Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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"Ba'Ir (Ach Avnei HaMartzefet)" [In the City (Only the Cobblestones)], a poem in the handwriting of Rachel (Bluwstein). Written on stationery of the "Ha'Poel Ha'Tzair" weekly, a periodical of the "Achdut Ha'Avodah" movement, Tel Aviv [late 1920s or early 1930s]. Hebrew.
The poem is included in Rachel's third book of poems, "Nevo", published in 1932, about a year after her death.
Leaf, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and folding marks.
The poem is included in Rachel's third book of poems, "Nevo", published in 1932, about a year after her death.
Leaf, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and folding marks.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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Das Buch Bahir Sepher Ha-Bahir. Ein Text aus der Fruhzeit der Kabbala auf Grund eines kritischen Textes ins Deutsche ubersetzt und kommentiert. Inaugural-Diskussion zur Erlangung der Doktorwurde der Philosophischen Fakultat (I. Sektion) der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat zu Munchen [The Bahir. Work from the Early Kabbalah Period... Translated to German, with Commentary... Ph.D. Dissertation], by Gerhard [Gershom] Scholem. Berlin: Arthur Scholem, 1923. German.
A copy of Gershom Scholem's doctoral dissertation - an annotated copy of the "Bahir". On the title page is a dedication in the handwriting of Dov Sadan: "...A rare book, one of the first fruits of its author's scholarship of the occult" [Hebrew].
The "Bahir" (considered the first work in the history of Kabbalah) was one of the two major subjects of Gershom Scholem's scholarship: the early Kabbalah, and the Sabbatean movement. Scholem, who called the book's appearance "a renewed explosion of myth in the heart of Judaism", studied it his entire life, and in 1948 even published a historical monograph on the subject ("Reshit HaKabbalah", Schocken, 1948). This dissertation is the "first harbinger" of his wide-ranging scholarship, paving the way and laying the foundations of his later works. This is Scholem's first original work to be published.
[2] leaves, 171, [1] pp. Approx. 25 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Creases and stains, dampstains on all the leaves. A few folds to leaf corners. A number of notes, in pencil, on some of the leaves (Hebrew). Damaged binding, with open tears to spine.
A copy of Gershom Scholem's doctoral dissertation - an annotated copy of the "Bahir". On the title page is a dedication in the handwriting of Dov Sadan: "...A rare book, one of the first fruits of its author's scholarship of the occult" [Hebrew].
The "Bahir" (considered the first work in the history of Kabbalah) was one of the two major subjects of Gershom Scholem's scholarship: the early Kabbalah, and the Sabbatean movement. Scholem, who called the book's appearance "a renewed explosion of myth in the heart of Judaism", studied it his entire life, and in 1948 even published a historical monograph on the subject ("Reshit HaKabbalah", Schocken, 1948). This dissertation is the "first harbinger" of his wide-ranging scholarship, paving the way and laying the foundations of his later works. This is Scholem's first original work to be published.
[2] leaves, 171, [1] pp. Approx. 25 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Creases and stains, dampstains on all the leaves. A few folds to leaf corners. A number of notes, in pencil, on some of the leaves (Hebrew). Damaged binding, with open tears to spine.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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"The Sabbatean Movement, Its Roots, Twists and Turns, and Aftermath", draft of an essay in the handwriting of Gershom Scholem. [1942-1945]. Hebrew.
The essay was intended as the introduction to Scholem's book, "Sabbatai Sevi and the Sabbatean Movement in His Lifetime" (Am Oved, Tel Aviv, 1957) (Hebrew). It surveys the history of the Sabbatean movement, its uniqueness, the circumstances of its emergence and those of its decline.
The handwritten title page that Scholem added to the draft contains a note reading: "Written between 1942 and 1945 and lost for a few years, and therefore I was unable to use it as an introduction to my book in 1955".
In 1987 the essay was finally published as part of the "Complete Works of Gershom Scholem", as the introduction to the said book.
