Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $300
Including buyer's premium
Collection of documents from the archive of Friedrich (Fritz) Naschitz (1900-1989) born in Vienna, honorary consul of Iceland in Israel since 1949.
Collection includes:
About 26 items, amongst them photographs of Naschitz and some souvenire-photographs that he got from others; with Ben Gurion, during the Pope's visit to Israel in 1964, a ceremony in "Yad Vashem" museum a reunion-photo; two posters announcing lectures concerning Iceland, with his participation; Naschitz's passport; framed emblem of Iceland and more. * More than 100 letters that Naschitz received from around the world, some personal and others official, concerning business letters and diplomatic letters, letters of gratitude, invitations to various events etc. Most documents are in Icelandic and other languages, many bear signatures (not thoroughly checked). Total of more than 130 items. Various sizes and conditions.
Collection includes:
About 26 items, amongst them photographs of Naschitz and some souvenire-photographs that he got from others; with Ben Gurion, during the Pope's visit to Israel in 1964, a ceremony in "Yad Vashem" museum a reunion-photo; two posters announcing lectures concerning Iceland, with his participation; Naschitz's passport; framed emblem of Iceland and more. * More than 100 letters that Naschitz received from around the world, some personal and others official, concerning business letters and diplomatic letters, letters of gratitude, invitations to various events etc. Most documents are in Icelandic and other languages, many bear signatures (not thoroughly checked). Total of more than 130 items. Various sizes and conditions.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
Opening: $400
Unsold
Collection of documents, most of them of attorney Mordechai (Max) Lipkin (born in Turkey, 1899).
Included in the collection are documents from Haifa of the Ottoman Regime period, early documents in Arabic, documents in German from Haifa; two American passports of 1926 and 1928 on the name of Mordechai Lipkin; Identity card of 1936; Egyptian Visa application of 1920, USA immigrant's application of 1920 and more. About 50 documents and letters, various sizes and conditions.
Included in the collection are documents from Haifa of the Ottoman Regime period, early documents in Arabic, documents in German from Haifa; two American passports of 1926 and 1928 on the name of Mordechai Lipkin; Identity card of 1936; Egyptian Visa application of 1920, USA immigrant's application of 1920 and more. About 50 documents and letters, various sizes and conditions.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $8,750
Including buyer's premium
Archive of Zvi Massad (Mastboim) – typesetter and proofreader of Agnon's writings, participated in the editing of an annotated anthology of Agnon's stories and wrote many articles about his works.
Archive includes:
*23 handwritten letters, autographs and envelopes sent by S.Y. Agnon to Massad. Amongst them a draft of a eulogy written by Agnon, letters of thanks and more.
*35 Letters by Avraham Shlonsky, Zalman Shneur (Shazar), Baruch Kurtzweil, Dov Sadan, Getzel Krasler, Yosl Bergner, A.B. Yehoshua, Chaim Be'er, and others. Most of them concern literature and journalism.
*"Writer's Story about the Book"- compilations regarding books and writers, gift for Zalman Schocken on his 60th birthday. Eight pages, handwritten by Agnon in clear and fine square letters, in black and red ink (incomplete, 5 last leaves only).
* David Ben-Gurion Autograph.
* Handwritten letters by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Rabbi Kook and Dr. Natan Birenbaum.
* Poems by Uri Zvi Greenberg and Binyamin Tamuz, with proofreading, additions and corrections.
* Postal stamps sheets, First Day of Issue Envelopes with Agnon's portrait.
* Two fine photographs of Agnon by Alfred Bernheim, one signed by the photographer.
*Photocopies of Letters by Agnon and correcpondence by Massad concerning literary matters, copies of letters, envelopes, invitation to an event with the participation of S.Y. Agnon, and other items.
Various sizes and conditions.
Archive includes:
*23 handwritten letters, autographs and envelopes sent by S.Y. Agnon to Massad. Amongst them a draft of a eulogy written by Agnon, letters of thanks and more.
*35 Letters by Avraham Shlonsky, Zalman Shneur (Shazar), Baruch Kurtzweil, Dov Sadan, Getzel Krasler, Yosl Bergner, A.B. Yehoshua, Chaim Be'er, and others. Most of them concern literature and journalism.
*"Writer's Story about the Book"- compilations regarding books and writers, gift for Zalman Schocken on his 60th birthday. Eight pages, handwritten by Agnon in clear and fine square letters, in black and red ink (incomplete, 5 last leaves only).
* David Ben-Gurion Autograph.
* Handwritten letters by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Rabbi Kook and Dr. Natan Birenbaum.
* Poems by Uri Zvi Greenberg and Binyamin Tamuz, with proofreading, additions and corrections.
* Postal stamps sheets, First Day of Issue Envelopes with Agnon's portrait.
