Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection

Collection of Postcards – Jews of Tunisia

Opening: $600
Unsold
95 postcards depicting Jews from Tunisia and the Maghreb, as well as Jewish institutions and sites. Various publishers and locales, [ca. 1900-30].
The postcards focus on the Jews of Djerba, Tunis, Ben Gardane (Bengardane), El Kef (Le Kef), Tozeur, Gabès, and other places, depicting Jewish individuals (particularly women and children), Jewish institutions (a hospital and school), Jewish sites (synagogues and cemeteries), ceremonies (wedding, circumcision), and more. Including fourteen undivided-back postcards.
Enclosed: three postcard-size photographs of Jews in Tunisia.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt