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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Altneuland, Roman von Theodor Herzl. Leipzig: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, [1902]. German. First edition.
First edition of Herzl’s utopian novel Altneuland [Old New Land] in which he described the Jewish state he envisioned would be established in Palestine.
Altneuland was published a few years after the publication of Herzl's prophetic pamphlet The Jewish State and after he visited Palestine. Herzl worked on the manuscript during the years 1899-1902 and initially titled it ‘New Zion.’ Later, inspired by ’Altneuschul’ – the name of the Prague synagogue – he changed the title to ‘Altneuland.’ The book was published in Yiddish and Hebrew in the same year and within less than a year it was translated into six other languages. (The Hebrew title "Tel-Aviv," chosen by the translator Nachum Sokolow, was later adopted as the name of the first Jewish city.) Printed on the title page is Herzl’s famous adage: "Wenn ihr wollt, ist es kein Märchen" [If you will it, it is no dream].
[3], 343, [1] pp, 17.5 cm. Good condition. Small tears along the edges of several of the last leaves (pp. 337-342), not affecting the text; one tear (pp. 339-340) is reinforced with tape. The upper 3 cm of the title page is missing (slightly affecting the decoration) and restored with paper. Stain along the upper part of the second page. Small tears to spine. Original plain hardcover binding.
First edition of Herzl’s utopian novel Altneuland [Old New Land] in which he described the Jewish state he envisioned would be established in Palestine.
Altneuland was published a few years after the publication of Herzl's prophetic pamphlet The Jewish State and after he visited Palestine. Herzl worked on the manuscript during the years 1899-1902 and initially titled it ‘New Zion.’ Later, inspired by ’Altneuschul’ – the name of the Prague synagogue – he changed the title to ‘Altneuland.’ The book was published in Yiddish and Hebrew in the same year and within less than a year it was translated into six other languages. (The Hebrew title "Tel-Aviv," chosen by the translator Nachum Sokolow, was later adopted as the name of the first Jewish city.) Printed on the title page is Herzl’s famous adage: "Wenn ihr wollt, ist es kein Märchen" [If you will it, it is no dream].
[3], 343, [1] pp, 17.5 cm. Good condition. Small tears along the edges of several of the last leaves (pp. 337-342), not affecting the text; one tear (pp. 339-340) is reinforced with tape. The upper 3 cm of the title page is missing (slightly affecting the decoration) and restored with paper. Stain along the upper part of the second page. Small tears to spine. Original plain hardcover binding.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Unsold
Photographic portrait of Theodor Herzl; printed after his death. [ca. 1920s?].
A large print, retouched, on thick paper. Mounted on cardboard.
Beneath the print, the inscription "Sebah & Joiallier" was added [presumably, a later addition].
The studio of the photographers Jean Pascal Sébah and Polycarpe Joaillier operated in Tureky since 1888. The two were official photographers to the Sultan.
Photograph: 28.5X38.5 cm. Printed on thick paper mounted on cardboard and on an additional 52X37 cm mount. Fair condition. Abrasions and minor blemishes to photograph. Dampstains, creases and blemishes to mount.
A large print, retouched, on thick paper. Mounted on cardboard.
Beneath the print, the inscription "Sebah & Joiallier" was added [presumably, a later addition].
The studio of the photographers Jean Pascal Sébah and Polycarpe Joaillier operated in Tureky since 1888. The two were official photographers to the Sultan.
Photograph: 28.5X38.5 cm. Printed on thick paper mounted on cardboard and on an additional 52X37 cm mount. Fair condition. Abrasions and minor blemishes to photograph. Dampstains, creases and blemishes to mount.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Unsold
A photographic group portrait of Zionist leaders and delegates to the eighth Zionist Congress which took place in Hague in 1907.
The photograph is mounted on paper which is in turn mounted on cardboard. Printed on the cardboard are the caption "VIIIter Zionistischen Congress, Haag 1907" and details of the English photographers: "Photographed Jointly by Adolph Langfier / Russell & Sons… London".
Group portrait including several prominent Zionist leader and dignitaries such as David Wolfson, Nahum Sokolow, Shalom Aleichem, Boris Schatz, Yechiel Chlenov, Jacob Itzhak Niemirower and others.
Photograph: 29.5X19.5 cm. Cardboard: 38X30 cm. Good condition. A few stains on the photograph. Stains and blemishes to cardboard. Cardboard cut at top and left edges.
The photograph is mounted on paper which is in turn mounted on cardboard. Printed on the cardboard are the caption "VIIIter Zionistischen Congress, Haag 1907" and details of the English photographers: "Photographed Jointly by Adolph Langfier / Russell & Sons… London".
Group portrait including several prominent Zionist leader and dignitaries such as David Wolfson, Nahum Sokolow, Shalom Aleichem, Boris Schatz, Yechiel Chlenov, Jacob Itzhak Niemirower and others.
