Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
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Achad HaAm, handwritten letter, to his sister Esther. London, 1912.
Letter in Russian, on "Wissotzky" tea company stationery, for whom Achad HaAm worked upon his arrival in London in 1908. Letter concerning family matters. Achad HaAm (1856-1927), pen-name of Asher Ginsberg, Zionist essays-writer and philosopher. Leaf 25.5 cm. Very good condition. Folding marks.
Letter in Russian, on "Wissotzky" tea company stationery, for whom Achad HaAm worked upon his arrival in London in 1908. Letter concerning family matters. Achad HaAm (1856-1927), pen-name of Asher Ginsberg, Zionist essays-writer and philosopher. Leaf 25.5 cm. Very good condition. Folding marks.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
Opening: $250
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Nahum Sokolow, handwritten letter, addressed to "my dear friend". Cologne, [1908].
"My mood is not good in view of my work conditions at present […] "the world" does not bring peace to my soul… I meant to give this paper a literary spirit… but literature is not what is their wish…".
Personal letter concerning literature and Hebrew publishing matters. Addressed probably to one of Israel's writers. Sokolow (1859-1936) – was invited to Cologne after Herzl's death, to serve as general secretary of the World Zionist Congress. From 1906 he edited the central journal of the Zionist Congress, "Di Welt"; in 1908 he established the Hebrew weekly magazine "Ha'Olam" and in 1910, following a dispute between the Political Zionists and the Practical Zionists he resigned from all his duties. Leaf 22 cm. Chopped margins. Good condition
"My mood is not good in view of my work conditions at present […] "the world" does not bring peace to my soul… I meant to give this paper a literary spirit… but literature is not what is their wish…".
Personal letter concerning literature and Hebrew publishing matters. Addressed probably to one of Israel's writers. Sokolow (1859-1936) – was invited to Cologne after Herzl's death, to serve as general secretary of the World Zionist Congress. From 1906 he edited the central journal of the Zionist Congress, "Di Welt"; in 1908 he established the Hebrew weekly magazine "Ha'Olam" and in 1910, following a dispute between the Political Zionists and the Practical Zionists he resigned from all his duties. Leaf 22 cm. Chopped margins. Good condition
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
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"Testimony of a person who came from Soviet Russia". Tel Aviv, Kislev 1932.
The testimony was obtained in the presence of Chaim Nachman Bialik, Yitzchak Leib Goldberg and Ben-Zion Katz and the three of them signed at the end. The person testifying was tortured for a month and a half, in prison in one of Ukraine's big cities. On top of first leaf Katz wrote by hand: "Please print in the coming issue on behalf of the "Committee for Russian Affairs" [Katz was a journalist who wrote for "Ha'Aretz" and of the founders of "HaBoker" newspaper]. [3] leaves, 19-28 cm. Good condition. Filing-holes, few stains and creases, tears to borders.
The testimony was obtained in the presence of Chaim Nachman Bialik, Yitzchak Leib Goldberg and Ben-Zion Katz and the three of them signed at the end. The person testifying was tortured for a month and a half, in prison in one of Ukraine's big cities. On top of first leaf Katz wrote by hand: "Please print in the coming issue on behalf of the "Committee for Russian Affairs" [Katz was a journalist who wrote for "Ha'Aretz" and of the founders of "HaBoker" newspaper]. [3] leaves, 19-28 cm. Good condition. Filing-holes, few stains and creases, tears to borders.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
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Пятеро [The Five], by Ze'ev Jabotinsky (Altalena). Paris, 1936.
A numbered copy of a 125 copies edition, with Jabotinsky's handwritten signature. 302, [2] pages, 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Moth-hole. Stains. Stained cover, torn, partly detached.
A numbered copy of a 125 copies edition, with Jabotinsky's handwritten signature. 302, [2] pages, 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Moth-hole. Stains. Stained cover, torn, partly detached.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
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Jacques (Ya'akov) Lifshitz, handwritten letter, addressed to the editor ["Gazit" periodical for art and literature edited by Gabriel Talpir]. Paris, 1930's.
Most of the letter is dedicated to an autobiographical list compiled by Lifshitz, starting with his birth through his studies in Paris and exhibiting his works in museums and galleries. "my life is full with special events", he mentions. Russian. 27 cm leaf, written on both sides. Folding marks, foxing and filing holes. From the estate of Gabriel Talpir, art critic and editor of "Gazit" periodical.
