Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Collection of items signed by Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (b. 1949), Prime Minister of Israel.
1-2. A speech by Prime Minister Netanyahu to the American Congress, July 1996 – two copies (slightly different), one signed by Netanyahu in English and the other signed in Hebrew and English.
3. A photograph of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister (published by the advertising services of the Information Center of the Ministry of Education and Culture, photographer: Yaakov Saar), signed by Netanyahu. 22X32.5 cm.
4. An issue of Response, the journal of the Shimon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (vol. 19, issue 2, summer 1998). On the cover: a picture of Netanyahu during a visit to the Auschwitz extermination camp. Signed by Netanyahu (English).
Size varies. Good to very good condition. The original envelopes in which the letters were sent are enclosed.
1-2. A speech by Prime Minister Netanyahu to the American Congress, July 1996 – two copies (slightly different), one signed by Netanyahu in English and the other signed in Hebrew and English.
3. A photograph of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister (published by the advertising services of the Information Center of the Ministry of Education and Culture, photographer: Yaakov Saar), signed by Netanyahu. 22X32.5 cm.
4. An issue of Response, the journal of the Shimon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (vol. 19, issue 2, summer 1998). On the cover: a picture of Netanyahu during a visit to the Auschwitz extermination camp. Signed by Netanyahu (English).
Size varies. Good to very good condition. The original envelopes in which the letters were sent are enclosed.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Portrait-postcard and six photocopies of speeches, an article and press releases, signed by the German politician Willy Brandt (1913-1992).
Six photocopies of speeches, an article and press releases from the years 1973-1981 (German), signed by Brandt. The documents, each signed on their first or last page, address the state of Israel, the Jews of Germany, the Middle East or Jewish organizations. Enclosed: a postcard with Brandt's portrait, also signed by him.
Brandt served as Mayor of West Berlin from 1957 to 1966; in 1966 he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, and during 1969-1974 served as Vice Chancellor of Germany. In 1970 he was chosen as Man of the Year by Time magazine and in 1972 received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in improving relations between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe (the Ostpolitik policy).
A total of 7 signed items. Good overall condition. Some stains.
Six photocopies of speeches, an article and press releases from the years 1973-1981 (German), signed by Brandt. The documents, each signed on their first or last page, address the state of Israel, the Jews of Germany, the Middle East or Jewish organizations. Enclosed: a postcard with Brandt's portrait, also signed by him.
Brandt served as Mayor of West Berlin from 1957 to 1966; in 1966 he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, and during 1969-1974 served as Vice Chancellor of Germany. In 1970 he was chosen as Man of the Year by Time magazine and in 1972 received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in improving relations between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe (the Ostpolitik policy).
A total of 7 signed items. Good overall condition. Some stains.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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A portrait-postcard, letter, speeches and books, signed by the German politician Helmut Kohl (1930-2017), Chancellor of Germany during the years 1982-1998 (as the leader of West Germany and later of United Germany).
1. A printed letter signed by Kohl, 1989.
2. A postcard with Kohl's portrait, signed by him.
3. An issue of Bulletin, issued by the communication and information bureau of the Bundestag, for the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, signed by Kohl.
4. A speech at a dinner in honor of Meir Rothschild's 250 birthday at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt, 1994. 4 printed pages, the last one signed by Kohl.
5. Speech by Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the Opening of the Joint Meeting of the World Jewish Congress, the European Jewish Congress and the Central Council of Jews in Germany in the House of the Jewish Community in Berlin, 1990. 7 printed leaves, the first page signed by Kohl.
6-9. Four books by Kohl: History's Inescapable Impact on the Present (two copies, both of them signed); Die Unentrinnbare gegenwart der geschichte; Bilanzen und perspektiven, Regierungspolitik 1989-1991. All four books are signed by Kohl on the cover or on the title page.
10. Twenty Years of Diplomatic Relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel (1985), signed by Kohl on title page.
Enclosed: several additional speeches by Kohl (printed. Not signed), on Jewish matters or the Israel-Germany relationship.
Size and condition vary. Good to very good overall condition. The original envelopes are enclosed.
1. A printed letter signed by Kohl, 1989.
2. A postcard with Kohl's portrait, signed by him.
3. An issue of Bulletin, issued by the communication and information bureau of the Bundestag, for the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel, signed by Kohl.
4. A speech at a dinner in honor of Meir Rothschild's 250 birthday at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt, 1994. 4 printed pages, the last one signed by Kohl.
5. Speech by Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the Opening of the Joint Meeting of the World Jewish Congress, the European Jewish Congress and the Central Council of Jews in Germany in the House of the Jewish Community in Berlin, 1990. 7 printed leaves, the first page signed by Kohl.
6-9. Four books by Kohl: History's Inescapable Impact on the Present (two copies, both of them signed); Die Unentrinnbare gegenwart der geschichte; Bilanzen und perspektiven, Regierungspolitik 1989-1991. All four books are signed by Kohl on the cover or on the title page.
10. Twenty Years of Diplomatic Relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel (1985), signed by Kohl on title page.
Enclosed: several additional speeches by Kohl (printed. Not signed), on Jewish matters or the Israel-Germany relationship.
Size and condition vary. Good to very good overall condition. The original envelopes are enclosed.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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A collection of items signed by USA vice presidents:
1-3. Two printed letters, signed by Albert (Al) Gore (Junior), USA Vice President under President Bill Clinton, in which he expresses at length his opinion about the State of Israel, its relationship with the USA and the Middle East (1991); an issue of AJC (American Jewish Committee) journal from June 1994, with a picture of Gore on the cover, signed by him.
4-5. A printed letter and speech, both signed by Joseph (Joe) Biden (Junior), USA Vice President under President Barack Obama.
6-10. Two printed letters, a printed Bristol board card, and two speeches, all signed by James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, USA Vice President under President George Herbert Walker Bush (Senior).
Enclosed: a printed letter, signed by Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives during the years 1995-1999, about the Israel-USA relationship, and several additional letters (by assistants and directors of bureaus).
Size varies. Good to very good condition. The original envelopes in which the letters were sent are enclosed.
1-3. Two printed letters, signed by Albert (Al) Gore (Junior), USA Vice President under President Bill Clinton, in which he expresses at length his opinion about the State of Israel, its relationship with the USA and the Middle East (1991); an issue of AJC (American Jewish Committee) journal from June 1994, with a picture of Gore on the cover, signed by him.
4-5. A printed letter and speech, both signed by Joseph (Joe) Biden (Junior), USA Vice President under President Barack Obama.
6-10. Two printed letters, a printed Bristol board card, and two speeches, all signed by James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, USA Vice President under President George Herbert Walker Bush (Senior).
Enclosed: a printed letter, signed by Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives during the years 1995-1999, about the Israel-USA relationship, and several additional letters (by assistants and directors of bureaus).
Size varies. Good to very good condition. The original envelopes in which the letters were sent are enclosed.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Six items signed by George Herbert Walker Bush (Senior, 1924-2018), the 41st USA President (during 1989-1993) and USA Vice President under President Ronald Reagan.
1. A printed and signed letter, about the USA-Israel relationship and the attitude of the USA towards the Middle east in general (1986).
2. A short letter, printed and signed.
3. A speech to AIPAC – The American Israel Public Affairs Committee – about the policy of the USA regarding the Middle East, signed by Bush (1984).
4. A speech about the Middle East, signed (1982).
5. A printed Bristol card, signed.
6. A booklet dedicated to USA President Ronald Reagan, with Bush's signature on the page dedicated to the Vice President (Bush).
Enclosed: statements about the Middle East and the State of Israel, a copy of a speech delivered by the Vice President at the Knesset, a photocopy of a letter he sent to Prime Minister Shamir, and additional letters (by assistants and directors of bureaus).
Size varies. Good to very good condition. The original envelopes in which the letters were sent are enclosed.
1. A printed and signed letter, about the USA-Israel relationship and the attitude of the USA towards the Middle east in general (1986).
2. A short letter, printed and signed.
3. A speech to AIPAC – The American Israel Public Affairs Committee – about the policy of the USA regarding the Middle East, signed by Bush (1984).
4. A speech about the Middle East, signed (1982).
5. A printed Bristol card, signed.
6. A booklet dedicated to USA President Ronald Reagan, with Bush's signature on the page dedicated to the Vice President (Bush).
Enclosed: statements about the Middle East and the State of Israel, a copy of a speech delivered by the Vice President at the Knesset, a photocopy of a letter he sent to Prime Minister Shamir, and additional letters (by assistants and directors of bureaus).
Size varies. Good to very good condition. The original envelopes in which the letters were sent are enclosed.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Two items signed by Hussein bin Talal (1935-1999), King of Jordan during the years 1952-1999.
1. Issue of Response, the journal of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (Vol. 16, no. 2, Spring 1995). A picture of Hussein during a visit to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles is printed on the cover. The cover is signed by Hussein.
