Winner's Unlimited - No. 105
Eretz Israel and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Numismatics, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes
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Four leaflets against attempts by the Jewish agency and Aliyat HaNoar to remove children of Morroccan immigrants from their parent's authority in order to proselytize them. Land of Israel, 1940s.
* Flyer calling out to raise a hue and cry before the arrival of a boat with 5000 children from Morocco on their way to Israel without their parents who are at risk of proselytization by the Jewish agency when they arrive. "Children of Morocco ... are pure seed, their parents raised them to Torah and fear of Heaven. Their parents are still in Morocco, the children are at the mercy of the zionist Jewish Agency ... holy children are fattened - Chametz on Passover and you are closing your eyes? Hah, responsibility to great to bear. Each one of us can save the souls of the Moroccan children, each one of us can stand on their blood and assist in our silence, by way of the Jewish Agency, to destroy them forever, heaven forbid ...' after which appear details of the emergency rally in Jerusalem in the midst of Chol HaMoed Pesach, given the necessity of the time. 30x25 cm. Fold marks. Fine condition.
* Three leaflets calling to come join rallies and protests with the Moroccan community's rabbis' participation [Rabbi Yisrael Abuchatzeira and Rabbi Refael Toledano, Rabbi S. Nachmani, Rabbi Moshe Chaskelowitz, Rabbi Dov Sokolovsky and Rabbi Amram Blau: 'To defend our children ... from the various snares and nets set before their feet to trap them into into a culture of sinful people ... by way of temptation and incitement to trap them en masse to their kibbutzes, to various educational institutions, to their clubs which are prepared for them ... 'Children were taken deceitfully from their parents ... this is not a time for silence ..." Identical size: 18x13 cm.
Brown leaves. Overall fine condition.
Diary for 1947-8 written by a soldier in the "Mishmar Ha'am" who served in the Jerusalem area. The diary entries include descriptions of events related to his service, various developments regarding Arab-Jewish security, description of activities of the "Mishmar Ha'am," notes regarding the sessions of the "Hanhalat HaVaad HaLeumi," description of security arrangements for sensitive areas, a visit with Yitzchak ben Tzvi and more.
On the leaf dated the 3rd of Kislev, 1947, the writer describes: "After the two nights that passed in Jerusalem, Shabbat night and Motzei Shabbat, when tens of thousands of bullets were shot towards the all the Jewish areas of the city, I got up early ... to visit the places that were the primary targets of the bullets of the police and soldiers. The primary target was again the homes near the police dormitory in the hospital of the English Mission. The view of the horrifying sight of the destruction caused to these homes and the miracle that nobody's life was taken ... testimonies were collected from dozens of people..."
Another interesting event took place on the 23rd of Cheshvan 1947: "A delegation on behalf of the Jewish residents of the Old City came to point out the danger threatening them with the opening of an Arab cafe near the entrance of the Jewish Quarter on the side of Zion Gate. When I asked Weingarten about this, he said that he believes that no license was ever given for the opening of this cafe ..."
Entry from Erev Yom Kippur, 9th of Tishrei 1947: "After we received information regarding the desecration of the synagogue by the army during their search, R' Nattan and I went to check if the information was correct. We reached the location...all the synagogue benches, the tables, chairs and pillows were upside down. All of the books, mishnayot, Zohar, gemaras were scattered on the floor. the holy ark was open and the Torah scrolls were open ..."
Entry from the 5th of Cheshvan 1947: "Visit to the places damaged as a result of the explosion of mines placed on the promotional flags of the Irgun ... in one place, near Ben Yehuda, security forces used explosives to take down the flag ..." and more.
"Mishmar Ha'am" was a volunteer group dedicated to preserving order in the big cities - Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. In some cities [such as Jerusalem], this organization was founded before the State of Israel was established. Men who served in this unit were above draft age, or young men who were not drafted for military service due to health problems. Pre-State, the units primarily focused on maintaining law and order during the shelling, as described at length in this diary.
Most of the diary features handwritten entries from the first months of the year of 1947-8 - from Tishrei to Tevet. Starting in the month of Shevat, there are just scattered short notes regarding events.
17 cm. Leather binding with gilt text תש"ח.
Fine-very fine condition.
Collection of paper items belonging to Rachel Hirschfeld - one of the first residents of the Rishon LeTzion moshava. Photographs, letters, personal papers. End of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century.
Included, among other items:
* Sale contract of her personal land in Rishon LeTzion to her finace with the official stamp of the 'Vaad Adat Rishon LeTzion' and the witnesses' signatures - the heads of the committee ['We, the undersigned, bear witness that the young woman, Rachel Henna daughter of R' Eliyahu Meir Hirschfeld came before us and said: Witness how I come of my own goodwill, without any coercion or force, to transfer my possession here in Rishon LeTzion - approximately 30 dunams of land upon some of which a vineyard has been planted, and upon some of which almonds are planted, to my finace Mr. Yaakov Tzvi Meizel ...' postcards that were sent to her with birthday wishes, and upon the occasion of her marriage. Her ketuba [partially printed in gold ink with the signatures of Rabbi Elchanan Eliezer Shalit and Yehoshua Dov son of Mann, and the signature of the shochet of Rishon LeTzion, R' Yaakov Mordechai Singer - 1900].
* 27 photographs from various periods in her life, mainly portrait photographs from when she was a child and photographs from her teenage years, most of the photographs are from around 1900 [large cabinet photographs mounted on the photographer's original cardboard mount, and photographs in a regular format].
* Family letters, from her to relatives and from relatives to her, personal letters between her and her husband Yaakov Meizel [some are dated - 'Rishon LeTzion Kislev 1909' and additional dates], Yiddish and Hebrew. Letters from friends [Yaakov Loberman, M. Krishevsksy, and others].
For other details about her, refer to the Rishon LeTzion Museum - 'Family Albums' - Mordechai Lieberman.
Approximately 70 paper items in total. Various sizes and conditions. Overall fine condition.
Collection of 13 rare early documents and publications about the battle for Tel-Chai and 11 Adar ['Yom Tel Chai'], mostly from the 1930s and 40s.
* Photograph of the 'Tel Chai - Beitar' group in Mezőkaszony [Ukraine] Chanukah 1940.
* Postcard commemorating 29 years protecting Tel Chai, 11 Adar 1949 'The whole Land is Tel Chai for us' - with a picture of the roaring lion, published by the General Federation of Hebrew Workers in Palestine, the executive committee. [Quote from Berel Katzenelson on the reverse.]
* Receipt from the Tel Chai Fund's main office, London, stamped in Lodz 14/4/1938.
* Receipt from the 'Tel Chai Fund of Palestine' stamped in 1936.
* Tax Receipt from the Tel Chai Fund 1940.
* Joseph Trumpeldor - 18 years since his hero's death in Tel Chai, 11 Adar 1920 - 1938, published by the Tel Chai Fund of Palestine, [1938].
* 'For Tel Chai Day' - booklet for kindergarten and first and second grade teachers, Tel Aviv, [1952]
* Yalkut Tel Chai published by the General Federation of Hebrews Workers in Palestine. Tel Aviv, 11 Adar, [1934]. Quality paper.
* Two postcards photographed with views from Kfar Giladi - Trumpeldor's monument - the roaring lion, and the convalescent home.
* Moreshet Tel Chai published by Maarachot. Tel Aviv [1948]. Sketches and photographs of the Tel Chai fighters.
* Certificate for marchers on the "Tel Chai" Galilee march, 1966 - 50th jubilee year of the Galilee kibbutz settlement.
* Yom Tel Chai, published by N. Twerski Tel Aviv 1950.
Various sizes and conditions.
Four volumes of supplements to the "Iton Rishmi" - the first book of bylaws of the State of Israel.
* Two volumes of supplements to the 24 first issues [starting with issue 2]. May 21, 1948 - September 29, 1948.
* Two volumes of supplements 27-50. October 15, 1948 - February 11, 1949.
Four volumes, tens of issues bound in an original binding.
The newspapers include the laws instituted by the provisional government together with the rulings of the various courts and a wealth of information regarding the emergency situation in the land at its start and the establishment of the young State of Israel's various institutions.
Fine condition.
Scroll of Esther integrated with zionist texts, with Portugese translation, published by the Jewish National Fund. [Editora Pelo Diretorio do Keren Kaiemet LeIsrael] Brazil 1949, Edited by Moshe Feigenblum. Hebrew, Yiddish, Portugese.
Abbreviated story of the megillah. When the traditional story ends, the megillah continues with the zionist story in language copied from the spirit of the megillah: 'And it continues and repeats from generation to generation, as in each generation they stand over us to wipe us out and we were unable to defend ourselves completely. Until the First Zionist Congress assembled for the sake of great salvation, which was also the most realistic defense, and declared: 'Zionism desires to establish a secure shelter in the Land of Israel for the people of Israel ... and the great work of building the national home began ... and in all the lands of their dispersion Jews contribute from their fortunes to prepare the ruins of their land as a defense for the Jews ... and by way of two great pipelines do the children of Israel's contributions flow - by the Jewish National Fund which redeems the people's land and by the United Israel Appeal which settles and builds ...' Rare megillah.
Unknown.
[13] pages. 25 cm.
Tears in the jacket. Fine condition.
A rare booklet with the 29th annual report of the Dorshei Zion Society in Capetown, South Africa - 1927/28. Hebrew and English.
The title page cover has an impressive imaginary picture which depicts Herzl leaning on the handrail of the Congress looking toward Jerusalem, alongside the picture of an angel holding a bent over Jew and pointing toward Zion and the words: 'If I forget thee Jerusalem may my right hand forget its skill, and may you open our eyes when you return to Zion mercifully'. On the title page are the names of the presidents and the directors.
