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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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"The British and German war decrees, a comparison between the two of them". Place of printing and year not indicated, [ca. 1917]. English, French and Judeo-Arabic.
British propaganda poster printed after the conquest of Jerusalem in 1917. The poster shows the text of Edmund Allenby's official declaration of military rule after the occupation of Jerusalem on December 9, 1917 (in English), alongside the text of a declaration published by the Germans after their capture of Holnon, France, in 1915. The following text compares the two declarations, emphasizing the differences between them; mainly, it contrasts the benevolent and respectful attitude of British troops towards the inhabitants of captured Jerusalem with the attitude of the Germans to the residents of Holnon. On bottom, a Judeo-Arabic translation of the two declarations.
Two additional versions of the poster are known of, one in Arabic and the second in Tamil. Presumably, this poster was distributed during World War I in the areas occupied by the British Empire.
Approx. 48.5X75 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and some creases. Tears along edges and fold lines (not affecting text).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
British propaganda poster printed after the conquest of Jerusalem in 1917. The poster shows the text of Edmund Allenby's official declaration of military rule after the occupation of Jerusalem on December 9, 1917 (in English), alongside the text of a declaration published by the Germans after their capture of Holnon, France, in 1915. The following text compares the two declarations, emphasizing the differences between them; mainly, it contrasts the benevolent and respectful attitude of British troops towards the inhabitants of captured Jerusalem with the attitude of the Germans to the residents of Holnon. On bottom, a Judeo-Arabic translation of the two declarations.
Two additional versions of the poster are known of, one in Arabic and the second in Tamil. Presumably, this poster was distributed during World War I in the areas occupied by the British Empire.
Approx. 48.5X75 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and some creases. Tears along edges and fold lines (not affecting text).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Official poster, printed in gold, with King George's declaration to the residents of Palestine from July 1, 1920 (the day the High Commissioner was appointed - the outset of the rule of the Mandate government in Palestine). [ca. 1920]. English, Hebrew and Arabic.
On July 1, 1920, after three years of British marital law, the military governor Ronald Storrs finished his term and was replaced by the first civil governor - High Commissioner Herbert Samuel. The Mandate Government was established. Upon taking office, Samuel read a declaration given to him by the King of England, George V.
This is an official poster, printed in gold, with the Royal Coat of Arms, with the King's declaration in three languages – English, Hebrew and Arabic. This poster is considered to be the first poster issued by the British Mandate Government in Palestine.
In the declaration, the King states that " The Allied and Associated Powers have decided that measures shall be adopted to secure the gradual establishment in Palestine of a National Home for the Jewish People. These measures will not in any way affect the civil or religious rights or diminish the prosperity of the general population of Palestine… Sacred alike to Christian, Mehammedan, and Jew".
32X51 cm (thick paper). Good-fair condition. Small tears to edges and four long tears (slightly affecting text), repaired with thin acid-free paper. Stains.
On July 1, 1920, after three years of British marital law, the military governor Ronald Storrs finished his term and was replaced by the first civil governor - High Commissioner Herbert Samuel. The Mandate Government was established. Upon taking office, Samuel read a declaration given to him by the King of England, George V.
This is an official poster, printed in gold, with the Royal Coat of Arms, with the King's declaration in three languages – English, Hebrew and Arabic. This poster is considered to be the first poster issued by the British Mandate Government in Palestine.
In the declaration, the King states that " The Allied and Associated Powers have decided that measures shall be adopted to secure the gradual establishment in Palestine of a National Home for the Jewish People. These measures will not in any way affect the civil or religious rights or diminish the prosperity of the general population of Palestine… Sacred alike to Christian, Mehammedan, and Jew".
32X51 cm (thick paper). Good-fair condition. Small tears to edges and four long tears (slightly affecting text), repaired with thin acid-free paper. Stains.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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An embroidered Torah ark curtain [Parochet] featuring the text of the Balfour declaration in the shape of a menorah. [The Levant?]. Dedication from the year 5688 [1927/1928] – 10th Anniversary to the Balfour declaration.