Photograph: 29.5X19.5 cm. Cardboard: 38X30 cm. Good condition. A few stains on the photograph. Stains and blemishes to cardboard. Cardboard cut at top and left edges.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Twelve postcards issued for the Zionist Congresses. London, Basel, Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary), Zurich, Prague, Geneva, Jerusalem and elsewhere, 1900-1951.
1. Postcard of the fourth congress (London, 1900). Undivided. Riemer no. 5.
2. Postcard of the sixth congress (Basel, 1903), designed by Emil Ranzenhofer. Undivided. With a "Zion" stamp and a regular postmark. Riemer no. 7.
3-4. Two postcards of the seventh congress (Basel, 1905). Published by Zion, Vienna. One of them is undivided and bears a regular postmark. Riemer nos. 10, 11.
5. Postcard of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Published by Jüdischer Verlag, Köln. Riemer no. 27.
6. Real photo postcard from the 13th congress (Carlsbad, 1923). Taken during the congress and bears its postmark. Not in the Riemer catalog.
7. Postcard of the 16th congress (Zurich, 1929). Riemer no. 61.
8. Postcard of the 17th congress (Basel, 1931), designed by Joseph Budko, and bears the stamp of the congress. Published by Landeskommission des jüdischen Nationalfonds für die Schweiz. Riemer no. 65.
9. Postcard of the 18th congress (Prague, 1933). Bears a JNF stamp with Chaim Arlosoroff's portrait and the postmark of the congress. Parallel to Riemer nos. 68-69 and mentioned there.
10. Postcard of the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939), designed by Otte Wallisch. Bears a regular postmark. Riemer 93.
11. Postcard from the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939). On verso: the inscription "The 21st Zionist Congress" (Hebrew), the logo of the congress (a raised hand alongside the verse "If I forget thee Jerusalem") and its postmark. Published by Édition Jaeger, Geneva. Not in the Riemer catalog.
12. Postcard from the 23rd congress (Jerusalem, 1951), with a photograph of the opening session of the congress. Does not bear the logo of the congress. Published by Palphot, Herzliya. Not in the Riemer catalog.
14X9 cm on average. Good overall condition. Stains. Several blemishes to the margins of the postcards. Most of the postcards were sent by mail.
1. Postcard of the fourth congress (London, 1900). Undivided. Riemer no. 5.
2. Postcard of the sixth congress (Basel, 1903), designed by Emil Ranzenhofer. Undivided. With a "Zion" stamp and a regular postmark. Riemer no. 7.
3-4. Two postcards of the seventh congress (Basel, 1905). Published by Zion, Vienna. One of them is undivided and bears a regular postmark. Riemer nos. 10, 11.
5. Postcard of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Published by Jüdischer Verlag, Köln. Riemer no. 27.
6. Real photo postcard from the 13th congress (Carlsbad, 1923). Taken during the congress and bears its postmark. Not in the Riemer catalog.
7. Postcard of the 16th congress (Zurich, 1929). Riemer no. 61.
8. Postcard of the 17th congress (Basel, 1931), designed by Joseph Budko, and bears the stamp of the congress. Published by Landeskommission des jüdischen Nationalfonds für die Schweiz. Riemer no. 65.
9. Postcard of the 18th congress (Prague, 1933). Bears a JNF stamp with Chaim Arlosoroff's portrait and the postmark of the congress. Parallel to Riemer nos. 68-69 and mentioned there.
10. Postcard of the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939), designed by Otte Wallisch. Bears a regular postmark. Riemer 93.
11. Postcard from the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939). On verso: the inscription "The 21st Zionist Congress" (Hebrew), the logo of the congress (a raised hand alongside the verse "If I forget thee Jerusalem") and its postmark. Published by Édition Jaeger, Geneva. Not in the Riemer catalog.
12. Postcard from the 23rd congress (Jerusalem, 1951), with a photograph of the opening session of the congress. Does not bear the logo of the congress. Published by Palphot, Herzliya. Not in the Riemer catalog.
14X9 cm on average. Good overall condition. Stains. Several blemishes to the margins of the postcards. Most of the postcards were sent by mail.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $600
Unsold
Sixteen postcards that were printed for the Zionist Congresses and postcards that were sent during the congresses. Basel, Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary), Prague, Zurich, Geneva and Jerusalem, 1903-1955.
1-2. Two postcards from the sixth Zionist congress (Basel, 1903). One of them bears a photograph of a group of Jewish gymnasts in the congress, Vienna: "Zion", 1903. The second bears a photograph of Herzl in the company of Jewish journalists in the congress, published by "S.I.W".
3. Postcard of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Köln: Jüdischer Verlag, 1911. Riemer no. 27.
4. Postcard with the photograph of the general assembly of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Basel: Robert Spreng, 1911. Bearing the stamp of the congress.
