Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Sold for: $150
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1. Shir Ve-Zimra L’Hashem, commemorating the 800th birth anniversary of Maimonides. Sephardic congregation of the Sha’ar Shamayim synagogue, London, 1935. Hebrew and English.
2. Toda Ve-Kol Zimra L’Hashem, commemorating the 500th birth anniversary of Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Sephardic congregation of the Sha’ar Shamayim synagogue, London, 1937. Hebrew and English.
3. King George VI – lecture delivered at the coronation ceremony by the chief rabbi of England, Rabbi Dr. Yosef Herman Hertz. Great Synagogue, London, 1937.
22 cm. Good condition.
2. Toda Ve-Kol Zimra L’Hashem, commemorating the 500th birth anniversary of Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Sephardic congregation of the Sha’ar Shamayim synagogue, London, 1937. Hebrew and English.
3. King George VI – lecture delivered at the coronation ceremony by the chief rabbi of England, Rabbi Dr. Yosef Herman Hertz. Great Synagogue, London, 1937.
22 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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8 prayer booklets in honor of or in memory of kings and kingdom: Eulogy of the beloved Queen Victoria (1901). *Memorial service on the death of His Majesty King Edward (1910) *Prayer for Our Majesty The King (1929). *Eulogy to be said at the memorial service of the powerful and beloved King George (1936). *Prayer of thanksgiving and rejoicing… on the coronation of Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth (1937). * Prayer of thanksgiving and blessing on the coronation of Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth (1937). *Eulogy at the memorial service for the powerful and beloved King George (1952). *Prayer of thanksgiving and rejoicing upon the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (1953). Hebrew and English. C. 22 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Machzor L'Mo'adei Hashem according to Polish custom, with English translation by David son of Rabbi Aharon Di Sola, Ne'im Zemirot Yisrael of the Sefardi community. London, 1906. Hebrew and English, page facing page. Stereotype printing of London 1860 edition. The order of division into volumes: Pesach; Shavuot; Rosh Hashana; Evening and Morning Services of Yom Kippur; Mussaf, Mincha and Ne'ila of Yom Kippur; Succot. Six volumes in original leather bindings, with impressed golden decorations, owner's initials and golden leaf cutting. 18 cm. Foxing. Handwritten dedications in beginning of each volume. All in good condition, except third volume, whose binding is partially detached and damaged and with some damaged leaves.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Forms of Prayers according to the custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, with glosses, additions and English translation by David son of Rabbi Aharon di Sola. London, 1852-1857, Yosef son of Rabbi David Wertheimer’s print. Second edition.
Five volumes bound with luxurious leather bindings, with golden adornments and gilded page cutting. Vol. 1 includes the daily and Shabbat prayers, the Purim and Hanukkah prayers, the Seder Sefirat Ha-Omer and additional prayers, it was printed in 1852; the remaining volumes were printed in 1856-1857. Fifty-year calendars included.
5 volumes, 22 cm. Varying conditions. Leather bindings, inscriptions which were engraved on the bindings’ front were cut, leaving rectangular spots of missing leather.
Five volumes bound with luxurious leather bindings, with golden adornments and gilded page cutting. Vol. 1 includes the daily and Shabbat prayers, the Purim and Hanukkah prayers, the Seder Sefirat Ha-Omer and additional prayers, it was printed in 1852; the remaining volumes were printed in 1856-1857. Fifty-year calendars included.
5 volumes, 22 cm. Varying conditions. Leather bindings, inscriptions which were engraved on the bindings’ front were cut, leaving rectangular spots of missing leather.
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![Inschriften des alten Jüdischen Friedhofes in Wien [Wordings on Tombstones in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Vienna], Ludwig](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale14-public/620.jpg "Wordings on Tombstones of Jewish Cemetery in Vienna, 1855")
Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Inschriften des alten Jüdischen Friedhofes in Wien [Wordings on Tombstones in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Vienna], Ludwig August Frankel. Vienna, 1855.
Contains wordings of 704 tombstones in the Jewish cemetery with a German index in the order of the Hebrew alphabet, the wordings are in Hebrew Rashi script. Endnote by the copier: "These wordings on the tombstones and memorial stones were hardly legible, due to passage of time, rains, snow, storms and wind…". Copier: Shlomo Zalman Stern.
[1] Missing leaf (Hebrew title-page?); 3-124 pages with wordings; [4] index leaves; XXII pages, 19 cm. Fair condition. Original jacket, although torn with omissions. Penciled notes in leaves.
Contains wordings of 704 tombstones in the Jewish cemetery with a German index in the order of the Hebrew alphabet, the wordings are in Hebrew Rashi script. Endnote by the copier: "These wordings on the tombstones and memorial stones were hardly legible, due to passage of time, rains, snow, storms and wind…". Copier: Shlomo Zalman Stern.
[1] Missing leaf (Hebrew title-page?); 3-124 pages with wordings; [4] index leaves; XXII pages, 19 cm. Fair condition. Original jacket, although torn with omissions. Penciled notes in leaves.
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![Shevet Yehudah, history and events of the Jewish Nation, by Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Virga. Amsterdam, [1655].