Velvet; goldwork; cardboard cutouts; metallic ribbons and fringe.
A Torah ark curtain made of green velvet. The text of the Balfour Declaration is embroidered in the center, on a dark green velvet rectangle framed with metallic ribbons.
The text of the declaration appears in its early Hebrew translation and is embroidered in the shape of a seven-branched menorah (a shape usually reserved for Psalms 67 or the Piyyut "Ana BeKhoach"): "His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people…"; topped by the verse "Shiviti". Hebrew dedication on bottom center reads: "The Balfour Declaration, dedicated by Mr. Nissim Yehuda Fijon… and… M. Simcha, daughter of Rivka, wife of Haji Eliyahu Fijon… the year 5688".
This is a unique item – the text of the Balfour Declaration, the famous state document from 1917 acknowledging the right of the Jewish people to establish a national home in Palestine, embroidered on a religious artifact, used in a synagogue by one of the communities of the Levant.
The Balfour Declaration was perceived by many as a sign of the coming of the Messiah. Some sages saw the Balfour declaration as the first stage in the process of redemption and the realization of the prophecies of the return to Zion. Subsequent to the declaration, Rabbi Kook, who was then the Chief Rabbi of Jaffa and the settlements, wrote that Britain was destined by Divine Providence to play the role of bringing forth the salvation, and about Lord Balfour himself he wrote that he is "remembered favorably, the renowned declaration being justifiably named after him". Like Rabbi Kook, other rabbis also saw the declaration in a religious Messianic light. For example, Rabbi Moshe Kalfon Hacohen, Chief Rabbi of Djerba and one of the leading rabbis of Tunis, saw the Balfour Declaration as one of the "thirteen holy sparks of redemption", calling the swift economic and agricultural development of Palestine "Ketz Meguleh" (revealed redemption).
Approx. 147X110 cm. Good condition. Faded velvet. Blemishes, stains, wear and unraveling. Some tears, including open tears. Suspension loops on upper edge.
Velvet; goldwork; cardboard cutouts; metallic ribbons and fringe.
A Torah ark curtain made of green velvet. The text of the Balfour Declaration is embroidered in the center, on a dark green velvet rectangle framed with metallic ribbons.
The text of the declaration appears in its early Hebrew translation and is embroidered in the shape of a seven-branched menorah (a shape usually reserved for Psalms 67 or the Piyyut "Ana BeKhoach"): "His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people…"; topped by the verse "Shiviti". Hebrew dedication on bottom center reads: "The Balfour Declaration, dedicated by Mr. Nissim Yehuda Fijon… and… M. Simcha, daughter of Rivka, wife of Haji Eliyahu Fijon… the year 5688".
This is a unique item – the text of the Balfour Declaration, the famous state document from 1917 acknowledging the right of the Jewish people to establish a national home in Palestine, embroidered on a religious artifact, used in a synagogue by one of the communities of the Levant.
The Balfour Declaration was perceived by many as a sign of the coming of the Messiah. Some sages saw the Balfour declaration as the first stage in the process of redemption and the realization of the prophecies of the return to Zion. Subsequent to the declaration, Rabbi Kook, who was then the Chief Rabbi of Jaffa and the settlements, wrote that Britain was destined by Divine Providence to play the role of bringing forth the salvation, and about Lord Balfour himself he wrote that he is "remembered favorably, the renowned declaration being justifiably named after him". Like Rabbi Kook, other rabbis also saw the declaration in a religious Messianic light. For example, Rabbi Moshe Kalfon Hacohen, Chief Rabbi of Djerba and one of the leading rabbis of Tunis, saw the Balfour Declaration as one of the "thirteen holy sparks of redemption", calling the swift economic and agricultural development of Palestine "Ketz Meguleh" (revealed redemption).
Approx. 147X110 cm. Good condition. Faded velvet. Blemishes, stains, wear and unraveling. Some tears, including open tears. Suspension loops on upper edge.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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An important collection of booklets and books, mostly official publications of the British Mandate government and its departments, and some published by research institutes and various bodies, documenting the development of Palestine under the British Mandate. Jerusalem, London [and elsewhere?], 1914 to late 1940s. English; some Hebrew and Arabic.
