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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
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Twenty documents, certificates and paper items which belonged to Noach Swirski, a Jewish Partisan who joined the Red Army. Different places in Europe and Palestine, early 1940s through 1970s. Hebrew, Russian, German, Yiddish and Polish.
Noach Swirski (born in Vidzy, 1922), a partisan and soldier in the Red Army. At the beginning of the war he headed a Jewish underground in Vidzy Ghetto and later escaped and joined the Partisan force "Voroshilov" that was active in the nearby forests. The documents offered here indicate that Swirski enlisted in 1943 to a riflemen unit in the Red Army, was sent to the front, and in 1944 was injured in his left hand and disqualified to serve.
Among the items:
* Two certificates, written by hand on official forms, indicating that Swirski participated in "Voroshilov" Partisan regiment. Issued in 1944. Russian.
* Two certificates, written by hand on official forms of the Red Army. Given to Swirski following his injury: injury certificate and a certificate stating that he is no longer qualified to serve. Given in 1945. Russian.
* Medical certificate on behalf of a Russian military hospital, typewritten on lined paper, with details about his injury, the treatment and his disability. Russian.
* Polish translation of the above document, from 26.6.1946, in Lodz. Ink-stamped and hand-signed by the translator.
* Testimony of Mr. Noach Swirski from Vidzy", a long document (20 pp, mimeographed typewritten document) with a detailed testimony by Swirski to the Testimony Department in "Yad Vashem". Yiddish.
* "Service Booklet for Defense Service" on behalf of "Defense Ministry, enlistment department" given to Swirski in 1951, noting that Swirski is not qualified for military service.
8. Two membership booklets in "Fighters against the Nazis Organization, Central Committee", in the name of Swirski. Issued in Tel Aviv in 1957-1972.
* Other items.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.
Noach Swirski (born in Vidzy, 1922), a partisan and soldier in the Red Army. At the beginning of the war he headed a Jewish underground in Vidzy Ghetto and later escaped and joined the Partisan force "Voroshilov" that was active in the nearby forests. The documents offered here indicate that Swirski enlisted in 1943 to a riflemen unit in the Red Army, was sent to the front, and in 1944 was injured in his left hand and disqualified to serve.
Among the items:
* Two certificates, written by hand on official forms, indicating that Swirski participated in "Voroshilov" Partisan regiment. Issued in 1944. Russian.
* Two certificates, written by hand on official forms of the Red Army. Given to Swirski following his injury: injury certificate and a certificate stating that he is no longer qualified to serve. Given in 1945. Russian.
* Medical certificate on behalf of a Russian military hospital, typewritten on lined paper, with details about his injury, the treatment and his disability. Russian.
* Polish translation of the above document, from 26.6.1946, in Lodz. Ink-stamped and hand-signed by the translator.
* Testimony of Mr. Noach Swirski from Vidzy", a long document (20 pp, mimeographed typewritten document) with a detailed testimony by Swirski to the Testimony Department in "Yad Vashem". Yiddish.
* "Service Booklet for Defense Service" on behalf of "Defense Ministry, enlistment department" given to Swirski in 1951, noting that Swirski is not qualified for military service.
8. Two membership booklets in "Fighters against the Nazis Organization, Central Committee", in the name of Swirski. Issued in Tel Aviv in 1957-1972.
* Other items.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
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Two letters to Jewish recipients and four postcards to German POWs, sent under the patronage of the Red Cross during WWII. Germany and other places, 1942-1947. German (one letter in English).
1-4. Four postcards of the Red Cross, printed and filled in by hand, sent to German soldiers held prisoners by the Russians. Three were sent to a soldier named Johannes Guttman and one to Edmund Orth, from various cities in Germany. 1946-1947. The postcards vary one from another.
5. Letter dated July 17, 1945, typewritten on an official Red Cross form, sent to a Jewish soldier serving in the British Shipping Division stationed in Italy, by Red Cross representatives, notifying the soldier of the dismantling of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, in which the soldier's mother was interned. English.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
1-4. Four postcards of the Red Cross, printed and filled in by hand, sent to German soldiers held prisoners by the Russians. Three were sent to a soldier named Johannes Guttman and one to Edmund Orth, from various cities in Germany. 1946-1947. The postcards vary one from another.
5. Letter dated July 17, 1945, typewritten on an official Red Cross form, sent to a Jewish soldier serving in the British Shipping Division stationed in Italy, by Red Cross representatives, notifying the soldier of the dismantling of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, in which the soldier's mother was interned. English.
Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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![Group photo of young men, Holocaust survivors, and of Jewish soldiers. [Italy, ca. 1945]. Group photo of young men, Holocaust](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/422_1.jpg "Photograph of Survivors of the Auschwitz Extermination Camp – Italy, 1")
![Group photo of young men, Holocaust survivors, and of Jewish soldiers. [Italy, ca. 1945]. Group photo of young men, Holocaust](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/422_2.jpg "Photograph of Survivors of the Auschwitz Extermination Camp – Italy, 1")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $300
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Group photo of young men, Holocaust survivors, and of Jewish soldiers. [Italy, ca. 1945].
Group photo of young men, Holocaust survivors from Auschwitz, and Jewish soldiers, on the backdrop of a hut. Handwritten inscription on the verso: "This is a small group of Jewish children, the first who were liberated from Auschwitz. We have transferred them to Italy. We have put up this hut in one night, five soldiers with the help of the children. This photo was taken two months ago" (Hebrew).
6X9 cm. Good condition.
Group photo of young men, Holocaust survivors from Auschwitz, and Jewish soldiers, on the backdrop of a hut. Handwritten inscription on the verso: "This is a small group of Jewish children, the first who were liberated from Auschwitz. We have transferred them to Italy. We have put up this hut in one night, five soldiers with the help of the children. This photo was taken two months ago" (Hebrew).
6X9 cm. Good condition.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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![Wallet for documents, made in the Ferramonti di Tarsia DP camp. Italy, [ca. 1943-1945]. Wallet for documents, made of cardboa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/423_1.jpg "Wallet for Documents, Made in the Ferramonti di Tarsia DP Camp in Ital")
![Wallet for documents, made in the Ferramonti di Tarsia DP camp. Italy, [ca. 1943-1945]. Wallet for documents, made of cardboa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/423_3.jpg "Wallet for Documents, Made in the Ferramonti di Tarsia DP Camp in Ital")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $200
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Wallet for documents, made in the Ferramonti di Tarsia DP camp. Italy, [ca. 1943-1945].
Wallet for documents, made of cardboard and fabric, produced by the group "Kvuzat Amal" in the Ferramonti di Tarsia DP camp. A paper label is glued into the inside bearing a Star of David and the inscription: "Made by Kvuzat 'Amal', Book Binding Section, Ferramonti (Italy), Former Concentration Camp, Founded by Shraga Kohn & Shlomo Weiss".
The outside of the wallet is decorated with a Star of David.
The Ferramonti di Tarsia DP Camp in Italy was the largest of the concentration camps which were established following the orders of Benito Mussolini in the summer of 1940. Most of its inmates were Jewish. In September 1943, a few days before Italy's surrender to the Allied Forces, the Ferramonti detainees were released. Many remained in the camp and it served as a camp for displaced persons until its closure in December 1945.
Open wallet: 14X22 cm. Good condition. Stains, tears and minor damages.
Wallet for documents, made of cardboard and fabric, produced by the group "Kvuzat Amal" in the Ferramonti di Tarsia DP camp. A paper label is glued into the inside bearing a Star of David and the inscription: "Made by Kvuzat 'Amal', Book Binding Section, Ferramonti (Italy), Former Concentration Camp, Founded by Shraga Kohn & Shlomo Weiss".
The outside of the wallet is decorated with a Star of David.
The Ferramonti di Tarsia DP Camp in Italy was the largest of the concentration camps which were established following the orders of Benito Mussolini in the summer of 1940. Most of its inmates were Jewish. In September 1943, a few days before Italy's surrender to the Allied Forces, the Ferramonti detainees were released. Many remained in the camp and it served as a camp for displaced persons until its closure in December 1945.
Open wallet: 14X22 cm. Good condition. Stains, tears and minor damages.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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![Paper Israeli flag – gift from the Jewish Brigade to Belgian children. [Belgium?, ca. 1945]. Single leaf, printed on both sid](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/424_1.jpg "Paper Israeli Flag – Gift from the Jewish Brigade to Belgian Children")
![Paper Israeli flag – gift from the Jewish Brigade to Belgian children. [Belgium?, ca. 1945]. Single leaf, printed on both sid](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/424_2.jpg "Paper Israeli Flag – Gift from the Jewish Brigade to Belgian Children")
Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
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Paper Israeli flag – gift from the Jewish Brigade to Belgian children. [Belgium?, ca. 1945].
