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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Passover Haggadah. Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, 1950.
Non-traditional Haggadah (mimeographed typescript), with illustrations. Contains passages from the traditional version alongside poems and reading passages and a text about Ramat Rachel, the history of the Kibbutz and its reestablishment after being destroyed during the War of Independence.
24 leaves. 20.5X16 cm. Good condition. Stains, mostly on the cover and first and last leaves. A few tears to cover. Two small holes, close to the staples.
Non-traditional Haggadah (mimeographed typescript), with illustrations. Contains passages from the traditional version alongside poems and reading passages and a text about Ramat Rachel, the history of the Kibbutz and its reestablishment after being destroyed during the War of Independence.
24 leaves. 20.5X16 cm. Good condition. Stains, mostly on the cover and first and last leaves. A few tears to cover. Two small holes, close to the staples.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Sold for: $125
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Passover Haggadah. Kibbutz Gvat, 1953.
Non-traditional Haggadah, accompanied by illustrations (mimeographed typescript).
The Haggadah is divided into four sections: "Spring", Redemption", "Immigration" and "Creation". Alongside passages from the Haggadah, it contains verses from the Song of Songs and passages of poetry and prose. The last section of the Haggadah deals with the hoped-for image of the young state of Israel: "That the State of Israel will be better and more decent is a must! After all, the Jews have suffered greatly from authority, tyrants, rulers, landowners… it is impossible that they will hurry to forget their aversion to power and become themselves power-seekers".
9 pp, 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Closed tears and small open tears to margins, not affecting the text. Tears repaired with archival tape.
Not in "Haggadot Kibbutziyot" by Nathan Steiner.
Non-traditional Haggadah, accompanied by illustrations (mimeographed typescript).
The Haggadah is divided into four sections: "Spring", Redemption", "Immigration" and "Creation". Alongside passages from the Haggadah, it contains verses from the Song of Songs and passages of poetry and prose. The last section of the Haggadah deals with the hoped-for image of the young state of Israel: "That the State of Israel will be better and more decent is a must! After all, the Jews have suffered greatly from authority, tyrants, rulers, landowners… it is impossible that they will hurry to forget their aversion to power and become themselves power-seekers".
9 pp, 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Closed tears and small open tears to margins, not affecting the text. Tears repaired with archival tape.
Not in "Haggadot Kibbutziyot" by Nathan Steiner.
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Passover Haggadot
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $100
Sold for: $275
Including buyer's premium
Independence Haggadah, composed and edited by Aharon Megged. Published by General Staff / Human Resources – Information branch, 1952.
This Haggadah, telling the story of the War of Independence and the establishment of the State of Israel, was written by author Aharon Megged while on reserve-duty service at the chief education and culture officer headquarters, at the initiative of then-Minister of Education Ben-Zion Dinur. Ten thousand copies were printed, intended for soldiers to read on the eve of Independence Day. According to existing sources, the religious units and the military rabbinate objected, and the Haggadahs were destroyed. The Haggadah is accompanied by numerous photographs from the Independence War and the first years of the State of Israel.
[20] leaves, 20 cm. Good condition. Many stains. Ownership inscription on inside front cover. Some folds at corners of leaves. Some tears to margins of cover.
This Haggadah, telling the story of the War of Independence and the establishment of the State of Israel, was written by author Aharon Megged while on reserve-duty service at the chief education and culture officer headquarters, at the initiative of then-Minister of Education Ben-Zion Dinur. Ten thousand copies were printed, intended for soldiers to read on the eve of Independence Day. According to existing sources, the religious units and the military rabbinate objected, and the Haggadahs were destroyed. The Haggadah is accompanied by numerous photographs from the Independence War and the first years of the State of Israel.
[20] leaves, 20 cm. Good condition. Many stains. Ownership inscription on inside front cover. Some folds at corners of leaves. Some tears to margins of cover.
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Passover Haggadot
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
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Medal with a verse from psalms 121:4 in Latin. [Utrecht?], 1608.
Obverse: shepherd in a field surrounded by the Latin inscription "Non Dormit Nec Dormiet" [neither sleeps nor slumbers]. Reverse: Flock of sheep surrounding the coat of arms of Utrecht. The picture is surrounded by the Latin legend "Qui Custodit Israel" [He who keeps Israel].
Diameter: 29 mm. Reverse rotated about 90 degrees.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
Obverse: shepherd in a field surrounded by the Latin inscription "Non Dormit Nec Dormiet" [neither sleeps nor slumbers]. Reverse: Flock of sheep surrounding the coat of arms of Utrecht. The picture is surrounded by the Latin legend "Qui Custodit Israel" [He who keeps Israel].