In the collection: • Two reports published on the eve of World War I ( June-July 1914) by the British consulates of the Jerusalem district and of the Beirut district (which included Northern Palestine), part of the series "Diplomatic and Consular Reports". • Annual reports submitted to the League of Nations during the years 1921-1938 (consecutive issues), documenting, year by year, the development of the country in a variety of fields – the post and telephone, roads and trains, the settlement, economy and commerce, education, medicine, preservation of holy sites, and more. • A trilingual dictionary, Arabic-Hebrew-English, for common given names and names of places and sites, 1931. • A detailed list of public officials in Palestine, including a history of the public and military services. 1931. • The Palestine Blue Book – a comprehensive annual report submitted to the British Colonial Office regarding the financial and managerial situation of the country. Two booklets from 1933 and 1938. • And more.
Approx. 65 books and booklets. Some of the booklets appear in more than one copy. Size and condition vary.
In the collection: • Two reports published on the eve of World War I ( June-July 1914) by the British consulates of the Jerusalem district and of the Beirut district (which included Northern Palestine), part of the series "Diplomatic and Consular Reports". • Annual reports submitted to the League of Nations during the years 1921-1938 (consecutive issues), documenting, year by year, the development of the country in a variety of fields – the post and telephone, roads and trains, the settlement, economy and commerce, education, medicine, preservation of holy sites, and more. • A trilingual dictionary, Arabic-Hebrew-English, for common given names and names of places and sites, 1931. • A detailed list of public officials in Palestine, including a history of the public and military services. 1931. • The Palestine Blue Book – a comprehensive annual report submitted to the British Colonial Office regarding the financial and managerial situation of the country. Two booklets from 1933 and 1938. • And more.
Approx. 65 books and booklets. Some of the booklets appear in more than one copy. Size and condition vary.
Category
British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Five booklets documenting the Jewish-Arab conflict in Palestine. Jerusalem and London, 1922 and 1936. English.
1. Palestine, correspondence with the Palestine Arab Delegation and the Zionist Organisation. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1922.
The first White paper (Churchill White Paper) – Britain's statement of intent after receiving the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine, with a memorandum by Winston Churchill and nine documents determining the British policy in Palestine: loyalty to the principles of the Balfour Declaration, limiting Jewish immigration, an Arab kingdom on the eastern side of the Jordan River, and more.
2. The Holy Land, the Moslem-Christian Case against Zionist aggression, Official Statement by the Palestine Arab Delegation. London: Harrison & Sons Press, 1922.
An official statement issued by the Palestine Arab Delegation to London, which in July 1921 traveled to London with the aim of overturning the Balfour Declaration and changing the British policy.
3-4. Two political publications by the physician, ethnographer and Palestinian nationalist Dr. Tawfiq Canaan. Published in Jerusalem, 1936: • Conflict in the Land of Peace. Syrian Orphan Press. • The Palestine Arab Cause. The Modern Press.
5. Comments on Dr. Canaan's pamphlet "The Palestine Arab cause", by a Native of Palestine. Jerusalem: Azriel Printing Press, 1936.
A Zionist response pamphlet to Canaan's books. Published under the pseudonym "Native of Palestine".
Size and condition vary. Good to good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases and tears (mostly small). Original covers, with creases, blemishes and wear. Open tear to one cover. One cover detached and torn in half (along spine).
1. Palestine, correspondence with the Palestine Arab Delegation and the Zionist Organisation. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1922.
The first White paper (Churchill White Paper) – Britain's statement of intent after receiving the League of Nations' Mandate for Palestine, with a memorandum by Winston Churchill and nine documents determining the British policy in Palestine: loyalty to the principles of the Balfour Declaration, limiting Jewish immigration, an Arab kingdom on the eastern side of the Jordan River, and more.
2. The Holy Land, the Moslem-Christian Case against Zionist aggression, Official Statement by the Palestine Arab Delegation. London: Harrison & Sons Press, 1922.