Single leaf, printed on both sides (hand-printed, not professional). Printed on one side are a Star of David between two light-blue stripes and the verse "The redeemed of the L-d shall return, and come with singing unto Zion" (Isiah, 51, 11). Printed on the other side are a Star of David between two light-blue stripes with the inscription "Gift from the Jewish Fighting Force [Jewish Brigade] to the children of Belgium".
Leaf: 19.5X27.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and minor defects.
Single leaf, printed on both sides (hand-printed, not professional). Printed on one side are a Star of David between two light-blue stripes and the verse "The redeemed of the L-d shall return, and come with singing unto Zion" (Isiah, 51, 11). Printed on the other side are a Star of David between two light-blue stripes with the inscription "Gift from the Jewish Fighting Force [Jewish Brigade] to the children of Belgium".
Leaf: 19.5X27.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and minor defects.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $100
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Palestine / Übersichtskarte von Palästina, Gezeichnet im Auftrage der "Jüdischen Rundschau" [A survey of Palestine, Drawn for Jüdischen Rundschau]. Marburg, [ca. 1946].
Map of Palestine (scale: 1:625,000). Printed on the bottom margin: "Jüdischen Rundschau (no. 7/8), a Jewish periodical written by and for liberated Jews in Germany. Marburg / Lahn (American zone) (Germany).
The newspaper Jüdischen Rundschau was published in Germany from 1946-1948 for Holocaust survivors in Germany, edited by Israel I. Blumenfeld.
29X41.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, creases, defects and folding marks. Pinholes, closed and open tears to edges and along folding marks. Two open tears affecting lower edges and upper right corner of illustration. The inscription on the bottom margins is partially cut off.
Map of Palestine (scale: 1:625,000). Printed on the bottom margin: "Jüdischen Rundschau (no. 7/8), a Jewish periodical written by and for liberated Jews in Germany. Marburg / Lahn (American zone) (Germany).
The newspaper Jüdischen Rundschau was published in Germany from 1946-1948 for Holocaust survivors in Germany, edited by Israel I. Blumenfeld.
29X41.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, creases, defects and folding marks. Pinholes, closed and open tears to edges and along folding marks. Two open tears affecting lower edges and upper right corner of illustration. The inscription on the bottom margins is partially cut off.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $300
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A "Shanah Tovah" (New Year) card, photographs and a food voucher which apparently, belonged to a Holocaust survivor from the Buchenwald Camp. Various German cities [possibly, some items are from other countries], 1946-1948.
1. "Shanah Tovah" (New Year) card, 1949, with a photo of the sender. Illustration of two ships on their way to Israel under a pair of doves carrying signs in their beaks: "1949". Printed on top and bottom margins: "The year and its curses are finished, a year and its blessings should commence, you should be written for a good year" (Hebew).
2. Food voucher for concentration camp survivors (Bezugsnachweis für Lebensmittelzulagen für ehemalige KZ-Insassen), issued for David Steinman by the
Staatsministerium des Innern Staatskommissariat für rassisch, religiös und politisch Verfolgte.
3-17. Fifteen black and white photos (apparently, post-war Europe): a couple standing under the wedding canopy, group photos of wedding guests, portraits and others.
Handwritten inscriptions on verso of five (Yiddish and other languages), dated 1946-1948. One inscription notes "Schwarznborn DP Lager".
Enclosed: Declaration under oath, typewritten leaf signed by David Steinman, submitted to the Small Claims Court in Hadera in 1949 (open tear in center affecting writing).
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition.
1. "Shanah Tovah" (New Year) card, 1949, with a photo of the sender. Illustration of two ships on their way to Israel under a pair of doves carrying signs in their beaks: "1949". Printed on top and bottom margins: "The year and its curses are finished, a year and its blessings should commence, you should be written for a good year" (Hebew).
2. Food voucher for concentration camp survivors (Bezugsnachweis für Lebensmittelzulagen für ehemalige KZ-Insassen), issued for David Steinman by the
Staatsministerium des Innern Staatskommissariat für rassisch, religiös und politisch Verfolgte.
3-17. Fifteen black and white photos (apparently, post-war Europe): a couple standing under the wedding canopy, group photos of wedding guests, portraits and others.
Handwritten inscriptions on verso of five (Yiddish and other languages), dated 1946-1948. One inscription notes "Schwarznborn DP Lager".
Enclosed: Declaration under oath, typewritten leaf signed by David Steinman, submitted to the Small Claims Court in Hadera in 1949 (open tear in center affecting writing).
Size and condition vary. Overall good-fair condition.