Diameter: 29 mm. Reverse rotated about 90 degrees.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
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Silver medal - "Judenmedaille". [Prague, 17th century].
Obverse: portrait of Elizabeth of Hungary (Elizabeth of Thuringia), surrounded by the Latin legend "Elisabetha Filia Andr. Reg. Ungar. Obit. Marb. Ad. MCCXXXI" [Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew, King of Hungary…1231]. Reverse: Church of St. Elizabeth in Marburg surrounded by a legend.
This medal is one of a series of medals featuring portraits of personalities from the House of Hapsburg (one of the most important European royal houses). The medals were known as "Judenmedaille" on the assumption that they were produced by Jewish medalists in Prague. See Friedenberg, p. 94.
Diameter: 50 mm. Cracks.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
Obverse: portrait of Elizabeth of Hungary (Elizabeth of Thuringia), surrounded by the Latin legend "Elisabetha Filia Andr. Reg. Ungar. Obit. Marb. Ad. MCCXXXI" [Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew, King of Hungary…1231]. Reverse: Church of St. Elizabeth in Marburg surrounded by a legend.
This medal is one of a series of medals featuring portraits of personalities from the House of Hapsburg (one of the most important European royal houses). The medals were known as "Judenmedaille" on the assumption that they were produced by Jewish medalists in Prague. See Friedenberg, p. 94.
Diameter: 50 mm. Cracks.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Silver medal, seemingly struck to commemorate 200 years since the Protestant Reformation[1717] ..
Obverse: portrait of Martin Luther, surrounded by the legend "MartInVs LVutherVs theoLogIae DoCtor" (the enlarged letters spell the year 1717 in Roman numerals). Beneath is the legend "Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum" [Latin – the word of the Lord endures forever]. Reverse: a figure kneeling at an altar on which there is an open book; above there is a sun with the Tetragrammaton. The picture is surrounded by the verse "Si Non Dixerint Iuxta Verbum Hoc Non Erit Eis Matutina Lux" [Latin – If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Isaiah 8:20]. Beneath is the legend "In memor. Iubil Sec. Luther" [in memory of Luther’s Jubilee].
Diameter: 43 mm.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
Obverse: portrait of Martin Luther, surrounded by the legend "MartInVs LVutherVs theoLogIae DoCtor" (the enlarged letters spell the year 1717 in Roman numerals). Beneath is the legend "Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum" [Latin – the word of the Lord endures forever]. Reverse: a figure kneeling at an altar on which there is an open book; above there is a sun with the Tetragrammaton. The picture is surrounded by the verse "Si Non Dixerint Iuxta Verbum Hoc Non Erit Eis Matutina Lux" [Latin – If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Isaiah 8:20]. Beneath is the legend "In memor. Iubil Sec. Luther" [in memory of Luther’s Jubilee].
Diameter: 43 mm.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium
1. Medal with a portrait of King David. Paris, 1827.
Obverse: portrait of King David and the Hebrew legend "David Son of Jesse King of Israel". Signed – "Barre". Reverse: David's harp and the Hebrew legend "I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre, 5587" (Psalm 49). On the edge of the medal is the legend "David Paris 1827". Diameter: 34 mm.
2. Medal with a portrait of Aaron the priest. [Paris 1827].
Obverse: portrait of Aaron wearing a breastplate and the Hebrew legend "Aaron the High Priest". Signed – "Barre". Reverse: the Ark of the Covenant and the cherubim. Above is the Hebrew verse "Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them". On the bottom - "5587". Diameter: 33 mm. Suspension loop.
3. Medal with portrait of Moses. [Paris 1827].
Obverse: portrait of Moses with horns on his head and the Hebrew legend "Moses master of all prophets". Signed – "Barre". Reverse: the Tablets of the Law with the Ten Commandments, and the Jewish year - 5587. Diameter: 34 mm. Amateur engraving of a serial number on reverse.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
Obverse: portrait of King David and the Hebrew legend "David Son of Jesse King of Israel". Signed – "Barre". Reverse: David's harp and the Hebrew legend "I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre, 5587" (Psalm 49). On the edge of the medal is the legend "David Paris 1827". Diameter: 34 mm.
2. Medal with a portrait of Aaron the priest. [Paris 1827].
Obverse: portrait of Aaron wearing a breastplate and the Hebrew legend "Aaron the High Priest". Signed – "Barre". Reverse: the Ark of the Covenant and the cherubim. Above is the Hebrew verse "Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them". On the bottom - "5587". Diameter: 33 mm. Suspension loop.