An official statement issued by the Palestine Arab Delegation to London, which in July 1921 traveled to London with the aim of overturning the Balfour Declaration and changing the British policy.
3-4. Two political publications by the physician, ethnographer and Palestinian nationalist Dr. Tawfiq Canaan. Published in Jerusalem, 1936: • Conflict in the Land of Peace. Syrian Orphan Press. • The Palestine Arab Cause. The Modern Press.
5. Comments on Dr. Canaan's pamphlet "The Palestine Arab cause", by a Native of Palestine. Jerusalem: Azriel Printing Press, 1936.
A Zionist response pamphlet to Canaan's books. Published under the pseudonym "Native of Palestine".
Size and condition vary. Good to good-fair overall condition. Stains, creases and tears (mostly small). Original covers, with creases, blemishes and wear. Open tear to one cover. One cover detached and torn in half (along spine).
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Four English publications, including official publications of the Mandate government, pertaining to the Western Wall affair and the 1929 Arab Riots in Palestine. 1928-1930.
1. The Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. London: His Majesty's Stationery's Office, 1928.
A short report on the status of the Western Wall and the prayer service beside it, in light of the 1928 Yom Kippur incident.
On Yom Kippur 1928, the British Mandate police removed a partition that was placed by Jews at the Western Wall, claiming that it was violating the status quo. The removal of the partition caused much resentment among the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine and was the trigger for the 1929 riots.
6 pp. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains, blemishes and small tears.
2. Report of the Commission on the Palestine Disturbances of August, 1929. London: His Majesty's Stationery's Office, 1930.
202 pp. [2] leaves + [4] folded maps, 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, blemishes and small tears.
3. Memorandum on the Western Wall, Submitted to the Special Commission of the League of Nations on behalf of the Rabbinate, the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the Jewish Community of Palestine (Knesseth Israel) and the Central Agudath Israel of Palestine. Publisher not indicated. Jerusalem, June 1930.
The memorandum attempts to prove the historical right of the Jewish people to the Western Wall. It discusses prayer customs at the Western Wall and the attitude of the authorities to the prayers throughout documented history.
5-76 pp. Missing pp. 1-4. 31 cm. Good condition. Cover detached. Blemishes, stains and small tears to cover.
4. Beneath the Whitewash [a Critical Analysis of the Report of the Commission on the Palestine Disturbances of August, 1929], by Horace B. Samuel. London: Hogarth, 1930.
A report by lawyer Horace Samuel (later, the defense attorney of Avraham Stavsky and Zvi Rosenblatt, who were accused of Arlosoroff's murder), claiming a cover-up by the Shaw – the British commission of inquiry established to investigate the 1929 riots.
VII, 50 pp. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains.
1. The Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. London: His Majesty's Stationery's Office, 1928.
A short report on the status of the Western Wall and the prayer service beside it, in light of the 1928 Yom Kippur incident.
On Yom Kippur 1928, the British Mandate police removed a partition that was placed by Jews at the Western Wall, claiming that it was violating the status quo. The removal of the partition caused much resentment among the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine and was the trigger for the 1929 riots.
6 pp. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains, blemishes and small tears.
2. Report of the Commission on the Palestine Disturbances of August, 1929. London: His Majesty's Stationery's Office, 1930.
202 pp. [2] leaves + [4] folded maps, 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, blemishes and small tears.
3. Memorandum on the Western Wall, Submitted to the Special Commission of the League of Nations on behalf of the Rabbinate, the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the Jewish Community of Palestine (Knesseth Israel) and the Central Agudath Israel of Palestine. Publisher not indicated. Jerusalem, June 1930.
The memorandum attempts to prove the historical right of the Jewish people to the Western Wall. It discusses prayer customs at the Western Wall and the attitude of the authorities to the prayers throughout documented history.
5-76 pp. Missing pp. 1-4. 31 cm. Good condition. Cover detached. Blemishes, stains and small tears to cover.
