* Postcard picture of Jewish captains in the Allied army, England, 1918. 13.5 X9 cm. Unique picture depicting a group of Jewish captains in England towards the end of the First World War. In contrast to standard military pictures, the participants are dressed in holiday finery – apparently since the picture was taken on Rosh Hashana, 8.9.1918. The corners are slightly folded. Fine condition. * Large, original photo, festive meal, the Women’s League of a Jewish School in New York, 1937. 50×30 cm. The photo depicts hundreds of members of the Solomon Kluger Jewish School, 1937. This school was established in Brooklyn, NY in 1902, as a Talmud Torah. It later became a high school that integrated secular studies into its curriculum. It operated for more than fifty years. Tear on the side of the picture. Fine condition.
Collection of black-and-white postcards of the life of Yemenite Jews [11], publicized by the association for Yemenite Jews, Berlin, around 1920. 14.5×9.5 cm. Collection of postcards of pictures that describe the life of Yemenite Jews in Sana’a, and of the new immigrants in Israel. Includes pictures of Yemenite Jews in the synagogue, during silver-crafting, and Yemenite women. The pictures were taken by Hermann Burchardt (1857-1909) by the end of the 19th century, and the beginning of the 20th century. Burchardt, a German Jew, learned oriental languages and then went on a few journeys from Tangier and Morocco to Middle Asia. He documented his trip with expensive filming equipment. In contrast to his colleagues, Burchardt did not hold himself superior towards the orient, and took his photos from a gentle and personal perspective. During his third journey, Hermann was shot dead in Yemen. Rare photos: most of his photos were forgotten over the past hundred years, and were published just lately. Fine overall condition.
Average size: 9×13 cm. Colored and black and white. A special collection of sixty postcards which reflect the life of the Jewish people living in Europe and the United States from the end of the 19th century until the beginning of the 20th century. The collection includes: *Post cards of synagogues [26]. Stunning pictures in black and white and in color of many synagogues in Europe and the USA from the beginning of the 20th century, most of which were destroyed. *Post cards of Jewish sites in Europe [21]. Unique photos of Jewish streets in Europe, in Salonika, and in Buenos Aires from the beginning of the 20th century. Among the pictures are the house and mansion of Rothschild in Frankfurt and Switzerland, pictures of the Jewish street in Warsaw and Vilna, and the Jewish street in Hamburg in 1899. *Post cards of cemeteries [13]. Photos of the cemeteries in Prague and Lodz, some from the beginning of the 20th century, a post card with slides of graves from the museum of Prague. Some of the post cards are written on and stamped. Very fine overall condition.
Average size: 9×13 cm. Colorful and black and white. A unique collection which includes: Postcard [1] of the Fourth World Zionist Congress, London, 1900. The postcard is written and stamped by Kalman Marmer (1877-1956), born in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States in 1906, a writer and editor of Yiddish literature, and an active Zionist member. Post cards [7] Colorful photos from the Ottoman period in Palestine, some stamped. Postcard [1] 15×20 cm. An enlargement of the seventh Israeli independence day stamp (1955). Postcards and photo [3]. A postcard of a retreat for a youth group in Hungary, a photo of a group of Jewish immigrants from Poland to the USA, a postcard of a play in Yiddish. Overall very fine condition.
Postcards [6]. Jewish and anti-Semite motifs. Europe, Beginning of the 20th century. Average size: 9×13 cm. Colorful and black and white. *Anti-Semite postcard of Jewish merchants, Poland, 1918. *”HaMishumedet”, a copy of a picture of the Russian artist Mikola Pimonanko (1862-1912). Fanatic Jews sniping at a female who converted from Judaism. Berlin, beginning of the 20th century. *’Shana Tova’, Budapest, 1914. *Picture of a spice tower. Cluny museum, Paris, beginning of the 20th century. *’Mazal Tov’, an illustration of a ritual circumcision. Sent from Krakow to Constantinople, 1916. *Humoristic postcard, sent by Jews from the USA, 1917.
Seven photographs of gravesites of the righteous in Israel – taken in 1949.
Photographs of the gravesite of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes, Yitro’s gravesite in Kfar Chitin, Meron [a few photographs], the Old City of Tiberias.
All the photographs are described and dated in handwriting on their backs.