5-8. Four postcards of the 12th congress (Carlsbad, 1921), depicting works by Hermann Struck, Lesser Ury, Joseph Budko and Jacob Steinhardt. Three of them bear the stamp of the congress. Riemer nos. 36-40.
9. Photographic postcard depicting Carlsbad during the 13th congress (Carlsbad, 1923).
10. Postcard of the 15th Zionist congress (Basel, 1927). Bearing the stamp of the congress. Riemer no. 58.
11. A postcard sent from the 18th congress (Prague, 1933) with a view of the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Goldberg Press, early 1930s. Bearing the stamp of the congress.
12. postcard of the 20th congress (Zurich 1937). Zurich: Guggenheim & Co., 1937. Bearing the stamp of the congress. Riemer no. 83.
13. Postcard of the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939), designed by Otte Wallisch. Stamped with the stamp of the congress and the stamp of the Palestinian censor. Riemer no. 93.
14. Postcard from the 23rd congress, with a photograph of the opening session. Herzliya: "Palphot", 1951.
15-16. Two postcards of the 24th Zionist congress, with photographs of the opening session. Herzliya: "Palphot", 1955.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes and stains. Traces of tape on verso of several postcards. Large ink stains on postcard no. 12. Ten of the postcards were used.
1-2. Two postcards from the sixth Zionist congress (Basel, 1903). One of them bears a photograph of a group of Jewish gymnasts in the congress, Vienna: "Zion", 1903. The second bears a photograph of Herzl in the company of Jewish journalists in the congress, published by "S.I.W".
3. Postcard of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Köln: Jüdischer Verlag, 1911. Riemer no. 27.
4. Postcard with the photograph of the general assembly of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Basel: Robert Spreng, 1911. Bearing the stamp of the congress.
5-8. Four postcards of the 12th congress (Carlsbad, 1921), depicting works by Hermann Struck, Lesser Ury, Joseph Budko and Jacob Steinhardt. Three of them bear the stamp of the congress. Riemer nos. 36-40.
9. Photographic postcard depicting Carlsbad during the 13th congress (Carlsbad, 1923).
10. Postcard of the 15th Zionist congress (Basel, 1927). Bearing the stamp of the congress. Riemer no. 58.
11. A postcard sent from the 18th congress (Prague, 1933) with a view of the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Goldberg Press, early 1930s. Bearing the stamp of the congress.
12. postcard of the 20th congress (Zurich 1937). Zurich: Guggenheim & Co., 1937. Bearing the stamp of the congress. Riemer no. 83.
13. Postcard of the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939), designed by Otte Wallisch. Stamped with the stamp of the congress and the stamp of the Palestinian censor. Riemer no. 93.
14. Postcard from the 23rd congress, with a photograph of the opening session. Herzliya: "Palphot", 1951.
15-16. Two postcards of the 24th Zionist congress, with photographs of the opening session. Herzliya: "Palphot", 1955.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes and stains. Traces of tape on verso of several postcards. Large ink stains on postcard no. 12. Ten of the postcards were used.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Unsold
Four postcards of the Maccabee Sport Organization, a postcard depicting Jewish gymnasts in the sixth Zionist Congress and a postcard of the "Bar Kochba" Jewish-Zionist Student Association. Switzerland and Czechoslovakia, ca. 1900-1937.
1. Undivided postcard issued by the "Bar Kochba" Jewish-Zionist Student Association in Prague, [the first years of the 20th century]. Depicts the Wandering Jew, his bundle cast to his side, gazing at the horizon, where the rising sun is shining on the Daughter of Zion, seen inside a Star of David, and farmers are sowing their fields.
2. "Shanah Tovah" Postcard, with a photograph of Jewish gymnasts in the sixth Zionist Congress in Basel, 1903, in which The Jewish Gymnastic Movement, meant to serve as the umbrella organization for all Jewish sports clubs, was established.
3. Postcard designed by Leo Haas issued for the Maccabee games in Bohumín, Czech Republic, in June 1932. The postcard depicts a gymnast raising a pole with a large Star of David behind him.
4. postcard issued for the II Maccabee Winter games, in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, 1936. The postcard depicts a skier against a view of the city Banská Bystrica and beside him the date "18-24 II 1936". A postmark on verso (in Hebrew and Czech) indicates that the postcard was sent on the final day of the Maccabee Games.
5. "Telocvičňa Makabi Žilina". The postcard depicts the front of the gymnasium established by the Maccabee Sport Organization in the city of Žilina, Czechoslovakia. A postmark on verso (in Hebrew and Czech) indicates that it was sent from the third "Maccabee" gymnastics competition which took place in July 1937 in the city of Žilina (The Maccabee Organization of Czechoslovakia held three such competitions, called "Slet": the first in Brno in 1921, the second in Ostrava in 1929 and the third in Žilina in 1937).
6. Postcard with a picture of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. Sent from Břeclav in September 1937 and stamped: "Makkabi Breclav".
