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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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Leaf handwritten on both sides. France, 1373. French.
Written on the leaf are three agreements regarding the sale of lands and agricultural plots. The third agreement notes that an individual named Raymond Oleri grants Raymond Blaqui a permanent permit for the use of his olive grove, which faces the vineyard of the Jew Bonafous de Marseille.
[2] pp, 9.5X27 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, some of them dark, with damage to text. Small tears to margins.
Written on the leaf are three agreements regarding the sale of lands and agricultural plots. The third agreement notes that an individual named Raymond Oleri grants Raymond Blaqui a permanent permit for the use of his olive grove, which faces the vineyard of the Jew Bonafous de Marseille.
[2] pp, 9.5X27 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, some of them dark, with damage to text. Small tears to margins.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
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Manuscript of parchment. A contract signed between Fernando dela Cavalleria and his mother Beatriz, concerning family possessions. Saragosa, 1536. Latin and Catalan.
Dela Cavalleria family, Spanish Marranos, was one of the most important Jewish families in Saragosa. Their origin was the Ibn Labi family among whose descendants was Don Vidal Ibn Labi (who corresponded with Ribash Bar Sheshet concerning Halachic matters), Shlomo Ibn Labi (author of the translation of "Emunah Ramah"), the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Labi (author of the liturgy "Bar Yochai"), and others. Following the 1391 persecutions some of the family members converted and the family branches split.
An illustration of a compass rose appears on the bottom of the document and on the reverse - a summary of the document (from the period).
For more information and translation of the document, see enclosed material.
Parchment leaf, approx. 30X36 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears, creases and stains. Folding marks. Ink stamp on the reverse.
Dela Cavalleria family, Spanish Marranos, was one of the most important Jewish families in Saragosa. Their origin was the Ibn Labi family among whose descendants was Don Vidal Ibn Labi (who corresponded with Ribash Bar Sheshet concerning Halachic matters), Shlomo Ibn Labi (author of the translation of "Emunah Ramah"), the Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon Labi (author of the liturgy "Bar Yochai"), and others. Following the 1391 persecutions some of the family members converted and the family branches split.
An illustration of a compass rose appears on the bottom of the document and on the reverse - a summary of the document (from the period).
For more information and translation of the document, see enclosed material.
Parchment leaf, approx. 30X36 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears, creases and stains. Folding marks. Ink stamp on the reverse.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $800
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Printeboekje Voor Kinderen [picture-books for children], Amsterdam: H.M. Houtgraaf [late 18th century / first half of the 19th century]. Dutch.
A children's book with poems and eleven engraved plates (colored by hand), among them is one poem in favor of Jews (De Joden Kirke - "Jewish Church") with an engraving by its side depicting Jews praying in a synagogue. Amongst the other poems: a children's celebration, a digger-ship, slaughterer of chickens, the crane, electricity and more.
Several other booklets from the series "Printeboekje Voor Kinderen", about craftsmen and scientific novelties, were printed during the first half of the 19th century.
[1], 16 leaves + [11] engraved plates (colored by hand), approx. 9.5 cm. Good-fair condition. The last printed leaf (pp.15-16) is glued to the last blank leaf and is torn at the margins. Stains. Worn cover, stains, creases and tears.
A children's book with poems and eleven engraved plates (colored by hand), among them is one poem in favor of Jews (De Joden Kirke - "Jewish Church") with an engraving by its side depicting Jews praying in a synagogue. Amongst the other poems: a children's celebration, a digger-ship, slaughterer of chickens, the crane, electricity and more.
Several other booklets from the series "Printeboekje Voor Kinderen", about craftsmen and scientific novelties, were printed during the first half of the 19th century.
[1], 16 leaves + [11] engraved plates (colored by hand), approx. 9.5 cm. Good-fair condition. The last printed leaf (pp.15-16) is glued to the last blank leaf and is torn at the margins. Stains. Worn cover, stains, creases and tears.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
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Ordnung für die Religions-Schule der Israelitischen Glaubensgenossen zu Hannover, [regulations for the schools of the members of the Israelite religion in Hanover]. Hanover, 1836. German.
Official regulations of the authorities of the Kingdom of Hanover, concerning the operation of all the Jewish schools in the kingdom. Twenty-four paragraphs determining the number of teachers, quota of school hours, financial arrangements and other matters.
The document was issued a few years after the Jews of Germany were granted full equality by Napoleon, and it limits their rights considerably.
Not in the NLI or the OCLC.
8 pp, approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Scribbles on title page. New binding.
Official regulations of the authorities of the Kingdom of Hanover, concerning the operation of all the Jewish schools in the kingdom. Twenty-four paragraphs determining the number of teachers, quota of school hours, financial arrangements and other matters.
