Yitzchak Unna (1872-1948), the rabbi of Mannheim (Germany). During the years 1930-1935, he headed the "Association of Traditional Torah Observers Rabbis" (Vereinigung traditionell-gesetzestreuer Rabbiner), which represented the members of the orthodox community of Germany. In 1935, he immigrated to Palestine and settled in Jerusalem
[2] leaves (two typewritten pages), 25.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Creases, stains and minor blemishes.