Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 79

Judaica

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 190		Aleichem, Shalom (Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich) (1859-1916) Yiddish author, humorist and playwright from Ukraine. The musical "Fiddler on the Roof," based on his stories about Tevye the Dairyman, was the first commercially successful English-language stage production about Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Autograph letter signed, 1p, in Hebrew, 5½ x 4½, Nervi, Italy, 1911, on personal stationery stamped : "S. Rabinowitz - Schalom Aleichem, Nervi (Itlalia) Villa Rosengarte." Rare Shalom Aleichem letter adressed to his friend Padelshevsky: "My dear and esteemed friend Padelshevsky: I would very much like to know if you received my modest gift that I sent you before the holiday. I thank you for your feelings of love and thanks to my family, and I send greetings to you and your family and conclude with love. Shalom Aleichem P.S. About my situation, I always have work to do. With thanks to God the creator of the World!" Very good; light soiling and fold marks at lower right. The "situation" referred to in the postscript may allude to his occasional difficulties in attaining commercial success. Fine condition. With translation. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 191		Begin, Menachem (1913-1992) Israeli politician, founder of Likud, sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel and 1978 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Typed letter signed ("M. Begin"), on Knesset (Israeli parliament) letterhead, 1p, in Hebrew, 8¼ x 5¾, Israel, Mar. 1, 1977 March 1, with postmarked envelope. As a member of the Knesset, Begin writes to Baruch Taubkin mourning the loss of a fellow "Fighter for Zion": "I hereby confirm receiving your letter from January 30th 1977. I am sorry for my late reply, which was caused by a workload in these special days, and also a severe case of the flu that has come upon me during a short visit overseas. Pardon me. It was with great sorrow that I read the saddening news about the death of Fighter Yakutiel Dobrovich, RIP. The good things that you wrote, Mr. Taubkin, are a testimony of this Hebrew regiment man's important national activities. I hereby thank you again for writing to me and telling me about the virtues of this Fighter for Zion." Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Goldberg, 2006 The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $768
Lot 192		Begin, Menachem (1913-1992) Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Signed, inscribed First Day Cover, "with my best wishes, M. Begin," commemorating UN/Geneva Definitive Issue Series of 1970, 3½ x 6½", highly decorative with embossed pictures of both UN headquarters and a vibrant red commemorative stamp, dated September 22, 1970, postmarked Administration of United Nations, Genève. Begin has signed Fine condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 193		Ben-Gurion, David (1886-1973) Zionist statesman, political and military leader. First Prime Minister of Israel (1948-53, 1955-63), often called "Father of the Nation." Autograph Letter Signed in Hebrew, 2pp, 8½ x 4�", 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 $3,000 - 4,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,880
Lot 194		Ben-Gurion, David. Letter signed ("D. Ben-Gurion") as Defense Minister, on official letterhead with Israel's state seal, in Hebrew, 1p, 7¾ x 6", April 4, 1955. To Prime Minister Moshe Sharett in Jerusalem. In full: "Dear Moshe, Arrogant and contemptuous words were heard being directed against the Chief of Staff, Moshe Dayan. I must point out, I have full confidence in the man, I know and appreciate his individual virtues and attributes and they are: a devotion exceeding all bounds to his demanding duty and obligations and to his responsible assignment in the army, as well as an absolute loyalty to the State's authorized institutions. With great respect, D. Ben-Gurion." Fine; two punch holes at right margin affect nothing. Ben-Gurion was very protective of his young protégé Moshe Dayan, whom he considered in many ways to be a younger version of himself. When Ben-Gurion returned as prime minister in 1955, conflict between Ben-Gurion and Sharett led to Sharett's resignation as foreign minister. Estimated Value $800 - 900. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,260