The document was issued a few years after the Jews of Germany were granted full equality by Napoleon, and it limits their rights considerably.
Not in the NLI or the OCLC.
8 pp, approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains. Scribbles on title page. New binding.
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
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Hiburugo genten nyūmon [Hebrew Language Grammar], by Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji. [Tokyo, 1936?]. Japanese and Hebrew.
Hebrew study book. The author, Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji (1900-1973), a descendant of a line of Shinto priests, was a scholar of Judaism and the founder of the Tanach and Hebrew Department at the University of Tokyo. During the Holocaust period he assisted the Jewish refugees who arrived in Kobe, Japan from Europe and fought the spread of anti-Semitism in Japan. Among other things, he worked to extend the stay of the Mir Yeshiva students in Kobe (the visas of the refugee students were valid for only two weeks from the day of their arrival in Japan), and delivered lectures meant to refute anti-Semitic claims and encourage assistance to Jews. In 1959 he converted to Judaism in Israel.
On the leaf preceding the title page is a dedication in the author's handwriting (in Hebrew): "May there be peace and a blessing for all of Israel in the East / A gift from the author". On the title page is an additional, handwritten Hebrew title: "Grammar of the Hebrew Language".
[1] leaf, 3, 2, 4 pp, [1] leaf, 9, 225, [2] pp, 22 cm. Foxing. Some creases. Tear to lower margins of one leaf. Slight defects to binding.
Hebrew study book. The author, Avraham Setsuzo Kotsuji (1900-1973), a descendant of a line of Shinto priests, was a scholar of Judaism and the founder of the Tanach and Hebrew Department at the University of Tokyo. During the Holocaust period he assisted the Jewish refugees who arrived in Kobe, Japan from Europe and fought the spread of anti-Semitism in Japan. Among other things, he worked to extend the stay of the Mir Yeshiva students in Kobe (the visas of the refugee students were valid for only two weeks from the day of their arrival in Japan), and delivered lectures meant to refute anti-Semitic claims and encourage assistance to Jews. In 1959 he converted to Judaism in Israel.
On the leaf preceding the title page is a dedication in the author's handwriting (in Hebrew): "May there be peace and a blessing for all of Israel in the East / A gift from the author". On the title page is an additional, handwritten Hebrew title: "Grammar of the Hebrew Language".
[1] leaf, 3, 2, 4 pp, [1] leaf, 9, 225, [2] pp, 22 cm. Foxing. Some creases. Tear to lower margins of one leaf. Slight defects to binding.
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Jewish Communities, Americana and Anglo-Judaica
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Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
June 27, 2017
Opening: $500
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About 95 items which belonged to Jacob Menahem, a pupil in the Jewish school in Aden (King George V School). Aden, London and Israel, 1944-1955 (mostly from the late 1940s). English and some Hebrew. One document in Judeo-Arabic.
A varied and rich archive, documenting the operations of the school and the congregation's life in Aden, around the riots in 1947. Among the items: * Public appeal to donate on behalf of "Hevrat Tomchei Beit HaSefer HaIvri" from 1940. * Nine receipt-stabs for donations and payments to the school. * Ten end-of-year certificates and report cards from the years 1946-1948. * Share certificate from 1948 of Society of King George V School. * Three invitations to cultural events on behalf of the school. * 21 printed examination sheets with handwritten comments. * Open-letter to Jews in Aden from the Histadrut emissary in Yemen, Ovadia Tuvya, 1946. * Four letters sent from Aden refugee camp in 1948, after the riots, and more.
The collection also includes 18 items from the years following the immigration of Menahem to Israel, including member cards, letters between him and his family, certificates and authorizations, and other items documenting his absorption in Israel and his life there.
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition. Creases and tears (mainly small). Folding marks and wear.
A varied and rich archive, documenting the operations of the school and the congregation's life in Aden, around the riots in 1947. Among the items: * Public appeal to donate on behalf of "Hevrat Tomchei Beit HaSefer HaIvri" from 1940. * Nine receipt-stabs for donations and payments to the school. * Ten end-of-year certificates and report cards from the years 1946-1948. * Share certificate from 1948 of Society of King George V School. * Three invitations to cultural events on behalf of the school. * 21 printed examination sheets with handwritten comments. * Open-letter to Jews in Aden from the Histadrut emissary in Yemen, Ovadia Tuvya, 1946. * Four letters sent from Aden refugee camp in 1948, after the riots, and more.
The collection also includes 18 items from the years following the immigration of Menahem to Israel, including member cards, letters between him and his family, certificates and authorizations, and other items documenting his absorption in Israel and his life there.
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition. Creases and tears (mainly small). Folding marks and wear.
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