Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 7, 2011
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Two documents from the collection of Baron Wertheimer Family, Vienna:
1. A document handwritten by two different people, concerning a fund established according to the last will and testament of Mr. Emanuel Wertheimer, who passed away in Vienna in April 1822. The document deals with funds due to relatives in need, according to various paragraphs in the will. Signed by the "Government Counselor" Andreas Eugon Fichler, October 1825. [6] pp, 34 cm. Good condition. Folding-marks, minor tears, stains.
2. Letter dated August 22, 1898, addressed to Mr. Ludwig A. Wertheimer in Vienna, from a notary in Fֳ¼rth. The letter refers to the last will and testament of Mrs. Louise Tabor, who was Wertheimer's mother and passed away in Fֳ¼rth a year earlier. It seems that Louise was married a second time, to Mr. Moritz Tabor. [3] pp, 33 cm. Good condition. Stains, several tears.
1. A document handwritten by two different people, concerning a fund established according to the last will and testament of Mr. Emanuel Wertheimer, who passed away in Vienna in April 1822. The document deals with funds due to relatives in need, according to various paragraphs in the will. Signed by the "Government Counselor" Andreas Eugon Fichler, October 1825. [6] pp, 34 cm. Good condition. Folding-marks, minor tears, stains.
2. Letter dated August 22, 1898, addressed to Mr. Ludwig A. Wertheimer in Vienna, from a notary in Fֳ¼rth. The letter refers to the last will and testament of Mrs. Louise Tabor, who was Wertheimer's mother and passed away in Fֳ¼rth a year earlier. It seems that Louise was married a second time, to Mr. Moritz Tabor. [3] pp, 33 cm. Good condition. Stains, several tears.
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Five programs of Jewish culture and music evenings. Vienna, 1883-1886. German. All the programs are handwritten and decorated by hand. Size varies, condition varies, fair to good. Tears at borders of two programs.
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December 7, 2011
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Theure Brֳ¼der und Schwestern! [Dear Sisters and Brothers!]. Printed circular issued by the Society for Eretz Israel (Der Vorstand des Vereins fֳ¼r Palֳ₪stinensische Angelegenheiten). Berlin, July-August 1871. German.
A suggestion is raised in this letter to organize a fundraising campaign in synagogues during Tisha BeAv for the poor in Eretz Israel, for maintaining tomb-stones and in particular the graves of Zecharya and Avshalom on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Signed (in print) Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer (Dr. Israel Hildesheimer). [2] pp, 28 cm. Good condition. Creases and several stains.
A suggestion is raised in this letter to organize a fundraising campaign in synagogues during Tisha BeAv for the poor in Eretz Israel, for maintaining tomb-stones and in particular the graves of Zecharya and Avshalom on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Signed (in print) Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer (Dr. Israel Hildesheimer). [2] pp, 28 cm. Good condition. Creases and several stains.
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Three editions of "Phaedon", by Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) :
1. Phֳ©don, ou Entretiens sur la Spiritualitֳ© et L'Immortalitֳ© de L'Ame. Paris, 1772. First French edition. Frontispiece etching.
2. Phaedon. Brno, 1798. Hebrew. Bound with "The Soul" which is the shortened version of "Phaedon". Brno, 1798. Hebrew. Both are second editions.
3. Phaedon oder ֳber die Unsterblichkeit der Seele, in drey Gesprֳ₪chen. Berlin and Szczecin, 1776. Fourth edition. Frontispiece etching.
Additional books by Mendelssohn and books about his works:
4. Antwort an den Herrn Moses Mendelssohn zu Berlin, von Johann Caspar Lavater. Berlin and Szczecin, 1770. First edition.
5. Jerusalem, oder ֳ¼ber religiֳ¶se Macht und Judentum. [Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and Judaism]. Berlin, 1783. First edition. This book is considered the most important book by Mendelssohn, where he calls for religious tolerance and recognition of rights for Jews.
6. ֳber Herrn Moses Mendelssohns Jerusalem, politisch religiֳ¶se Macht, Judenthum und Christenthum, [von August Georg Uhle]. Berlin and Leipzig, 1784. First edition. Published anonymously. About Mendelssohn's book, "Jerusalem", see above.
7. Morgenstunden oder Vorlesungen ֳ¼ber das Daseyn Gottes ["Mo'adey Shachar", proof of the existence of G-d]. First volume (no others published). Berlin, 1786. Second edition.
Total of seven books, size varies, generally in good condition.
