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Lot 266		1st Printing of Israel's Declaration of Independence - Signed By 10 Original Signers. Israel's Provisional Government Official Bulletin No. 1 (14 May 1948) with the complete Declaration of Independence Signed in Hebrew on page two by ten of the original signers of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, 3 pages, 13½" x 8¼", n.p., n.d. In superb condition. Hard bound in an elegant folder. Very rare and a most historic document. So far as we know, this is the only signed copy in private hands and the first time a first printing has been offered outside of Israel. The ten signers of this original issue of the Israeli Declaration of Independence are: David Ben Gurion - Prime Minister, Minister of Defense Golda Meierson (Meir) - Labor Minister Moshe Shertok (Sharet) - Prime Minister and first Foreign Minister Moshe Kolodny (Kol) - Minister of Tourism Felix Rosenblit (Rosen) - Minister of Justice Izrak Greenbaum - Minister of Internal Affairs Harav Fishman - Minister of Religion Nachum Nir Refalkes - Speaker of the Knesset Moshe Shapiro - Minister of Welfare Rabbi I.N. Levin - Orthodox Religious Affairs Minister At 4:00 pm on Friday, May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. His reading of Israel's Declaration of Independence was broadcast to Jews all over the country. Ben Gurion became the first Prime Minister of the new state, which was quickly recognized by the United States and the USSR. Here is the text of the Declaration of Independence:: THE LAND OF ISRAEL was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was formed. Here they achieved independence and created a culture of national and universal significance. Here they wrote and gave the Bible to the world. Exiled from Palestine, the Jewish people remained faithful to it in all the countries of their dispersion, never ceasing to pray and hope for their return and the restoration of their national freedom. Impelled by this historic association, Jews strove throughout the centuries to go back to the land of their fathers and regain their statehood. In recent decades they returned in masses. They reclaimed the wilderness, revived their language, built cities and villages and established a vigorous and ever-growing community with its own economic and cultural life. They sought peace yet were ever prepared to defend themselves. They brought the blessing of progress to all inhabitants of the country. This right was acknowledged by the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917, and re-affirmed by the Mandate of the League of Nations, which gave explicit international recognition to the historic connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and their right to reconstitute their National Home. The Nazi Holocaust, which engulfed millions of Jews in Europe, proved anew the urgency of the re-establishment of the Jewish state, which would solve the problem of Jewish homelessness by opening the gates to all Jews and lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations. The survivors of the European catastrophe, as well as Jews from other lands, proclaiming their right to a life of dignity, freedom and labor, and undeterred by hazards, hardships and obstacles, have tried unceasingly to enter Palestine. In the Second World War the Jewish people in Palestine made a full contribution in the struggle of the freedom-loving nations against the Nazi evil. The sacrifices of their soldiers and the efforts of their workers gained them title to rank with the peoples who founded the United Nations. On November 29, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a Resolution for the establishment of an independent Jewish state in Palestine, and called upon the inhabitants of the country to take such steps as may be necessary on their part to put the plan into effect. This recognition by the United Nations of the right of the Jewish people to establish their independent State may not be revoked. It is, moreover, the self-evident right of the Jewish people to be a nation, as all other nations, in its own sovereign State. ACCORDINGLY, WE, the members of the National Council, representing the Jewish people in Palestine and the Zionist movement of the world, met together in solemn assembly today, the day of the termination of the British mandate for Palestine, by virtue of the natural and historic right of the Jewish people and of the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations, HEREBY PROCLAIM the establishment of the Jewish State in Palestine, to be called ISRAEL. WE HEREBY DECLARE that as from the termination of the Mandate at midnight, this night of the 14th and 15th May, 1948, and until the setting up of the duly elected bodies of the State in accordance with a Constitution, to be drawn up by a Constituent Assembly not later than the first day of October, 1948, the present National Council shall act as the provisional administration, shall constitute the Provisional Government of the State of Israel. THE STATE OF ISRAEL will be open to the immigration of Jews from all countries of their dispersion; will promote the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; will be based on the precepts of liberty, justice and peace taught by the Hebrew Prophets; will uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizens, without distinction of race, creed or sex; will guarantee full freedom of conscience, worship, education and culture; will safeguard the sanctity and inviolability of the shrines and Holy Places of all religions; and will dedicate itself to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. THE STATE OF ISRAEL will be ready to cooperate with the organs and representatives of the United Nations in the implementation of the peace and play their part in the development of the State, with full and equal citizenship and due representation in its bodies and institutions � provisional or permanent. We offer peace and unity to all the neighboring states and their peoples, and invite them to cooperate with the independent Jewish nation for the common good of all. Our call goes out to Jewish people all over the world to rally to our side in the task of immigration and development and to stand by us in the great struggle for the fulfillment of the dream of generations � the redemption of Israel. With trust in Almighty God, we set our hand to this Declaration, at this session of the Provisional State Council, in the city of Tel Aviv, on this Sabbath eve, the fifth of Iyar, 5708, the fourteenth of May, 1948. Estimated Value $15,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $109,250
Lot 267		1925 Palestine Land Contract. Deed dated 16 June, 1925 by which David Savetnick, of Los Angeles, California, purchases a 3600 sq. faint. lot of land in Migdal, Palestine, near Lake Tiberias, from Migdal Garden Villa, Inc., a New York corporation. Upon payment of the purchase price of $640, the title will be issued in accordance with the laws of Palestine. Fine condition; light toning and soiling. Palestine was under the British Mandate from 29 September 1923 until 15 May 1948; the whole period was characterized by clashes between the aspirations of the Jewish settlers and the rights of the Arab inhabitants. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 268		1926 Israeli Bible Book With Ben-Zion Dedication. A Biblical book for children in Hebrew, titled "Fawn" ["Ofer"], 6½" x 4¾", 13 pp., published by Dvir Publishing in 1926, and with a dedication on the title page, "S. Ben-Zion, A Ring of Blessing." in black ink." Some foxing and wear, but intact. This was one of the first books published in Tel Aviv. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 269		1946 "Memorandum Submitted to the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry". Typed manuscript, 300+ pages, folio, headed "General Federation of Jewish Labour In Eretz-Israel (Palestine)," Tel-Aviv, March 1946. About very good; title page and table of contents are separated and torn; the last page is torn and has paper loss affecting some text. The introduction states, "…This Memorandum is presented to you by men and women who have made the realization of the Zionist effort in Palestine their aim in life; who have gathered together in Palestine from all parts of the world impelled by their desire to bring the Jewish National Home into existence, and whose daily life is related in all its details to the fulfilment of the Zionist ideal…." Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 270		1947 Palestine Pamphlet With Maps. Pamphlet titled "Annexes, Appendices & Maps to the Report by the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine to the General Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, 31st August 1947." Printed in London by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 104 pp., 9½" x 6", with three pull-out maps of the proposed territories. Very good; lightly toned with a few dark spots at edges of paper covers, which hold the British Coat of Arms. Information pertaining to a special session of the U.N. Gerneral Assembly to deal with "the termination of the [British] Mandate over Palestine and the declaration of its independence." Accompanied by a "Summary of Recommendations" issued by the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, for the consideration of the U.N. General Assembly, published by the Government of Palestine, 1947, 8 pp. Toning and some edge chips to covers, else very good. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $489
Lot 271		A 1914 Field Report From Palestine. Two reports, in newsletter form, by Rabbi Dr. Italiener to the administration of the Israeli religious community in Darmstadt, 4 pp., 11½" x 9", in German, General Headquarters of the 7th Army, 10 Oct. and 10 Dec. 1914. Fine; minor foxing and light overall toning. Italiener reports that he is traveling alone with his own vehicle, that he is doing Jewish services and looking for Jewish soldiers in the field hospitals. He reports that he is also attending to Christians and that priests are attending to Jews. (The majority of the Jews living in Palestine in 1914 were secular Jews who had come from Europe with the intent of establishing a Jewish homeland). Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 272		Aescoly, Aharon Ze'ev (1901-48) Editor and translator; doctor of ancient languages; active as a writer, educator and historian who researches remote Jewish communities and mystical cults in Judaism. His books on Ethiopian Jewry, the Lodz Jewish community, Jewish false Messiah David Ha-Reuveni, and the Towianski movement are still considered thorough and important to this day. During World War II Aescoly served as a rabbi in the British army with a rank of captain, and as such served in Europe during the war and immediately afterwards. In 1948 he served as the commander of the NETSAH unit in Jerusalem during the War of Independence, which was responsible for dealing with the dead and missing soldiers and their families. During the War of Independence, the Jewish inhabitants of Jerusalem were cut off from the rest of the country due to a siege by Arab forces. Aescoly's archive from 1948 consists of documents on the atmosphere and special activities which took place in the city in both civil and military aspects. The archive also expresses in a rare manner the process of change from a variety of underground military units (Palmach, Etsel, Hehi…) before the establishment of the State of Israel, to an organized national army (IDF) afterward. Since conditions prevented an organized documentation of the army and bureaucracy during this period, these records have major historical importance. This archive could contain details, as well as names, of fallen soldiers and civilians which are not in other records. The files contain over 200 letters, telegrams, typewritten forms, notes and copies of letters, all dated February to September 1948, and most from April to June (Israel was establish on May 14th.) The majority of documents were written in besieged Jerusalem; the others were sent there. This archive was acquired directly from Aescoly's private estate. The archive is divided by subject: (1) Movement from underground units to army (20 items all typewritten or stenciled): forms related to the organizing of the IDF - a first "census," the "swearing in," establishment of the Military Rabbinate, etc. (2) Correspondence within Jerusalem on subjects connected to NETSAH: over 80 items dealing with mass graves, identification of the deceased, informing the families, ordering coffins, post mortem operations, etc. (3) Items dealing directly with those killed and missing, including their names and details: 40 items - telegrams and notes which arrived from the various units, full identification forms, etc. Also in this lot are two reports of deceased soldiers, including location of the battle. A researcher who saw this group claims that not all the names are known in the official list of fallen soldiers. To the best of our knowledge, these lists do not exist in any other archive! (4) Two notebooks with copies of letters containing about 50 letters written by Aescoly in April to June 1948, all regarding NETSAH affairs. (5) Items regarding culture and public affairs in Jerusalem: about 40 items, sent to and from the chief rabbi, the city's governor, the community committee, etc. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 273		Ben-Gurion, David. Autograph Letter Signed in Hebrew, 2 separate pages, 8½" x 4¾", Sde-Boker, 1 Dec. 1968. Fine; file holes in margins. Addressed to Moshe Soroka, general manager of the Histadrut [trade union] for healthcare clinics. Ben-Gurion writes: "I have not shown my appreciation for naming the nursing school next to the hospital in Beer-Sheva after my Pola [Ben-Gurion's late wife]…believe me it was not due to lack of appreciation…for months after the passing of Pola I was deeply depressed and in addition I was burdened with completing the writing of 20 years of the state of Israel…I do not believe that I deserve anything being named after me for the things I did in my life. The truth is, and many cannot understand it, that whatever I did, I did out of deep inner need and I do not believe anyone deserves any gratitude or prize. However, Pola was not a Zionist when I fell in love with her…she did not hesitate for a moment to settle in Eretz Israel…even though I told her Israel was a primitive place compared to the USA….she never hesitated for a moment…when I told her in the end of 1953 that I would like to live at least a few years in the Negev. She agreed to come with me to Sde-Boker even though she had to leave her children and friends…I don't know if there was ever a wife more devoted and loyal to her husband than Pola was and she undoubtedly deserves being remembered forever. You have done a great and wonderful thing naming the nurse hospital after her (she herself was a nurse until we came here) and a school in Beer-Sheva at that. I was told you are in favor of nationalizing all healthcare clinics…that is my opinion as well and I wish the Histadrut will understand that the state and entire nation come first…". Six months after writing this letter Ben-Gurion made his first state visit to the hospital which is now called "Soroka Medical Center." A beautiful expression of Ben-Gurion's love and devotion for his deceased wife. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 274		Ben-Gurion, David (1876-1973) One of the most influential figures in modern Zionism; founder of the State of Israel; Israel's first (1948-52) and third (1955-62) prime minister. Typed Letter Signed as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, in Hebrew, one page, 8" x 6¼", Jerusalem, 13 July 1956. to David Tuvyahu, mayor of Be'er Sheva. Very fine; two hole punches at right margin. With translation. Incredible content, as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. "Mayor, Only with the authority of the Government of Israel that represents a majority of the members of parliament, who were voted in by the people, will the suggestion be approved or rejected regarding having full diplomatic relations with West Germany. The minority will not get its way by violence. Yes, in the past thugs from the National Military Organization (IZL) accompanied by a communist mob smashed the windows of the Knesset. I don't know what and who they will try to hurt tomorrow if this thing passes. But I do promise you that the state and its authorized institutions have all the means and power to prevent destruction of the democracy. And will use it against any terrorist scheme that endangers the order or law of the state." Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 275		Ben-Gurion, David. Typed Letter Signed as Prime Minister, one page, 8¼" x 6½", in Hebrew (with English translation), Jerusalem, 7 Nov. 1961. Very good; a few small The letter is stapled to a blank page at the front of a book, "David Ben-Gurion, A Pictorial Record," [Tel-Aviv: Joseph Arieli Press, 1953] and was sent to Yehudit and Hillel Avni, thanking them for their letter and photograph of their family. In part, "For me it was a joyful tiding when I heard that an Ashkenazi kibbutz family has six children. Hopefully you will be an example for young couples on the kibbutzim, the moshavim and the city…." Accompanied by transmittal envelope. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 276		Ben-Gurion, David. Printed message in Hebrew to the graduating class of teachers, signed in blue ink, 6¼" x 4¾", n.p., n.d. Ben-Gurion urges the teachers to work tirelessly " in the development towns, in the immigrant communities and in the various IDF units" and to "establish generations of achievers, people of ideals and action, in whose hands is the fate of the state and its future.". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 277		Ben-Gurion, David. Limited Edition Book Signed "D. Ben-Gurion" on the frontispiece, being Number 1971 of 2000 copies of Israel, A Personal History (New York and Tel Avive: Funk & Wagnalls, Inc. and Sabra Books, 1971), 846 pages plus index, 10¼" x 10½". Very good; tears at top of spine and rubbing to edges of spine. Navy leather covers with gold Star of David and facsimile signature of Ben-Gurion on front cover; gold lettering on spine; housed in a custom-made navy case. A nice, clean copy. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 278		Judaica. Broadside Depicting Sites Sacred to Jewry in Old Palestine. Germany(?), c. 1900. Colorful lithographic print depicting a temple facade, crowned at the center by the Ten Commandments (Aseret Hadiberot). Seven scenic insets within the temple depict sites of Biblical note. All text on sheet in Hebrew. Printed on thick paper, laid on contemporary paper board, which is somewhat brittle, and shows stains, small damages, and careful repairs. Size: 15-1/4" x 18-1/2." Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 279		Buchwald, Art (1925-2007) Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist known for political and social satire. Typed manuscript with many holograph annotations of comments made by Buchwald during a panel discussion on Jewish humor at the New School in New York on June 14, 1989. The pages are framed vertically, 25½" x 8½" and are framed with Buxhwald's business card signed, "With compliments A.B." and an image to an overall size of 38½" x 11½". Very fine. Buchwald answers the question, "What is a Jewish humorist?" with "…it has been ruled by the scholars that 'A Jewish humorist is someone whose mother was the funny one in the family.'" After many funny comments, Buchwald concludes, "The humor we write and deliver even when it's packaged as Made In the USA was created in Russia, and Poland and Hungary, and Germany and the lower east side of New York…." A wonderful memento. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 280		Collection of 17 Judaica Related Antique Postcards. This nice group consists of 4 color art cards of Rabbis and scholars; 3 b&with cards of Jerusalem Rabbis and Yemenite Jews; 3 b&with cards of ancient Jewish antiquities; color cards (3) of Tunisian Jewish women, and men and women at the Wailing Wall; one likely anti-semitic comic card by H.H. Tammen, Denver, postally used 1907; and three cards of synagogues, color of Gloversville, NY, a lovely color art card of the old Prague Synagogue and a b&with 1906 San Francisco Earthquake card showing the ruins of the Temple Emmanuel Synagogue poatally used at the time. Two used as noted, the others excellent to Near Mint condition. A very nice lot not easy to assemble. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 281		Dayan, Moshe. 