The 'Dorshei Zion' society under the presidency of Y. Schwartz and M. Gorland was located on the Hatikva Street in Capetown. Before us is an annual report which lists the company's activities, expenses and income for 1927. Among other things is a review of various events: the reception for the delegates of the congress, the events marking the anniversary of Herzl's death, the Keren Hayesod campaign, a list of financial expenses and income and more.
A title page in Hebrew on one side and English on the other, the booklet is in Yiddish and concurrently in English on the other side.
A rare booklet. In the National Library are only two booklets of the 'Dorshei Zion' society from Capetown, one from 1903 and the other from 1912. The report before us does not appear in the National Library and is not bibliographically recorded.
11, 19 pages. 22 cm. A few stains on the binding. Very fine condition.
MiYomana Shel Gananet by Y. Zaltzman - exemplary principal of the kindergarten in the 'Tarbut' seminary in Warsaw, published by "L'Maan HaYeled," Warsaw, 1928.
The book is written in a pioneering mood in the field of new Jewish education, from the author's introduction: 'It's been seven years now, since we, the Jewish kindergarten teachers in Poland, announced individual education and we created the free Jewish kindergarten, the National Educational Institute, which desires to create and enhance the conditions and environment which will allow the Jewish child to develop the characteristics of his soul ... This National Educational Institute requires that the kindergarten teacher have not only great experience, but also constant creativity. It is up to the kindergarten teacher not only to build the building, but also to create the materials for this building, to create ex nihilo. We have not yet found the correct path, we are casting about in the dark and searching for ways ..."
The book itself also carries a mood of creating 'ex nihilo.' Between the pages of the 'journal,' Zaltzman describes the educational approach in the Jewish kindergarten in its first years - the various activities, special times in a child's life 'the first day in kindergarten,' subjects learned ['reading and writing in the natural kindergarten,' 'the Hebrew language in the natural kindergarten,' 'the kindergarten and the parents' home'] and the attempts to instill national values for the first time. The book contains practical everyday recommendations from the author's experience working with children ['Be careful with your promises to children - and if you have promised, keep that promise. Once I was in an elated mood, and I promised the children we would go fishing, and I had to keep my promise. The entire week, the children did not stop asking me about the fish'] and more.
266 [6] pages. 21 cm. Stains and blemishes on the binding. Stains. Fine condition.
The Admonim [Red] tractate from the Bolshevik Talmud. With the perush"a and old and sleepy Tosefot and novaelle of the Maharsha and more, by Avshalom Bar Daroma. Tel Aviv, 1923.
A biting and wttiy anti-Communist satirical work. Written in the style of the Babylonian Talmud with 'commentaries' around the text: "Rasha", "Old and Sleepy Tosefot", Novaelle of Maharasha", "Or Tura" and "Mesirat HaSus" instead of Rashi, Tosefot, Maharsha, Torah Or and Mesoret Hashas. "Our Rabbis taught us: There are six hundred thousand Communists in Russia. Ten of them are crazy...ten out of a hundred are fools who believe anything. And the rest - thieves and robbers... one who sees red people in a dream should expect searches, theft and bloodshed...".
Avshalom Bar Daroma is the pen name of Avshalom Shlomo Melamed, the author of 'Masechet Socharim' and the autobiography 'Chaim Kmo She'hem'.
Title page cover, back binding is missing.
Fine condition.
'Zev Jabotinsky is no longer' - an issue of the Haboker newspaper from August 5, 1940, reporting about Zev Jabotinsky's death.
Under the headline reporting his death is: 'The eagle fell from the heights of Heaven', 'the pillar of fire which led the camp has been extinguished', 'An urgent telegram was received yesterday from the Land of Israel Telegram Authority from London: Zev Jabotinsky died suddenly today from a heart attack. When he arrived at the Beitar camp he suddenly felt pains in his heart and at that moment his soul departed." His picture is in the center. The issue contains articles which review his life activity, and the response of the Jewish yishuv to his death.
Aging stains. Folding marks. Moderate-fine condition.
"The Palestine Post" dated May 18, 1948. Special edition, printed by stencil, without pictures, due to the emergency situation in Jerusalem at the time [two days after the publication of the edition with the headline: "State of Israel is Born"]
The newspaper includes a review of the State of Israel's appeal to the United Nations, the difficult battles with the Arab enemy in Jerusalem, quotes from Haim Weizmann's speech, description of Hagana activites throughout the country, the battles in Tel el-Qadi on the Jordan River, report about a ship with 600 illegal immigrants that arrived at the Tel Aviv port, and more.
Four leaves. 33x22 cm. Fold marks, fine condition.
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Booklet describing the activities of Beitar youth in China. Without name of publisher [Tel Aviv, 1974]. Hebrew and Russian.
The articles are replete with photos from the movement in Israel and China in addition to pictures of almuni of the movement.
The first Beitar branch in China was established in 1929 in Harbin by Mordechai Olmert, and additional branches were established in its wake. In 1947, these branches helped finance the Altalena ship.
[2] 143, X pages. Illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimilies. 28 cm.
Stained binding. Fine condition.