Some 150 letters, postcards, and items of ephemera documenting the life of Yocheved (Jadzia) Rabinowitz, a Theresienstadt concentration camp survivor who resided in Munich following the war. Europe and Palestine, 1945-49. German, Polish; some Yiddish, Hebrew, and additional languages.
• Some 120 letters, postcards, and telegrams (most handwritten) sent to Yocheved (Jadzia) Rabinowitz from acquaintances and family members (some of them also evidently Holocaust survivors) – Munich, Paris, London, Lodz, Tel Aviv, and elsewhere. Among the letters are four "shanah tovah" cards for Hebrew New Year 5709 (1948), one issued by the Jewish National Fund in Munich, and one bearing a portrait of Theodor Herzl in giolden ink.
• Some 30 documents and items of ephemera: Two documents from the Theresienstadt camp administration certifying that Rabinowitz is leaving the camp and is not suffering from any illnesses (June 1945); five "International Reply Coupons" (attached to letters in order to cover the costs of Rabinowitz's letters of reply, 1945); three invitations to weddings of Jewish couples (1948); handwritten note from a representative of the consulate of Israel in Munich – request to allow Rabinowitz to board a plane and immigrate to Israel on account of the heart disease suffered by an uncle living in Israel (1949); and additional documents.
Size and condition vary.

Brief letter signed by Albert Einstein, typewritten on official stationery. Princeton (New Jersey), February 15, 1939. German.

Letter signed by Albert Einstein, addressed to the journalist Oscar Gruen, editor of the Jüdische Presszentrale Zürich, organ of the Zürich Jewish community. In the letter, Einstein notifies Gruen that he is unable to fulfill his request (which is not mentioned in the letter), due to his heavy workload and prior commitments.

Oscar Gruen was a journalist and publisher, editor of the Jüdische Presszentrale Zürich. He was a proponent of the Alaska Plan – a proposal for the resettlement of Jewish refugees in Alaska, and in 1938 he attended the Evian Conference in attempt to promote the plan. In 1939, he came to the United States as part of his ongoing efforts to bring the plan to fruition, yet he did not succeed in convincing the American government nor the Jewish community.

Original envelope enclosed, bearing Einstein's address in Princeton and the address of Gruen's office in New York.

[1] f., 21.5X16 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and minor creases.

Typewritten letter, hand-signed by Marc Chagall. France, March 24, 1961. French.

Short letter, sent by Marc Chagall to former Louvre curator, René Huyghe, while working on the "Chagall Windows": "I deeply regret not attending your party, but I am still in Rheims, where I am preparing large stained-glass windows for Jerusalem… I would like to wish you so many good things: happiness, work, and, of course, congratulations…", signed: Marc Chagall.

Between 1960-1962, Marc Chagall spent a period of residence in Rheims (northern France), where he created one of his most well-known works – a dozen large stained-glass windows, featuring images of animals, flowers and various Jewish symbols, representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. In February 1962 the colorful windows where set in the synagogue of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem; today, they are best known as the "Chagall Windows". The artist himself described them as "my modest gift to the Jewish people who have always dreamt of biblical love, friendship and of peace among all peoples."
René Huyghe (1906-1997), was a philosopher of art, curator in the Louvre and a professor in the Collège de France.

[1] f. (one written page). 27 cm. Good condition. Minor creases and folding marks. Minor blemishes.

Nine letters addressed to the attorney Dr. Moses Doukhan, Deputy Director of the Lands Administration of the British Mandatory government. Jerusalem, London, and elsewhere, 1920s. Hebrew and English.

1. Letter of greeting personally signed by Chaim Weizmann (on behalf of the Executive of the Zionist Organisation) on the occasion of Mr. Doukhan being awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). London, 1926. English.
2. Letter personally signed by High Commissioner of Palestine, Herbert Samuel, sent to apologize for not acknowledging a gift sent to him by Moses Doukhan – a book on the subject of "Palestine Land Laws." London, 1926. English.
3. Lengthy letter of recommendation personally signed by Ze'ev Jabotinsky (addressed to Norman Bentwich), along with Doukhan's curriculum vitae and a recommendation to appoint the latter as a judge in Palestine. Jerusalem, 1920. English.
4. Interesting letter from Menachem Ussishkin (handwritten, on the hotel stationery of The Commodore, New York): "I am exceptionally happy that you have accepted the position on the lands committee. I'm glad that, on the most highly regarded committee from our standpoint, we will be represented by one of our own… someone who will always be vigilant… We have achieved an absolute victory here, and the local 'leaders' will be forced to vacate their places in favor of their betters… and shalom to you and your wife, and also to the little gypsy." 8th Iyar [1920?], Hebrew.
5-9. Five additional letters: A letter of greeting, written by Meir Dizengoff; a letter from Edwin Samuel, son of Herbert Samuel; two letters from Norman Bentwich; and an additional letter from Menachem Ussishkin.

Dr. Moses Doukhan (1884-1958) was a Jewish Zionist attorney. In 1919 he attended the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles as part of the Committee of Jewish Delegations (Comité Délégations Juives) and submitted a memorandum regarding the situation of the Jews of Russia to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Immigrated to Palestine in 1920 and was appointed deputy director of the Lands Administration of the British Mandatory government. Authored a number of books widely regarded as foundational, authoritative texts on the subject of Jewish law as pertaining to lands administration.

Nine signed letters, some handwritten and some typewritten. Size and condition vary (most [1] p. in length). Overall good condition. Stains. Fold lines. Punch holes, and few minor tears.

Enclosed: "Biography of Moses Doukhan, written by his daughter Leah Doukhan-Landau" (five printed pages). Hebrew.

"Yud", poem in fifty sections by Moshe (Moishe) Broderzon. Photomontages and graphic design: Yehudah Lewin and Pinchas Szwarc. Photography: H. Lerski [Helmar Lerski] and M. Grossman [Mendel Grossman?]. Lodz: H. Prowizor, 1939. Yiddish.
Copy missing title page plate.

Last book of poetry to be published by the Yiddish poet Moshe (Moishe) Broderzon, giving expression to his somber premonitions regarding the calamity descending upon European Jewry, unfolding before his eyes. The book includes three plates (out of an original four) featuring photomontages consisting of photographs of Jewish figures. One of the works shows the towering figure of a German soldier looming over a handful of Jews squatting over a pail. The plates are signed in print by the graphic designers, Yehudah Lewin and Pinchas Szwarc. Some of the photographs appearing in the photomontages are by Helmar Lerski.

A handwritten dedication in Yiddish, inscribed by Moshe Broderzon himself and dated 1939, appears on the page preceding the title page. It is addressed to "Chaim Lieberman, " (possibly the Yiddish journalist and literary critic Chaim Herman Lieberman).

Moshe (Moishe) Broderzon (1890-1956), poet, playwright, and founder of a number of artists' groups in Poland, including the avant-guarde "Jung-Yiddish" group, the Ararat Theater of Lodz, and "Had Gadya, " the world's first Yiddish marionette theater. Escaped to the Soviet Union following the Nazi occupation of Poland. Arrested in 1950 on suspicion of anti-Communist activity and sentenced to prison in Siberia. Released in 1955. Returned to Lodz. Died of a heart attack in 1956.

[1], 50, [2] pp. + [3] plates., approx. 24.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. One plate detached. Binding and several leaves partly detached. Inked stamp ("lodz 1939") in bottom margin of last page. Cloth binding, with blemishes and wear. Spine detached, with closed and open tears.