A letter and postcard that were sent from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag VIII-B by two Jewish prisoners-of-war, to Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv. Germany, 1941-1943. English, Hebrew and a little German.
During World War II, the Germans captured more than 1500 Jews from Palestine who volunteered to serve in the British Army. In the prisoner-of-war camp Stalag VIII-B, near the city of Lamsdorf (Łambinowice, today in Poland), 1160 Jews from Palestine were held together with 12,000 British prisoners and 7000 prisoners of other nationalities. The Jews in the camp established support groups and even organized Hebrew lessons as well as lessons in other subjects.
The two items before us were sent to Palestine by two Jewish soldiers who were prisoners at Stalag VIII-B:
1. A handwritten letter, on an official form of the "Prisoner-of-War Post" (kriegsgefangenenpost). Sent by Hans Katz to his family member Berthold Katz in Jerusalem, 3.10.1941. English. With stamps of the camp, the Red Cross and the British Censor of Palestine.
In the letter, Hans describes the daily life in the camp, a play and the orchestra of the prisoners and the food packages he had received by means of the Red Cross.
[1] leaf, approx. 33x15 cm (folded into a letter-envelope, 10x15 cm.). Good condition. Stains and small tears. A tear reinforced with tape at the center of the letter.
2. A postcard of the "Prisoner-of-War Post" with a handwritten letter by Aharon Schebach to his son Shmaryahu Shebach in Tel-Aviv, 1943. Hebrew. With stamps of Nazi Germany, the British Censor of Palestine and other stamps.
In the postcard, Aharon writes to his son how happy he was to receive a picture from him and asks him to send him additional pictures; he also sends his regards to his acquaintances.
Approx. 15x9.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, blemishes and tears to the margins of the postcard, slightly affecting text.

Der Oyfshtand in Varshever geto [Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto], by Bernard Mark. Paris: Organizatsye fun Poylishe Yidn bay dem Poylishen ḳomitet fun natsyonaler bafrayung [The Organization of Polish Jews at the Polish Committee for National Liberation], 1945. Yiddish.
The book was printed in April 1945, before the end of World War II, and it chronologically reviews the history of the Warsaw Ghetto and the events of the uprising: the establishment of the ghetto in summer 1940, its daily life, organizations and parties that were active there, the decision to revolt, obtaining weapons, the course of the fighting and the final extermination of the ghetto by the Nazis during the months of April-May 1943. Accompanied by a map of the ghetto and a picture of brochures that were distributed in the ghetto, calling to revolt. On the front cover, an illustration by Benn (Ben Zion Rabinowitz) was printed. The illustration depicts the ghetto going up in flames and several armed fighters in the background. Signed in the plate: "Benn".
The historian and communist activist Bernard Berl Mark arrived in Warsaw shortly after its liberation by the Russians and started gathering evidence and documents related to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. After the War, he established the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, ZIH, and was its first administrator. Over the years, he wrote much about the Warsaw Ghetto and the crimes of the Nazis.
The artist Benn (Ben Zion Rabinowitz) was born in 1905 in Bialystok. In 1930, he was living in Paris and during the Nazi occupation, was sent to the Beaune-la-Rolande internment camp. After the intervention of influential friends, he was released from the camp and after his release remained in hiding with his wife for over two years, during which he created a series of illustrations for the Bible (See Kedem catalogue 50, lot 477). In 1944, he returned to Paris.
61, [2] pp, 18.5 cm. Good condition. Tears and open tears along the edges of some of the leaves. The cover is bound upside down, partially detached, with tears, stains and creases.

The Palestine Post, Issue no. 5786. Jerusalem, 8.5.1945. English. ?Extended edition of the newspaper printed on Victory Day over the Nazi forces (an unscheduled issue was printed the previus day, after the signing of the surrender agreement).?Its headline: "European War Over; Victory Day Today". Photos of the leaders of the Allied Powers appear on the last page.?[4] pp. 59 cm. Good condition. Stains. Fold lines. A few tears to margins and to fold lines, some of them slightly affecting text.

Paris-post, an independent American newspaper affiliated with the New-York-post. Paris: New-York Post, August 14, 1945. English.
A special issue of the Paris Post announcing the surrender of the Japanese in World War II. The headline of the newspaper declares "Japs Accept – War Over". The articles in the issue are dedicated to the victory over the Japanese and to a description of the situation in Europe at the end of the war. One of the articles deals with the situation of the Jews of Germany.
On the lower part of the title page appears the well-known photograph of United States Marines raising the U.S. flag soldiers on the Japanese island Iwo Jima.
[4] pp (a sheet folded in half), 44 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Fold lines. Many tears (some of them open), some affecting text. Handwritten notes and markings.