Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Israel & Judaica Documents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4551		Ben-Gurion, David (1886-1973) Autograph letter signed in Hebrew to "Gruenbaum" (Yitzchak) updating him concerning the gravity of the political situation in London. In Hebrew, green ink on paper. Two pages. Taped repair to lower margin. 8" x 6½", London, September 20, 1945. Ben Gurion makes three points: 1) President Truman's recommendation to Prime Minister Attlee that 100,000 certificates for immigration to Palestine be made available immediately, has been rejected. 2) The British Government has decided to continue the policy of the White Paper with the adjustment that just 1500 Jews per month be allowed entry to Palestine (this decision will be formally announced at the meeting of Parliament on October 9th, 1945). 3) Friends inside the Government have opined that this decision is not final. In light of the situation, Ben-Gurion advised that all talks with the British Government be suspended; that Ch(aim) W(eizmann) tender his resignation in symbolic protest; and that the Government handle Aliyah itself. Finally, Ben-Gurion summons the Zionists of England to a special meeting, to be held Monday next (Chol ha-Mo'ed Sukoth). Ben-Gurion was Chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive, and Greenbaum was a member of the Jewish Agency Executive; he later became Israel's first Minister of the Interior. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,750
Lot 4552		Ben-Gurion, David. Typed letter signed in Hebrew "D. Ben-Gurion," as Minister of Defense, one page, 7 7/8" x 6", May 14, 1955, on State of Israel letterhead. A letter to an Arab discussing the impending war with Egypt. Addressed "Dear Friend." He writes: "I have received your letter, and your loyalty is very precious to me. Following the coup d'état which was carried out by the present heads of Egypt, the Government which I headed welcomed the rebels against King Farouq, and I expressed my hope that the revolution would bring blessings to the Egyptian people, the Egyptian peasants, the Egyptian laborers, and would pave a new road of peace for itself. It is regrettable that the heads of Egypt have disappointed our hope, and the hope of the Egyptian people, as the heads of Egypt have repudiated their people and cast it down, and they are now seeking to embroil it in a war with Israel. I am certain and convinced that the Egyptian tyrant will pay a heavy price for his aggression." Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4553		Ben-Gurion, David. Typed letter signed "D. Ben-Gurion," in Hebrew, as Prime Minister, one page, 7 7/8" x 6 1/8", January 22, 1956, on State of Israel letterhead. A letter to Abba Eban, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, regarding Israel's need for nuclear weapons and American acceptance of this policy. Ben-Gurion writes: "I must note that I am rather pleased with your communiqués concerning the awakening of American public figures to our demands for defensive weapons, and with the waves of public sympathy and sup[port, which encompass broad and important circles in the United States, for the fulfillment of our just demands and for enabling the provision of defense guarantees to the State of Israel. Our demands for weapons are becoming more urgent from day to day, and I hope common sense and logic will prevail in the American administration ." Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,850 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4554		Dayan, Moshe (1915-1981) Dayan commanded the forces in the Jerusalem area during the War of Independence and led the 1956 invasion of the Sinai. Autograph letter signed "Moshe Dayan" in Hebrew, two separate pages, 7" x 5", Jerusalem, Israel, May 12, 1950, to the painter Mr. Ludwig Blum, thanking him for his kind gift. Dayan begins with: "I doubt that I can express in a few words my heartfelt thanks to you for your painting of Jerusalem that you gave me for my birthday." Overall in Fine condition. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4555		Dayan, Moshe. Typed letter signed "M. Dayan," in Hebrew, one page, 8¼" x 6½", 1969, to Knesset Member Avraham Verdiger (from the religious party Agudat Israel), regarding hostile Arab terrorist movements. Dayan replies to Verdiger's questions: "1) Estimation of 51 terrorist acts. It is not always possible to determine which movement is responsible to which action. 2) One dead and eight injured. 3) Eleven dead and nine injured. 4) The captives knew that only generally due to the very low educational level of the terrorists captured. Fine, except for two file holes in the right margin. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4556		Eban, Abba (1915-2002) Draft of a speech, probably delivered at the United Nations, in which Israel's Representative blames the Arab States for preventing peaceful supervision of the Holy Places in Jerusalem. Three pages, 8" x 6", separate sheets with letterhead of The Savoy-Plaza, New York City, with cross-outs and additions in Eban's handwriting, but not signed. Eban begins: "The record of the Arab Government in the Jerusalem question is as follows - They violently opposed the Statute of Jerusalem when it was first proposed by the U.N. and made brutal destructive war upon the City in cynical disregard of its sacred associations." Eban then writes "This assault caused the abandonment and irrevocable," then crosses the phrase out, replacing it with "and with heavy loss of life and damage to buildings old and new, religious and secular." Plus much more. In excellent condition. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4557		Israel's Declaration of Independence, First Printing. Israel's Provisional Government Official Bulletin No. 1 (14 May 1948), with the complete Declaration of Independence, 3 pages, 13 ½" x 8¼", undated. In Very Good condition, with some edge tears, minor foxing, and a few small holes. There is a 1¼" x 1½" repair near the top of the vertical fold. Fortunately, none of these problems affects the text. Very rare and a most historic document. 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. It begins: "THE LAND OF ISRAEL was the birthplace of the Jerwish 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." It further states: "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." A first printing of the Israeli Declaration of Independence signed by ten of the original 37 signers brought $109, 250 in our April 28, 2007 Manuscript and Collectibles Sale. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4558		Jabotinsky, Ze'ev (Vladimir) (1880-1940) Autographed letter signed "Z. Jabotinsky," in Hebrew, one page, 7" x 4½", August 6, 1920, Jerusalem. He writes to Mr. Gordon, asking " … Could you send me ASAP 'The Hebrew Grammar' (in Latin characters) that I gave you several months ago? I need the manuscript immediately. How are you, your father and sister feeling? Please don't think that I am angry, this is not so, and it will never be. Friendly greetings ." The book (38pp, 6½" x 4 3/4") that he requested, signed by Jabotinsky, is included. Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4559		King George VI, Palestine Mandate Broadside (1895-1952) Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George was born into one of the world's most prominent families; he was the great-grandson of Queen Victoria. In the mid 1930s he was troubled by his older brother's affair with a married American divorcee named Wallis Warfield Simpson. When his father King George VI died in January 1936, he watched with increasing dread as his brother, the new King Edward VIII, flouted convention and came into collision with the political and religious hierarchy over his desire to marry Wallis. He felt woefully unprepared to reign, but after his brother abdicated in December 1936, he summoned his remarkable courage and will power, and took over as king. He was crowned King George VI in May 1937 at a time when European dictators were beginning to rattle their swords. This 28" x 20" broadside announces the new king to the citizens of the Palestine Mandate on May 12, 1937. Very Good, with 2 major folds and one minor one; a minor tear at the top of vertical fold and small hole at center horizontal fold. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4560		Rabin, Yitzhak (1922-1995) Rare signed speech given shortly after the Six Day War. Printed booklet: Speech of General Yitzhak Rabin, in Hebrew and Spanish, 20pp, 8½" x 5½", Magnes Press, Hebrew University, signed in Hebrew on the title page "Major General Y. Rabin" and dated January 28, 1968 by Rabin. Signed when Rabin was receiving an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, after commanding the IDF in the Six Day War. Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4561		Szold, Henrietta (1860-1945) Letter to Mayer Sulzberger, President of the Jewish Publication Society, regarding a map of the Semitic World and maps of the Palestinian territory fom the future founder of Hadassah. Autograph letter signed "Henrietta Szold," two pages, 7" x 4½", April 16, 1896, Baltimore. She writes, in part: "Professor George Adam Smith … will be thinking about the matter of our maps, and before he leaves Baltimore … he will tell me what ones in his opinion are proper for the illustrations of (Heinrich) Graetz. Through his cartographer, Mr. Bartholomew of Edinburgh, he will furnish us with his map of the Semitic world and with the two Palestinian maps." Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold