Or Yisrael, responsa by Rabbi Israel Lifshitz. Kleve, 1770. Printed in a new printing press in Kleve. The only Hebrew book printed in Kleve.
The book deals primarily with "the Keve divorce" which caused an upheaval in the Jewish world of that time. Simanim 34-36, with sharp criticism of the Rabbis of Frankfurt am Main, were omitted. Siman 33 was printed with many changes. This copy was censored by pasting pieces of paper with softer expressions on the sharp words originally written (other copies we have seen have the criticism erased with black ink).
On the title page appears the stamp S.R.H. – the stamp of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888), a prominent leader of Orthodox Jewry in Germany. Disciple of Chacham Breines of Hamburg, and Rabbi Ya'akov Etlinger, author of Aruch LaNer of Altona. From age 22, he began to serve in the Rabbinate in Oldenburg, Emden and Nicholsburg. In 1850, he was called by the eleven orthodox families in Frankfurt am Main to stand at the helm of the new Orthodox community Adat Yeshurun. Rabbi Hirsch was the first to stop the snowballing decline of Orthodox Jewry in Germany. His halachic and Torah authority granted him the distinct status of the leader of Eastern Europe Orthodox Jewry. He was very active in establishing separate communities in various cities throughout Germany and he educated a whole generation to Torah and mitzvoth with his books and articles (Igrot Tzafon, Chorev etc.).
31, 33-66, 69-120 leaves. 20 cm. Good condition, stains. Parchment binding detached and damaged.

• Kol Tzofa'ich, Torah compilation of Torah thoughts and polemic "in response to those who fight religion, to strengthen and reinforce the pillars of Judaism". By the brothers Rabbi Yitzchak and Rabbi Shlomo Teflitsky of Voznesensky, the Kherson region. Lemberg, 1895.
At the beginning of the book are letters of support by many rabbis in Russia, Galicia and Lithuania. Torah articles and halachic responsa written by various rabbis and sharp polemic compositions.
In the introduction titled "The Direction We Face", the editors write of their aim to fight the "New Literature" and their opposition to "Chovevei Zion" with the accusation that "corrupt people among our nation… who follow the ways of the Berlin Enlightenment. They have found a new means… to lead the innocent astray… by the 'new literature' that imitates the French literature which despises religious values and "masquerade as tzaddikim" by using "Chibat (love of) Zion" the holy, to attain their goals.
11, [1] pages, 1-4, 9-100 leaves. 21 cm. Brittle paper, fair condition. Slight wear, stains and few moth holes. Detached leaves and torn binding.
• Bound with the book: Asefat Ge'onim responsa, Białystok, 1806. On the title page is an erased ancient signature by one of the rabbis of Rajgród (Poland).
24 leaves. Poor condition, much wear, moth damages and leaves cut close to text.

“Strengthening of Awareness”, printed proclamation including letters by Rabbi Shmuel Salant and Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor for strengthening the institutions of the Ashkenazi congregation in Jerusalem, 1894.
This letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan was written as reinforcement of the printed letter “Great Notice and Heartfelt Appeal”, printed in Kislev 1893, during the period of dispute in Jerusalem institutions, whereupon the scribe Rabbi Michel Cohen who served as secretary of the Ashkenazi institutions and was among prominent activists of the city, was dismissed along with his son and son-in-law Rabbi Chaim Michel Michlin, from their positions in the Etz Chaim Yeshiva and Bikur Cholim Hospital. Afterwards they filled the positions of secretary of Sephardic Misgav Ladach institutions, with “list of donors” of Ashkenazi institutions, and made an effort to harm the institutions from which they were dismissed.
For additional detailed information see item 248.
29 cm. leaf. Fair condition, wear and mildew on margins.

Tisha B’Av 1947 – one thousand seventy eight years since the destruction of the Temple. Lamentations for Tisha B’Av. Stenciled booklet. Publication of “Kibbutz Metzudatenu” -Religious Pioneer Alliance. 's-Graveland, north Holland.
The Bachad [Brit Halutzim Dati'im / Religious Pioneers] training camp in 's-Graveland was founded after the Holocaust. The camp, which operated for only several years, included a maximum of twenty pioneers who were trained for agriculture by farmers of the region, in anticipation of their immigration to Eretz Israel.
[1], 13 pages (title cover). 21 cm. Good condition. Slight wear and tiny tears.
The only Hebrew title printed in 's-Graveland. Bibliographically Unknown. We are unaware of any additional copies.

Heter Me'ah Rabbanim [Permission of one hundred rabbis] for Rabbi Mordechai Aryeh Horowitz the Rabbi of Burdujeni, whose wife was led by the Nazis to the Transnistria Region together with tens of thousands of Romanian Jews who were mass-murdered.
"… It is known that the vile enemies attacked our brethren the People of Israel with greater cruelty than beasts of prey and planned to erase the name of the Jewish people and they spilled innocent blood. All who fell into their traps did not survive unless by real miracles".
At the top of the Heter (permission), from the 3rd of Tamuz 1946, are the signatures of rabbis of the Badatz of the Chassidim in Jerusalem: Rabbi Yerucham Fishel Bernstein, Rabbi Naftali Zvi Shmerler and Rabbi Yisrael Yitzchak Reisman.
Further in the leaf are more signatures of rabbis and Torah scholars in Jerusalem [including Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum of Sasiv (Sasov) and Rebbe Shalom Safrin of Kumrana].
One leaf, 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks and wear.