Winner's Unlimited - No. 099
Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Maps, Periodicals, Postcards, banknotes, Eretz Israel and Zionism
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Lot 26
Issues of the hasscala journal 'Kochavi Yitzhak'. 1845-1868
Issues of the "Kochvei Yitzchak" journal for maskilim, 1845-1868
eight issues of the Kochvei Yitzchak journal for maskilim, edited by Mendel ben Yitzchak Stern, Vienna.
Includes issue 1 which was published in 1845 and issues 7, 17, 20, 23, 30, 34, 35 - published between 1845-1868. [The last issue was published in 1837, after a break of four years]. The issues were published sporadically. [37 issues were published over the 28 years of its existence.]
The journal discussed poetry, manuscripts [which were first published in its publications from time to time], Hebrew studies, translations of German-Jewish texts and more. Contributers included Elazar ben Yehuda of Worm, Shd"l [Shmuel Dovid Luzzato], Rochel Morpurgo and others. Editor Mendel Stern [1811-1873] was the director of the Hebrew department at Anton Schmidt's press.
Varying sizes and conditions.
HaPardes. Monthly Torah journal with words of Torah from the Torah leaders of the time, published by Shmuel Aharon HaLevi Pardes of Zarik near Piotrkow. First year, booklets 1-6.
The first six booklets were published in the framework of the Torah journal, bound together. Concludes with the Avnei Shmuel kuntress by Rabbi Shmuel Aharon HaLevi Pardes, Lodz, 1917. The endpapers and flyleaves have torah novella and comments signed by R' Yaakov Gordon.
Old cardboard binding. Fine condition.
Jubilee Book Haynt - a special festive book published on the twentieth anniversary of 'Haynt', one of the most popular and well-known newspapers pre-Holocaust Poland.
The book was printed in 1928. On its first leaves are photographs of past and present 'Haynt' staff. Most of the book is composed of memories of well-known people such as Shaul Tchernichovsky, Sarah Reisen, Y. Greenbaum, etc. as well as many advertisements. Most of the newspaper's writers were murdered in the Holocaust.
The articles are written in Yiddish. A few of the advertisements are in Hebrew.
199 [14] pages.
Tears on the spine, slightly folded cardboard binding, aging stains, moderate condition.
Complete, five-volume set of all "Miklat" journal issues ever published. New York, 1920-21.
The journal was edited by Y. D. Berkowitz and published by Avraham Yosef Sztybel. It discusses history, Hebrew studies, poems, philosophy, national rejuvenation and more. Submissions from: Dovid Shimanowitz, Daniel Persky, Bialik, M. M. Dolitzki, Dovid Frischmann and more.
5 volumes. 15 issues. 21 cm.
Fine condition.
13 issues of the Ha'atid newspapers - mouthpiece of the Histadrut HaChalutz Ha'olamit, Warsaw, 1930s.
The issues include an expansive reivew of the activities of "HaChalutz" in Poland, speeches by the spokespeople of the movement at various conventions, pictures from Palestine, culture, song, pioneerism and more. Contributions from various writers, including: Yehuda Ibn Samuel, A. Yaari, S. Lavi, Aba Shatz, Y. Tabenkin and others.
Moderate-fine condition.
A Grus Fun Eretz Yisrael..Regards from Eretz Yisrael - the history of the Etz Hachaim Yeshiva and the development of the Jewish yishuv over the last century. By. A. Z. Brezhin. Jerusalem, 1933. Yiddish. Solomon press.
Early booklet with an interesting historic description, replate with pictures, about the development of the Jewish yishuv in Jerusalem and the Etz Chaim Yeshiva: its rabbis [portraits of Rabbi Shmuel Salant, Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin and others], its disciples [various class pictures], and the various buildings in which it was housed. Includes newspaper articles from the time regarding the yeshiva.
42 pages. 34 cm. Missing two pages at the conclusion. Paper folds in the margins of the jacket ittle page.
The body of the booklet is in fine condition.
Schriften - Inteligia fun di otzros fun alten on neim identum, edited by Zvi Schwartz. Buenos Aires, Tammuz 1944 - Iyar 1949. Yiddish.
24 consecutive issues of the Schriften journal, in four volumes:
* 7 consecutive booklets in volume: Tammuz 1944-Nissan 1945.
* 6 consecutive booklets in volume: Tammuz 1945 - Iyar 1946.