4. Beneath the Whitewash [a Critical Analysis of the Report of the Commission on the Palestine Disturbances of August, 1929], by Horace B. Samuel. London: Hogarth, 1930.
A report by lawyer Horace Samuel (later, the defense attorney of Avraham Stavsky and Zvi Rosenblatt, who were accused of Arlosoroff's murder), claiming a cover-up by the Shaw – the British commission of inquiry established to investigate the 1929 riots.
VII, 50 pp. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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A large and varied collection of guidebooks for Palestine and Jerusalem, most of them from the Ottoman period and the British Mandate period. Jerusalem, London, Berlin, Paris, Cairo and elsewhere, mid-19th century to 1940s (several guidebooks from the 1950s and 1960s). English, French, Hebrew and other languages.
The collection includes: • A French edition of the Baedeker guidebook for Palestine and Syria. Leipzig, 1882. An ownership inscription on title page, in Hebrew: "From the books of Ahad Ha'am (A. Ginsberg)". • Nouveau Guide de Terre Sainte (New Guide to the Holy Land), by Barnabas Meisterman. Paris, 1907. • A Soldier's Handbook, by Henry Sykes. London, New York and Toronto, 1918. • Two guidebooks for Palestine and Syria published by Cook's Tourists' Handbooks. London, 1911 and 1924. • "Palestine and Southern Syria, a Travel Book" (Hebrew) by Yeshayahu Press. Jerusalem, 1921. • Two guidebooks for Palestine by Ze'ev (Zev) Vilnay, published by Steimatzky. One in German and the other in English, with original dustjackets, Jerusalem, 1935. Guidebook for Jerusalem by Ze'ev Vilnay. English. Jerusalem: Steimatzky, 1935?. • Guidebook for Jerusalem, by James Barr Walker. Cairo: YMCA, (no date). • And more.
38 guidebooks. Size and condition vary.
The collection includes: • A French edition of the Baedeker guidebook for Palestine and Syria. Leipzig, 1882. An ownership inscription on title page, in Hebrew: "From the books of Ahad Ha'am (A. Ginsberg)". • Nouveau Guide de Terre Sainte (New Guide to the Holy Land), by Barnabas Meisterman. Paris, 1907. • A Soldier's Handbook, by Henry Sykes. London, New York and Toronto, 1918. • Two guidebooks for Palestine and Syria published by Cook's Tourists' Handbooks. London, 1911 and 1924. • "Palestine and Southern Syria, a Travel Book" (Hebrew) by Yeshayahu Press. Jerusalem, 1921. • Two guidebooks for Palestine by Ze'ev (Zev) Vilnay, published by Steimatzky. One in German and the other in English, with original dustjackets, Jerusalem, 1935. Guidebook for Jerusalem by Ze'ev Vilnay. English. Jerusalem: Steimatzky, 1935?. • Guidebook for Jerusalem, by James Barr Walker. Cairo: YMCA, (no date). • And more.
38 guidebooks. Size and condition vary.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Seven official Palestine telephone directories. Issued by the Mandate government. Various printers, Jerusalem (one directory was printed in Jaffa), 1925-1946. English and Hebrew.
1-4. Four nationwide telephone directories, from the years 1925, 1928, 1934 and 1936. Accompanied by illustrated advertisements for various businesses (advertising hotels, vehicles, decorated tiles, typewriters, and more). English.
5-7. Three 1946 regional telephone directories: Jaffa-Tel-Aviv and Western Palestine (Hebrew), Haifa and Northern Palestine (Hebrew), Jerusalem and Southern Palestine (English). Several pages with instructions: "If your call remains unanswered – try again after a while"; "Are you in a hurry? Order an urgent call"; "Wrong number! say 'I apologize'"; and more.
These directories, issued by the Mandate government in the years when telephones were uncommon in Palestine, include instructions for using the device. The telephone numbers often consist of two or three digits (in some of the smaller localities, the numbers consist of a single digit).
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Stains, creases and blemishes. Closed and open tears (some large). Worming. One directory with detached front cover and missing spine.