Size: Five photographs are 5×7 cm. Two are 13×9 cm. Very fine condition.
Six photographs of Jews in the streets of Goniadz in the Bialystock region of Poland, early 20th century.
1. Rare group photograph of the first cohort in the Hebrew public school, with four divisions in Goniadz, 1910s. 21×15 cm. Pasted to a stiff board for preservation. Crease across the photograph.
2-6. Five rare photographs depicting Jewish children and residents of Goniadz in the city streets. [Divided on the back for use as postcards.] The name of the street on which each photograph was taken is printed at the top. Stains, fine condition.
In July of 1941 at least 116 of the city’s Jews were slaughtered by the Polish citizens before the Germans arrived in the area. The Polish citizens of Goniadz created a special police unit on their own, which separated between the city’s Jewish citizens and the rest of the city’s citizens. Two camps were established there – a labor camp, and an extermination camp. There were also offenses of theft of Jewish property, and the concealment of the corpses of Jews murdered by Poles.
For the history of the city’s Jews, refer to Yizkor Buch Goniadz by Mirosław Tryczyk, a memorial book for the Jewish community written based on testimonies from a large number of former residents of the town.
Varied collection of 27 photographs of the Land of Israel and Europe, 1920s-1940s.
Highlights include a group picture of “Gar’in [seed] A” brigade soldiers [Italy?]; group photograph of Jewish notrim [guards]; made-in-Israel stall from the Levant fair in Tel Aviv 1929 and the monument at the entrance to the fair; photograph from the Adiloyada parade in Tel Aviv 1934; early photograph from a rally of the work and study youth group with the movement’s emblem on a huge poster over the event stage: ‘לעבודה! להגנה! ולשלום!, יחי האחד במאי!’ [‘To Work! To Defense! And To Peace! Long Live May 1st!’]; pioneers in Ein Charod; group picture depicting, among others, Berel Katzenelson’s brother, Isser Katzenelson, on his way south; facade of the entrance to the He’apil Cafe [1948]; a family next to Herzl’s grave on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem with a sign next to it reading ‘ליד קבר הרצל! נהג לפי כבוד המקום אל תחלל את השבת, אל תעשן ליד הקבר אל תשב על אבני הקבר’ [‘Near Herzl’s grave! Behave with due respect to the place; Do not desecrate Shabbat; Do not Smoke next to the Grave; Do not sit on the gravestone’]; paving the Even Yehudah road [1937], and more.
Most of the photographs were taken in the Land of Israel, various sizes: 14×9 cm – 8×6 cm. Overall fine condition.
Collection of 45 photographs taken in the Land of Israel in 1947-1949, some documenting historic events such as street celebrations following the UN proclamation of the end of the British Mandate [29 November] and photographs related to the War of Independence and its results.
The photographs depict parades and street celebrations in Tel Aviv the day after the UN proclamation, facilities which were bombed during the War of Independence, combat position buildings, male and female soldiers in an officers training course, views from the Yavneh colony in 1948 [bunker, bomb shelter, muddy terrain and more], photographs of the educational institution Gymnasia Netzach Yeshurun, various views from Akko, Biryah, Tel Chai, Kfar Nachum, the Sea of Galilee, Tivchah, and more.
All the photographs are described and dated in handwriting on the reverse.
Size: 9×7 cm. Very fine condition.
Collection of 31 private photographs of sites and scenic views of Jerusalem. 1949-1950.
Winter of 1950 (January) in Jerusalem was a snowy winter and many of the photographs depict various places in Jerusalem under cover of white snow. Shown: the entrance to Mount Herzl, the intersection of Jaffa and King George Streets, the Old City wall, various buildings on Mount Zion, the windmill, King David’s tomb, Ein Kerem, Yad Avshalom, an early photograph of Damascus Gate [1930], a Neturei Karta group building a snowman, the Rechavia neighborhood, and more. Handwritten descriptions and dates are on the backs of the photographs.
Size: 9×7 cm, except one which is 11×8 cm. Very fine condition.
Eight group photographs of students in various educational institutions in the Land of Israel. 1930s and 1940s.