3. Medal with portrait of Moses. [Paris 1827].
Obverse: portrait of Moses with horns on his head and the Hebrew legend "Moses master of all prophets". Signed – "Barre". Reverse: the Tablets of the Law with the Ten Commandments, and the Jewish year - 5587. Diameter: 34 mm. Amateur engraving of a serial number on reverse.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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1. Bronze medal commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Israelit Vorschuss Insittut – institution for providing loans to Jews in Hamburg. Hamburg, 1841.
Obverse: honeycomb (the institution's emblem). Reverse: the legend "Zum 25 Jähr Jubiläum 1841" [25th anniversary, 1841]. On both sides of the medal are Biblical verses whose subject is lending to and assisting the needy.
Diameter: 45 mm.
2. Bronze medal commemorating the founding of Lodge XX, No. 372 of the "Bnei Brit" organization in Frankfurt. Frankfurt, 1902. Made by Heinrich Oppenheim.
Obverse: building façade (apparently the building of the "Bnei Brit" lodge). Above is the German legend "Wohltätigkeit Bruderliebe Eintracht" [the "Bnei Brit" slogan], and on the bottom is the verse "Liebe Deinen Nächsten Wie Dich Selbst" ["Love your neighbor as yourself"], and the maker's signature. Reverse: view of the city of Frankfurt and German legend.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
Obverse: honeycomb (the institution's emblem). Reverse: the legend "Zum 25 Jähr Jubiläum 1841" [25th anniversary, 1841]. On both sides of the medal are Biblical verses whose subject is lending to and assisting the needy.
Diameter: 45 mm.
2. Bronze medal commemorating the founding of Lodge XX, No. 372 of the "Bnei Brit" organization in Frankfurt. Frankfurt, 1902. Made by Heinrich Oppenheim.
Obverse: building façade (apparently the building of the "Bnei Brit" lodge). Above is the German legend "Wohltätigkeit Bruderliebe Eintracht" [the "Bnei Brit" slogan], and on the bottom is the verse "Liebe Deinen Nächsten Wie Dich Selbst" ["Love your neighbor as yourself"], and the maker's signature. Reverse: view of the city of Frankfurt and German legend.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
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Three plaques with portraits of German Jewish personalities, 1909-1913.
1. Plaque in honor of the 70th birthday of the German chemist Georg Lunge (1839-1923). Obverse: relief portrait of Lunge with his name. Reverse: relief of Lunge working in his laboratory, with the German dedication – "In honor of his 70th birthday, 15 September 1909". Both sides are signed "Hans Frei". 70X52 mm.
2. Plaque in honor of the German doctor Ludwig Lichtheim (1845-1928), presumably for his 60th birthday. Obverse: relief portrait of Lichtheim, his name and a further inscription. Reverse: flowering branch with a ribbon. Signed "C. Garre, 1905". Approx. 104X72 mm. Corroded.
3. Plaque in honor of the German ophthalmologist Julius Hirschberg (1843-1925). Obverse: Relief portrait of Hirschberg with the Latin dedication "Julio Hirschberg / Amici Collegae Discipuli". Signed -"E.H. 1913". Reverse: allegorical relief, signed "E. Herter… 1913". 80X60 mm.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
1. Plaque in honor of the 70th birthday of the German chemist Georg Lunge (1839-1923). Obverse: relief portrait of Lunge with his name. Reverse: relief of Lunge working in his laboratory, with the German dedication – "In honor of his 70th birthday, 15 September 1909". Both sides are signed "Hans Frei". 70X52 mm.
2. Plaque in honor of the German doctor Ludwig Lichtheim (1845-1928), presumably for his 60th birthday. Obverse: relief portrait of Lichtheim, his name and a further inscription. Reverse: flowering branch with a ribbon. Signed "C. Garre, 1905". Approx. 104X72 mm. Corroded.
3. Plaque in honor of the German ophthalmologist Julius Hirschberg (1843-1925). Obverse: Relief portrait of Hirschberg with the Latin dedication "Julio Hirschberg / Amici Collegae Discipuli". Signed -"E.H. 1913". Reverse: allegorical relief, signed "E. Herter… 1913". 80X60 mm.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
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Sold for: $200
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Three medals and a pin - Jewish National Fund and Keren Hayesod.
1. JNF medal. Signed: "Roukhomovsky, Paris".
Obverse: a menorah surmounted by a Star of David. Beneath it is the Hebrew legend "Jewish National Fund", grain stalks and grape clusters. Reverse: a boy dropping a coin into a JNF box, with a map of Palestine in the background, marked with places of Jewish settlements. On the right edge is the Hebrew legend: "You shall grant a redemption of the land". Diameter: 28 mm.