* Two fine photographs of Agnon by Alfred Bernheim, one signed by the photographer.
*Photocopies of Letters by Agnon and correcpondence by Massad concerning literary matters, copies of letters, envelopes, invitation to an event with the participation of S.Y. Agnon, and other items.
Various sizes and conditions.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Extensive and varies archive of the socialist "Po'aley Zion" party. The archive reflects its diverse activity in three major periods: in Eastern Europe prior to World War II; immediately after the holocaust; and until the first two decades of the State of Israel. An impressive quantity of photographs of the three above mentioned periods, as well as personal correspondences between the party's members, concerning the party, internal documents and printed publications.
Archive contains:
- 235 Letters and various documents. Amongst them, internal documents of "Po'aley Zion", some of them typewritten or stenciled; numerous letters written by Ya'akov Zrubavel or that have been sent to him, most of them of the 1950's and 60's; diverse correspondence with party members about various topics; handwritten letter by Dov Ber Borochov (about a year before he died), and more.
Most of the letters are in Yiddish.
- 327 Photographs. Amongst them many photographs of the party's members; rare group-photographs from Eastern Europe, 1920's and 30's; Photographs of the party's conventions after World War II; photographs of the party's activities in Israel post 1948, and more.
- 39 Photographs of Ya'akov Zrubavel at various events, some of them political events. 1915 until the 1960's.
- Four photo-albums with photographs of conventions and meeting during the 1970's; two photo-albums devoted to Ya'akov Zrubavel and nahum Nir. Total of 150 photographs.
- 12 Booklets published by the party, some were printed in Tel-Aviv in the 1930's and others in Germany and France post World War II; 2 books "Po'aley Zion Almanac 1906-1931" and "The Struggle in the International Proletarian Ring".
Many of the archive's items are related to Ya'akov Zrubavel (1886-1967), born in Poltava, present day Ukraine, made aliyah to Israel in 1910. Of the leaders of "Po'aley Zion", "Po'aley Zion Smol" and the Marxist Zionism in Russia and Eretz Israel, an activist of Achdut HaAvodah and Mapam parties, journalist and editor.
More than 750 documents and photographs. Various sizes and conditions.
Archive contains:
- 235 Letters and various documents. Amongst them, internal documents of "Po'aley Zion", some of them typewritten or stenciled; numerous letters written by Ya'akov Zrubavel or that have been sent to him, most of them of the 1950's and 60's; diverse correspondence with party members about various topics; handwritten letter by Dov Ber Borochov (about a year before he died), and more.
Most of the letters are in Yiddish.
- 327 Photographs. Amongst them many photographs of the party's members; rare group-photographs from Eastern Europe, 1920's and 30's; Photographs of the party's conventions after World War II; photographs of the party's activities in Israel post 1948, and more.
- 39 Photographs of Ya'akov Zrubavel at various events, some of them political events. 1915 until the 1960's.
- Four photo-albums with photographs of conventions and meeting during the 1970's; two photo-albums devoted to Ya'akov Zrubavel and nahum Nir. Total of 150 photographs.
- 12 Booklets published by the party, some were printed in Tel-Aviv in the 1930's and others in Germany and France post World War II; 2 books "Po'aley Zion Almanac 1906-1931" and "The Struggle in the International Proletarian Ring".
Many of the archive's items are related to Ya'akov Zrubavel (1886-1967), born in Poltava, present day Ukraine, made aliyah to Israel in 1910. Of the leaders of "Po'aley Zion", "Po'aley Zion Smol" and the Marxist Zionism in Russia and Eretz Israel, an activist of Achdut HaAvodah and Mapam parties, journalist and editor.
More than 750 documents and photographs. Various sizes and conditions.
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Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 19, 2011
Opening: $500
Unsold
7 Diary-booklets, "Rama" Cinema. Ramat-Gan, 1951-1960.
Advertisments to films shown during these years are handwritten in the booklets (with carbon-copy), including names of actors and directors. Names of significant films and actors.
Amongst them: Casablanca, with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, 1950; Guys and Dolls, with Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando, 1957; Hiroshima mon amour, directed by Alain Resnais, 1960; The Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein, 1961, and other movies from allover the world. Attached: eight entrance tickets, 1940's; complete invoices notepad, blank; single leaf; cinema's stationery.
Advertisments to films shown during these years are handwritten in the booklets (with carbon-copy), including names of actors and directors. Names of significant films and actors.
Amongst them: Casablanca, with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, 1950; Guys and Dolls, with Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando, 1957; Hiroshima mon amour, directed by Alain Resnais, 1960; The Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein, 1961, and other movies from allover the world. Attached: eight entrance tickets, 1940's; complete invoices notepad, blank; single leaf; cinema's stationery.
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