Receipt ledger of the burial society of the Szászváros / Orăștie community in Transylvania. Interestingly, the booklet itself was printed in 1931, but the receipts are from 1947, which indicates that this small community continued to exist with similar institutions even after the Holocaust.
Approximately half of the receipts were given. 24 cm. Includes official chevra kaddisha stamps.
Very fine condition.
‘Sponsorship’ or ‘passage’ certificate for the Jew Feivel Lensippe, on his way to a country under the patronage of the Ottoman Empire, from the Spanish consulate in Damascus, for the Ottoman authorities. With the Jew’s picture. April, 1918 (the empire was clearly then in its period of demise). Extraordinarily rare.
As is well known, during the period of the Ottoman empire, the power of consuls was immense, and they were the de facto rulers over the citizens of their countries residing throughout the Ottoman empire – they could kill or save lives with a wave of their hands.
[1] paper certificate, approximately 19×30 cm. Spanish and Arabic. Original envelope included.
Moderate-fine condition: Aging stains. Fold marks. Tears.
“Children like you, tens of thousands, are being executed, convoy after convoy … help us, lend a hand to save our people” – Petition by children of the Land of Israel regarding the spilling of our brothers’ blood, at the height of the Holocaust. Jerusalem, 1943.
Petition by the children in the Land of Israel regarding the spilling of our brothers’ blood, 12 Sivan, 1943 15/6/43, HaVa’ad HaLeumi L’Knesset Yisrael B’Eretz Yisrael. Petition in which children of the Land of Israel appeal to children of nations around the world with a request for assistance in light of the mass murder of children at that time by Nazis in occupied Europe.
‘We, children of the Land of Israel who live a free and quiet life, shudder upon hearing about what is being done on a daily basis, around the clock, to our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora. Every morning, we go out satiated and bathed to our school and our workshops, accompanied by the shadows of the thousands and tens of thousands of our people’s children brought to slaughter – for what? Why? And in the still of the night, while we are in bed, their cries and screams break through to us across seas and countries, of masses of murdered and slaughtered babies – until when will this go on? Why are small children being slaughtered, they have not sinned and done nothing wrong …?
They continue, appealing to the world’s children with a call: ‘Today we turn to you from afar, each and every boy and girl, in every nation and state … You, children of the nations fighting for peace and freedom, stop for a moment, listen! Children like you, tens of thousands, are being executed, convoy after convoy … help us, lend a hand to the rescue of our people. Don’t hesitate!”
Children from the eleventh grade in the Tachkemoni school in Jerusalem signed the petition in pencil.
[1] leaf, 15×31 cm.
Fine condition, ink stain at center.
Chilling historic letter written on the eve of the Holocaust in the hand of the gaon Rabbi Menachem Isser Polansky, Av Beit Din of Libau, to his father-in-law, the rabbi of Radoshkevich, the gaon Rabbi Meir Robinson. On the other side of the leaf is a letter from his wife, the Rebbetzin, to her father. Libau, 1935.
The letter before us, written, as stated, on the eve of the Holocaust, when dark clouds were gathering over the skies of Europe, the accursed Nazi enemy had already come to power in Germany and the land was shaking under the feet of the Jews. In the emotional letter by the rabbi of Libau and his wife to the Rebbetzin’s father, the rabbi of Radoshkevich, who was already living in Jerusalem, they tell him of their plans to ascend to the Land with their family. They detail their efforts to obtain certificates and their specific plans about what each child will do in the Holy Land. In their letter, they relate that one of the children is already finishing his required studies, after which they will immediately ascend to the Land. Unfortunately, by the time they finally made all their arrangements, it was too late. Their detailed plans were left on the paper before us and the rabbi and his wife were murdered in the terrible Holocaust that wiped out European Jewry, may their blood be avenged. It is interesting to note that the rabbi of Libau writes in this letter that of all the children, the future of their son Yosef concerns them most. And it was actually that specific son, Yosef, who survived the inferno and immigrated to Paris after the War!
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Menachem Manish (Manus) Isser Polansky .