[1] title page + [7] leaves (11 written pages) in Scholem's handwriting, with emphases and corrections. Approx. 28 cm. Good condition. Some stains and minor defects.
See: "Sabbatai Sevi and the Sabbatean Movement in His Lifetime" (Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Am Oved, 1987.
The essay was intended as the introduction to Scholem's book, "Sabbatai Sevi and the Sabbatean Movement in His Lifetime" (Am Oved, Tel Aviv, 1957) (Hebrew). It surveys the history of the Sabbatean movement, its uniqueness, the circumstances of its emergence and those of its decline.
The handwritten title page that Scholem added to the draft contains a note reading: "Written between 1942 and 1945 and lost for a few years, and therefore I was unable to use it as an introduction to my book in 1955".
In 1987 the essay was finally published as part of the "Complete Works of Gershom Scholem", as the introduction to the said book.
[1] title page + [7] leaves (11 written pages) in Scholem's handwriting, with emphases and corrections. Approx. 28 cm. Good condition. Some stains and minor defects.
See: "Sabbatai Sevi and the Sabbatean Movement in His Lifetime" (Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Am Oved, 1987.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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"Le'Ma'aseh R. Yosef Della Reina" [Regarding the Story of Rabbi Yosef Della Reina], draft of an essay in the handwriting of Gershom Scholem. [Ca. 1975?]. Hebrew.
The essay "Le'Ma'aseh R. Yosef Della Reina" was published twice during Scholem's lifetime, in two versions: the first was published in 1933, and the second in 1979. The present item is a draft of the later version, written in part on a print-out of the first version.
* 11 leaves in Scholem's handwriting (written on one side), with erasures and notes. Leaf size varies. Good condition. Some stains. Glued to the bottom margins of one of the leaves is a handwritten addition. Folding marks to three of the leaves.
* "Le'Ma'aseh R. Yosef Della Reina, special excerpt from the compilation 'Zion', fifth book", published by the Society for History and Ethnography in Palestine. Jerusalem, 1933. Printout with notes, erasures and corrections in Scholem's handwriting. 123-129, [1] pp, 24 cm. Tears to spine (cover partly detached), some stains.
Enclosed: the essay's final version (typewritten), incorporating the notes on the print-out and the handwritten leaves. 10 leaves. 33 cm. A number of erasures with white correction fluid and a number of handwritten corrections.
See:
1. "Zion", fifth book. Jerusalem, 1933.
2. "Ayin Hada: Research on Jewish History and Philosophy". Alabama, 1979.
The essay "Le'Ma'aseh R. Yosef Della Reina" was published twice during Scholem's lifetime, in two versions: the first was published in 1933, and the second in 1979. The present item is a draft of the later version, written in part on a print-out of the first version.
* 11 leaves in Scholem's handwriting (written on one side), with erasures and notes. Leaf size varies. Good condition. Some stains. Glued to the bottom margins of one of the leaves is a handwritten addition. Folding marks to three of the leaves.
* "Le'Ma'aseh R. Yosef Della Reina, special excerpt from the compilation 'Zion', fifth book", published by the Society for History and Ethnography in Palestine. Jerusalem, 1933. Printout with notes, erasures and corrections in Scholem's handwriting. 123-129, [1] pp, 24 cm. Tears to spine (cover partly detached), some stains.
Enclosed: the essay's final version (typewritten), incorporating the notes on the print-out and the handwritten leaves. 10 leaves. 33 cm. A number of erasures with white correction fluid and a number of handwritten corrections.
See:
1. "Zion", fifth book. Jerusalem, 1933.
2. "Ayin Hada: Research on Jewish History and Philosophy". Alabama, 1979.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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One-leaf draft in the handwriting of Gershom Scholem, for the essay "Why We Became Zionists". July 1931. Hebrew.
A short article composed by Gershom Scholem, analyzing Zionism's failures and its crisis following the 1929 riots. The essay's content refers, among other things, to the President of the Zionist Organization Nahum Sokolow, the beginnings of the split in the Zionist Movement, the Jews of the Diaspora, and other topics.