2. Middle East Peace Process Developments. Photocopy of a publication issued by the U.S. Department of State (U.S. Department of State Dispatch, Vol. 5, Issue 32, August 8, 1994). Signed by Hussein on top of first page.
Enclosed: two official letters from King Hussein's office, signed by Colonel Ali Shukri (director of Hussein's private office), sent with the abovementioned items; the original envelopes.
Size varies. Very good condition.
1. Issue of Response, the journal of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (Vol. 16, no. 2, Spring 1995). A picture of Hussein during a visit to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles is printed on the cover. The cover is signed by Hussein.
2. Middle East Peace Process Developments. Photocopy of a publication issued by the U.S. Department of State (U.S. Department of State Dispatch, Vol. 5, Issue 32, August 8, 1994). Signed by Hussein on top of first page.
Enclosed: two official letters from King Hussein's office, signed by Colonel Ali Shukri (director of Hussein's private office), sent with the abovementioned items; the original envelopes.
Size varies. Very good condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Three books by the Jewish Canadian-American writer Saul Bellow (1915-2005), awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature. English.
1. The Adventures of Augie March. New York: Viking Press, 1966. Signed by Bellow.
[4], 536 pp, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes.
2. Mosby's Memoirs and Other Stories. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett, [1969?]. Signed by Bellow.
176 pp, 18 cm. Fair-good condition. Acid-free tape on spine.
3. To Jerusalem and Back, A Personal Account. New York: Viking Press, 1976. With a dedication handwritten and signed by Bellow.
Enclosed: two paper snippets from the envelope in which the book was sent, with addresses of the addressee and sender (presumably handwritten by Bellow)
[6], 182 pp, 23 cm. Good condition. Stains. Blemishes to the dust-jacket and binding.
1. The Adventures of Augie March. New York: Viking Press, 1966. Signed by Bellow.
[4], 536 pp, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes.
2. Mosby's Memoirs and Other Stories. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett, [1969?]. Signed by Bellow.
176 pp, 18 cm. Fair-good condition. Acid-free tape on spine.
3. To Jerusalem and Back, A Personal Account. New York: Viking Press, 1976. With a dedication handwritten and signed by Bellow.
Enclosed: two paper snippets from the envelope in which the book was sent, with addresses of the addressee and sender (presumably handwritten by Bellow)
[6], 182 pp, 23 cm. Good condition. Stains. Blemishes to the dust-jacket and binding.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Three items signed by Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), one of the foremost German writers in the second half of the 20th century, awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1972.
Three photocopies of texts from Böll's Complete Writings, related – directly or indirectly – to the Jewish nation or the Land of Israel:
1. Ich bin ein Deutscher ("I am a German") – a speech to the convention of the worldwide association of writers, PEN, in Jerusalem (1974). Signed by Böll on the first page.
2. Vorwort zu "Schalom" (Forward to "Schalom"). With a short dedication by Böll and his signature on the first page.
3. Shalom, Ein Essay ("Shalom", an essay). Signed by Böll on the first page.
Enclosed are several printed items related to Böll's works.
Size varies. Good condition.
Three photocopies of texts from Böll's Complete Writings, related – directly or indirectly – to the Jewish nation or the Land of Israel:
1. Ich bin ein Deutscher ("I am a German") – a speech to the convention of the worldwide association of writers, PEN, in Jerusalem (1974). Signed by Böll on the first page.
2. Vorwort zu "Schalom" (Forward to "Schalom"). With a short dedication by Böll and his signature on the first page.
3. Shalom, Ein Essay ("Shalom", an essay). Signed by Böll on the first page.
Enclosed are several printed items related to Böll's works.
Size varies. Good condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Collection of items with dedications and signatures handwritten by the Jewish-American writer and playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner, Herman Wouk (1915-2019). English.
1. The Caine Mutiny, a Novel of World War II, with Paintings by Lawrence Beall Smith. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1952. First illustrated edition.
Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A copy inscribed by Wouk, signed by him in English and Hebrew (1959).
XIV, [1], 494 pp, 23 cm. Without dustjacket. Good condition. A few stains. A small tear to first leaf.
2. This Is My God, The Jewish Way of Life. New York: Pocket Books, 1974.
Inscribed by Wouk on the first page, in English, with the words "Kol Tuv" ("All the best) in Hebrew. (1982).
XVII, 317 pp, 18 cm. Good condition.
3. A Biographical Sketch. A short biography of Wouk, signed by him on the first page.
4 pp.
4. A typewritten letter, signed by Wouk (1982). The letter was enclosed with the abovementioned copy of his book This Is My God.