14X9 cm on average. Condition varies. Good overall condition. An open tear to the corner of postcard no. 2. Five of the postcards were sent by mail.
1. Undivided postcard issued by the "Bar Kochba" Jewish-Zionist Student Association in Prague, [the first years of the 20th century]. Depicts the Wandering Jew, his bundle cast to his side, gazing at the horizon, where the rising sun is shining on the Daughter of Zion, seen inside a Star of David, and farmers are sowing their fields.
2. "Shanah Tovah" Postcard, with a photograph of Jewish gymnasts in the sixth Zionist Congress in Basel, 1903, in which The Jewish Gymnastic Movement, meant to serve as the umbrella organization for all Jewish sports clubs, was established.
3. Postcard designed by Leo Haas issued for the Maccabee games in Bohumín, Czech Republic, in June 1932. The postcard depicts a gymnast raising a pole with a large Star of David behind him.
4. postcard issued for the II Maccabee Winter games, in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, 1936. The postcard depicts a skier against a view of the city Banská Bystrica and beside him the date "18-24 II 1936". A postmark on verso (in Hebrew and Czech) indicates that the postcard was sent on the final day of the Maccabee Games.
5. "Telocvičňa Makabi Žilina". The postcard depicts the front of the gymnasium established by the Maccabee Sport Organization in the city of Žilina, Czechoslovakia. A postmark on verso (in Hebrew and Czech) indicates that it was sent from the third "Maccabee" gymnastics competition which took place in July 1937 in the city of Žilina (The Maccabee Organization of Czechoslovakia held three such competitions, called "Slet": the first in Brno in 1921, the second in Ostrava in 1929 and the third in Žilina in 1937).
6. Postcard with a picture of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. Sent from Břeclav in September 1937 and stamped: "Makkabi Breclav".
14X9 cm on average. Condition varies. Good overall condition. An open tear to the corner of postcard no. 2. Five of the postcards were sent by mail.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Unsold
Ten postcards bearing portraits of Theodor Herzl. St. Petersburg, Warsaw, Vienna and elsewhere, the first half of the 20th century.
All the postcards bear portraits of Theodor Herzl and some of them mark dates or various events. Among them: • An undivided postcard with an overprint: "2. Öst. Zion. Parteitag, Bielitz, 18-19 V 1902" [Second Austrian Zionists' Convention, Bielitz, May 18-19, 1902]. • A postcard with the greeting "May you be inscribed for a good year" (Hebrew) and Herzl's portrait in a frame of "Zion" and JNF stamps with Max Nordau's portrait. • A postcard designed after a JNF stamp depicting Herzl on a balcony, facing the Tower of David. Published by Jos. B. Pardo, [Plovdiv, Bulgaria?]. • Memorial postcard designed by the artist Perec Willenberg. Warsaw, 1946. • And more.
Four of the postcards are undivided.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Fractures. Pinholes. Five of the postcards were used.
All the postcards bear portraits of Theodor Herzl and some of them mark dates or various events. Among them: • An undivided postcard with an overprint: "2. Öst. Zion. Parteitag, Bielitz, 18-19 V 1902" [Second Austrian Zionists' Convention, Bielitz, May 18-19, 1902]. • A postcard with the greeting "May you be inscribed for a good year" (Hebrew) and Herzl's portrait in a frame of "Zion" and JNF stamps with Max Nordau's portrait. • A postcard designed after a JNF stamp depicting Herzl on a balcony, facing the Tower of David. Published by Jos. B. Pardo, [Plovdiv, Bulgaria?]. • Memorial postcard designed by the artist Perec Willenberg. Warsaw, 1946. • And more.
Four of the postcards are undivided.
Approx. 14X9 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Fractures. Pinholes. Five of the postcards were used.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
A bust of Theodor Herzl, made by the German sculptor Richard Lange (1879-1944). [Germany], 1923.
The bust is made of silvered bronze; signed and dated on the back: "Richard W. Lange 1923".
Height: 17 cm. Width of base: 6.5 cm. Good condition. Several scratches and minor corrosion.
The bust is made of silvered bronze; signed and dated on the back: "Richard W. Lange 1923".
Height: 17 cm. Width of base: 6.5 cm. Good condition. Several scratches and minor corrosion.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
"Yesodot Hakeren HaKayemet LeYisrael" [The Foundations of the Jewish National Fund] – handmade illustrated book. [Israel, late 1940 or early 1950s].
Handmade book made of large leaves to which were mounted typewritten leaves alongside newspaper clippings and color illustrations, dealing with the Jewish National Fund's history, founders, major activists and activities, as well as philosophers whose ideas led to the fund's establishment.