1-4. Four nationwide telephone directories, from the years 1925, 1928, 1934 and 1936. Accompanied by illustrated advertisements for various businesses (advertising hotels, vehicles, decorated tiles, typewriters, and more). English.
5-7. Three 1946 regional telephone directories: Jaffa-Tel-Aviv and Western Palestine (Hebrew), Haifa and Northern Palestine (Hebrew), Jerusalem and Southern Palestine (English). Several pages with instructions: "If your call remains unanswered – try again after a while"; "Are you in a hurry? Order an urgent call"; "Wrong number! say 'I apologize'"; and more.
These directories, issued by the Mandate government in the years when telephones were uncommon in Palestine, include instructions for using the device. The telephone numbers often consist of two or three digits (in some of the smaller localities, the numbers consist of a single digit).
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Stains, creases and blemishes. Closed and open tears (some large). Worming. One directory with detached front cover and missing spine.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Collection of items related to the development of the telephone and postal addresses in Palestine: fourteen telephone directories, business guides and governmental brochures; an early contract for installing a telephone line in Jerusalem. Palestine, 1920s to 1960s. English and Hebrew.
1. Mandatory contract for installing a telephone line in Palestine, from 8.12.1920. Between the Joseph Deutch & A.M. Freund company and the Postmaster General.
This contract was signed for the construction of one of the first telephone lines in Palestine. According to records in the State Archive, on July 1921, six months after the contract was signed - only 43 telephone lines operated in the country. See: Daniel Rosenne, "Communications in Eretz Israel during the British Mandate: posts, telegraphs, telephones and radio " (Hebrew); The Association for the Commemoration of the Fallen Soldiers of the IDF Signal Corps, 2019.
2-6. Five telephone directories and business guides from the British Mandate period. Including: "Register of Commerce and Industry in Palestine" (Hebrew), 1935; "The Telephone Directory, Tevet 1936" (Hebrew); "The 1939 Palestine Guide" (Hebrew); and More.
7. "Jerusalem Guide" (Hebrew) by Yom-Tov Hel-Or. Jerusalem: Weiss Press, 1948.
The guide was published at the private initiative of its author, who went door-to-door to gather the necessary information (even after the British authorities forbade movement on the streets after the outbreak of the war). It was printed anonymously in 1948 at the Weiss printing house in Jerusalem; however, most of its copies were destroyed when the printing house was damaged in a car bomb explosion on Ben Yehuda St. (February 1948). In 2015, the writer's sons printed a facsimile edition of the guide. The NLI listing of this edition notes: "A facsimile edition of a single copy that remained from the 1948 Jerusalem edition".
8-12. Five governmental telephone directories from the early years of the state of Israel, from 1950, 1953, 1955, 1960 and 1963.
13-15. Three governmental brochures on the subject of telephone communication: "Summary of Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Information" (1929); "A List of Prices of Toll Calls" (Hebrew; 1946); "The Dial, a Leaf for Telephone Subscribers" (Hebrew), issue 11 (1962).
Size and condition vary. Good to fair overall condition. Blemishes, stains, creases and small tears to edges of some booklets. The "Jerusalem Guide" is in fair-poor condition, with mold damage.
1. Mandatory contract for installing a telephone line in Palestine, from 8.12.1920. Between the Joseph Deutch & A.M. Freund company and the Postmaster General.
This contract was signed for the construction of one of the first telephone lines in Palestine. According to records in the State Archive, on July 1921, six months after the contract was signed - only 43 telephone lines operated in the country. See: Daniel Rosenne, "Communications in Eretz Israel during the British Mandate: posts, telegraphs, telephones and radio " (Hebrew); The Association for the Commemoration of the Fallen Soldiers of the IDF Signal Corps, 2019.
2-6. Five telephone directories and business guides from the British Mandate period. Including: "Register of Commerce and Industry in Palestine" (Hebrew), 1935; "The Telephone Directory, Tevet 1936" (Hebrew); "The 1939 Palestine Guide" (Hebrew); and More.
7. "Jerusalem Guide" (Hebrew) by Yom-Tov Hel-Or. Jerusalem: Weiss Press, 1948.