Lot 195		Ben-Gurion, David. Typed Letter Signed as Prime Minister, 1p, 8¼ x 6½", in Hebrew (with English translation), Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 1961. Very good; a few small blemishes. 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 $800 - 900. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 196		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 Aviv: Funk & Wagnalls, Inc. and Sabra Books, 1971), 846pp 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. Estimated Value $500 - 600. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 197		Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Artist. "The World of Marc Chagall", signed twice and inscribed; full signature on title page in black ink, first end page full signature inscribed in black ink as follows: " to My favorite person after Vava [Chagall's second wife] - My nephew Charles." First Edition, Aldus Books Limited, London, 1968; printed in Switzerland by Arts Graphiques Heliographia S.A., Lausanne; cloth covers; folio; 267pp.; black & white and full color reproductions, 56 pp. in full color, 69 reproductions of paintings and sketches. English text; contents are clean and unmarked; without dust jacket. In fine condition. Estimated Value $400 - 600. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $351
Lot 198		Dayan, Moshe (1915-1981) Israeli military leader and statesman; he played a key role in four wars and helped negotiate the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. As the fourth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953-58), he became a fighting symbol to the world of the new state of Israel. He went on to become Defense Minister and later Foreign Minister of Israel. Autograph manuscript, written in Hebrew, 6pp, 11¾" x 8¼", blue ink on yellow tissue paper, n.p., n.d. (c. 1955-1965). Untranslated. Rough draft of Dayan's speech regarding the scandalous Lavon Affair. In this incredible document Dayan focuses on his relations with the Israeli Defense Force and the political echelon between the Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff. In 1954, the Israeli secret service set up a spy ring in Egypt, with the purpose of blowing up U.S. and British targets. The intent was to blame the terrorist acts on Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser and, consequently, alienate the U.S. and Britain from Egypt and Nasser. The spy ring was run by AMAN (army intelligence), not the superbly professional Mossad, and the ring was caught and exposed when incendiary bombs went off prematurely in the pocket of one of the ring members. The Lavon Affair broke in July of 1954, and it turned out to be disastrous for Israel in several ways: Israel lost significant standing and credibility in its relations with the United Kingdom and the United States that took years to repair and the political aftermath caused considerable political turmoil in Israel that affected the influence of its government. Fine condition. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 199		Dayan, Moshe. Typed letter signed as Minister of Defense, 1p, in Hebrew, 11 x 8½", on decorative thick cream dimpled paper embossed with Israel's Coat of Arms. The letter reads: "Dear Mrs. Rachl Shalev, Please allow me to join you in your grief for your loss of Shaul (May he rest in peace). Major Shaul Shalev (May he rest in peace) gave his life for his country. He was killed in the southern front on the Yom Kippur war, and brought for burial on October 12th, 1973. (16 in the month of Tishrei) Shaul (May he rest in peace) served as an officer in the armed units. He was a brave soldier, and an acceding officer, and a wonderful friend. Everyone who knew him - loved him. The memory of Major Shaul Shalev for ever be holy and signed in our heart. God bless your memory, Dearly, Major-general (in reserve) - Moshe Dayan, Minister of Defense. Cheshvan, Tashla'd (November, 1973)." With translation. Excellent condition. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 200		Dayan, Moshe. Head-and-shoulders sketch signed ("M. Dayan"), 7 x 7" with printed information below that the sketch was autographed in New York in 1979 when Dayan was Israel's Army Chief of Staff. Signed in blue ink. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 201		Dayan, Moshe. Photo signed in blue ink in the lower white border, 5¼ x 3½", n.p., n.d. A head-and-shoulders shot of Dayan wearing his usual eye patch. Glue remnant in upper left corner and one paper clip impression, else fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 202		Herzl, Theodor (1860-1904) Founder of modern, political Zionism; writer and editor; he became a Zionist after reporting on the Dreyfus trial. Typed letter signed ("Hertzl") on "Eretz Israel / Bureau des Zionisten-Congresses" letterhead, 1p, in German, 11 x 8", Vienna, Dec. 7, 1901. Written to the rabbis of Vienna requesting their support for the Zionist movement to establish a Jewish homeland. In part: "…I know that this group of Jewish theologians are good friends and sincere representatives. The conception, which you so often demonstrated in the communities which you were called to manage, not only to defend the religious interest of Judaism but also to contribute with all of our strength to its spiritual and physical regeneration, will replace our painful experience in this period with a better one. You are called to complete the service of enlightenment which we undertake with your word and your reputation. When you do this, we will not only acknowledge and honor our rabbis as spiritual advisors but also as the leaders of the Jewish people." Very good; partial split at horizontal fold. Matted with an image of Herzl, a biographical and descriptive plaques, and a plaque with the translation into English. Framed to an overall size of 21¼ x 33" with a few small nicks to frame. A superb piece of Judaica. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,305