At the end of this ed](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale14-public/621.jpg "Shevet Yehudah – Amsterdam, 1655 – Megilat Eifa")
Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Sold for: $525
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Shevet Yehudah, history and events of the Jewish Nation, by Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Virga. Amsterdam, [1655].
At the end of this edition, which was printed soon after the decrees of 1648-1649 [Khmelnytsky Uprising], the publishers added the Eifa Megila which describes the decrees, by Rabbi Shabtai Cohen – the Shach. This addition was mentioned in the title page as the anticipated continuation of the composition: “Relating… tragedy and distress… which the Jewish nation suffered… and this recent intensified disaster took place under the Polish kingship in the years 1648 and 1649.
88 leaves. 14 cm. Good condition. Margins of title page cut off. Few stains.
At the end of this edition, which was printed soon after the decrees of 1648-1649 [Khmelnytsky Uprising], the publishers added the Eifa Megila which describes the decrees, by Rabbi Shabtai Cohen – the Shach. This addition was mentioned in the title page as the anticipated continuation of the composition: “Relating… tragedy and distress… which the Jewish nation suffered… and this recent intensified disaster took place under the Polish kingship in the years 1648 and 1649.
88 leaves. 14 cm. Good condition. Margins of title page cut off. Few stains.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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1. Sefer Zikaron, diary written by the Chatam Sofer during the War in the year 1809. Pressburg, (1879). First edition.
2. Alon Bechut, eulogy on the Maharam Schick. Lemberg, 1879. Only edition.
3. MiMoshe V’Ad Moshe, genealogy book of the Schick family. Mukachevo, (1903). Only edition. (Signature of Rabbi “Baruch Strassburger”).
4. Gerem HaMa’alot, biography of Rabbi Meshulam Igra. Vienna, [1921]. Second publication with many additions.
5. Ir Tehila, history of the rabbis and congregation of Brisk. Warsaw, 1886. (Signature and stamp of Rabbi “Yitzchak Binyamin Mendelovich Av Beit Din of Püspökladány”).
6-10. Rabbi Azarya Figo, author of Bina L’Itim and Gdolei Truma. Includes his history as well as a monograph of Jewish culture in Venice between 1540-1640. Drohobych, 1907. (Signature of Rabbi Shlomo Sofer Av Beit Din of Beregszász son of the Ktav Sofer). * Bound with: Gerem HaMa’a lot, biography of Rabbi Meshulam Igra. Lvov, 1914. First edition. * Korot Ir Pressburg U’Gdoleha. Rabbi Yekutiel Yehudah Greenwald. Sighet, 1911. Only edition. * Die Frankfurter Rabbinerversammlung vom Jahre 1603 (Assembly of Rabbis in Frankfurt in the year 1603), by Markus Horowitz (German and Hebrew). Frankfurt am Main, [1897]. (Missing first page). * Cheshbon HaHachnasot VeHaHotza’ot, composed by Yesodei HaTorah in Deretshkeh in the year 1881. By Chief Av Beit Din Rabbi Shlomo Sofer son of the Ktav Sofer (with notations in his handwriting). Pressburg, 1881. (Bibliographically unknown).
10 books. Various sizes and conditions, good to fair.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s Private collection.
2. Alon Bechut, eulogy on the Maharam Schick. Lemberg, 1879. Only edition.
3. MiMoshe V’Ad Moshe, genealogy book of the Schick family. Mukachevo, (1903). Only edition. (Signature of Rabbi “Baruch Strassburger”).
4. Gerem HaMa’alot, biography of Rabbi Meshulam Igra. Vienna, [1921]. Second publication with many additions.
5. Ir Tehila, history of the rabbis and congregation of Brisk. Warsaw, 1886. (Signature and stamp of Rabbi “Yitzchak Binyamin Mendelovich Av Beit Din of Püspökladány”).
6-10. Rabbi Azarya Figo, author of Bina L’Itim and Gdolei Truma. Includes his history as well as a monograph of Jewish culture in Venice between 1540-1640. Drohobych, 1907. (Signature of Rabbi Shlomo Sofer Av Beit Din of Beregszász son of the Ktav Sofer). * Bound with: Gerem HaMa’a lot, biography of Rabbi Meshulam Igra. Lvov, 1914. First edition. * Korot Ir Pressburg U’Gdoleha. Rabbi Yekutiel Yehudah Greenwald. Sighet, 1911. Only edition. * Die Frankfurter Rabbinerversammlung vom Jahre 1603 (Assembly of Rabbis in Frankfurt in the year 1603), by Markus Horowitz (German and Hebrew). Frankfurt am Main, [1897]. (Missing first page). * Cheshbon HaHachnasot VeHaHotza’ot, composed by Yesodei HaTorah in Deretshkeh in the year 1881. By Chief Av Beit Din Rabbi Shlomo Sofer son of the Ktav Sofer (with notations in his handwriting). Pressburg, 1881. (Bibliographically unknown).