2. JNF medal.
Obverse: woman carrying a basket on her head and the legend (in Hebrew) "Jewish National Fund". Reverse: youth seated beneath a tree and playing a flute. Diameter: 25 mm. Suspension loop.
3. Medal with calendar for 1937. Issued by the Keren Hayesod lodge in Vienna. [Austria, 1936-1937].
Obverse: figure of a laborer lifting steel beams, tables of months and names of Jewish holidays, in Hebrew: "Shavuot", "Pesach", "Yom Kippur" and "Rosh Hashana". Reverse: tables of months, the Hebrew legend "Keren Hayesod 5697-5698" and decorations showing a menorah, wheat, olive, grapevine and pomegranate. Diameter: 40 mm.
4. JNF pin, designed by Meir Gur-Arie. [1929]
At the bottom is the legend "JNF" (in Hebrew) and above it a rising sun (inside the sun is the year "5689" in Hebrew letters). On the left - a farmer sowing, on the right is the Hebrew legend "In memory of the visit to Palestine". Diameter: 23 mm. Clasp missing.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
1. JNF medal. Signed: "Roukhomovsky, Paris".
Obverse: a menorah surmounted by a Star of David. Beneath it is the Hebrew legend "Jewish National Fund", grain stalks and grape clusters. Reverse: a boy dropping a coin into a JNF box, with a map of Palestine in the background, marked with places of Jewish settlements. On the right edge is the Hebrew legend: "You shall grant a redemption of the land". Diameter: 28 mm.
2. JNF medal.
Obverse: woman carrying a basket on her head and the legend (in Hebrew) "Jewish National Fund". Reverse: youth seated beneath a tree and playing a flute. Diameter: 25 mm. Suspension loop.
3. Medal with calendar for 1937. Issued by the Keren Hayesod lodge in Vienna. [Austria, 1936-1937].
Obverse: figure of a laborer lifting steel beams, tables of months and names of Jewish holidays, in Hebrew: "Shavuot", "Pesach", "Yom Kippur" and "Rosh Hashana". Reverse: tables of months, the Hebrew legend "Keren Hayesod 5697-5698" and decorations showing a menorah, wheat, olive, grapevine and pomegranate. Diameter: 40 mm.
4. JNF pin, designed by Meir Gur-Arie. [1929]
At the bottom is the legend "JNF" (in Hebrew) and above it a rising sun (inside the sun is the year "5689" in Hebrew letters). On the left - a farmer sowing, on the right is the Hebrew legend "In memory of the visit to Palestine". Diameter: 23 mm. Clasp missing.
Provenance: The Bruno Kirschner collection.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $150
Sold for: $875
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Six metal molds for making pins and badges. [Europe, ca. 1920s-1930s]
Molds for badges and pins of "Hako'ach" Vienna (two without the place being indicated), "Maccabee" Kaunas, "Shomrei Hadat" (unidentified place). "HeChaver" (Hechawer – several letters appear upside down, unidentified place) and "Betar" (unidentified place).
Size varies. Good overall condition. Rust.
Molds for badges and pins of "Hako'ach" Vienna (two without the place being indicated), "Maccabee" Kaunas, "Shomrei Hadat" (unidentified place). "HeChaver" (Hechawer – several letters appear upside down, unidentified place) and "Betar" (unidentified place).
Size varies. Good overall condition. Rust.
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Online Auction 021 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
January 14, 2020
Opening: $200
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Four metal medals awarded in Betar sports competitions. [Presumably in China, 1935-1937].
Engraved on three medals, in Cyrillic letters, is the legend "Бетар" [Betar], the type of sport of the competition or the competing teams, a Hebrew letter and the year in which the competition took place: "Volleyball, "B", 1936"; "'A' Triatlon, 1937"; "'C against B, 1937". Engraved on the fourth medal: " Б.Т., VIII 1935 XII, K. III C., COP"ב.
Approx. 3.5X2 – 4X2.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Scratches.
Engraved on three medals, in Cyrillic letters, is the legend "Бетар" [Betar], the type of sport of the competition or the competing teams, a Hebrew letter and the year in which the competition took place: "Volleyball, "B", 1936"; "'A' Triatlon, 1937"; "'C against B, 1937". Engraved on the fourth medal: " Б.Т., VIII 1935 XII, K. III C., COP"ב.
Approx. 3.5X2 – 4X2.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Scratches.
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