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Lot 480 Notice Printed on Silk – Theatrical Show, 1838

Notice announcing a show for fund-raising on Monday, July 23 1838 in Hochfuerstliches schlosstheater in Teplice, Bohemia in o
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Notice announcing a show for fund-raising on Monday, July 23 1838 in Hochfuerstliches schlosstheater in Teplice, Bohemia in order to raise funds for a hospital for "the sick, poor and foreign Jews".
The hospital for residents or visitors who need treatment in the springs was established in 1836 by Naftali Katz. The notice claims that the hospital is very popular, the number of visitor rising, but it needs financial resources. The main performance was the play: Die liebe im eckhause [Love in a corner house] by Alexander Cosmar. The programme also included on overture of the opera "Fra Diavolo" played by the military orchestra, a 13-year old girl by the name of Marie Bousifet playing the piano and an aria sung by a 13-year old singer Moritz Katz during the intermission. 38.5X24 cm. Good condition. Few stains and faded color.
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Lot 481 Rules Regarding Conversion of Jewish Children - Brno, 1808

Generalvorschrift hinausgegeben vom Brünner k. k. Kreisamte. Brno, 1808.
General rule issued by the head office of the c
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Generalvorschrift hinausgegeben vom Brünner k. k. Kreisamte. Brno, 1808.
General rule issued by the head office of the city of Brno: "His Highness decided, that from now on Jewish children can convert to Christianity only when their father converts". Signed (in print): Wolfgang von Manner. German. Gothic script. Leaf 33 cm. Good condition. Small tears at borders.
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Lot 482 Ordinance Regarding Establishment of Morgues for Jews – brno, 1815

Umlaufsverordnung vom Brünner k. k. Kreisamte. Brno, 1808.
General ordinance issued by the royal representative in Brno.
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Umlaufsverordnung vom Brünner k. k. Kreisamte. Brno, 1808.
General ordinance issued by the royal representative in Brno. The ordinance instructs that morgues for Jews should be established in the cities where Jewish communities live, in order to prevent Jewish dead people from being seen. "Jews must establish morgues called 'Totenkammer' due to the Jewish tradition to bury the dead fast". German. Gothic script. Leaf 33 cm. Good condition, small tears at borders.
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Lot 483 Prohibition to Mark Purim – Brno, 1824

Un sämmtliche seelsorger der Brünner Diözes. Brno, 1824.
Rule sent to the Bishop of Brno. Jews are forbidden t
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Un sämmtliche seelsorger der Brünner Diözes. Brno, 1824.
Rule sent to the Bishop of Brno. Jews are forbidden to celebrate Purim during "Lant" – the Easter fast, as a direct instruction by the king. The chief rabbi of the city must be informed of this new instruction. Signed (in print): Paul Ferdinand Niering von Hochheim. Leaf 33 cm. Good condition. Stains.
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Lot 484 Instruction About "Bnei Zion" – Brno, 1828

An die gesammten herren schulendistrikts-aufseher der Brünner Diözes. Brno, 1828.
Instruction sent to the Bishop in
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An die gesammten herren schulendistrikts-aufseher der Brünner Diözes. Brno, 1828.
Instruction sent to the Bishop in the Brno district school. The document concerns the education of "Bnei Zion" in Jewish schools. The document announces that "Bnei Zion" have to be educated by Jewish teachers in Jewish schools only, and it is required that Jewish pupils be acquainted with the moral laws of the State. Signed (in print): Paul Ferdinand Niering von Hochheim. Leaf 34 cm. Good condition. Stains.
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Lot 485 Taxes Ordinance for the Citizens of Austro-Hungary – Vienna, 1806

Wir Franz der Erste, von Gottes Gnaden Kaiser von Österreich. Vienna, 1806.
Taxes ordinance for all the citizens of the
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Wir Franz der Erste, von Gottes Gnaden Kaiser von Österreich. Vienna, 1806.
Taxes ordinance for all the citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom in the years 1807-1811. Legislated according to an order of Emperor Franz the First I in August 1806. With taxes-tables and sample forms.
Paragraph 21 refers to taxes applying to Jews. 15 pages, 31 cm. Good condition.
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Lot 486 Regulations of Rights and Obligations for Jews – Frankfurt am Main, 1808