1915-81) Israeli general and statesman., The original manuscript of Moshe Dayan's Vietnam Diary, approximately 200 pages, in Hebrew, most 11" x 8½", Vietnam, 1966. Some pages are dated at upper right. Here and there he writes in English the names of individuals with whom he spoke. The condition is overall fine. These notes constitute the largest amount of Dayan's handwiting in private hands. So far as we know, this is a complete manuscript. It is housed in a custom-made white leather case, with the notes on one side and a copy of the book which was pubished in 1977, containing his Hebrew-language articles, on the other. The exterior of the case has a black eye patch (Dayan's trademark) on one side; on the other side is the Israeli flag. The raised spine has gilt lettering: "Vietnam Diary / Moshe Dayan / The Original Remaining Manuscript In His Hand /1966." The case fits into a leather-covered blue slipcover, the whole making a most attractive presentation. In 1966 when he was asked by Maariv, the most important Israeli newspaper of the time, to go to Vietnam as a war correspondent, Dayan eagerly agreed. His articles would be published in Maariv as well as the British and French press. Before going to Vietnam, he interviewed French, British, and American generals to gain their perspectives on the war. In Vietnam he actually went on patrol with American troops and observed the fighting first-hand. He concluded that the Americans would lose the war in spite of their superior technology because the Vietcong had gone underground, and even the most advanced aircraft could not see the trenches and tunnels in which they were hiding. He also concluded that lack of intelligence was a major factor in the lack of progress. While he was impressed by the discipline and commitment of the American fighting men, and by the forces at their disposal, he realized that American leadership had no clear idea of how to win the war or even why America was in the war. What he learned was how not to fight a war. Moshe Dayan was born in Deganya, Palestine. He played a key role in four wars and helped negotiate the historic treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979. At the age of 14, he joined the Haganah, which defended Jewish settlements from Arab attacks. In 1939 the Haganah was outlawed by the British and Dayan was arrested. After his release in 1941, he served with the Allied forces that liberated Lebanon and Syria from the Vichy French. During this campaign, he was wounded and lost his left eye, thereafter adopting the black eye patch that became his trademark. During the war of independence (1948-49) Dayan was commander on the Jerusalem front, and in 1952 he became chief of operations at General Headquarters. In 1953, he was elected Chief of Staff of the armed forces, and, consequently, supervised the Sinai campaign of 1956. In 1959, Dayan was elected to the Israeli Parliament and served (1959-64) as minister of agriculture in the government of David Ben-Gurion. Named defense minister just before the Six-Day War of 1967, Dayan was still blamed for Israel�s unpreparedness in the Yom Kippur Was of 1973 and he subsequently resigned (1974). In 1977 he became foreign minister in Menachem Begin's government and played an important role in negotiating the peace treaty with Egypt, signed in 1979. He resigned later that same year in protest against Begin's policies regarding the disputed West Bank territory, and launched a new center party in 1981. Estimated Value $40,000 - 60,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 282		Dayan, Moshe. Typed Letter Signed as Defense Minister, one page, in Hebrew, 8¼" x 6½", n.p., 1969. Very good; one faint paper clip mark; file holes and light wrinkling. Bold signed in black ink. To Knesset member Avraham Verdiger (from religious party Agudat Israel), containing Dayan's reply to Verdiger's question No. 8547 regarding hostile actions by Arab terrorist movements. His replies are: "1. Estimation of 51 terrorist acts. It is not always possible to determine which movement is responsible for which action 2. One dead and eight injured. 3. Eleven dead and nine injured. 4. The captives know that only generally due to the very low educational level of the terrorists captured." Dayan commanded the forces in the Jerusalem area during the war of independence and led the 1956 invasion of the Sinai. He served in the government as chief of staff, minister of agriculture and minister of defense. As minister of foreign affairs under Menachem Begin, Dayan was instrumental in negotiating the Camp David Accords. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 283		Five Dollar Building Fund Certificate For Land In Palestine. Unaccomplished certificate No. 8058 for the Erection of Townlet 'Kiryath Samuel' by Free Loan Fund Ozar Hachessed 'Keren Samuel," 9" x 15", Jerusalem, n.d. Fine. Ozar-Hachessed was a tract of land on King George's Avenue in Jerusalem which was to be divided among 130 homeless families, creating the townlet Kiryath Samuel. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 284		German Flyer Warning Against Electing Jews, c. 1930s. Racist flyer, "Slogan for the National Assembly: Elect No Jews! Do not allow a Christian country to be ruled and ruined by Jews! The Jews can build their own Party…" Signed in print, "Bund der 48er, Gruppe Berlin." 9" x 5". Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 285		Haaretz Newspaper, November 30, 1947. 4 pp., 22½" x 17", in Hebrew. The newspaper reports that on November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly approved Resolution 181, which would partition Palestine and establish a Jewish state. The resolution passed with 33 votes in favor, 13 against, and 10 abstentions. The front page features photos of Dr. Chaim Weizman (from 1917) and Dr. Theodor Herzl (from 1896); also a map of the two nations in a partitioned land, and a photo of the masses waiting for the historic announcement, The articles include David Ben-Gurion's message and a speech by Gromyko. Very good; age yellowing and a few edge splits. A most historic newspaper. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 286		Herzl, Theodor (1860-1904) Zionist leader, born in Budapest. He trained as a lawyer in Vienna, then became a journalist and playwright. After witnessing the anti-Semitism surrounding the Dreyfus trial (1894) in Paris, he became convinced of the need for a Jewish homeland. He wrote the pamphlet "Judenstaat" (1896) calling for a world council to discuss the question of a homeland for the Jews. He convened the first Zionist Congress at Basel (1897) and became the first president of the World Zionist Organization. Autograph Letter Signed "Herzl" in German, one page, 8¾" x 5½", Hamburg, 27 Oct. 1890. Very good; upper and lower right tips are torn, and one small fold split; with English translation. The letter is written to a friend, undoubtedly regarding his play "Die Dame in Schwarz," for which he teamed up with Hugo Wittmann. In part: "Dearest friend! Your letter has been forwarded to me here where I took refuge one day ahead of the annoying matter of the scheduled rehearsals. My plans are to return tomorrow morning. So far, Hasemann did not contact me and I purposely did not call on him either before receiving your message. Now I shall definitely approach him to bring the matter to a conclusion, if possible. I do think that he is the most suitable individual for that. I intend to work on the "couplets" during my trip home. At the moment, there are too many other issues mulling around in my head.Eight days from today I expect to be in Vienna." The play was being performed by the Burgtheater, the former imperial court theatre and one of the most important theaters in Europe and the second oldest theater in existence after the Comédie Francaise. During this time, Herzl also welcomed the birth of his first child, daughter Pauline. Herzle had married one year earlier. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 287		Herzl, Theodor. Autograph Letter Signed "Th H.," in German, one page, 9" x 6", with embossed name and address (1, Marc-Aurelstrasse 7) at upper left, 18 Feb. 1890. Fine; a few tape repairs to edges on verso. Addressed to "Dear Doctor," Herzl writes about the productions of his play "The Lady in Black." In part: "…Are you inclined or have you objections to engage the Berlin theater representative Entsch with the distribution of our new production? I am not prepared to deal with Ritter ever again, and I was also not pleased with Steiner handling the distribution. From now on I will be handling over to Entsch my things, particularly the Lady in Black - naturally under the same terms as existed for Ritter. No commission is provided for Vienna, while for Berlin a 5% commission is planned and for all other states 10% commission. Please respond by wire….The manuscript for printing and all other material will be given to him at a later date. Well, are you in agreement with this?" On February 6, 1890, the Hofburgtheater produced Herzl's "The Lady in Black." The play was panned by the critics as hokum. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 288		Herzl, Theodor. Letter Signed "Theodor," on the ornate letterhead of the Zionist Congress, in German, one page, 11½" x 9", Altausse (Austria), 17 Aug. 1902. Fine; minor paper loss at blank lower right corner. To Mr. L.P. Lõbl, Herzl writes: "Dear Friend, I can only refer you again to the directors' meeting scheduled for October 28 in Vienna. Prior to that, I cannot tell you anything." With English translation. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 289		Herzl.Theodore. Bronze portrait Plaque of early Zionist, Theodore Herzl, c. 1915. The portrait is well rendered, slightly idealizing, and conveying both dignity and gravity. The lettering and framing motifs both Art Nouveau holdovers. The heavy plaque with copper patina. Signed at lower left: "Copyrighted, L E Mayer, Aug 1915." Size: 9" x 6½". Substantial shipping weight. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 290		Netanyahu, Ben-Zion. Typed 38-page draft of a manuscript by Ben-Zion Netanyahu, father of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, titled "Survive or Perish, An Analysis of the Problem of the Jews," n.p., n.d. (during World War II). Very good; many holograph corrections and annotations; light toning and soiling. Ben- Zion Netanyahu, was a professor of Jewish history, a former editor of the Hebrew Encyclopedia, and a former senior aide to Zeev Jabotinsky. The paper addresses issues such as "Theories of Hate," and "Diagnosis of Jew-bating," going into the history of anti-Semitism, discussing the history of Palestine, and explaining why he feels that a Jewish homeland in Palestine could be the answer to the "problem." A fascinating paper written as the Holocaust took place. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $374