Three chapters of the book, "The Establishment of the Jewish National Fund", "Dignitaries" and "The Activities of the Jewish National Fund", describe, in a simple language directed at children, the early Zionist philosophy of Moses Hess and Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, the establishment of the Jewish National Fund by Zvi Herman Shapira, the involvement of Theodor Herzl, the energetic work of Menachem Ussishkin for the Fund and his biography, the enterprise of the redemption of the land and the problem of profiteering of land in Palestine, the pioneering enterprise, the afforestation work of the Jewish National Fund, the idea of the Blue Box for raising funds in the Diaspora for the redemption of the land, and more. The title page of the book is decorated with JNF stamps. The color illustrations reflect in part the influence of the graphic language typical of contemporary JNF publications.
At the end of the book is an additional chapter, different in content and design, dedicated to a description of Jewish life in the Diaspora (titled "The Jewish Anomaly"). This chapter reviews Y.L. Pinsker's idea of auto-emancipation and deals, in a humorous manner, with the life of Jews in the Diaspora, using passages from the writings of Shalom Aleichem and Moyshe Nadir.
This item is possibly a draft for a book; however, no books by this title are held in the NLI and it seems that that the book was not published.
[25] leaves, 46X33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Filing holes in the right side of all the leaves.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Handmade book made of large leaves to which were mounted typewritten leaves alongside newspaper clippings and color illustrations, dealing with the Jewish National Fund's history, founders, major activists and activities, as well as philosophers whose ideas led to the fund's establishment.
Three chapters of the book, "The Establishment of the Jewish National Fund", "Dignitaries" and "The Activities of the Jewish National Fund", describe, in a simple language directed at children, the early Zionist philosophy of Moses Hess and Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, the establishment of the Jewish National Fund by Zvi Herman Shapira, the involvement of Theodor Herzl, the energetic work of Menachem Ussishkin for the Fund and his biography, the enterprise of the redemption of the land and the problem of profiteering of land in Palestine, the pioneering enterprise, the afforestation work of the Jewish National Fund, the idea of the Blue Box for raising funds in the Diaspora for the redemption of the land, and more. The title page of the book is decorated with JNF stamps. The color illustrations reflect in part the influence of the graphic language typical of contemporary JNF publications.
At the end of the book is an additional chapter, different in content and design, dedicated to a description of Jewish life in the Diaspora (titled "The Jewish Anomaly"). This chapter reviews Y.L. Pinsker's idea of auto-emancipation and deals, in a humorous manner, with the life of Jews in the Diaspora, using passages from the writings of Shalom Aleichem and Moyshe Nadir.
This item is possibly a draft for a book; however, no books by this title are held in the NLI and it seems that that the book was not published.
[25] leaves, 46X33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Filing holes in the right side of all the leaves.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
A large and comprehensive collection of telegrams used for raising funds for the Jewish National Fund alongside sketches and proofs of Palestinian telegrams and additional paper items issued by the JNF. Europe, Palestine and Israel, the USA and elsewhere, ca. 1903 to 1989; most items are from are the first half of the 20th century.
Approx. 95 telegrams (many of them were designed by Emil Ranzenhofer and Joseph Budko) and sveral stationery papers, envelopes and sketches.
In ca. 1903, in an effort to raise funds and introduce the Zionist idea to every Jewish household, and alongside the use of boxes, stamps and other means, the Jewish National Fund started selling greeting telegrams. Alongside the "official" telegrams, telegrams for the JNF were printed and sold by other Zionist organizations, which transferred some of their revenues to the JNF. The price was noted on some of the telegrams, in local currency, and often JNF stamps were affixed to them, increasing the sum of the donation. After the establishment of the State of Israel, the word "Igeret" (letter) replaced the word "telegram" on the Hebrew telegrams; at the same time, the use of telegrams began to decline.
The telegrams in the collection before us belong to various categories and various periods in the history of the JNF and their artistic design varies in accordance with the spirit of the times.
The collection includes: • JNF telegrams from the early days of the JNF in Germany, Poland and Russia, including two telegrams bearing the illustration that appeared on the postcards of the second Zionist Congress that took place in 1898 (Ladani A1 and A2. Both with affixed "Zion" stamps. On one of them appears a handwritten greeting, in honor of the delegates of the sixth Zionist Congress and Theodor Herzl, by the members of "Agudat Zion" of Wilki). • Telegrams designed by Emil Ranzenhofer, printed to be used in various countries – USA, Germany, Poland, England, France, Austro-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and more. The earliest of these was sent in 1911 and the latest in 1937. • Telegrams designed by Joseph Budko, 1919 to 1939. • Various types of JNF telegrams printed in Poland. • Telegrams printed in Palestine since 1930, including a telegram that was used in Romania as well. • Regular postal telegrams to which JNF stamps were affixed. • Late telegrams (1950s to 1980s) which were printed by the JNF branches in Israel, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, and elsewhere. • And more.
Some of the telegrams in the collection, including early telegrams, do not appear in the Ladani catalog (1995); a few are variants of telegrams listed in the catalog and others are unknown.