Category
Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $375
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Four membership cards, printed and filled-in by hand, issued by Zionist organizations in post-Holocaust Austria. Vienna and Bad Gastein, ca. 1947. Yiddish, Hebrew, German and English.
1. Membership card of the General Zionist Union in Austria, for Ester Weinberg. Given on April 7, 1947.
2. Membership card by the The World Union Poale-Zion-Hitachdut, Austria, for Sruel Averbuch. Given on July 23, 1947.
3. Membership card of the Revisionistischer Landesverband "Brith. J. Trumpeldor, office in Vienna", for Baruch Leiba. Given on August 11, 1947.
4. Membership card of the Partisans, Soldiers, Pioneers Organization in Austria, for a woman named Ella Yorman. Issued in the city of Bad Gastein (undated).
The cards bear the ink-stamps of the organizations and signatures of their representatives.
Size and condition vary. Average size (open): 12X17 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and creases. Minor defects to edges and along folding creases.
1. Membership card of the General Zionist Union in Austria, for Ester Weinberg. Given on April 7, 1947.
2. Membership card by the The World Union Poale-Zion-Hitachdut, Austria, for Sruel Averbuch. Given on July 23, 1947.
3. Membership card of the Revisionistischer Landesverband "Brith. J. Trumpeldor, office in Vienna", for Baruch Leiba. Given on August 11, 1947.
4. Membership card of the Partisans, Soldiers, Pioneers Organization in Austria, for a woman named Ella Yorman. Issued in the city of Bad Gastein (undated).
The cards bear the ink-stamps of the organizations and signatures of their representatives.
Size and condition vary. Average size (open): 12X17 cm. Overall good condition. Stains and creases. Minor defects to edges and along folding creases.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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![Szenes Anna, KüLdetése És Halála [Hannah Szenes, Her Mission and Her Death], collection of writings by Hannah Senesh, tra](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/428.jpg "\"Hannah Szenes, Her Mission and Her Death\" – Booklet Published by Hech")
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August 14, 2018
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Szenes Anna, KüLdetése És Halála [Hannah Szenes, Her Mission and Her Death], collection of writings by Hannah Senesh, translated into Hungarian by László Kardos, József Schweitzer and Sándor Blaustein. Budapest: Hechaluc [Hechalutz] Press, [ca. 1945]. Hungarian.
Booklet commemorating Hannah Szenes, published by "Hechalutz" and containing a selection of letters, diary entries and poems translated into Hungarian. "Hechalutz" was one of the first publishing houses to renew its activities in Hungary after the holocaust. Its publications documented the condition of the refugees and post-war Europe from a close, first-hand, perspective. The present booklet, dedicated to the story of Hannah Szenes (1921-1944), presents Szenes' heroism, her spirit of protest and refusal to surrender.
Printed on the front cover is an illustration by Shraga Weil (1918-2009).
Not in NLI.
[1] leaf, 31 pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Pen inscription on second page. Stains, creases and tears at margins of cover.
Booklet commemorating Hannah Szenes, published by "Hechalutz" and containing a selection of letters, diary entries and poems translated into Hungarian. "Hechalutz" was one of the first publishing houses to renew its activities in Hungary after the holocaust. Its publications documented the condition of the refugees and post-war Europe from a close, first-hand, perspective. The present booklet, dedicated to the story of Hannah Szenes (1921-1944), presents Szenes' heroism, her spirit of protest and refusal to surrender.
Printed on the front cover is an illustration by Shraga Weil (1918-2009).
Not in NLI.
[1] leaf, 31 pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Pen inscription on second page. Stains, creases and tears at margins of cover.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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![Akik meghaltak és akik harcoltak népünk becsületěrt [Those who died and those who fought for our people's honor]. Catalo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/429_1.jpg "Catalogue – Early Exhibition about the Holocaust – Budapest, 1946")
![Akik meghaltak és akik harcoltak népünk becsületěrt [Those who died and those who fought for our people's honor]. Catalo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/429_2.jpg "Catalogue – Early Exhibition about the Holocaust – Budapest, 1946")
![Akik meghaltak és akik harcoltak népünk becsületěrt [Those who died and those who fought for our people's honor]. Catalo](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/429_3.jpg "Catalogue – Early Exhibition about the Holocaust – Budapest, 1946")
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Akik meghaltak és akik harcoltak népünk becsületěrt [Those who died and those who fought for our people's honor]. Catalogue of an exhibition about the holocaust, edited by Imre Herbst. Published by Jewish Agency for Palestine Dokumentációs Ügyosztálya [Jewish Agency, documentation department] and Hechaluc [Hechalutz], [Budapest, 1946]. Hungarian.