The guide was published at the private initiative of its author, who went door-to-door to gather the necessary information (even after the British authorities forbade movement on the streets after the outbreak of the war). It was printed anonymously in 1948 at the Weiss printing house in Jerusalem; however, most of its copies were destroyed when the printing house was damaged in a car bomb explosion on Ben Yehuda St. (February 1948). In 2015, the writer's sons printed a facsimile edition of the guide. The NLI listing of this edition notes: "A facsimile edition of a single copy that remained from the 1948 Jerusalem edition".
8-12. Five governmental telephone directories from the early years of the state of Israel, from 1950, 1953, 1955, 1960 and 1963.
13-15. Three governmental brochures on the subject of telephone communication: "Summary of Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Information" (1929); "A List of Prices of Toll Calls" (Hebrew; 1946); "The Dial, a Leaf for Telephone Subscribers" (Hebrew), issue 11 (1962).
Size and condition vary. Good to fair overall condition. Blemishes, stains, creases and small tears to edges of some booklets. The "Jerusalem Guide" is in fair-poor condition, with mold damage.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Das jüdische Palästina [Jewish Palestine], double-sided poster. [ca. 1923]. German.
Double-sided poster showing the development of the Jewish settlement in Palestine up to 1923. One side shows a map of Palestine (marking the Jewish colonies and the network of roads and railway tracks), alongside diagrams, tables and illustrations reviewing the concentrations of the Jewish population in Palestine, the growth of the population, economic growth, and more. The the symbols of the Twelve Tribes of Israel are printed on top.
The other side of the poster shows 24 photographs demonstrating the growth and development of the Jewish cities and settlements in Palestine.
This poster was presumably enclosed with the booklet Die jüdische Welt und das neue Palästina [the Jewish World and New Palestine] by the Zionist writer and activist David (Davis) Trietsch (Berlin: Orient, 1923). The booklet, which was published by Keren HaYesod, was given to participants of the 13th Zionist Congress.
62X47 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Tears to edges and fold lines. Small pen scribble.
Double-sided poster showing the development of the Jewish settlement in Palestine up to 1923. One side shows a map of Palestine (marking the Jewish colonies and the network of roads and railway tracks), alongside diagrams, tables and illustrations reviewing the concentrations of the Jewish population in Palestine, the growth of the population, economic growth, and more. The the symbols of the Twelve Tribes of Israel are printed on top.
The other side of the poster shows 24 photographs demonstrating the growth and development of the Jewish cities and settlements in Palestine.
This poster was presumably enclosed with the booklet Die jüdische Welt und das neue Palästina [the Jewish World and New Palestine] by the Zionist writer and activist David (Davis) Trietsch (Berlin: Orient, 1923). The booklet, which was published by Keren HaYesod, was given to participants of the 13th Zionist Congress.
62X47 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Tears to edges and fold lines. Small pen scribble.
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British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Palestine & Near East – Economic Magazine. A Fortnightly for Trade, Industry & Agriculture. Tel-Aviv, 1926-1933. English. Seven volumes.
Seven volumes of Palestine & Near East – Volume 1: issues 1-12, 1926; Volume 2: issues 1-18, 1927; Volume 3: issues 1-24, 1928-1929; Volume 4: issues 1-22, 1929-1930; Volume 5: issues 1-24, 1930-1931; Volume 6: issues 1-24, 1931-1932; Volume 7: issues 1-22, 1932-1933. Some double issues.
Some issues are dedicated to tourism, the census of the Yishuv, trains in Palestine, public works, settlement plans, Tel-Aviv, citrus fruit, the Palestine and Near East Exhibition, and more. With contributions by leaders and public figures such as Ussishkin, Dizengoff, Weizmann and Rupin alongside researchers such as Vilnay, and many others.
The issues include many advertisements, maps, illustrations and photographs. Five issues include color lithographs – an advertisement for "Jaffa" oranges and an advertisement for "'Lord' Jaffa Oranges", both designed by Ze'ev Raban (the "Jaffa Oranges" advertisement appears in four different issues; the"'Lord' Jaffa Oranges" advertisement appears in five different issues). The logo of the magazine was designed by Pesach Ir-Shai.
7 volumes (146 issues). Size and condition vary.
Seven volumes of Palestine & Near East – Volume 1: issues 1-12, 1926; Volume 2: issues 1-18, 1927; Volume 3: issues 1-24, 1928-1929; Volume 4: issues 1-22, 1929-1930; Volume 5: issues 1-24, 1930-1931; Volume 6: issues 1-24, 1931-1932; Volume 7: issues 1-22, 1932-1933. Some double issues.
Some issues are dedicated to tourism, the census of the Yishuv, trains in Palestine, public works, settlement plans, Tel-Aviv, citrus fruit, the Palestine and Near East Exhibition, and more. With contributions by leaders and public figures such as Ussishkin, Dizengoff, Weizmann and Rupin alongside researchers such as Vilnay, and many others.
The issues include many advertisements, maps, illustrations and photographs. Five issues include color lithographs – an advertisement for "Jaffa" oranges and an advertisement for "'Lord' Jaffa Oranges", both designed by Ze'ev Raban (the "Jaffa Oranges" advertisement appears in four different issues; the"'Lord' Jaffa Oranges" advertisement appears in five different issues). The logo of the magazine was designed by Pesach Ir-Shai.
7 volumes (146 issues). Size and condition vary.
Category
British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,500
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Six booklets and pamphlets published for the Palestine Near-East Exhibition and Fair and the Levant Fair. Tel-Aviv, 1925-1936. English and Hebrew.
• "Palestine Near-East Exhibition and Fair, Tel-Aviv, October-November 1925". Booklet listing regulations and terms of participation in the fair; with registration form. English. • "Levant Fair, Tel-Aviv 7-30 April 1932". Large booklet with fairground map, illustrations of several of the pavilions, Mayor Meir Dizengoff's message, "Levant Fair News", information about transportation to Palestine, and more. English. • "Levant Fair 1932 under the Patronage of H. E. the High Commissioner for Palestine, List of Awards". List of prizewinners in the various categories. English and Hebrew. • "Levant Fair, 26 April to 26 May 1934, Tel-Aviv 1934". A short review of the economic development of Palestine, quotes from the worldwide press regarding the Levant Fair and a list of terms for participation and the services available to exhibiting companies. English. • "Netherlands Section at the Levant Fair – Tel-Aviv, April 30th–May 30th 1936". List of the Dutch companies exhibiting at the fair. • "Levant Fair, April 30th–May 30th 1936". Booklet dealing with the commercial importance of the fair; with photographs depicting pavilions, goods, visitors and works of art.
Size and condition vary. Stains, damp damage and tears.
• "Palestine Near-East Exhibition and Fair, Tel-Aviv, October-November 1925". Booklet listing regulations and terms of participation in the fair; with registration form. English. • "Levant Fair, Tel-Aviv 7-30 April 1932". Large booklet with fairground map, illustrations of several of the pavilions, Mayor Meir Dizengoff's message, "Levant Fair News", information about transportation to Palestine, and more. English. • "Levant Fair 1932 under the Patronage of H. E. the High Commissioner for Palestine, List of Awards". List of prizewinners in the various categories. English and Hebrew. • "Levant Fair, 26 April to 26 May 1934, Tel-Aviv 1934". A short review of the economic development of Palestine, quotes from the worldwide press regarding the Levant Fair and a list of terms for participation and the services available to exhibiting companies. English. • "Netherlands Section at the Levant Fair – Tel-Aviv, April 30th–May 30th 1936". List of the Dutch companies exhibiting at the fair. • "Levant Fair, April 30th–May 30th 1936". Booklet dealing with the commercial importance of the fair; with photographs depicting pavilions, goods, visitors and works of art.
Size and condition vary. Stains, damp damage and tears.
Category
British Mandate for Palestine, Illigal Immigration, British Detention Camps, The Israeli War of Independence, the State of Israel
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