1. Phֳ©don, ou Entretiens sur la Spiritualitֳ© et L'Immortalitֳ© de L'Ame. Paris, 1772. First French edition. Frontispiece etching.
2. Phaedon. Brno, 1798. Hebrew. Bound with "The Soul" which is the shortened version of "Phaedon". Brno, 1798. Hebrew. Both are second editions.
3. Phaedon oder ֳber die Unsterblichkeit der Seele, in drey Gesprֳ₪chen. Berlin and Szczecin, 1776. Fourth edition. Frontispiece etching.
Additional books by Mendelssohn and books about his works:
4. Antwort an den Herrn Moses Mendelssohn zu Berlin, von Johann Caspar Lavater. Berlin and Szczecin, 1770. First edition.
5. Jerusalem, oder ֳ¼ber religiֳ¶se Macht und Judentum. [Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and Judaism]. Berlin, 1783. First edition. This book is considered the most important book by Mendelssohn, where he calls for religious tolerance and recognition of rights for Jews.
6. ֳber Herrn Moses Mendelssohns Jerusalem, politisch religiֳ¶se Macht, Judenthum und Christenthum, [von August Georg Uhle]. Berlin and Leipzig, 1784. First edition. Published anonymously. About Mendelssohn's book, "Jerusalem", see above.
7. Morgenstunden oder Vorlesungen ֳ¼ber das Daseyn Gottes ["Mo'adey Shachar", proof of the existence of G-d]. First volume (no others published). Berlin, 1786. Second edition.
Total of seven books, size varies, generally in good condition.
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Handwritten report, composed by a member of the French Delegation to Saxony (Legation de France eu Saxe). Dresden, March 1843.
Describes in detail the events in the assembly, the second session of which dealt with the status of Jews: the member reports that the Jews suffer from humiliation and the strictness of laws for anti-Semitic reasons, and that they are discriminated against religiously, constitutionally and in other aspects. The writer is opposed to these phenomena. [9] pp, handwritten, 32.5 cm. Fair condition. Heavy, quality paper; a large, dark stain on all the leaves blurs the text. Tears at upper borders.
Describes in detail the events in the assembly, the second session of which dealt with the status of Jews: the member reports that the Jews suffer from humiliation and the strictness of laws for anti-Semitic reasons, and that they are discriminated against religiously, constitutionally and in other aspects. The writer is opposed to these phenomena. [9] pp, handwritten, 32.5 cm. Fair condition. Heavy, quality paper; a large, dark stain on all the leaves blurs the text. Tears at upper borders.
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Wiener Blֳ₪tter. Verantwortlicher Redakteur: Dr. M. Letteris. Vienna, January-April 1851. German.
A Jewish magazine edited by Meir Halevy Letteris. First year, issues 1-34 (issue no. 21 is missing). The magazine was printed twice a week. It seems that no additional issues have been printed. Additional details about the activity of Letteris as a publisher and a literature figure, see next item. Volume 27.5 cm. Fair condition. First and last leaves detached. Stains. Creases at bordes of leaves. Binding worn and loose.
A Jewish magazine edited by Meir Halevy Letteris. First year, issues 1-34 (issue no. 21 is missing). The magazine was printed twice a week. It seems that no additional issues have been printed. Additional details about the activity of Letteris as a publisher and a literature figure, see next item. Volume 27.5 cm. Fair condition. First and last leaves detached. Stains. Creases at bordes of leaves. Binding worn and loose.
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Wiener Mittheilungen, Zeitschrift fֳ¼r Israelitische Kultur-Zustֳ₪nde. Redakteur und Herausgeber: Dr. M. Letteris. Vienna, 1857-1859. German.
Five issues: 43,45,51,52 of October-December 1857: issue 44, December 1859. The periodical was published during the years 1854-1870, edited by the poet and writer Meir (Max) Letteris, of the Haskalah Movement in Galicia and Austria. Most of his life he suffered from financial difficulties and undertook translation work, editing and proofreading of essays, writing encyclopedic articles, translating into German religious books (Machzorim, Siddurim etc.), and other duties (he worked in Anton Schmidt's printing press in Vienna). Studied in universities in Lvov, Prague and Vienna and gained a PhD degree. The periodical presented here, was one of his most successful achievements. [4] pp in each issue (continuous pagination), 28.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, folding-marks, minor tears and creases.