Catalogue of an exhibition which took place in Budapest in 1946, documenting the Holocaust atrocities. The catalogue includes disturbing photographs as well as pictures of artworks created by various artists, some of them holocaust survivors (such as Shraga Weil and Arthur Szyk). Quotations from Theodor Herzl and Ya'akov Hazan appear on the first page.
The catalogue was edited by Imre (Yitzchak) Herbst (1916-1978). Herbst, born in Slovakia, was active in "HaShomer HaTtza'ir" movement since youth. In 1942, after his brother was arrested for being involved with the communist party, Herbst was forced to escape to Hungary, where he joined the pioneers' underground. In 1944, when Germany invaded Hungary, he was already one of the leading activists. Later on Herbst was part of "HaBricha" organization and involved with Aliya Bet, and in 1949 immigrated to Israel.
32 pp, 24 cm. Original paper wrappers. Good condition. Some stains. Ink-stamp on first page.
Catalogue of an exhibition which took place in Budapest in 1946, documenting the Holocaust atrocities. The catalogue includes disturbing photographs as well as pictures of artworks created by various artists, some of them holocaust survivors (such as Shraga Weil and Arthur Szyk). Quotations from Theodor Herzl and Ya'akov Hazan appear on the first page.
The catalogue was edited by Imre (Yitzchak) Herbst (1916-1978). Herbst, born in Slovakia, was active in "HaShomer HaTtza'ir" movement since youth. In 1942, after his brother was arrested for being involved with the communist party, Herbst was forced to escape to Hungary, where he joined the pioneers' underground. In 1944, when Germany invaded Hungary, he was already one of the leading activists. Later on Herbst was part of "HaBricha" organization and involved with Aliya Bet, and in 1949 immigrated to Israel.
32 pp, 24 cm. Original paper wrappers. Good condition. Some stains. Ink-stamp on first page.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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Online Auction 016 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
August 14, 2018
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"From the last destruction – fun letzten churban, exhibition – oysshtelung". Publication of the Central Historical Commission, Munich, [1948]. Hebrew, Yiddish, German, French and English.
Catalog of the exhibition of “Photographs and documents of Jewish life under the Nazi regime”. The catalog contains a list of 71 exhibitions, composed of 277 items, from the rise of Nazism until the end of WWII. Colored illustration printed on Page 15: “Remember what Amalek did to you!” by Pinchas Schuldenrein depicting the destruction of the Temple, Egyptian slavery, expulsion from Spain and the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
32, 32 pages, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Few tears and creases to margins. Tears to edges of cover and spine, some restored. Damaged cover.
Catalog of the exhibition of “Photographs and documents of Jewish life under the Nazi regime”. The catalog contains a list of 71 exhibitions, composed of 277 items, from the rise of Nazism until the end of WWII. Colored illustration printed on Page 15: “Remember what Amalek did to you!” by Pinchas Schuldenrein depicting the destruction of the Temple, Egyptian slavery, expulsion from Spain and the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
32, 32 pages, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Few tears and creases to margins. Tears to edges of cover and spine, some restored. Damaged cover.
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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![Di Farshvundene Velt [The Vanished World], edited by Rafael Abramovitch. New York: Forward Association, 1947. Yiddish and En](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/431_1.jpg "The Vanished World — Book of Photographs – New York, 1947")
![Di Farshvundene Velt [The Vanished World], edited by Rafael Abramovitch. New York: Forward Association, 1947. Yiddish and En](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Ol16-public/431_2.jpg "The Vanished World — Book of Photographs – New York, 1947")
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Di Farshvundene Velt [The Vanished World], edited by Rafael Abramovitch. New York: Forward Association, 1947. Yiddish and English.
The defining photographic record of the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe lost or decimated during the Holocaust. With over 500 photographs documenting Jewish life in Eastern Europe before WW2, this book was an early post-war depiction of communities that were gone forever, along with their synagogues, streets, stores, and people. The photographs were sourced from the collection of the Joint, YIVO and the photographers Alter Kacyzne and Roman Vishniac.
Title page with an illustration by Shlomo Yudovin. Red cloth binding with a paper label showing the same illustration as the title page.
575, [8] pp, 19.5X26.5 cm. Good condition. Binding slightly loose and worn. Sporadic stains. Slight tears to the margins of some leaves. Restored open tears to title page (not affecting text or illustration).
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Anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pleita
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