Geschichte der Beerdigungs-Brüderschaft der deutsch-israelitischen Gemeinde in Hamburg, Jubilee book for the hundredth anniversary (1819- 1919) of the "Chevra Kadisha of the buriers who perform loving-kindness with the Ashkenazi community of Hamburg". Hamburg, 1912. German and Hebrew. Contains the history of the Chevra Kadisha from its establishment in 1670, with photo plates of the cemetery, synagogue, tombstones, etc. Numbered copy, no. 255. A bookmark designed as a rope with the stamp of the Chevra Kadisha and a stamp of the Gaba'im. [5], 9-58, [1] page + 11 photo plates. 22 cm. Fair condition, detached leaves, spotting. Binding in fairpoor condition, torn and stained.

Sefer Hanukat Habayit, explanation of the layout and form of the Temple that was destroyed. Rabbi Moshe Chefetz. Venice [1696]. Contains many illustrations of the Temple and its vessels. The book was printed in two stages: The book was printed at first, leaving empty spaces for the illustrations, and later the illustrations were added by imprints from etched copper plates. This copy contains all the illustrations except for the map at the end, Stamps of “Aharon Elnakaveh from Algiers". On the flyleaf before the title page is a later inscription: “I purchased it in 1941 … with G-d’s help I have to reprint it … in Modern Hebrew, Y.Z. Sasson, here Algiers”. [4], 52 leaves, high-quality paper. 20 cm. Good-fair condition, damaged semi-leather binding.

A collection of photographs of the reception in a synagogue in Tel Aviv, in honor of the appointment of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef as Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv. [1969]. Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (1920-2013), born in Baghdad, at a very young age ascended to Jerusalem, was already famous at a young age for his Torah genius and began to write and teach Torah to multitudes. In 1948, he travelled to serve in the rabbinate in Egypt and on his return to Israel in 1951 served in the rabbinate of Petach Tikva. In 1958, he was appointed member of the Jerusalem Beit Din and in Tishrei 1965 was appointed member of the Great Beit Din together with Rabbi Elyashiv and other elder rabbis of his times. In 1969, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was appointed Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and in 1973 was appointed Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. These photographs were taken at the ceremony in honor of Rabbi Ovadia’s appointment in a synagogue in Tel Aviv. He is dressed in an ornamental rabbinical cloak and is wearing a rabbinical headdress. He can be seen in the photographs holding an open Sefer Torah, another photo of the official cantor blowing the shofar and other photographs taken at the reception. The photographs and the ceremony are similar to the photographs taken at another ceremony which took place in another synagogue in Tel Aviv, see attached material. 10 photographs 9X14 cm. Good condition. Minor damages.

Esther Scroll. [19th century].
Sephardic-Wellish script, 20 lines per column (first sheet written on softer parchment).
Height of parchment: 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Significant creases and spots, with text omissions. Several holes (Mainly to attachments between sheets) and tears.