Five issues: 43,45,51,52 of October-December 1857: issue 44, December 1859. The periodical was published during the years 1854-1870, edited by the poet and writer Meir (Max) Letteris, of the Haskalah Movement in Galicia and Austria. Most of his life he suffered from financial difficulties and undertook translation work, editing and proofreading of essays, writing encyclopedic articles, translating into German religious books (Machzorim, Siddurim etc.), and other duties (he worked in Anton Schmidt's printing press in Vienna). Studied in universities in Lvov, Prague and Vienna and gained a PhD degree. The periodical presented here, was one of his most successful achievements. [4] pp in each issue (continuous pagination), 28.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, folding-marks, minor tears and creases.
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Skizzen zur Hochzeits-Feier von Frֳ₪ulein Jenny Hirschmann mit herrn Dr. med. Raphael Hirsch. Wֳ¼rzburg, November 9, 1897. German. Elaborate wedding album, in honor of Jenny Hirschmann and Dr. Raphael Hirsch. The album includes twenty humorous photo-montage photographs with twenty rhymed poetry verses, printed and mounted on heavy cardboard leaves. Fabric-bound album 23.5x13 cm, foxing-marks. Three detached leaves. Loose binding.
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Album of telegram wishes for wedding of Anna Mandler and Karl Katz. Tֳ¡bor, Czechoslovakia, 1895.
Ninety telegram wishes in special album. Calling cards with wishes pasted on last leaves, apparently enclosed with gifts or sent separately. Wedding invitation attached. Album 20x24 cm. Good condition. Partly detached binding.
Ninety telegram wishes in special album. Calling cards with wishes pasted on last leaves, apparently enclosed with gifts or sent separately. Wedding invitation attached. Album 20x24 cm. Good condition. Partly detached binding.
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Leichenhof-Ordnung fur den Central-Friedhof (abtheilung der Isr. cultusgemeinde). [Regulations for Central Cemetery in Vienna, Jewish Community Department]. Without note of place of printing, end of 19th century. German.
Details of arrangements regarding Jewish funerals: cost, size of graves, manner of writing on tombstones, number of attendants at the funeral, eulogies, etc. Thirteen pages + two typewritten pages, 29 cm. Fair condition. Many tears, some restored with tape, stains. Bibliographically unknown.
Details of arrangements regarding Jewish funerals: cost, size of graves, manner of writing on tombstones, number of attendants at the funeral, eulogies, etc. Thirteen pages + two typewritten pages, 29 cm. Fair condition. Many tears, some restored with tape, stains. Bibliographically unknown.
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Auction 18 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Handwritten leaf, by "ג€¦Josef benג€¦Avraham Zvi". [Germany], March 22, 1872.
"Mi SheBerach" prayer in honor of Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and Emperor of the German Empire. Leaf 14.5x14 cm. Good condition. Folding-marks, tears, staining.
"Mi SheBerach" prayer in honor of Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and Emperor of the German Empire. Leaf 14.5x14 cm. Good condition. Folding-marks, tears, staining.
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Two humorous illustrated sheets. Frankfurt am Main: J. Rieck, mid 19th century. Jewish-German words in Ashkenazi accent are integrated into both documents. German.
1. Der Rappleblik Schnellaafer... [The Republic's Runner], by a Great Sage ("Chochem"). Frankfurt am Main, [mid 19th century]. A dialogue between "Shlome" and "Itzik" about the political situation in France and Switzerland, "the Republics," compared with the situation in the German and Austrian monarchies. 47x37 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and several stains and tears.
2. Die grousse Menagerie in der Baulsbude, oder wie Leibche seiner Ische e gut Stund mach [The Circus in Paul's Church]. Frankfurt am Main, [1848]. A dialogue between two Jews about the social, political and economic situation in Germany in general and in Frankfurt in particular. 53x41.5 cm. Fair condition. Folding-marks, tears and stains.
1. Der Rappleblik Schnellaafer... [The Republic's Runner], by a Great Sage ("Chochem"). Frankfurt am Main, [mid 19th century]. A dialogue between "Shlome" and "Itzik" about the political situation in France and Switzerland, "the Republics," compared with the situation in the German and Austrian monarchies. 47x37 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases and several stains and tears.
2. Die grousse Menagerie in der Baulsbude, oder wie Leibche seiner Ische e gut Stund mach [The Circus in Paul's Church]. Frankfurt am Main, [1848]. A dialogue between two Jews about the social, political and economic situation in Germany in general and in Frankfurt in particular. 53x41.5 cm. Fair condition. Folding-marks, tears and stains.
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