There are: four group photographs in the Netzach Yeshurun gymnasium in Petach Tikvah – 9th and 10th grades – 1945-6, photograph of the 2nd grade of the Moriah school on the beach in Tel Aviv – 1939, a girls’ 7th grade in the Netzach Yisrael school in Petach Tikvah – 1943, 24th cohort of the 8th grade girls of Netzach Yisrael in Petach Tikvah. Class picture of the first cohort of the Netzach Yeshurun gymnasium, 1947-8.
Four photographs sized 9×14 cm, two 9×7 cm, one 18×13 and a large one 24×18 cm. All of the photographs are described [and dated] in handwriting on the reverse.
Overall very fine condition.
Photograph showing ‘Students in the Jewish Institute for the Blind in Jerusalem, Learning a Craft’ – from the first years of the institute, c. 1902.
The famous institute was founded in the old city of Jerusalem after an incident that happened near the merchant Nachum Nathanson’s home, when a blind child who was not connected to any educational or occupational framework was injured. This inspired R’ Chaim Michel Michlin and Rabbi Avraham Moshe Luntz [who was blind] and Dr. Gershon Yitzchak Krishevsky to found an educational and occupational framework for blind children, so that they would be educated and not wander in the streets. After some time, the institute moved to HaNeviim Street at the intersection of Munbaz Street, and in 1931 it set up residence in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Size: 18×13 cm. Fine condition.
[8] large photographs of participants in festive Jewish assemblies in America held in magnificent halls, some sponsored by philanthropist Shlomo Reichman. The photographs depict rabbis and heads of communities, philanthropists and people in positions of power in the Jewish world. 1920s-1940s.
Among the photographs:
* Siyum – Yumd Mid-Winter Conference Rabbinical Council of America Hotel Riverside Pizd. Jan. 18, 1938.
* Sabbath-Observing Grocers Dinner March 12, 1939
* Dedication Dinner April 19, 1942
* Annual Banquet 1941
All the photographs are described on the plate in the body of the photograph – the theme of the assembly and the date. Most are stamped on the back by the photographer.
Condition: Fine. The photographs are rolled up.
1. 100 stereoscopic photographs, depicting people and places in the Land of Israel published by the Underwood & Underwood company in the early 20th century. Photographs of worshipers at the Western Wall, scenic views and people in Jerusalem and its environs, views from cities in the Land of Israel, residents of the Land of Israel in traditional dress and more. Each photograph has a description printed on the back about the subject of the photograph. The photographs are placed in a box with images of two volumes of books with gilt writing on the spine.
2. T raveling in the Holy Land through the Stereoscope . Published by Underwood & Underwood New York – London. English. Explanations and descriptions of the 100 sites photographed. Folded maps at the end.
3. Stereoscope made of wood and aluminum with engraved decorations. Product of Underwood & Underwood New York 1901.
With the exception of slight tears in the case, very fine condition.
25 photographs of soldiers in the Hebrew army and the Notrim (Jewish Guards), including press photographs, 1940s.
There are military formations, group photographs of notrim in characteristic uniforms with shotguns, during activities, in various courses and more.
Photographer’s stamp on the backs of some of them, or that of the news agency that photographed them.
Various sizes: 20×12 cm – 9×6 cm. Fine condition.
Collection of 22 photographs featuring generals and key figures in France from World War II.
Among the photographs are: large photograph (31×24 cm) of Edgard de Larminat (1895-1962), a French general who fought in both World Wars, among the most important and influential figures of French fighting strategies during World War II; large photograph (31×24 cm) of Joseph Jean de Goislard de Monsabert (1887-1981), French general and politician, particularly prominent in the African battles during World War II, as well as in the Italian campaign led by the 3rd Algerian Division; photograph of Marcel Carpentier (1895-1977), officer in the French army during the World Wars and in the first Indochina War; photograph of General Pierre Armand Gaston Billotte (1906-1992), officer and politician of the French army, son of General Gaston Billotte, who commanded parts of the French army at the start of World War II, Pierre Billotte excelled in his combat operations during the Battle of France; photograph of Philippe de Gaulle (1921), retired French admiral and senator, eldest son of General Charles de Gaulle, first president of the French Fifth Republic; and other photographs of various French personalities during World War II.
All photographs include a description – stencil printed on strips of paper and fastened to the reverse side, stamped by the news agency that took them.
