7 magazines, booklets and advertising brochures of Jewish places of business and stores in Germany, with illustrations and photographs. [1920s-1930s]. German.
1. Rudolf Mosse Service, Weltumfassender Werbediens [Rudolf Mosse Service, Worldwide Advertising Service], magazine of the Rudolf Mosse advertising agency, with colorful illustrations.
Rudolf Mosse (1843-1920), a Jewish-German media mogul and publisher, entered the advertising business when the field was in its infancy and contributed much to its development in Germany.
2. N. Jsrael, catalog of men's clothes of the "Nathan israel" department store, with illustrations and photographs. the store was established in Berlin in 1815 by the merchant Nathan Israel (1782-1852) and was the largest and oldest in the city.
3. Ratschläge für die Behandlung der wäsche [Suggestion for treating the laundry], advertising booklet of FV Grünfeld, a retailer company owned by a Jewish family of textile manufacturers which operated in Berlin during the years 1854-1979.
4. Richtig schneidern [Good Sewing], an advertising booklet of the Vobach-Schnittmuster place of business of the Kaufhaus Schocken [Schoken Department Store], with sewing instructions alongside photographs and illustrations.
5-6 Two advertising brochures for hand-made fabric of Kaufhaus Schocken [Schoken Department Store].
7. Kaufkredit G.M. B.H, advertising brochure of the Hermann Tietz chain store in Berlin.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.

13 brochures and broadsides that were printed in Poland during the 1930s, including ones issued by Zionist youth movements and socialist organizations. Hebrew, Yiddish and Polish.
Among the items: * Brochures and broadsides related to Zionist matters, issued by the federation of "HaShomer HaLeumi" (The National Guard) of Poland, the central leadership. Warsaw, 1930. * A brochure titled "In Di Itztike Stat-Rat-Valen Shtimet Farletrarish" [In the elections for the city council vote for the proletariat]. Lviv, 1933. * "Algemeyner Yidisher Arbeter Bund in Poilen", a socialist brochure for May 1 issued by the Bund of Poland. Warsaw, 1933. * "Tzu Ele Snifim fun Brit hatzohar…", brochure issued by Brit HaTzohar (The Revisionist Zionists) in Poland offering trips to Palestine. Warsaw 1933. * Polish broadside issued by the "Circle of Polish Patriots Adherent of the Mosaic Faith" (Koło Patriotów Polskich Wyznania Mojżeszowego) calling to enlist to the Polish army.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Israel Mehlman Collection.

Nine printed items of the Jewish communities of India – booklets and prayer leaves, a brochure issued by the Bombay Zionist Association, a booklet issued by the Jewish Agency for the seventh Independence Day of the State of Israel, and more. Bombay, Cochin and Calcutta, [ca. 1930s-1950s].
1. An advertising brochure for a dance given by the Bombay Zionist Association in aid of the Jewish National Fund, 1931. English.
2. The Order of Service of [Yehi Ratzon] read on both the New Year days according to the Custom of Sefardim Jews... with English translation by A. F. Morris (Minister of "Magen David" synagogue in Calcutta). Bombay: Simeon Jacob at Bombay Hebrew Publishing and Printing, 1935. Hebrew and English on facing pages.
3. A printed leaf, with the order of service of Yehi Ratzon for Rosh HaShana of the Calcutta community, with the eight "Simanim" it is customary to eat on Rosh HaShana.
4. The songs of the Jews of Cochin and Their Historical Significance, by A.I. Simon. Cochin: Pangal Press, 1947. English and Malayalam.
A photograph of the Paradesi Synagogue and the Mattancherry Palace of Cochin appear on the cover of the booklet. On the page after the title page, a handwritten signature, presumably of the author A.I. Simon, dated 6.1.1950.
5. A printed leaf – a letter of greeting to Chakravarti Rajagopalachari by The Central Jewish Board of Bombay. Bombay: Sanj Vartaman press, January, 1941. English.
Printed on the occasion of the first visit of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari to Bombay as the Governor of India (Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was the first Indian-born Governor-General of India and the last Governor-General of India before it became a Republic in 1950).
6. "Want ad" for a cantor, Mohel and Shochet of the "Magen Hassidim" Synagogue. Bombay, 1951.
7. "Birkat HaChama" (Blessing of the Sun) for Wednesday, the second of Nissan 1953. Bombay: Simeon Jacob Kharilker press, [1953]. English and Marathi.
8. "Yom Haatsmaut" [Independence Day], a booklet issued by "The Department for Religious Education and Culture in the Diaspora" of the Jewish Agency, Bombay, Iyar 1955. English.
The booklet contains a printed version of the Scroll of Independence, a review of the history of Zionism, a description of the government in Israel, and more.
9. A "Shana Tovah" (Happy New Year") postcard with a photograph of Yosef Ya'akov Chai Chazan and Chacham Shalom Yosef Zina.
Size and condition vary.

Twelve leaflets, booklets, cards and printed paper items, connected to the Jewish communities of Cairo and Alexandria. Cairo and Alexandria (most of them from Cairo), the first half of the 20th century (one item is from 1959). Hebrew, Arabic, French, English and Yiddish.
Among the items: * A postcard marking two years to the establishment of the theater group "Dem Judishen Filadramatishen Ferayen" in Cairo, 1909, with a picture of the actors of the group. * Invitation to a ceremony of Hachnassat Sefer Torah (celebration and parade of singing and dancing while bringing a new Torah scroll to the synagogue) "which was written from the donations of brothers the great of Palestine, while we were in the exile of Alexandria of Egypt during the war", [Alexandria, 1917]. * A card issued by the "Ezrat Nidachim" Association of Cairo – a request from a local physician to give free treatment to a refugee from Palestine [presumably, during the "Jaffa Deportation" in World War I]. Stamped with the stamp of the association, with the physician's name filled-in by hand. * Booklet for encouraging donations issued by the "Jewish National Fund" (in Hebrew, French and Arabic), with pictures of settlements, donation certificates and a map of Palestine. Cairo [ca. 1925]. * "HaBimah in Egypt", advertising poster for four plays. Cairo: La Rapide, 1931. * Illustrated donation certificate for the "Ahava and Achva Yeshiva and Talmud Torah" (not filled-in, numbered 1). Cairo: Bersano & Elimelekh, [1940s]. * And more.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.

Véritable Complainte du Juif-errant [The Lamentation of the Wandering Jew], Imagerie d'Épinal, No. 5. [France]: Pellerin & Cie., [late 19th century]. French.
An anti-Ssemitic broadside, with a (hand-colored) illustration depicting the stereotypical figure of the wandering Jew, wearing worn clothes, surrounded by people on a street of a city. Beneath the illustration there is a rhymed song relating the legend of the Wandering Jew, with the musical notes of the song above it.
29.5x40 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Creases and small tears to edges.