Neue Stättigkeits- und Schutz-Ordnung der Judenschaft zu Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main, 1808.
Regulations of rights a
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Neue Stättigkeits- und Schutz-Ordnung der Judenschaft zu Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main, 1808.
Regulations of rights and obligations of Frankfurt am Main Jewish Community, as determined by Prince Karl, ruler of the Rhein States Confederation. Includes 151 paragraphs regarding religion, education and schools, settlement orders and civil rights, housing, commerce and labor and Jewish-Christian relations. This booklet was published under the influence of a manifest issued in 1807 by Napoleon in Paris, in which all laws restricting the Jews to life in ghettos are cancelled, and states that Jewish religion is one of France's official religions. 40 pages, 20 cm. Very good conditions. Significant document about the history of Jews in Frankfurt.
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Lot 487 Government Newspapers for Publication of Laws – Germany, 1812 / 1837

1-2. Königlich-Württembergisches Staats- und Regierungs-Blatt. ["Württemberg State newspaper"]. Two issues, Nove
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1-2. Königlich-Württembergisches Staats- und Regierungs-Blatt. ["Württemberg State newspaper"]. Two issues, November and March 1812.
3-4. Allgemeiner Anzeiger und Nationalzeitung der Deutschen ["National Newspaper of Germans"]. Two issues. [Berlin?], September and June 1837.
The main editorials of the four above mentioned issues, report regulations and laws concerning civil matters relating to Jews, reflecting the attitude of states/kingdoms/ dukedoms in Germany during the emancipation following Napoleon. The other articles publish general regulations concerning all civilians.
12, 14, 4, 2 pages, 22.5 cm. Good condition, several foxing-marks.
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Lot 488 Manifest Concerning Oath by Jews in Court – Austria, 1846

Circulare, manifest issued by the Government of the province of Tirol and Vorarlberg (Austro-Hungarian Empire). Printed in In
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Circulare, manifest issued by the Government of the province of Tirol and Vorarlberg (Austro-Hungarian Empire). Printed in Insbruck, December 28, 1846.
Content of the manifest: during an oath by Jews in civil courts, a rabbi should join when a Jew testifies. The judges have to explain to the defendant or the Jewish witness the importance and validity of the oath, and warn them in a language which they understand well to refrain from a false oath which is opposed to civil constitution and the Jewish law. The defendant or the witness have to be warned that a false oath leads to "desecration of G-d" and eventually undermines the trust that the authorities and the people have in Jewish citizens. At the end of the manifest appears the version of the oath. German and Italian. [6] pages, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases. From the collection of Prof. Shimon Abramsky.
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Lot 489 Six Books and Booklets about Circumcision – Germany

Geschichte der Judischen arzte, Richard Landau [History of the Jewish Doctors]. Berlin, 1895; Bound with: Judische arzte und
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Geschichte der Judischen arzte, Richard Landau [History of the Jewish Doctors]. Berlin, 1895; Bound with: Judische arzte und ihr einfluss auf das Judentum, Simon Scherbel [Jewish Doctors and their Influence on Judaism]. Berlin-Leipzig, 1905. Attached: writings in German, newspaper cuttings and tickets. * Die beschneidung in ihrer geschichtlichen, ethnographischen, religion und medicinischen bedeutung [Circumcision and its historical, social, religious and medical implications] by different writers. Berlin 1896; Bound with: Die ausubung der mezizoh, Sinai Schiffer. Frankfurt, 1906. Circumcision according to Jewish sources. * Mohel - Der theoretisch-practische mohel, Moritz Baum [book for the Mohel – theory and practice]. Frankfurt, 1861. * Die hygienische bedeutung der beschneidung, Carl Alexander [hygienical significance of circumcision]. Breslau, 1902. Various sizes and condition.
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Lot 490 Jewish Songs Booklets – Germany

9 Booklets with Jewish and Zionist songs. Germany, 1886-1910.
Including: Songs booklet "Hadar HaCarmel VeHasharon"
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9 Booklets with Jewish and Zionist songs. Germany, 1886-1910.
Including: Songs booklet "Hadar HaCarmel VeHasharon" by Dr. Leo Hirschfeld, booklet with musical notations published by "Yehudah HaZa'ir", booklet published by "Hashmonea" society and more. A detailed list will be supplied upon request. Various sizes and conditions.
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Lot 491 Jewish Almanach – Prague, 1933-1938

Judischer almanach [Jewish Almanach], 5 volumes. Prague, 1930's.
Jewish periodical edited by Felix Weltch. Amongst the writer
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Judischer almanach [Jewish Almanach], 5 volumes. Prague, 1930's.
Jewish periodical edited by Felix Weltch. Amongst the writers: Franz Kafka, Hugo Bergman, Max Brod, Bialik, Tchernichovsky. * Zidovsky calendar na rok 5695 [Jewish clanedar for 1935]. Including a Hebrew calendar, essays and photographs of Eretz Israel. Fair-good condition.
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