Letter handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, chief rabbi of Eretz Israel, with the signatures of R. Abba Yaakov HaKohen Borochov and R. Isser Zalman Meltzer. Jerusalem, Sivan 1933.
The letter lists the ideas raised at a meeting convened to obtain sources of income for the Orthodox boys' schools in Jerusalem: to solicit donations from visitors at the Western Wall and Rachel's Tomb, and to require the Chevra Kaddisha to dedicate a third of their income to Orthodox education.
[1] leaf, official stationery of R. Kook. 27.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Folding marks. Tears to folds, slightly affecting text.

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Large collection of letters and protocols (some signed), documents and notes, concerning the establishment and management of the Keren LeHachzakat HaYeshivot in Eretz Israel, founded in the home of the chief rabbi, R. Avraham Yitchak HaKohen Kook. Ca. 1930s.
The collection includes:
• Two leaves handwritten by R. Kook – minutes of the founding meeting of the Vaad LeHachzakat HaYeshivot, with R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky (dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva) and R. Yechezkel Sarna (dean of the Hebron yeshiva). [Jerusalem, ca. 1934].
• Minutes of the meeting of the Keren LeHachzakat Shloshet HaYeshivot HaGedolot, which took place in the home of R. Meir Berlin after the passing of R. Kook. Signed by R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky, R. Yaakov Moshe Charlap (dean of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva) and R. Yechezkel Sarna. Jerusalem, Tishrei 1935.
• Letter signed by the chief rabbis, R. Yaakov Meir and R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, regarding fundraising at the Western Wall for the boys' schools in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Elul 1933.
• Two letters: letter signed by R. Reuven Katz chief rabbi of Petach Tikva, R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky and R. Yechezkel Sarna, addressed to the chief rabbis of Tel Aviv; and response letter signed by R. Moshe Avigdor Amiel, R. Benzion Chai Uziel and R. Tzvi Pesach Frank. Adar 1936.
• Typewritten eulogy for the first anniversary of the passing of R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, emended and signed by the author of the eulogy, R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky. Jerusalem, Elul 1936
• Printed notice of the passing of R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, signed by the administration of the Etz Chaim boys' school and yeshiva. [Jerusalem, Elul 1935].
• Other typewritten and handwritten letters, documents, protocols and notes, related to the activities of this fund, and the management of the yeshivot and boys' schools in Jerusalem.
Approx. 40 items + envelopes and additional leaves. Size and condition vary.

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Large collection of letters, correspondence and copyings of letters, many notebooks, and various notes, documents and protocols, from the archive of R. Yechiel Michel Tucazinsky, dean of the Etz Chaim yeshiva in Jerusalem, and of his son and successor R. Nissan Aharon Tucazinsky. [ca. 1890s-1960s].
The items include many letters and documents from renowned rabbis such as R. Zelig Reuven Bengis, R. Tzvi Pesach Frank, R. Isser Zalman Meltzer, R. Yechezkel Sarna, R. Yosef Eliyahu Henkin, R. Chizkiyahu Yosef Mishkovsky, R. Reuven Katz, R. Benzion Meir Chai Uziel, R. Moshe Avigdor Amiel, R. Pinchas Epstein, R. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, and many more rabbis.
• Letters from the leaders of the yishuv in Eretz Israel and the heads of the religious parties: Dr. Thon, Arthur Ruppin, Henrietta Szold, David Yellin, R. Yehuda Leib HaKohen Fishman [Maimon], R. Yitzchak Meir Levin, R. Moshe Blau, R. Ze'ev Gold, R. Meir Berlin [Bar Ilan], and more.
• Letters from authors and intellectuals such as Pinchas Grayevsky, Shlomo Schocken, Dr. B.M. Levin, Prof. Simcha Assaf, and more.
• Receipts, letters and signed wills from philanthropists.
• Many notebooks handwritten by R. Tucazinsky, some from his time as attendant of his grandfather R. Shmuel Salant. Leaves with various notes in his handwriting, including: his memoirs of R. Shmuel Salant; copies of early documents pertaining to the courtyard of the rabbi of Radishkovitz, and more.
Approx. 1000 items, size and condition vary. The archive was not examined in depth and may contain more important items. For more details, see Hebrew description.

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Handwritten Yahrzeit book, listing the names of members of the Creglingen community, including the names of the first Jewish victims of the Nazis in Germany. Germany, [1930s?].
Small handwritten notebook, recording the names of the deceased of the Creglingen community, southern Germany, in order of their Hebrew date of death. The notebook lists 46 names, including the names of Hermann Stern and Arnold Rosenfeld, who were amongst the first Jewish victims of the Nazis after they rose to power in Germany.
The Jewish community of Creglingen, Baden-Württemberg, is mentioned as early as 1298. At its peak, the community numbered some 130 Jews; on the eve of the Nazi's rise to power, the local Jewish population totaled 73. At the end of March 1933, a pogrom erupted in Creglingen, which is considered the first pogrom to take place in Germany after the Nazis took over. The pogrom was executed by a gang of SA thugs and a rioting mob, who tortured 16 local Jews in the town hall. Hermann Stern (age 67), a horse dealer and real estate agent and Arnold Rosenfeld (age 52), died from their wounds a few days later. These two are considered the first victims of Nazi Germany. From the middle of 1937, there were no Jews left in Creglingen.
[3] leaves (12 written pages). 16.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and creases. Minor tears along folds and to some folds – including open tears, not affecting text.

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