Or HaMussar journal, mouthpiece of the Novardok 'Beit Yosef' yeshivot in Poland. Piotrkow-Jerusalem-Tel Aviv. 1925-1938. Six booklets.

Content: Booklets: 9, 10, 14, 15, 16. The title page of booklet 15 is missing.

Unique Features: Especially rare booklets. Booklet 16 is not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book. Booklets 1-7 were printed by stencil, not a single copy is known to have survived. Therefore, before us are six out of the nine known booklets.

Condition: Conditions vary. Overall fine condition.

Chamar - Gamal, a comic monthly publication edited by Itamar Ben Avi, the first and only issue published, Jerusalem 1909, published as a supplement of the "HaZvi" newspaper.

A Zionist monthly publication containing humorous texts alongside sarcastic 'news'. Itamar Ben Avi was the first to bring western commercial norms to Israel, and brought a militant and sensationalist style. Among other things are cartoons in the form of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, and Aharoni the nature researcher.

[4] leaves. 30 cm. Stains. Slight tears. Moderate-fine condition.

Printed sermon delivered by Rev. de Sola Pool in the Sephardic synagogue "Shearit Yisrael" of New York on parashat Chayei Sarah, November 15, 1930. The sermon argues that the great innovations in the field of physics attributed to Einstein, along with his understanding of the material world, were embodied in Judaism long before, and were expounded more deeply and broadly than in Einstein's great theories.

The sermon was articulated in sarcastic and critical language that negates Einstein's world-renowned greatness, and is opened with words of cynical honor: "When Albert Einstein speaks, the world listens." Rabbi Sola claims that Einstein's theory of relativity is hinted at by several verses in the Psalms. He also claims that Einstein's elucidations of verses with expressions of the Creator's personification are mistaken in light of the correct interpretation, because he ignores Chazal's principle, "The Torah speaks in human language." He continues, quoting phrases from the hymn 'Adon Olam,' and the wording of the prayer service that express the smallness of man in the face of the Creator's greatness, and attacks Einstein on basic elemental points in his thinking. The sermon is built in the form of debate, "Einstein tells us" on one side, and in opposition, the traditional Jewish worldview, embodied within the Writings in a manner far more profound and broad in comparison to the worldview of the great scientist.

This is an obscure sermon that was printed at the peak of the scientist's world publicity [about two years before he emigrated to America].

Is not in the National Library, nor bibliographically listed.

Eight pages. 22 cm. Unbound. Slight tear in the margins of the leaves. The paper is slightly fragile. Fine condition.

Collection of assorted letters from various cities throughout Poland, related to Jews, most are printed in Polish or Yiddish with handwritten supplements. 1900-1930.

Chaim Weiner's membership certificate in the "League on Behalf of a Working Palestine in Poland," 1931; immigration form from Warsaw; confirmation of a year's study from 1914; employment confirmation for a babysitter; invitation to an evening of literature and art; fire insurance policy, 1918; deposit slip for 30 zloty in a Warsaw Bank; employment confirmation in the Children's Aid Society in Chrzanow; letters written by Pinsker Shemitz; registration certificate from the Polish Interior Ministry, 1932; handwritten confirmation of employment as a teacher; documents from the children's organization in Krynkach; confirmation of employment as a teacher in the Jewish school in Lublin, in Yiddish; handwritten document from the Polish wood factory; document from the immigration bureau in Warsaw; and other documents. Some of the documents feature Jewish names - Rubenstein, Leib Leibman [in Hebrew], Dr. Ilsa Mittelman and others.

About 30 documents in total, varying sizes and conditions.

The collection has not been thoroughly inspected.

Palestine Postal and Telegraph Administration (Land of Israel) July [1930]. Rare.

Single directory for all areas of the country including Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, and 'Other Centers' [cities in the south and north]. Telephone numbers comprising only three digits.

The directory opens with 'Essence of telephone service' with extremely basic instructions about how to make a telephone call for those using a telephone for the first time in their lives. [Three sides participate in a telephone call, they are: you yourself, the center and the distant subscriber, a successful telephone call is possible only with these three sides, it is impossible without them.'] And basic instructions about how to use the telephone, how to converse and how to answer the call. After that is a list of 'names of subscribers' which opens with of the telephone numbers of 'His Excellency the High Commissioner' with the symbol of the British Mandate, a list of the telephone numbers of the 'Government Departments' ['Agriculture and Forestry, 'Deputy County Commissioner's Offices,' 'Telephone numbers of the Army and Air Force' and others].

Interesting telephone numbers can be found, such as that of the Jamal brothers [publishers of the famous postcards], Rothschild Hospital, the English Mission, 'HaIvri' Press, 'The Ashkenazic Chevrah Kaddishah,' 'The Palestine Automobile Society,' 'United Elder Society,' 'The Hospital for Infectious Diseases,' 'HaBimah - The Hebrew Theater,' 'Asis, the Society for the Production of Fruits of the Land,' and more.

As such, the directory includes price lists for international calls to Egypt, to Transjordan, intercity calls, postage rates for the Palestine Postal and Telegraph Administration, air mail, many advertisements, and more. Rare.

The various chapters are separated by dividers which were designed as part of the directory.

Brittle brown paper, rust marks near the staples, tears. Moderate condition.