Lot 291		New Year's Poster in Yiddish: L'Shanah Tovah Shipskaart. A rare poster sent by newly-settled Jews in America to encourage their oppressed relatives in other countries to migrate to the land of the free. Printed in Yiddish and entitling the bearer of the certificate to a year and life of all Blesssings, with Tefilat Haderekh (the travelers' prayer) and other relevant Hebrew quotations. Color illustrated on paper with American, Jewish, and nautical images, including the Statue of Liberty, a ship flying three flags, and a Star of David enclosing a shofar set in a life preserver, 11¾" x 8¾", c. 1910. Accompanied by a "check" from the "Bank of Heaven," paying 365 days of health, wealth and happiness, 3¼" x 8½", illustrated with a ship passing under the Brooklyn Bridge and with Jewish symbols. Both fine; printed in Germany. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 292		Nordau, Max Simon (1849-1923) Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic, born Simon Maximilian Südfeld in Pest, Hungary. He was a co-founder of the World Zionist Organization, together with Theodor Herzl, and president or vice president of several Zionist congresses. A 91 letter archive totaling 336pp of purple penned love letters from German physician and writer Max Nordau to Sara Hutzler while the two were having a long distance love affair. Nordau's letters, written between 1881 and 1885 from Paris, are a commentary on Jewish tradition and profess a great love for Hutzler. In 1880, after serving as Viennese correspondent for a Budapest newspaper, Nordau settled in Paris where he established a medical practice. He achieved great success in 1883 with Die Conventionellen Luger der Kulturmenschheit (the Conventional Lies of Our Civilization), an attack on the inadequacy of 19th-century institutions to meet human needs, in which he took a particularly harsh look at organized religion. The book was banned in Russia and Austria but was translated into numerous languages and went into 73 editions. In 1881 Nordau fell in love with a German woman named Hutzler. At the time, Nordau was a 32-year-old bachelor living in Paris and working on his doctorate under a teacher who was also the mentor of Sigmund Freud. Hutzler was a 28-year-old divorcee living in Berlin where she authored children's books. Nordau and Hutzler used to meet between Berlin and Paris, in Cologne. Nordau wrote in German, usually in purple ink with a lot of exclamation points to emphasize his love for Hutzler. He wrote to her about cultural issues that preoccupied him and his superficial attitude towards Jewish Tradition. It is not known how Hutzler and Nordau ended their relationship but Hutzler married actor Joseph Kainz in 1886. The letters, all in German, are presented in 4 volume portfolio books in order of their correspondence. Volume I contains 22 letters totaling 81 pages, dated from Sept. 25, 1881 - Dec. 29, 1881. Volume II contains 23 letters totaling 86 pp, dated Jan. 2 - March 15, 1882. Volume III contains 23 letters totaling 81pp, dated March 19 - July 3, 1882. Volume V contains 10 letters totaling 34 pp, dated 1883 - 1885. Volume IV contains 13 letters totaling 54pp, dated 1882. A sample letter has been fully translated. The 4pp ALS mentions Hutzler's working projects such as "Lila" and "Tägliche Rundscha". The letter is dated October 5, 1882 from Rue Paris and reads in part, "My Sarahchen, if only I were reassured about the state of your health! I don't know why, but I no longer have that nice feeling of confidence, and when I don't have a letter from you all day long, I start to have dismal thoughts…. Last evening I read "Zeit ist Geld" [Time Is Money] and "Neujahr in Amerika" [New Year in America] for the second time and the four portraits of "Young Amerika" for the first time. "Young Amerika" is really cute, but it runs on too long…. What a shame that I can't always be with you when you work! The more I read of you, the more I am convinced that you have tremendous talent; but you haven't had the time for gradual maturing that we who started writing at the age of ten or twelve had. A benevolent but serious critic must try to counter your lack of practice and experience. There is just one characteristic that betrays your inexperience, and that is the lengthy descriptions of secondary things. The idea is always nice, and here and there a surprisingly great power of perception and representation breaks through…all these are mature and show great talent. It's just that one characteristic that gives cause for comment. ….I'd like to have a look at all the material you have in mind for the book. One has to be able to tell the publisher about how many sheets of paper he'll have to buy. Tell me, Sarahchen, has Pollachek already paid you for the Tägliche Rundschau novella, and has "Lila" already started to run in the Zürcher Post? Oh, if only you knew what a bad mood I'm in today! ….And to know that somewhere there is an eye into which I need only look to be happy and a lap in which I need only lay my heavy head to have it become light at once-and to know that life is so short and allows so little time to atone for foolish acts and omissions! …." The "Tägliche Rundscha" was an East German newspaper. Another letter dated February 1882 from Paris mentions Nordau's medical dissertation under Jean-Martin Charcot, "De la castration de la femme." The letters have never been published or fully translated, making this the most private archive in private hands. Partial translations obtained shed an interesting light on Nordau's relationship with Sara and a more in-depth look into his views of Judaism. One letter dated Sept. 13, 1882 has Nordau's casual remarks about "the