[1] leaf paper, 22×28 cm. Official stationery, written on both sides.
Fine condition. Filing perforations. Aging stains. Fold marks. Tiny perforations in the center of the leaf.
* Food voucher card from the Lodz Ghetto – Nahrungsmüttelkarte
* Milk voucher for children in the Lodz Ghetto – karta mleczna. (2 copies)
* Cigarette voucher – ziqaretten-karte
* One-week exit visa for convalescence in Marysin.
The vouchers are stamped by Rumkowsky, head of the Judenrat.
Overall fine condition. Slight tears and lacks.
Proclamation from the head of the government in the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Jaroslav Krejčí, calling on citizens of the Occupation to behave with restraint, to unite under their government, and to not listen to slanderous propaganda from abroad from the radio, etc, that arrive from foreigners and Jews.
The poster is from the fall of 1941, a period in which the Reich oppressed residents of the protectorate, the leader of the government, Eliáš, was executed, and Heinrich Heydrich became the de facto commander of the protectorate.
The poster bears Czech text on the left and German on the right.
[1] leaf, 102×67 cm.
Very fine condition, fold marks.
Proclamation from the 28th of September, 1941, with the order announcing the beginning of the Nazi military regime in the regions of the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, signed by Reinhard Heydrich, the “Reich-Protector” of the protectorate. In this order, he prohibits many activities, severely restricts functioning of civilian organizations and prohibits the possession of weapons. The proclamation is signed by Heydrich, who was appointed the next day, on the 29th, as “Reich-Protector of the Protectorate.”
In the autumn of 1941, the Nazi administration decided to adopt a stricter policy towards the residents of the protectorate. Heydrich was sent to Czechoslovakia and became the de facto governor. He executed the prime minister, imposed a rigid military governance and began an intensive deportation of Jews to concentration camps, primarily to Theresienstadt. Before us is the first poster in which he notifies the residents of the imposition of the military regime. Heydrich served in this role until May, 1942, when a squad from the Czech underground assassinated him.
[1] leaf, 94×62 cm. Black letters on red background. Double text, in German and in Czech.
Fine condition. Fold marks, aging stains and creases.
Le véritable portrait du Juif-errant tel qu’il a été vu à Bruxelles en Brabant, en 1774 .
The lithograph is accompanied by stanzas of an antisemitic song in rhyme, in French, about the legend of the wandering Jew. It tells of a meeting in 1774 between 2 residents of Brussels and a wandering Jew.
In 19th-century France, similar lithographs were published bearing the caption La Juif Errant , in which the stanzas of this same song appear with illustrations by the painter Francois Georgin.
32×42 cm.
Fine condition. Minimal aging stains, blemishes in the margins.
At the end of November 1939, there were student protests against the Nazi regime in Prague. In response, the authorities announced tightened enforcement. Before us is a proclamation from November 1939 announcing the rules of respect that citizens must demonstrate towards the Nazi authorities. As such, there is an obligation to show respect to the Nazi flag, the Nazi Anthem, various emblems and more. The proclamation was written in German and in Czech.
68×52 cm.
Fine-very fine condition. Fold marks, filing holes.
The official command by which the Slovak government under Nazi occupation ordered the deportation of the Jews from its territory, and revoked their citizenship. Including some regulations for exceptions (for veteran converts with productive positions, etc.). The Jews were deported primarily to Auschwitz as well as to Treblinka, Belzec, Sobibor and Majdanek. The Slovak government paid 500 Reichsmarks for every Jew deported to the German Reich (allegedly for food, lodging and transportation expenses), and in return received a commitment from the Germans that the Jews would not return to its territory, and that it had permission to confiscate all Jewish property for itself.
[1] leaf, printed on both sides, 20×29 cm.
Fine-very fine condition. Fold marks and a small tear in the middle.
https://www.upn.gov.sk/data/pdf/zak-15maj-1942.pdf
The poster is divided into two halves; the first part is signed by Konstantin von Neurath, who led the protectorate at the beginning of the war. The bottom half is signed by Keitel, who was the head of the Wehrmacht’s High Command. The two parts appear in both German and Czech. The proclamation states that any disturbance to normal life will be considered sabotage of the Reich government and it will be dealt with by German military courts. The Protectorate gives the courts the power to impose the death penalty and to confiscate property.
61×94 cm.
Fine-very fine condition. Fold marks and creases.
Leaflet signed by the commander of the 4th Ukrainian front, Andrey Yeryomenko. The flyers were distributed along the lines of the German Front and this one before us was apparently picked up by one of the German soldiers.
The notification states that the senior Nazi commanders signed a surrender agreement according to which:
1. By 23:00 on May 8th, all the German forces are required to end all fighting.
2. Each division must send an officer as a representative to the front line to receive instructions. If the forces do not accept the instructions, the Russian forces will continue fighting until all the remaining forces are completely annihilated. Signed, Army General A. Jeremenko.
[1] leaf, 16×23 cm.
Very fine condition, minimal blemishes in the corners.
* Der staatsfeindliche Zionismus ( Subversive Zionism ) – antisemitic booklet by the Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg, who served as editor of the Nazi mouthpiece. He later established the Institute for the Study of the Jewish Question which dealt intensively with looting the spiritual treasure in the occupied territories. Munich, 1938.
* Plechový Cirkus , anti-Nazi Booklet published in Czechoslovakia immediately after WWII, by Václav Lacina, Prague, 1945.
Overall fine condition, abrasions in the binding.
Hand-etched medallion, made by a prisoner released from Dachau named Salomon Eidelmann. The prisoner apparently etched the names of the concentration and refugee camps in which he was interred. The medallion’s obverse is etched with a star of David under which “K.Z. Dachau H.N. 92622 Feldamfing” is etched. The intent is apparently the Feldafing camp and Munchen Landsberg. The reverse has the date October 18th, 1947, etched on it, and the words Berlin Mierendorf with a line on top. (There was a refugee camp after the Holocaust in Mierendorf, in the American Zone of Berlin.) In addition, mountains are drawn (Land of Israel?) and the initials A. B.
Salomon Eidelmann is listed in the Dachau concentration camp as prisoner number 92622. He was born in Vitebsk on the first of April, 1920, and was listed as a Jewish Lithuanian prisoner from the city of Schaulen.
3.5×6 cm.
Fine condition, stains.
Rare and interesting victory song published towards the end of the world war, in the area of North Africa, apparently Morocco, by the author Nissim ben Yehudah Dahan(?). The song was written in the meter of the lamentation “Kol B’Ramah Nishmah B’Ylalah Kol Nehi MiTziyon HaMehullallah. It describes the Allies’ victory over the Axis powers, the Germans and Fascist Italy.
It is interesting to note that apparently the booklet before us was printed right after the end of the war, when world Jewry had not yet been exposed to the extent of the horrors of the Holocaust. The author is completely unaware of the holocaust of European Jewry, not referring to it, even by inference.
[4] pp, 22 cm. Censor’s(?) permit at the bottom of the title page.
Moderate condition, worming damage, fold marks and tears.
The notice promises a 100,000 koruna prize for anyone who knows the assassin and supplies information that leads to his capture. In the notice there is a detailed description of his appearance and it is also written that all information will be dealt with discretion and secrecy.
The poster is stamped.
[1] leaf paper, 32×47 cm.
Very fine condition. Tiny tears.
Early memorial book from the Mauthausen camp, published only one year after the war’s end. Including color lithographic illustration on the binding, and shocking leaves of photographs at the beginning of the book with pictures of the victims.
132 pp, 22 cm.
Fine condition, few detached leaves, aging stains and worn margins.
* Encyclopedia shel Galuyot , Vol. I Warsaw , Tel Aviv, 1953.
* Radom , published by the organization of Radom natives in Israel and in the Diaspora, Tel Aviv, 1961.
* Sefer Zikaron Piesk V’Most , Tel Aviv, 1975.
Overall very fine condition.
