Auction 91 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
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Handwritten and illuminated certificate of appreciation, presented to Philip Leach [Leachinski], upon the end of his tenure as president of the Nottingham Palestine Association. Nottingham, England, 1925. English.
The text is written in calligraphic script and decorated in the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts. Signed by several members of the Nottingham Palestine Association. Beneath the signatures – the Hebrew verse "for our people and the cities of our God" (2 Samuel 10:12). On top – the Hebrew word Zion within a Star of David.
Thick card, 35.5X45.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes.
Handbill urging British Jews to join the military. London: The Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot, [ca. 1915]. Yiddish.
The handbill urges Jewish parents to encourage their children to join the British Army, reminding them that Britain did everything at its disposal to assist its Jews, and calling them to respond in kind. The prospected recruits are instructed to present themselves to the London recruiting depot, headed by Major Lionel de Rothschild.
The handbill is signed in print by chairman of the "Jewish War Services Committee", Edmund Sebag-Montefiore, and secretary of the committee, Samuel Stephany.
For additional information on the Jewish War Services Committee, see: Justin Cavernelis-Frost, 'There are three types of men': Lionel de Rothschild and the Jewish War Services Committee, 1915-1919 (Archive Review of the Year 2013-2014).
19X25.5 cm. Good condition. Minor marginal stains.
Lot 51 Collection of Printed Items – Aid Organization "Federation of Ukrainian Jews" – London, 1920s
Included: • "The Call of Ukraine", booklet with a summary of the annual conference of the organization, 1923 (enclosed are two postage stamps with the logo of the conference). • A letter of appreciation for a donation, typewritten on official stationery. • "The menorah, A Chanukah Journal", issued by the organization, with illustrations, a list of donors to the organization and a supplement for children (printed separately). 1923. • Illustrated form (not filled in) for a Hanukkah donation. • Two fund-raising handbills. • And more.
Two of the items are addressed to Rev. Isaac Livingstone, Minister of Golders Green Synagogue in London.
Enclosed: a handbill issued by the Russian Jewish Relief Fund.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
Folding program, printed on both sides. A color illustration of a man flying a blue-and-white flag is printed on front.
29.5X20.5 cm (when open). Good condition.
Antisemitic print depicting seven figures on an ascending and then descending staircase (a variation on the theme of the Stages of Life) – Emperor, nobleman, pastor, Jew, soldier and farmer. Beneath each figure is a saying representing its economic status. The Jew, who stands on the highest step, says: "I have to live on the profit".
25.5X34 cm. Fair condition. Mounted on card. Closed and open tears to edges. Creases and fold lines. Stains.
First English edition of the antisemitic pamphlet The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, describing a Jewish plan for global domination.
This edition was printed on private order by the translator, George Shanks, who chose to remain anonymous (his identity was not discovered until 1978).
[1], VI, 95 pp., approx. 21 cm. Missing wrappers. Good condition. Minor stains to leaves at beginning and end.
First American edition of the antisemitic pamphlet The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, describing a Jewish plan for global domination.
The translation is attributed to Boris Brasol. Brasol served in the Russian White Army and immigrated to the United States following the October Revolution. He was a member of the Russian anti-Semitic movement Black Hundreds.
[3] ff., 149 pp., approx. 23 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Bookplate. Numbering (in pen) in margins of two pages. Original cloth binding, with a printed label, somewhat worn. Small scribble on label. Sticker on spine.
The International Jew. Dearborn, Michigan: The Dearborn Publishing Co., 1920-1922. Four volumes. English.
A series of antisemitic articles reprinted from The Dearborn Independent, the weekly newspaper owned by automobile magnate Henry Ford.
Vol I: The International Jew, The World’s Foremost Problem. 235 pp.
Vol. II: Jewish Activities in the United States. 255 pp.
Vol. III: Jewish Influences in American Life. 256 pp.
Vol. IV: Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States. 246 pp.
Original printed covers. 19 cm. Overall good condition. Minor stains and creases. Minor blemishes to covers. Spines of vols. I and III reinforced with acidic adhesive tape. Handwritten titles on spines of vols. I and II. A handwritten list of Jewish statesmen and personalities on the endpaper of vol. I.
Volumes placed in a slipcase.
First pages contain the picture and personal details of the bearer of the passport, Gertrud Hoff of Ramat Gan; two identifying marks were added in order to mark out the bearer of the passport as a Jew: the letter J, stamped on the first page, and the name "Sara", added to her given name.
Stamped by the German Consulate in Jaffa (Deutsches Konsulat in Jaffa) and signed by the German Consul in Jaffa.
The German consulate in Jaffa was active during the years 1870-1917 and 1926-1939. It was administratively subject to the consulate in Jerusalem, but had certain independent authorities. Nazi Party member Timotheus Wurs (1874-1961) served as German consul in Jaffa between 1932 and 1939. At the same time, he served as director of the German Temple Society Bank (Bank der Tempelgesellschaft) in Jaffa.
32 pp., 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Cover slightly worn.
First pages contain the picture and personal details of the bearer of the passport, Marianne Friedländer of Wuppertal; stamped with the letter J for "Jude" (Jew).
The stamps in the passport document Marianne's escape, or attempt to escape, from Europe: American Immigration visa (issued by the American consulate in Stuttgart, 1938), confirmation from Dresdener Bank in Wuppertal (1939), exit stamp from the Frankfurt port (February 1939), and additional stamps.
A leaflet with instructions for German travelers attached to back cover.
32 pp., 16.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Tear along spine, mended with acid-free tape. Sticker to front cover.
First pages contain the picture and personal details of the bearer of the passport, Rosa Schneider of Vienna; two identifying marks were added in order to mark out the bearer of the passport as a Jew: the letter J, stamped on the first page, and the name "Sara", added to her given name (on p. 7, a stamp related to the addition of the name "Sara").
The stamps in the passport document a journey from Vienna to New York in February 1940: American immigration visa (issued in the consulate in Vienna); a one-time, Italian transit visa, for travel to New York on board the Conte di Savoia (issued in the consulate in Vienna); exit visa from Germany (Vienna); and Italian and German border-pass stamps.
32 pp., 16.5 cm. Good condition.
First pages contain the picture and personal details of the bearer of the passport, David Löwe of Stanisławów (Ivano-Frankivsk); stamped with the letter J for "Jude" (Jew).
With two Polish stay permits (issued in Stanisławów, 1939).
Two leaflets with instructions for the passport holder attached to front cover.
30 pp. Missing last leaf and back cover. 16.5 cm. Good condition. Marginal tear to first leaf. Some stains.