Most of the letter is dedicated to an autobiographical list compiled by Lifshitz, starting with his birth through his studies in Paris and exhibiting his works in museums and galleries. "my life is full with special events", he mentions. Russian. 27 cm leaf, written on both sides. Folding marks, foxing and filing holes. From the estate of Gabriel Talpir, art critic and editor of "Gazit" periodical.
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January 19, 2011
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Yehoshua Hankin, 1929
Zichronot LeBen Yerushalem 1834-1918, by Yehoshua ben David Yelin [father of David Yelin]. Jerusalem, 1924.
On inner side of front cover was mounted at a later date a letter of recommendation(for Pinchas Steinfeld) handwritten by David Yelin, addressed to the redeemer of Emek Yizrael Lands, Yehoshua Hankin. Leaf 22.5 cm. Good condition.
Zichronot LeBen Yerushalem 1834-1918, by Yehoshua ben David Yelin [father of David Yelin]. Jerusalem, 1924.
On inner side of front cover was mounted at a later date a letter of recommendation(for Pinchas Steinfeld) handwritten by David Yelin, addressed to the redeemer of Emek Yizrael Lands, Yehoshua Hankin. Leaf 22.5 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
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The poet Ber Horowitz (1895-1942), handwritten dedication. Vienna, July 1929. Dedication in Yiddish, with an illustration of a winged unicorn. Leaf 22 cm. Good condition. Few creases and folding marks.
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January 19, 2011
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Sibir – poeme, Avraham Sutzkever. Illustrations by Marc Chagall. Jerusalem, 1953.
Preceding title page is a handwritten signed dedication by Sutzkever, to his friend Nachman Meizel. [23] leaves, 33 cm. Fair condition. Remarkable foxing marks. Damaged binding, no paper-cover.
Preceding title page is a handwritten signed dedication by Sutzkever, to his friend Nachman Meizel. [23] leaves, 33 cm. Fair condition. Remarkable foxing marks. Damaged binding, no paper-cover.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
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Rachel Yanait Ben Zvi, two letters. Jerusalem, 1962, 1966.
Three-leaves letter, typewritten, ending with a few handwritten words and signed by Ben Zvi. The letter concerns the remembrance of Mania Shochat. * Handwritten letter on both sides of a small paper leaf. 21 cm; 17.5 cm, good condition.
Three-leaves letter, typewritten, ending with a few handwritten words and signed by Ben Zvi. The letter concerns the remembrance of Mania Shochat. * Handwritten letter on both sides of a small paper leaf. 21 cm; 17.5 cm, good condition.
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January 19, 2011
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Bi nakht oyfen alten mark [night in the old market], by Yitzchak Leibush Peretz. Typewritten version of the play, stenciled, with many handwritten corrections and direction comments. Yiddish. [2], 42 pages, 28 cm. Good condition. Stains. First leaves and cover partly detached, with tears. Ownership ink-stamps.
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January 19, 2011
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Habima, Hebraisches Theater, Bernhard Diebold [Habima, Hebrew Theater]. Berlin –Wilhelmsdorf, 1928.
Book about "Habima" theater, containing 32 photograph-plates of theater's actors. Five plates are hand-signed by actors Aharon Messkin, Zvi Friedland, Yehuda Rubinstein and L. Warshaver. 19 pages, 32 plates, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and damages to cover.
Book about "Habima" theater, containing 32 photograph-plates of theater's actors. Five plates are hand-signed by actors Aharon Messkin, Zvi Friedland, Yehuda Rubinstein and L. Warshaver. 19 pages, 32 plates, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and damages to cover.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
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Jews and Arabs in Palestine. Studies of a national and colonialistic problem, edited by Enzo Sereni and R. A. Asheri, New York, 1936.
Essays by David Ben-Gurion, Haim Arlozorov, Enzo Sereni and more. The book opens with a handwritten dedication by Enzo Sereni, to Dr. [Arthur] Rupin. Enzo Sereni (1905-1944), born in Italy, zionist activist and Aliyah missionary to different countries during World War II. Organized a delegation of paratroopers to the partisans in conquered Europe, was captured by the Nazis and killed in Dachau. 315 pages, 18.5 cm. Good condition, binding detached.
Essays by David Ben-Gurion, Haim Arlozorov, Enzo Sereni and more. The book opens with a handwritten dedication by Enzo Sereni, to Dr. [Arthur] Rupin. Enzo Sereni (1905-1944), born in Italy, zionist activist and Aliyah missionary to different countries during World War II. Organized a delegation of paratroopers to the partisans in conquered Europe, was captured by the Nazis and killed in Dachau. 315 pages, 18.5 cm. Good condition, binding detached.
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