* 5 consecutive booklets in volume: Sivan 1946 - Iyar 1947.
* 6 consecutive booklets in volume: Sivan 1948 - Iyar 1949.
The issues deal with the Holocaust of European Jewry, Hebrew research, and Jewish culture, both old and new. Among the writers: Eliyahu Golomb, Shalom Asch, Hillel Zeitlin, Gershom Shalom, Yaakov Goldstein and others.
Each volume is 20 cm. Varying conditions. Fine overall condition.
Four important, unknown journals from the Histadrut HaNoar HaTzioni. 1930s and 40s.
* Avuka. Histadrut HaNoar HaTzioni. Tel Aviv, 1st of Iyar, 1939. Issue 1. Stencil. The editorial states: "Recently, we felt the lack of a newspaper in which the members can express their opinions and thoughts...and it was decided to publish the Avuka newspaper...in which we wish to show the youth at large that there is another way, of which they are not yet aware..." The newspaper describes the history of the movement throughout the country, thoughts regarding the future format of the journal, the movement's attitude regarding sports, the task of the youth within the nation, and more. Not in the National Library. 20 pages. 22 cm. Illustrated jacket title.
* Newsletter of Ken [group] Chadera L'Histadrut, "HaNoar HaTzioni B'Eretz Yisrael", Menachem-Av, 1944. Issue 1. Stencil. The first issue published by the group. "The founding group has been organized. It's mother is small, but its future is promised. We are now certain of victory." The journal discusses the establishment of the settlement - "the dream became a reality"; a year since the Warsaw Uprising; corner for new immigrants and more. Not in the National Library. [1] 20 pages. 17x21 cm.
* Masuot. Internal journal of the Gedud Chashmonaim published by the Histadrut HaNoar HaTzioni, Ken Tel Aviv, 1946. Stencil. The booklet includes thoughts about the religious movement; the chances of political independence; splits within the movement; memorial chart and more. Not in the National Library. 30 pages. 17x21 cm. Jacket title page.
* HaNoar HaTzioni. Newsletter of the "Chevrot HaNoar Ha'Oleh". Issue 5. Published by the "Noar HaTzioni - HaMazkirut Ha'Elyona."Kislev, 1949. Newsletter distributed with the classification, "internal - not for sale." The issue includes a review of events within the movement; the liberation of Nitzanim [after it was recaptureds by the IDF in 1949], the nucleus of a settlement in Mosdot and more. The National Library has issues from 1948 and 1952 onwards. This is not in the National Library. 15 pages. 24 cm.
Varying sizes and conditions.






Two volumes of the bi-weekly HaGalgal. Volume one, issues 1-26 [starting in 1943]. Volume two, issues 1-42. Published by the Government Intelligence Bureau in Jerusalem, on behalf of the British intelligence services with the cooperation of Radio Jerusalem. The journal of the "Kol Yerushalayim" Mandatory radio station.
The journal was published bi-weekly. In 1944, it began appearing weekly. HaGalgal was the second illustrated journal to be published in the city (HaOlam HaZeh was the first). The journal included many photos, maps, caricatures, poems and more. It was published during the Second World War and extensively discussed current events. The preface even states, "The cycle of events in the world is now spinning at frightening speed, but the public....is not scared, and is discovering springs of hope..."
It was printed with the approval of the British government and was printed on quality paper.
Two volumes, 29.5 cm. Moderate-fine condition.
Internal issue published by Kibbutz "Nitzanim Chamama," marking the laying of its cornerstone. Issue dated the 10th of Elul, 1945. Stencil. "On Thursday, the 30th of Av 1945, the 9th of August, we laid the cornerstone for this house, the first permanent home in our "Nitzanim" kibbutz on the land of "Chamama."
A few copies of this issue was published, with the label "internal," for the 70 members of the settlement. It includes an expansive review of the establishment of the kibbutz: "We, the members of Nitzanim, as part of the Zionist camp, are happy to be part of those who are taking possession of the land between Ashdod and Ashkelon and we will set out our tents...and this village, of which we are starting its construction today, will serve as one of the many houses for the absorption of future Jewish residents for which we are preparing..."
The issue relates to the Holocaust victims at length, it even ends: "The destruction has come on the House of Israel, complete communities were slaughtered, were burnt alive or suffocated with poisonous gas by Hitler the Nazi enemy..." It also includes declarations regarding the future: "We will not bring ourselves to slaughter, we will no longer be trampled and destroyed. We will raise the the flag of self-protection...may the decision of the Zionist camp and settlements be of strength - we will continue the project...we will expand and strengthen the building of our nation."