The essay was published in the book: "Another Thing, Chapters of Legacy and Revival (2)". Tel Aviv: Am Oved (1989).
[1] leaf, approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Emphases, erasures and some corrections in the text body (in Scholem's handwriting); two corrections in a different hand. Horizontal folding line. Light creases and small tears to margins. Small stain to upper margins, without damage to text.
A short article composed by Gershom Scholem, analyzing Zionism's failures and its crisis following the 1929 riots. The essay's content refers, among other things, to the President of the Zionist Organization Nahum Sokolow, the beginnings of the split in the Zionist Movement, the Jews of the Diaspora, and other topics.
The essay was published in the book: "Another Thing, Chapters of Legacy and Revival (2)". Tel Aviv: Am Oved (1989).
[1] leaf, approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Emphases, erasures and some corrections in the text body (in Scholem's handwriting); two corrections in a different hand. Horizontal folding line. Light creases and small tears to margins. Small stain to upper margins, without damage to text.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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Four items from the estate of Gershom Scholem. Jerusalem, New York and Zurich, 1938-1971. Hebrew and English.
1. "Three Types of Jewish Piety", Zurich: Hein, 1971. Printout of an essay by Gershom Scholem with corrections in his hand (from the 1969 annual volume of the Eranos research institute). [1], 332-348 pp, approx. 20 cm. Pen inscription and white correction fluid marks on the front binding. The printout contains notes in a different hand.
2. Letter handwritten and signed by Dov Sadan, from 1960. Anecdote regarding Hillel Zeitlin and Gershom Scholem, which Sadan had found in a book. [1] leaf, approx. 20 cm.
3. Jewish Mysticism: Major Trends, invitation to an important lecture series delivered by Gershom Scholem in 1938 at the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Leaf folded in two ([4] pp), 18 cm.
4. "Memorandum Regarding a Consultation on the Training of University Students for the Work of Teaching", Jerusalem, 1942. Transcription of a conference with Scholem's participation, copy delivered to him. 12 pp, 22.5 cm. At the top of the booklet is a dedication to Gershom Scholem.
Condition varies. Good overall condition.
1. "Three Types of Jewish Piety", Zurich: Hein, 1971. Printout of an essay by Gershom Scholem with corrections in his hand (from the 1969 annual volume of the Eranos research institute). [1], 332-348 pp, approx. 20 cm. Pen inscription and white correction fluid marks on the front binding. The printout contains notes in a different hand.
2. Letter handwritten and signed by Dov Sadan, from 1960. Anecdote regarding Hillel Zeitlin and Gershom Scholem, which Sadan had found in a book. [1] leaf, approx. 20 cm.
3. Jewish Mysticism: Major Trends, invitation to an important lecture series delivered by Gershom Scholem in 1938 at the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Leaf folded in two ([4] pp), 18 cm.
4. "Memorandum Regarding a Consultation on the Training of University Students for the Work of Teaching", Jerusalem, 1942. Transcription of a conference with Scholem's participation, copy delivered to him. 12 pp, 22.5 cm. At the top of the booklet is a dedication to Gershom Scholem.
Condition varies. Good overall condition.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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Three letters handwritten by Martin Buber and an agreement concerning the publication of the book "Netivot BeUtopia". Jerusalem and Tübingen, 1945-1954.
1. A letter of agreement with "Am Oved" publishing house, concerning the publication of Buber's book "Netivot BeUtopia" (published in Tel-Aviv, 1947. Refered to in the letter as "Shvilim BeUtopia"). Jerusalem, March 2, 1945. Typewritten on official stationery of "Am Oved". Signed by Martin Buber and a representative of "Am Oved", and ink-stamped with publication house stamp. [1] leaf, approx. 27.5X20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears at margins, folding marks, creases and stains.
2-4. Three letters handwritten by Martin Buber: two letters addressed to the author Ezra HaMenachem (sent from Tübingen in 1954); a letter to "Am Oved" (sent from Jerusalem in 1953). [3] leaves, approx. 20X12.5 cm. Overall good condition. Filing holes. Small tear at upper margins of one letter (not affecting text).
