A sketch for a bifolio from the Jerusalem Haggadah, designed by Yael Hershberg. Caligraphy by Yitzchak (Izzy) Plodvinsky. [Ca. 1996].
Ink, watercolors and gold leaf on paper.
In the inside opening appear the passages "Avadim Hayinu" (We were Slaves) and "Ma'aseh BeRabbi Eliezer" (A story about Rabbi Eliezer) from the Haggadah in nice calligraphic red and black lettering, decorated with gilt initial words rich in detail. The text passages are framed, each frame designed as a couple of pillars of a different architectural style and a beam. Beneath the text passages, floral decorations were added.
On the two external pages of the bifolio appear the passages "[Mah] Nishtana" (What has Changed) and "[Baruch] Hamakom Baruch Huh" (Blessed be God) from the Haggadah, as well as instructions for the Seder, alongside initial words and decorations sketched in pencil.
Bifolio: approx. 54x42 cm. Good-fair condition. Slits in the center of the right leaf of the bifolio. A single cut in the left leaf. Suspension holes and staples in the margins of the bifolio.

Тайные песни [Secret Songs], by E. Lisheva [Elisheva]. Moscow: Гацида [Hatzida], 1919. Russian. First edition.
"Secret Songs", a collection of poems by the poet Elisheva. The last poem of the collection is "Eretz-Israel".
Elisheva (Elizaveta Ivanovna Zhirkov-Bikhovski, 1888-1949) was born in Russia to a Christian family. In her youth she became interested in Jewish culture and studied Hebrew and Yiddish. Later, she translated poetry in both languages into Russian. Many of the poems she wrote at the beginning of her career expressed her longing for Jewish culture. Several of them were published in 1919 in two books – the one before us and another titled "Minutes". In 1920, she wrote her first Hebrew poem and later adopted Hebrew as the sole language of her works. In 1925, she immigrated to Palestine with her husband, the publisher and journalist Shimon Bikhovski. In Palestine, she published Hebrew poems (original and translated) and for several years met with success in the world of poetry and literature. Among others, literary events were organized in her honor in Palestine and abroad. In 1932, after her husband's death, she found it difficult to earn a living and fell into absolute poverty. Elisheva died in 1949 in Tiberius. Since she never converted to Judaism, difficulties arose as to burying her in a Jewish cemetery. Only after the intervention of the chairman of the Hebrew Writers Association in Israel, Avraham Broides, it was agreed that she could be buried in the cemetery of Kvutzat Kinneret, near the grave of the poet Rachel.
16pp, 15 cm. Good condition. Some pages unopened. A few stains and creases. A tear to the front cover, reinforced with tape. Minor blemishes to the margins of the cover and tears to the spine.

Flamen [Flames], by Shmuel-Yakir Londinski (1889-1956). Warsaw: Di Tsayt, 1920. Yiddish.
"Flamen" [Flames], poems by Shmuel-Yakir Londinski. The cover of the booklet and the logo of the publishing house were designed by the artist Henryk Berlewi.
115, [1] pp, approx. 21cm. Fair condition. Stains. Creases and minor tears along the edges of the leaves. Some pages unopened. The front cover and some of the leaves are detached. Minor blemishes and stains on the cover. Tears and open tears to spine.