Several telegrams bear paper seals which were also printed by the Jewish National Fund, and others bear inked stamps of JNF branches and of various Zionist organizations; many of them bear stamps, JNF stamps and handwritten or typewritten greetings.
In addition to the telegrams, the collection also contains two early stationery papers of the Russian branch of the JNF calling the public to donate to the redemption of the land (printed in 1907; their design is attributed to E.M. Lilien; Ladani, illustration 18); sketches and proofs of Palestinian telegrams, some presumably never printed; envelopes for mailing JNF telegrams, most of them Palestinian; and more.
A total of approx. 105 items. Size and condition vary. Good to good-fair overall condition. Holes, tears and several open tears. Several filing holes. Some of the tears are restored or reinforced with tape. Several tears reinforced with paper. Stains. Creases.
Literature: Greeting Telegrams of the Jewish National Fund, by Prof. Shaul Ladani (1995).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Approx. 95 telegrams (many of them were designed by Emil Ranzenhofer and Joseph Budko) and sveral stationery papers, envelopes and sketches.
In ca. 1903, in an effort to raise funds and introduce the Zionist idea to every Jewish household, and alongside the use of boxes, stamps and other means, the Jewish National Fund started selling greeting telegrams. Alongside the "official" telegrams, telegrams for the JNF were printed and sold by other Zionist organizations, which transferred some of their revenues to the JNF. The price was noted on some of the telegrams, in local currency, and often JNF stamps were affixed to them, increasing the sum of the donation. After the establishment of the State of Israel, the word "Igeret" (letter) replaced the word "telegram" on the Hebrew telegrams; at the same time, the use of telegrams began to decline.
The telegrams in the collection before us belong to various categories and various periods in the history of the JNF and their artistic design varies in accordance with the spirit of the times.
The collection includes: • JNF telegrams from the early days of the JNF in Germany, Poland and Russia, including two telegrams bearing the illustration that appeared on the postcards of the second Zionist Congress that took place in 1898 (Ladani A1 and A2. Both with affixed "Zion" stamps. On one of them appears a handwritten greeting, in honor of the delegates of the sixth Zionist Congress and Theodor Herzl, by the members of "Agudat Zion" of Wilki). • Telegrams designed by Emil Ranzenhofer, printed to be used in various countries – USA, Germany, Poland, England, France, Austro-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and more. The earliest of these was sent in 1911 and the latest in 1937. • Telegrams designed by Joseph Budko, 1919 to 1939. • Various types of JNF telegrams printed in Poland. • Telegrams printed in Palestine since 1930, including a telegram that was used in Romania as well. • Regular postal telegrams to which JNF stamps were affixed. • Late telegrams (1950s to 1980s) which were printed by the JNF branches in Israel, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, and elsewhere. • And more.
Some of the telegrams in the collection, including early telegrams, do not appear in the Ladani catalog (1995); a few are variants of telegrams listed in the catalog and others are unknown.
Several telegrams bear paper seals which were also printed by the Jewish National Fund, and others bear inked stamps of JNF branches and of various Zionist organizations; many of them bear stamps, JNF stamps and handwritten or typewritten greetings.
In addition to the telegrams, the collection also contains two early stationery papers of the Russian branch of the JNF calling the public to donate to the redemption of the land (printed in 1907; their design is attributed to E.M. Lilien; Ladani, illustration 18); sketches and proofs of Palestinian telegrams, some presumably never printed; envelopes for mailing JNF telegrams, most of them Palestinian; and more.
A total of approx. 105 items. Size and condition vary. Good to good-fair overall condition. Holes, tears and several open tears. Several filing holes. Some of the tears are restored or reinforced with tape. Several tears reinforced with paper. Stains. Creases.
Literature: Greeting Telegrams of the Jewish National Fund, by Prof. Shaul Ladani (1995).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Unsold
Approx. 110 handbills, booklets, receipts, certificates, stamp sheets and other paper items. Palestine, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia and elsewhere. Most of the items are from the first half of the 20th century.