10 books. Various sizes and conditions, good to fair.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s Private collection.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
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Za'akat Shever, on the death of Our Master, Teacher and Rabbi… Rabbi Kopel Altenkunstadt Rabbi of Verbo, by Rabbi Avraham Freidler. Ofen, 1836
A lamentation on the death of Rabbi Kopel Charif (1766-1836), Otzar HaRabbanim 10303), author of Chiddushei Ya'avetz, disciple of the Nodah B'Yehuda. 43 rhyming poetic stanzas, Hebrew, nine last stanzas in German, in Hebrew letters.
15 cm. in form of [1] uncut sheet, folded into 2. Good condition. Few stains and creases to margins.
A lamentation on the death of Rabbi Kopel Charif (1766-1836), Otzar HaRabbanim 10303), author of Chiddushei Ya'avetz, disciple of the Nodah B'Yehuda. 43 rhyming poetic stanzas, Hebrew, nine last stanzas in German, in Hebrew letters.
15 cm. in form of [1] uncut sheet, folded into 2. Good condition. Few stains and creases to margins.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Evel Moshe, on the death of… Our Teacher, Rabbi Moshe Sofer Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva in… Pressburg, by Rabbi Itzik (Yitzchak) Hirsh Kahn [Cohen]. Ofen, 1839. Lamentation on the death of the Chatam Sofer, 24 Hebrew poetic rhyming stanzas.
12 pages, in form of 1.5 uncut sheets, the whole sheet in folded into 2. Good condition. Stains. Creases, minor tears and dark stains on right margins
12 pages, in form of 1.5 uncut sheets, the whole sheet in folded into 2. Good condition. Stains. Creases, minor tears and dark stains on right margins
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $150
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Da’at Kdoshim, historical memories of families of the martyrs of Rasiniai [Eisenstadt, Bacharach, Ginzburg, Heilperin, Morowitz, Mintz, Freidland, Katzenelbogen, Rappaport and Rokach], published by Shmuel Weiner. Petersburg, 1897-1898.
Basic research book for the genealogy of the Jews of Ashkenaz and Poland.
Includes: Psak HaCherem, of Rabbi Ya’akov Polack in opposition of Rabbi Eliezer Bar Yoel HaLevi Mintz [separate title page], Petersburg, [1897].
Bound with: Sefer HaBrit, Vilna, 1904.
Inconsistent pagination. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Notations upon first leaves. Worn semi-leather binding.
Basic research book for the genealogy of the Jews of Ashkenaz and Poland.
Includes: Psak HaCherem, of Rabbi Ya’akov Polack in opposition of Rabbi Eliezer Bar Yoel HaLevi Mintz [separate title page], Petersburg, [1897].
Bound with: Sefer HaBrit, Vilna, 1904.
Inconsistent pagination. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Notations upon first leaves. Worn semi-leather binding.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Sold for: $375
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Szlakiem nauki talmudycznej - wiedza judaistyczna a Wyższa Uczelnia Talmudyczna w Lublinie (Darkei Yediat HaTalmud [methods of mastering the Talmud] – Jewish education in the Lublin College), by Hillel Seidman, [preface by Rabbi Aaron Lewin]. Warsaw, 1934.
Booklet dedicated to the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva established by the Ga’on Rabbi Meir Shapiro. Filled with photographs: photographs of the Ga’on Rabbi Meir Shapiro and the Admorim of Gur and Chortkov, various photographs of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, its establishment and existence. Model of the Temple which was in the Yeshiva, funeral of Rabbi Meir Shapiro [the booklet was published a short while after his death], and more.
Polish.
83 pages + 10 photograph plates. 24.5 cm. Very good condition. Thick paper. Cardboard binding.
Booklet dedicated to the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva established by the Ga’on Rabbi Meir Shapiro. Filled with photographs: photographs of the Ga’on Rabbi Meir Shapiro and the Admorim of Gur and Chortkov, various photographs of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, its establishment and existence. Model of the Temple which was in the Yeshiva, funeral of Rabbi Meir Shapiro [the booklet was published a short while after his death], and more.
Polish.
83 pages + 10 photograph plates. 24.5 cm. Very good condition. Thick paper. Cardboard binding.
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
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Sold for: $125
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Di Virklechkeit In Licht Un Shaten – Rabbi Kestenberg Eder Radomer Rabbinate. By M. Guttman (Ish Tov). Warsaw, 1931.
Letters of Rabbis and writings of the rabbinate, photographs, articles and biography, of Rabbi Yechiel HaLevi Kestenberg Av-Beit-Din of Radom. [Born in 1898, killed in the Holocaust in Elul 1942 – for additional information related to him see attached material]. Yiddish.
[1 title cover], 108 pages + 5 leaves containing photographs. 18.5 cm. Good condition, number of detached leaves, original binding, slightly worn.
Letters of Rabbis and writings of the rabbinate, photographs, articles and biography, of Rabbi Yechiel HaLevi Kestenberg Av-Beit-Din of Radom. [Born in 1898, killed in the Holocaust in Elul 1942 – for additional information related to him see attached material]. Yiddish.
[1 title cover], 108 pages + 5 leaves containing photographs. 18.5 cm. Good condition, number of detached leaves, original binding, slightly worn.
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