Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Photographs – Moroccan Jewry

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $17,500
Including buyer's premium
535 Black and white photographs of good quality, documenting the Jewish life in Morocco, synagogues, craftsmen, rabbis, children, customs and daily life, as seen in the camera lens of Prof. Haim Zeev Hirshberg, alongside with photographs taken by local photographers, postcards and printed photographs, [1950's-60's].
Photographs of the cities and villages: Agadir, Agdz, Agouin, Ait Boult, Amizmiz, Casablanca, Debdou, Demnate, Arfoud, Fes, Goulimine, Guirland, Ifrane, Mazagan, Marakech, Meknes, Midelt, Mogador, Ouarzazate, Ouesane, Ouirgane, Oujda, Rabat, Rissani, Sfrou, Tamezart, Tangier, Taroudant, Tazanakht, Taza, Titouen, Tinidjad, Tiznit, Zagora – filed in three binders. At the end of the third binder: a "Miscellaneous" chapter which includes photographs of additional cities, not mentioned in the above list. Size varies, very good condition.
The Jewish Diaspora – Various Communities
The Jewish Diaspora – Various Communities