The collection reveals the story of the Jewish National Fund throughout the 20th century, its afforestation activities, purchase and redemption of lands and aid to the settlements. Among the items: • Certificates, receipts for donations and donation commitment forms for the purchase of land in Palestine. • Propaganda and information booklets, manifests and handbills in Hebrew, Yiddish, German and Russian, describing the activities of the JNF, its achievements and regulations, accompanied by photographs depicting its success and maps showing the lands it had purchased in Palestine. • Pocket charity box for donations, made in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary), bearing the stamp of the Basel branch of the JNF. • Birthday greeting cards for children. • advertisements for cultural activities initiated by the JNF and fundraising balls. • "Shanah Tovah" and other greeting cards issued by the JNF or for it, some with first day of issue stamps and postmarks. • Paper tags for "tag days" – fundraising days for JNF. • Informational booklet and letters dealing with afforestation. • And more.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The collection reveals the story of the Jewish National Fund throughout the 20th century, its afforestation activities, purchase and redemption of lands and aid to the settlements. Among the items: • Certificates, receipts for donations and donation commitment forms for the purchase of land in Palestine. • Propaganda and information booklets, manifests and handbills in Hebrew, Yiddish, German and Russian, describing the activities of the JNF, its achievements and regulations, accompanied by photographs depicting its success and maps showing the lands it had purchased in Palestine. • Pocket charity box for donations, made in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary), bearing the stamp of the Basel branch of the JNF. • Birthday greeting cards for children. • advertisements for cultural activities initiated by the JNF and fundraising balls. • "Shanah Tovah" and other greeting cards issued by the JNF or for it, some with first day of issue stamps and postmarks. • Paper tags for "tag days" – fundraising days for JNF. • Informational booklet and letters dealing with afforestation. • And more.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $800
Unsold
Approx. 75 certificates and receipts for donations of trees to JNF forests. Israel and elsewhere, the 1920s to the early 21st century.
The collection contains certificates and receipts for donations of trees for the forests of the Jewish National Fund (some of them filled-in and some blank), including forests in memory of Holocaust victims; forests in memory of dignitaries such as Theodor Herzl, Shmuel Chaim Landau, Janusz Korczak, Christian X King of Denmark, USA President John Kennedy and others; and other forests, including "The Yishuv Forest", "Bar-Mitzvah Forest", "Volunteers Forest", "Second Aliyah Forest", "Victory Forest", a forest in honor of the community of South-African Jews in Tzipori and more. The collection also contains a booklet with a complete list of the donors of trees to the Yishuv Forest in honor of Chaim Kugel, "President of the local council in Cholon".
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Twelve postcards issued for the Zionist Congresses. London, Basel, Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary), Zurich, Prague, Geneva, Jerusalem and elsewhere, 1900-1951.
1. Postcard of the fourth congress (London, 1900). Undivided. Riemer no. 5.
2. Postcard of the sixth congress (Basel, 1903), designed by Emil Ranzenhofer. Undivided. With a "Zion" stamp and a regular postmark. Riemer no. 7.
3-4. Two postcards of the seventh congress (Basel, 1905). Published by Zion, Vienna. One of them is undivided and bears a regular postmark. Riemer nos. 10, 11.
5. Postcard of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Published by Jüdischer Verlag, Köln. Riemer no. 27.
6. Real photo postcard from the 13th congress (Carlsbad, 1923). Taken during the congress and bears its postmark. Not in the Riemer catalog.
7. Postcard of the 16th congress (Zurich, 1929). Riemer no. 61.
8. Postcard of the 17th congress (Basel, 1931), designed by Joseph Budko, and bears the stamp of the congress. Published by Landeskommission des jüdischen Nationalfonds für die Schweiz. Riemer no. 65.
9. Postcard of the 18th congress (Prague, 1933). Bears a JNF stamp with Chaim Arlosoroff's portrait and the postmark of the congress. Parallel to Riemer nos. 68-69 and mentioned there.
10. Postcard of the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939), designed by Otte Wallisch. Bears a regular postmark. Riemer 93.
11. Postcard from the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939). On verso: the inscription "The 21st Zionist Congress" (Hebrew), the logo of the congress (a raised hand alongside the verse "If I forget thee Jerusalem") and its postmark. Published by Édition Jaeger, Geneva. Not in the Riemer catalog.
14X9 cm on average. Good overall condition. Stains. Several blemishes to the margins of the postcards. Most of the postcards were sent by mail.
5. שש-עשרה גלויות – הקונגרסים הציוניים
שש-עשרה גלויות שנדפסו לכבוד הקונגרסים הציוניים וגלויות שנשלחו בימי הקונגרס. באזל, קרלסבד, פראג, ציריך, ג'נבה וירושלים, 1903-1955.
1-2. שתי גלויות מן הקונגרס הששי (באזל, 1903). אחת מהן נושאת תצלום של קבוצת מתעמלים יהודים בקונגרס, בהוצאת "Zion", וינה, 1903. השניה נושאת תצלום של הרצל בחברת עיתונאים יהודים בקונגרס, בהוצאת "S.I.W".
3. גלוית הקונגרס העשירי (באזל, 1911). הוצאת "Jüdischer Verlag", קלן, 1911. רימר 27.
4. גלויה עם תצלום של מליאת הקונגרס העשירי (באזל, 1911). הוצאת "Robert Spreng", באזל, 1911. נושאת את חותמת הקונגרס.
5-8. ארבע גלויות הקונגרס ה-12 (קרלסבד, 1921), נושאות עבודות מאת הרמן שטרוק, לסר אורי, יוסף בודקו ויעקב שטיינהרט. שלוש מהן נושאות את חותמת הקונגרס. רימר 36-40.
9. גלויה מן הקונגרס ה-13 (קרלסבד, 1923). צולמה בימי הקונגרס.
