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Eretz Israel and Zionism, Anti-Semitsm, Holocaust and Sheerit Hapleta, Postcards and Photographs, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Seforim, Manuscripts, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes
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Rare undivided-back Shanah Tovah card. The front contains printed text about the superior quality of the four species grown by Samuel W. Pascheles in Prague. [Hebrew] New Year's greeting inscribed at the top of the postcard. His details appear in German with some Hebrew. The back of the postcard is undivided, with printed text and empty space for the name of the addressee. Sent in the mail in 1908.
Very rare postcard, does not appear in the catalogs of the Jewish postcards of the period.
14x9 cm. Very fine condition.
Three paper items privately published by the Manischewitz bakery in Ohio, United States. The factory operated during the second decade of the 20th century.
* Advertising leaflet with a Shanah Tovah blessing by B. Manischewitz Co. - in Cincinnati, Ohio. English and Hebrew. The Manischewitz bakery was one of the largest in the world at the time [as appears on the reverse side of the leaflet: א נאמען וואס קלינגט איבער דער גאנצער וועלט - THE LARGEST AND MOST KOSHER MATZO BAKERS IN THE WORLD] and it also established a branch in Capetown, South Africa.
* Postcards privately published by the bakery with a Star of David, and an Israeli flag next to an American flag.
* Two attached postcards [uncut] in a private format designed by the family with the image of two lions holding a star of David and the indication that the factory began operating in 1888.
Overall very fine condition.
Collection of 35 Shanah Tovah postcards with embossed decorations. Various publishers, Germany and the United States. Early 20th century.
Highlights: postcard for a Jewess with the inscription in the feminine: 'לשנה טובה תכתבי,' doves holding an anchor with the inscription, 'לשנה טובה תכתבו' in gilt lettering, a Shanah Tovah postcard with a special floral border, a Shanah Tovah postcard with the French inscription: Bonne Et Heureuse Annee (Happy New Year), and more.
22 were sent in the mail. Fine-very fine condition.
Interesting collection of 32 Shanah Tovah postcards with gilt decorations; the gilt decoration are integrated in a various ways. Germany and the United States, early 20th century.
15 were sent in the mail. Fine-very fine condition.
36 Shanah Tovah postcards with photographs and illustrations from life in the synagogue on the high holidays and the festivals of Tishrei - various publishers, most are American publications printed in Germany, one was published by Yehudiah [Warsaw], early 20th century.
There are postcards depicting the walk to the synagogue for the Kol Nidre service, a Shanah Tovah greeting at the entrance to the synagogue, removal of the Torah scroll [from the holy ark], the reading of the Torah, the cantor, the lifting of the Torah, the four species during na'anuim (waving) and more.
Six were sent in the mail, very fine condition.
18 rare Shanah Tovah postcards with Jewish motifs, verses and quotes from Jewish sources. Various publishers [Germany and others] and dates of print, early 20th century.
Including: Postcard with the verse recited during the havdalah service 'הנה א-ל ישועתי אבטח ולא אפחד', an illustration of scales and the inscription 'תשרי מאזניים' [undivided, sent in the mail in 1903], a postcard inscribed with a verse from Psalms referring to the shofar: 'הללוהו בתקע שופר' and an illustration of a hand holding a shofar [undivided,sent in the mail in 1903], a pair of lions with crowns on their heads holding a harp and the inscription: 'כתר תורה, לשנה טובה תכתבו,' a postcard with a large illustration of a gilt weight and the related inscription 'והיה החסד לקו והצדק למשקולת,' postcard with an illustration of the Decalogue and the Ten Commandments written in gold letters, and more.
Five are undivided, 11 were sent in the mail. Fine - very fine condition.





15 Shanah Tovah postcards with biblical scenes. Germany and the United States, early 20th century.
Highlights: Yaakov blessing Yosef's sons, the sale of Yosef, mahn in the desert, Yonah being thrown from the ship, Eliezer and Rivkah, tribal emblems, Shlomo sitting on David's throne, and more.
Three were used. Fine-very fine condition.





Diverse collection of 40 Shanah Tovah postcards by American publishers, some were printed in Germany. Early 20th century.
Various publishers: Rephael Tuck & Sons [Rephael Tuck was an English Jew who was one of the most important publishers in the world of postcards in the early 20th century. His factory opened in London in the early 1870s, and in the merit of the beautiful postcards he produced on general topics, he was selected to supply postcards to the British royal court. His official title as it appeared on postcards he published was: "Art Publishers to their Majesties the King and Queen." In the final decade of the 19th century, Tuck's agency opened a branch for the distribution of its merchandise on Broadway Avenue in New York, and in 1900 it moved its permanent office to 122 Fifth Avenue. It then began to produce postcards and greeting cards for the Jewish New Year.] There are also postcards published by F&G [New York], Rich. Bahendt [San Francisco], Hebrew New York Cards, and more.
27 were sent in the mail. Overall fine-very fine condition.





32 Shanah Tovah postcards from Jewish family life with inscriptions in Yiddish and postcards with various scenes and Yiddish inscriptions, published by: Central [Warsaw], Z. Reznik [Warsaw-New York], Synaj [Warsaw], Williamsburg and others, early 20th century.
The postcards depict various scenes from Jewish family life with several lines of dubbing in Yiddish: 'אין שוהל אריין', 'דער חיידר', 'דער סוד', 'קינדער ליעבע', 'דאס קליקליכע פאר', 'די בעל תשבוה'טע','גלות טיבען' and more. Includes a rare postcard with an illustration of a girl crying beside matzahs thrown at her feet and the inscription 'הא לחמא עניא.' [It is rare to find a postcard directly related to the Pesach festival.] There are also postcards with illustrations integrating new inventions (the telescope, the loudspeaker, or the telephone) which enchanted the people of the time with Yiddish captions alongside.
Two were sent in the mail. Fine-very fine condition.
Shanah Tovah postcard with an illustration of an Eastern European Jew in traditional dress. Watercolor on a piece of wood cut to the precise size of a period postcard with the above-mentioned painting on it and the inscription 'לשנה טובה תכתבו' [May you be Inscribed for a New Year]. Europe, early 20th century.
Undivided at back. Rare.
9x14 cm. Very fine condition.
Opening Shanah Tovah card [postcard format], color lithograph print on photograph, printed on transparency paper.
The front presents the Bezalel Academy of Arts building and the surrounding courtyard. "L'Shanah Tovah" appears in English and in Hebrew on the right. The transparency is bound with a lace to a paper card with space to fill in sender and addressee's details as well as the "Shanah Tovah" blessing in English. Rare.
9x14 cm. Very fine condition.
Shanah Tovah card - Palestine Regiment 18 Map Provision - The Jewish Brigade. 18 PAL. SURVEY MAP DEPORT R.E. Rosh HaShanah Eve, 1944 - with a map of the Land of Israel and the inscription, 'ושבו בנים לגבולם' ['And sons will return to their borders']. [Hebrew] inscription on lower right: 'May this be the last year of bondage and the first year of redemption.'
Filled out by hand of the well-wisher: M. A. Noam.
13x9 cm. Fold marks. Stains. Moderate-fine condition.