1. A letter of agreement with "Am Oved" publishing house, concerning the publication of Buber's book "Netivot BeUtopia" (published in Tel-Aviv, 1947. Refered to in the letter as "Shvilim BeUtopia"). Jerusalem, March 2, 1945. Typewritten on official stationery of "Am Oved". Signed by Martin Buber and a representative of "Am Oved", and ink-stamped with publication house stamp. [1] leaf, approx. 27.5X20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears at margins, folding marks, creases and stains.
2-4. Three letters handwritten by Martin Buber: two letters addressed to the author Ezra HaMenachem (sent from Tübingen in 1954); a letter to "Am Oved" (sent from Jerusalem in 1953). [3] leaves, approx. 20X12.5 cm. Overall good condition. Filing holes. Small tear at upper margins of one letter (not affecting text).
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June 27, 2017
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"Illustrations of Post-Biblical Jewish Ethical and Religious Thought", selected and edited by Leon Roth. Jerusalem: Rubin Mass, 1938. Hebrew.
Copy of the book by Leon Roth, one of the founders of the philosophy department at the Hebrew University, addressing the history of Jewish ethical and religious thought. The book contains dozens of footnotes [written in German and Czech shorthand], pencil markings and various inscriptions written by Samuel Hugo Bergmann, the book's owner.
Leon Roth (1869-1963) and Samuel Hugo Bergmann (1883-1975), the first two teachers of philosophy at the Hebrew University, were the most influential individuals at the time of the department's founding, and determined its character in its early years. Although they had studied in different philosophical traditions (the English and European traditions, respectively), they were mutually appreciative and collaborated for many years. The present work - a survey, written in a personal tone, of philosophical issues in the course of history, was Bergmann's personal copy. He read it closely and added notes, making it a document that illuminates the unique interaction between the two thinkers.
342 pp. Approx. 18.5 cm. Fair-good overall condition. Introduction page detached (with small tears). Light creases to some of the leaves. Slightly loose binding, with slight defects and stains.
Copy of the book by Leon Roth, one of the founders of the philosophy department at the Hebrew University, addressing the history of Jewish ethical and religious thought. The book contains dozens of footnotes [written in German and Czech shorthand], pencil markings and various inscriptions written by Samuel Hugo Bergmann, the book's owner.
Leon Roth (1869-1963) and Samuel Hugo Bergmann (1883-1975), the first two teachers of philosophy at the Hebrew University, were the most influential individuals at the time of the department's founding, and determined its character in its early years. Although they had studied in different philosophical traditions (the English and European traditions, respectively), they were mutually appreciative and collaborated for many years. The present work - a survey, written in a personal tone, of philosophical issues in the course of history, was Bergmann's personal copy. He read it closely and added notes, making it a document that illuminates the unique interaction between the two thinkers.
342 pp. Approx. 18.5 cm. Fair-good overall condition. Introduction page detached (with small tears). Light creases to some of the leaves. Slightly loose binding, with slight defects and stains.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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About 30 monthlies, pamphlets and various publications of "Brit Shalom" and the early movements for Jewish-Arab rapprochement. Jerusalem, 1930s to 1960s.
Items include: * Five issues of "She'ifoteinu", the official publication of "Brit Shalom". * "Like All the Nations", compilation of essays by Y. L. Magnes presenting his ideological-political outlook and expressing reservations about the "Balfour Declaration". Jerusalem, [1930]. * "The Bond", the first and only publication of the "Bond" group of scholars. Jerusalem, 1939. * "Problems of the Day", journal with the participation of Y. L. Magnes, Akiva Ernst Simon and others (1 Elul 1941). * Eleven issues of "Ba'ayot [Problems], A Monthly Forum for Public Life", the main publication of the rapprochement movement, edited by Martin Buber. Non-consecutive issues, Nissan 1944 - Tevet 1948. * Ten issues of NER - Monthly for Political and Social Problems and for Jewish-Arab Rapprochement", founded by Rabbi Binyamin. 1951-1965. * Enclosed: photocopied material from newspapers and various pamphlets.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Creases, small tears (mostly to covers of pamphlets and spines), dark leaves in some of the pamphlets. Pen inscription and ink stamps on a few items.