The reader can feel the excitement of the kibbutz members who first established the settlement: "For ten years we have been waiting for this day, since the group was established in Poland, a group for "hachshara"...Six years ago, our members immigrated and stuck a peg in a temporary camp...we are happy that we are building a home in this wondrous corner - a corner of early Israeli strength ...today we placed the foundation for a Jewish village in a "forbidden" area...we will yet sing and cheer for the land of Chamama that is being rejuvenated...it is light for us today...a holiday...Chamama is opening its doors to the refugees of the Diaspora."
Kibbutz Nitzanim was established by a few families from Romania and Poland who illegally immigrated to Palestine in 1939. The group supported themselves by working in the orchards near Ben Shemen and Kfar Meir, while waiting for an opportunity to establish an independent settlement. They were offered three areas of settlement, and chose JNF land purchased in 1924, near Nitzanim. The settlement was surrounded by Arab villages. The closest Jewish settlement was Beer Tuvia, which was about 8 kilometers away. According to the Partition Plan, the settlement would have been in the Arab State.
During the War of Independence, on May 14, 1948, the Egyptian army attacked the settlement with tanks and artillery, while the fighters of Nitzanim were armed with light ammunition. Many fighters were killed during the battle and the others were taken as prisoners of war by the Egyptians. Near the end of the war, in December 1948, the IDF recaptured the area, and about three months later the settlement was moved about 3 kilometers south of its original location. The story of the settlement that stood on its original location for only three years and whose members died during the War of Independence, became a legend in the history of the State of Israel. In the 1960s, Nachum Zolotov, whose brother Bezalel died in the battle, designed a memorial for the killed Nitzanim fighters, that was established in Nitzanim.
Rare, important issue that is not in the National Library and is not listed in the ULI.
[1] 20 pages.
16x21 cm. Illustrated paper jacket. Original postmarked stamp on the back, pasted when the issue was mailed.
Jedioth Chadashoth. Five Israeli newspapers published in large cities, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Haifa, in German, from the Six Day War, 5-9 of June, 1967.
The issue dated 8/6/67 is headlined "Jerusalemer altstadt in unserer hand scharm el scheich erobert" [the Old City of Jerusalem is in our hands], another issue is headlined "Altstadt Jerusalems in den handen Israels [the Old City of Jerusalem in Israeli hands], and more. Includes an expansive review of the stages of the war. A few advertisements in Hebrew.
The issues are in protective plastic covers.
Aging stains on most issues, brittle paper. Moderate condition.
Important collection of 60 first issues of journals and newspapers that were published in Petach Tikvah. A treasury of issues, some very rare and unknown. Including:
* Ashnev L'Chinuch. Published by the Educational Administration, March 1991. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* Amishav- Hadar Ganim. September 1997, issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* Tatzpit - October 1993, local paper of the Mafdal Movement in Petach Tikvah. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* Shorashim - Journal of the Hitachdut HaSefardim Shomrei Torah - Shas movement, June 1986. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* Ha'Akadamay - journal of the organization of social sciences academics, January-February 1981. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* Bitaon HaMafdal B'Petach Tikvah. Kislev - 1985. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* Dapim - Published by the National-Religious movement. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* B'Deah Serugah, direct mailing from the Mafdal. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* Kol HaHorim. Journal of the Municipal Parent Commitee of Petach Tikvah, June 1991. Issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* HaYarden, Mayaan HaTikvah, Shas journal Petach Tikvah - issue 1. Not in the National Library.
* HaTeh Shechem. Journal of the HaTeh Shechem movement. Issue 1, July 1991. Not in the National Library.
In addition to first issues of additional journals, some were published for just a short time, and some are rare. Including: Gilyonot Milabs, Hed im HaMoshavot, Keshet Nechusha, Orot Petach Tikvah, Kikar Ha'Ir, Ikar Hachadashot, Zinuk L'Karera, Rechov Roshi, Notzot, Shishi, Kipa Achat, Noam, Kesher, HaTzela HaRevi'it, Panim L'Panim, HaKol Zahav, Moniton, Yachad Shivtei Yisrael and many more.
The issues were gathered by one collector who followed the daily development of the local papers and compiled the first issues, one-by-one, over years.
Varying sizes and conditions.