Three photographs sized: 31×24 cm. Two photographs sized: 25×18 cm. Thirteen photographs sized: 12×16 cm. Three photographs sized: 14×9 cm. One photograph sized: 15×21 cm. Overall very fine condition.
Three albums with dozens of photographs from WWI 1914-1919 , soldiers and various areas in Germany and Russia.
Photographs of generals and fighters in typical uniforms, photographs of buildings damaged in bombings [including what is apparently a bombed-out synagogue], war machines, photographs of soldiers on the battlefield, abandoned streets, group photographs of fighters and generals and more.
Most of the photographs are described and dated in handwriting on the back.
The photographs are of various sizes 6×6 cm – 9×13 cm. One of the albums is unbound. Overall fine condition.
19 photographs of Jewish Brigade soldiers who served in Libya around 1944.
Private photographs of soldiers in uniform, who served in the Jewish Brigade in Benghazi and its surroundings. Some are described and dated in handwriting on the reverse: ‘On the way to Liberation,’ ‘Benghazi 25/4/1944,’ ‘To Batyah … from Avraham, Benghazi, 23/3/1944’ and more.
After North Africa was captured from the Germans by the British army, Jewish Brigade soldiers arrived in Benghazi in 1943. The soldiers made contact with the Jewish community in the city, and even established a Hebrew school in Benghazi and were involved in its function.
Most of the photographs are 8×6 cm, some are larger or smaller. Fine condition.
Newspaper clipping with a picture of Prof. Albert Einstein wearing a kippah and playing the violin in the center of the new synagogue in Berlin, during a violin concert for synagogue worshipers. Text describing the event under the photo.
Description: [1] leaf, paper, mounted on stiff paper. 11×12 cm. Yiddish-English.
Condition: Fine, slight fold marks. Slight tear in the upper section.
Humorous postcard with color illustration – Menachem Birenbaum [plate-signed] – published by “Central,” Warsaw. Printed in Germany.
From the series of postcards he produced with illustrations of figures from daily life in Warsaw and Eastern Europe, accompanied by short humorous texts.
Not used, very fine condition.
Collection of [45] postcards by the Jewish artist and engraver Ephraim Moshe Lilien. Most were printed in Berlin.
Specifications: [45] postcards, 15×11 cm.
Background: Ephraim Moshe Lilien [1874-1925], was a Jewish artist who was active in Gemany and in Israel, one of the founders of Bezalel. His name preceded him due to his creations on Jewish and Zionist topics; he is sometimes called “The first Zionist artist.”
Condition: Most very fine.
Collection of 25 postcards MiShirei Moledet . Published by the Jewish National Fund, Jerusalem, first half of the 20th century.
Specifications: Collection 4 [10 postcards] 9×14 cm.
Collection 9 [10 postcards], and [5] additional postcards from other collections. 9×16 cm.
Fine condition: Some stains.
Collection of [49] postcards by the renowned Jewish artist Ephraim Moshe Lilien.
Specifications: [49] postcards. 10×14 cm.
Background: Ephraim Moshe Lilien [1874-1925], was a Jewish artist who was active in Gemany and in Israel, one of the founders of Bezalel. His name preceded him due to his creations on Jewish and Zionist topics; he is sometimes called “The first Zionist artist.”
Background: Most very fine. Placed in a magnificent album.
Memorial folder distributed a short time after the passing of the chief rabbi of Israel, the Rishon L’Tziyon, Rabbi Ben Tziyon Meir Chai Uziel. Published by the Sephardic Community Committee of Jerusalem – 1953.
Large photograph [24×17 cm] of Rabbi Uziel from the day of his induction as Rishon L’Tziyon, protected with pergament paper, “His final words” – moving testament left by the gaon demonstrating his great humility, in which he wrote principles set for leadership of the community, about the redemption and the importance of mitzvah observance, especially in the current generation, printed with a decorative border. Additional page with a brief overview of his life story.
Rabbi Ben Tziyon Meir Chai Uziel [1880-1953], Rishon L’Tziyon and chief Sephardic rabbi of the State of Israel, among the prominent rabbis of the first half of the twentieth century.
File: 35×28 cm. [5] pages. Slight tears in the margins of the memorial leaves.