Jewish New Year - it seems." Another letter from Paris dated March 7, 1882 talks about a friend of his trying to play matchmaker, " My old sir Bill wants to marry me off. to a young girl from Wales, 21 years old. Sir Bill has no idea that I'm Jewish." In one letter dated March 15, 1882, Nordau writes, "In one week a whole new life begins ." Nordau writes that he will know in one week whether or not he can make it to Rome. A March 2, 1882 letter where Sara mentions that she has to write on the Morality of George Sand. A couple of letters allude to Sara's marriage, from which she had two children. In one letter Sara tells Max he has to "release her" so she could be "a normal mother" to her children. In another letter Nordau tells Sara to "go back to your husband now that he has a good income." In another letter Nordau comments about the disparaging letter his mother wrote Sara. In one letter dated Oct. 1, 1882, Nordau appears to be angry with a man named Salo. He writes, "That Salo is no Jew - I don't really know. Since when has he been a Christian?" he later mention a person named Schloemp with whom he is very angry (could be author Felix Schloemp). Letters also mention: Lipot Schulhof, a Hungarian astronomer; Honorable Howard Spensley, an English newspaperman and politician; and Joseph Kirschner, an author and publisher who turned down Sara's book, Lila. Due to the fact the letters have only been partially translated, this archive is virtually an untapped resource, ripe for translation and research into a remarkable life. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 293		Nordau, Max Simon. Autograph Letter Signed "Max Nordau," in German, 4 pp, 6" x 4" (on a folded lettersheet), Paris, 16 Mar. 1882. A lengthy love letter, untranslated, written in purple ink to children's author Sarah Hutzler, in Berlin, with whom he carried on a long-distance love affair between 1881 and 1885. She married Berlin actor Josef Kainz in 1886. Fine except for one toned area. Nordau mentions reading about the publication of Hutzler's book, Lila in the Züricher Post. This letter was written the same year that Nordau's doctoral work, "De la castration de la femme" was published in Paris. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $546
Lot 294		[Palmach] Two Letters From A Palmach Soldier. Two letters written to his parents just a few weeks after Israeli independence, total of 9 pp., 8" x 5", in Hebrew, Dorot (in the Negev), June and July 1948. The solder tells his parants what to send him, describes the situation in the Negev, the caravans that bring mail and supplies, the ceremony of Tzahal swearing, and tells them that his friend has been killed. The Palmach was the fighting force of Jewish Palestinians prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. Organized by the British in 1941 to assist Allied forces, Palmach went underground when the British ordered it dismantled in 1943. Being a member of the Palmach became a way of life. Its leaders, including Moshe Dayan and Yitzhak Rabin, played an important roll in the Israel Defense Forces and contributed significantly to Israeli politics, literature and culture for many years. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 295		Pinkas, David Zvi (1895-1925) Member of the first Knesset; signer of the Israeli declaration of independence. Typed Letter Signed "D.Z. Pinkas" just 12 days after Israel became a state, one page on General Council (Vaad Leumi) of the Jewish Community of Palestine letterhead, 8½" x 7", 26 May 1948. To Dr. A.Z. Eshkoly, in part: "…I want first to express my feelings of hope and prayer for the fast release of Jerusalem, and wish you and your family all the best and that God will save you from any harm. Because of the emergency time, the city hall postponed the appointing of municipal library manager….I hope we can discuss it again at a quieter time…." Jerusalem was under siege by forces from Transjordan and local Palestinian militias from November 9, 1947 to July 18, 1948. The Israelis were finally able to break the siege by building a bypass road to Jerusalem and by conquering the neighboring towns of Lod and Ramle. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 296		Rokach, Israel (1886-1959) Member of the first Knesset; served from 1949-59. He was mayor of Tel Aviv (1936-53). Typed Letter Signed as mayor of Tel-Aviv on Municipal Corporation Tel-Aviv letterhead, one page, 9" x 5¾", 17 June 1948. To Dr. A.Z. Eshkoly, "I hereto approve getting his letter regarding his offer to serve as manager of the municipal library 'Share Zion.' Unfortunately, there was a need to respond to the matter at a more suitable time." Jewish Jerusalem would be under attack by Arab forces for another month before Israeli forces succeeded in breaking the siege. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 297		Two Early Pieces of Zion Album Sheet Music. Both pieces were arranged by Henry Russotto and published by Hebrew Publishing Co., New York, one dated 1917 and one with no date. The first piece contains two songs, "Hatikvoh" (in Hebrew) and "Dort wu die Zeder," (in German), 12¼" x 9½". Very good; one lower edge split. The second is a piece for violin, "Bruder Yisrolik In Zion," 14" x 11", with ragged right and upper margins, not affecting music. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173