10. גלוית הקונגרס הציוני ה-15 (באזל, 1927). נושאת את חותמת הקונגרס. רימר 58.
11. גלויה שנשלחה מן הקונגרס ה-18 (פראג, 1933), ועליה מראה העיר ירושלים. דפוס Goldberg, ירושלים, ראשית שנות ה-30. נושאת את חותמת הקונגרס.
The collection contains certificates and receipts for donations of trees for the forests of the Jewish National Fund (some of them filled-in and some blank), including forests in memory of Holocaust victims; forests in memory of dignitaries such as Theodor Herzl, Shmuel Chaim Landau, Janusz Korczak, Christian X King of Denmark, USA President John Kennedy and others; and other forests, including "The Yishuv Forest", "Bar-Mitzvah Forest", "Volunteers Forest", "Second Aliyah Forest", "Victory Forest", a forest in honor of the community of South-African Jews in Tzipori and more. The collection also contains a booklet with a complete list of the donors of trees to the Yishuv Forest in honor of Chaim Kugel, "President of the local council in Cholon".
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Twelve postcards issued for the Zionist Congresses. London, Basel, Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary), Zurich, Prague, Geneva, Jerusalem and elsewhere, 1900-1951.
1. Postcard of the fourth congress (London, 1900). Undivided. Riemer no. 5.
2. Postcard of the sixth congress (Basel, 1903), designed by Emil Ranzenhofer. Undivided. With a "Zion" stamp and a regular postmark. Riemer no. 7.
3-4. Two postcards of the seventh congress (Basel, 1905). Published by Zion, Vienna. One of them is undivided and bears a regular postmark. Riemer nos. 10, 11.
5. Postcard of the tenth congress (Basel, 1911). Published by Jüdischer Verlag, Köln. Riemer no. 27.
6. Real photo postcard from the 13th congress (Carlsbad, 1923). Taken during the congress and bears its postmark. Not in the Riemer catalog.
7. Postcard of the 16th congress (Zurich, 1929). Riemer no. 61.
8. Postcard of the 17th congress (Basel, 1931), designed by Joseph Budko, and bears the stamp of the congress. Published by Landeskommission des jüdischen Nationalfonds für die Schweiz. Riemer no. 65.
9. Postcard of the 18th congress (Prague, 1933). Bears a JNF stamp with Chaim Arlosoroff's portrait and the postmark of the congress. Parallel to Riemer nos. 68-69 and mentioned there.
10. Postcard of the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939), designed by Otte Wallisch. Bears a regular postmark. Riemer 93.
11. Postcard from the 21st congress (Geneva, 1939). On verso: the inscription "The 21st Zionist Congress" (Hebrew), the logo of the congress (a raised hand alongside the verse "If I forget thee Jerusalem") and its postmark. Published by Édition Jaeger, Geneva. Not in the Riemer catalog.
14X9 cm on average. Good overall condition. Stains. Several blemishes to the margins of the postcards. Most of the postcards were sent by mail.
5. שש-עשרה גלויות – הקונגרסים הציוניים
שש-עשרה גלויות שנדפסו לכבוד הקונגרסים הציוניים וגלויות שנשלחו בימי הקונגרס. באזל, קרלסבד, פראג, ציריך, ג'נבה וירושלים, 1903-1955.
1-2. שתי גלויות מן הקונגרס הששי (באזל, 1903). אחת מהן נושאת תצלום של קבוצת מתעמלים יהודים בקונגרס, בהוצאת "Zion", וינה, 1903. השניה נושאת תצלום של הרצל בחברת עיתונאים יהודים בקונגרס, בהוצאת "S.I.W".
3. גלוית הקונגרס העשירי (באזל, 1911). הוצאת "Jüdischer Verlag", קלן, 1911. רימר 27.
4. גלויה עם תצלום של מליאת הקונגרס העשירי (באזל, 1911). הוצאת "Robert Spreng", באזל, 1911. נושאת את חותמת הקונגרס.
5-8. ארבע גלויות הקונגרס ה-12 (קרלסבד, 1921), נושאות עבודות מאת הרמן שטרוק, לסר אורי, יוסף בודקו ויעקב שטיינהרט. שלוש מהן נושאות את חותמת הקונגרס. רימר 36-40.
9. גלויה מן הקונגרס ה-13 (קרלסבד, 1923). צולמה בימי הקונגרס.
10. גלוית הקונגרס הציוני ה-15 (באזל, 1927). נושאת את חותמת הקונגרס. רימר 58.
11. גלויה שנשלחה מן הקונגרס ה-18 (פראג, 1933), ועליה מראה העיר ירושלים. דפוס Goldberg, ירושלים, ראשית שנות ה-30. נושאת את חותמת הקונגרס.
Category
Herzl and the World Zionist Congress, JNF and Keren Hayesod, Revisionist Zionism
Catalogue