Enclosed: a letter by Wouk's secretary; the original envelopes.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Collection of items signed by the architect, Holocaust survivor, Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005), known as "the Nazi hunter"; and a collection of items signed by the writer and intellectual, Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his "practical work in the cause of peace".
1. A typewritten letter from Wiesenthal, in which he shares with the addressee his opinion about chemical-biological weapons; signed by Wiesenthal in English (1990).
2. An issue of Response, the journal of the Shimon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (vol. 20, issue 1, Winter/Spring 1999), with Wiesenthal's picture on the cover. Signed by Wiesenthal.
3. An issue of Response (vol. 15, issue 5, Spring 1994). Signed by Wiesenthal on the back cover, on a page dedicated to Steven Spielberg's winning the Academy Award for his movie "Schindler's List".
4. Eli Wiesel's visitinf card, with a short dedication and signature (English).
5. A short, printed letter, in English, signed by Eli Wiesel (1986).
6-7. Two letters handwritten by Eli Wiesel, in Hebrew (1986 and 1995).
Size and condition vary. Good to very good overall condition. The original envelopes are enclosed.
1. A typewritten letter from Wiesenthal, in which he shares with the addressee his opinion about chemical-biological weapons; signed by Wiesenthal in English (1990).
2. An issue of Response, the journal of the Shimon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (vol. 20, issue 1, Winter/Spring 1999), with Wiesenthal's picture on the cover. Signed by Wiesenthal.
3. An issue of Response (vol. 15, issue 5, Spring 1994). Signed by Wiesenthal on the back cover, on a page dedicated to Steven Spielberg's winning the Academy Award for his movie "Schindler's List".
4. Eli Wiesel's visitinf card, with a short dedication and signature (English).
5. A short, printed letter, in English, signed by Eli Wiesel (1986).
6-7. Two letters handwritten by Eli Wiesel, in Hebrew (1986 and 1995).
Size and condition vary. Good to very good overall condition. The original envelopes are enclosed.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Two items signed by the philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), historian of ideas and theorist, one of the main thinkers of modern liberalism. English.
1. Einstein in Israel. A printout of the lecture delivered by Berlin in a symposium on Albert Einstein that took place in Jerusalem (reprinted from Albert Einstein – Historical and Cultural Perspectives, The Centennial Symposium in Jerusalem, Princeton University Press, 1982), with a dedication signed by Berlin on the cover.
2. A short printed letter, signed by Berlin. 1987.
Size varies. Very good condition.
1. Einstein in Israel. A printout of the lecture delivered by Berlin in a symposium on Albert Einstein that took place in Jerusalem (reprinted from Albert Einstein – Historical and Cultural Perspectives, The Centennial Symposium in Jerusalem, Princeton University Press, 1982), with a dedication signed by Berlin on the cover.
2. A short printed letter, signed by Berlin. 1987.
Size varies. Very good condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Three items signed by the American physicist Edward Teller (1908-2003) who participated in the production of the first atomic bomb and led the development of the hydrogen bomb; known as "The Father of the Hydrogen Bomb". English.
1. Letter from December 1982, printed on the letterhead of the Hoover Institution, signed by Teller. In the letter, Teller notes that he recently visited Israel, discussed its energy problems with his friend, scientist Yuval Ne'eman, and even noticed with concern the disagreements in the Israeli society, after witnessing a demonstration in Tel-Aviv against the Lebanon War: "during my visit I was deeply saddened by the violent disagreement within Israel itself".
2. Photocopy of an article by Teller – Israel and the Technological Revolutions of the 21st Century (from Moment, March 1989). Signed by Teller.
3. Photocopy of a chapter from Phillip Berman's book The Courage of Conviction (1985) dealing with Teller's life, signed by Teller.
Size varies. Good overall condition.
1. Letter from December 1982, printed on the letterhead of the Hoover Institution, signed by Teller. In the letter, Teller notes that he recently visited Israel, discussed its energy problems with his friend, scientist Yuval Ne'eman, and even noticed with concern the disagreements in the Israeli society, after witnessing a demonstration in Tel-Aviv against the Lebanon War: "during my visit I was deeply saddened by the violent disagreement within Israel itself".
2. Photocopy of an article by Teller – Israel and the Technological Revolutions of the 21st Century (from Moment, March 1989). Signed by Teller.
3. Photocopy of a chapter from Phillip Berman's book The Courage of Conviction (1985) dealing with Teller's life, signed by Teller.
Size varies. Good overall condition.
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