Items include: * Five issues of "She'ifoteinu", the official publication of "Brit Shalom". * "Like All the Nations", compilation of essays by Y. L. Magnes presenting his ideological-political outlook and expressing reservations about the "Balfour Declaration". Jerusalem, [1930]. * "The Bond", the first and only publication of the "Bond" group of scholars. Jerusalem, 1939. * "Problems of the Day", journal with the participation of Y. L. Magnes, Akiva Ernst Simon and others (1 Elul 1941). * Eleven issues of "Ba'ayot [Problems], A Monthly Forum for Public Life", the main publication of the rapprochement movement, edited by Martin Buber. Non-consecutive issues, Nissan 1944 - Tevet 1948. * Ten issues of NER - Monthly for Political and Social Problems and for Jewish-Arab Rapprochement", founded by Rabbi Binyamin. 1951-1965. * Enclosed: photocopied material from newspapers and various pamphlets.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Creases, small tears (mostly to covers of pamphlets and spines), dark leaves in some of the pamphlets. Pen inscription and ink stamps on a few items.
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June 27, 2017
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Sha'a Gedola BeChayei HaUma [A Great Hour in the Nation's Life], by Prof. Joseph Klausner. A booklet from the series "El-Al Library", published by "El-Al Students' Union" in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [1935]. Hebrew.
On the title page appear 9 signatures of members of the Students' union "El-Al", a union of Revisionist students, signed during a "festive party of El-Al union, 12-3-1935". Among the signatures are those of Avrhaham Yaari, Isaac Katz, S. Trachtman, Borovsky (?), and others, as well as the signature of the fourth commander of Irgun - David Raziel.
David Raziel (1910 Vilnius - 1941 Iraq), immigrated to Palestine with his family when he was three years old; but since the family had a Russian citizenship they were deported and wandered for eight years until they returned to the country. Raziel graduated from "Tachkemoni" school where his father served as a teacher, and continued his studies in Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav in Jerusalem. At the same time, he studied in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was a member of the students' union "El-Al".
Considering the events in Europe when World War II broke out Raziel announced that the negative attitude towards the British has to cease in order to fight the Nazis. In 1941 Raziel was sent by the British to Iraq to suppress an anti-British uprising. He headed a commando unit of four people and was killed during an attempt to occupy Faluja, by a German aircraft bomb.
[1], 45, [1] pp, 19 cm. Fair-good condition. Dampstains and stains. Defects to title page. Tears at margins of leaves (sheets were cut not professionally after being folded).
On the title page appear 9 signatures of members of the Students' union "El-Al", a union of Revisionist students, signed during a "festive party of El-Al union, 12-3-1935". Among the signatures are those of Avrhaham Yaari, Isaac Katz, S. Trachtman, Borovsky (?), and others, as well as the signature of the fourth commander of Irgun - David Raziel.
David Raziel (1910 Vilnius - 1941 Iraq), immigrated to Palestine with his family when he was three years old; but since the family had a Russian citizenship they were deported and wandered for eight years until they returned to the country. Raziel graduated from "Tachkemoni" school where his father served as a teacher, and continued his studies in Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav in Jerusalem. At the same time, he studied in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was a member of the students' union "El-Al".
Considering the events in Europe when World War II broke out Raziel announced that the negative attitude towards the British has to cease in order to fight the Nazis. In 1941 Raziel was sent by the British to Iraq to suppress an anti-British uprising. He headed a commando unit of four people and was killed during an attempt to occupy Faluja, by a German aircraft bomb.
[1], 45, [1] pp, 19 cm. Fair-good condition. Dampstains and stains. Defects to title page. Tears at margins of leaves (sheets were cut not professionally after being folded).
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