Lot 203		[Herzl, Theodor] Vintage Solid Bronze Plaque With Herzl's Image. Star of David on verso; signed "M. S."; numbered: 11/100. In excellent condition. Measurements: 4¼ x 4½"; weight: 28 oz. Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 204		Jobotinsky Vladimir "Ze'ev" (1880-1940) Zionist leader, author, poet, orator, soldier, and founder of the Jewish Self-Defense Organization in Odessa. After World War I, Jabotinsky actively lectured and wrote for many publications, advancing the Zionist cause. In 1925, the World Union of Zionist Revisionists was established with headquarters in Paris. Jabotinsky lived in Jerusalem from 1927-1929. While on a speaking engagement abroad in 1929, the British administration cancelled his return visa to Palestine. From 1930 until he died of heart failure in New York in 1940, Jabotinsky actively lectured worldwide for the establishment of a Jewish state. In his will, written in 1935, he asked that when he died, he could be buried anywhere, but requested that his remains be transferred to Palestine "only at the instructions of a Jewish government." In 1965, ordered by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, the remains of Jabotinsky and his wife were reinterred on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Photo signed ("V. Jabotinsky") on verso, with other signatures, black & white, 2 x 3", n.p., n.d. Jabotinsky is pictured in the foreground, third man from the left, near center. Photo was produced on German Agfa-Lupex paper, consistent with the pre-war period. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 205		*Judaica "British Jewry Book of Honour".* Adler, Michael Rev., editor; Publisher, London: Caxton Publishing Company, 1922. Limited first edition of the definitive account of Jewish participation in World War I. This profusely illustrated, massive tome, commemorates the involvement of Jewish soldiers from the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand during the martial conflict of 1914-1918. Within the context of Zionist history and the redemption of Palestine from the Ottoman Turks, this volume acknowledges the individual Jews, who with their counterparts, personally fought for that redemption as the first step in the creation of Palestine as a future homeland for the Jewish People. Blue cloth gilt hard covers, Star of David motif on front cover; blue marble end papers; 636 pp text; additional 365 pp. of soldiers pictures; number: 1287/3000; measures 9 x 11 x 3½"; light foxing approximately first 20 pp; cover lightly worn. Overall in fine condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 206		Large Photographic Archive of Yitzhak Rabin, Chaim Herzog, Yitzchak Shamir and Menachem Begin. Consists of mostly 7" x 5" and 10" x 8" signed photos as follows: Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995, Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974�77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995. 22 individually signed color photos with various leaders including American Presidents and other historical figures and places. Chaim Herzog (1918-1997). 6th President of Israel. In office 5 May 1983 - 13 May 1993. A total of 18 individually signed and dated color photos with various leaders and places. Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012). Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms, 1983-84 and 1986-1992. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist group Lehi. A total of 5 individually signed color photos with historical figures and places. Menachem Begin (1913-1992). founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel 21 June 1977 - 10 October 1983. Before the creation of the state of Israel, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun. Begin�s most significant achievement as Prime Minister was the signing of a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979. A total of 10 individually signed black and white photos, many with President Carter. Includes 7 other unsigned historical photos. All in choice condition. Well worthy of examination prior to bidding. Lot of 62 photos. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. All were accquired directly from Nazi hunter Tuviah Friedman's Institute of Documentation in Haifa Israel in the 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 207		Miniature Sefer Torah. Eastern Europe, c. 1850. Script easily readable thoughout. A very sweet piece, very light, weighing slightly one (1) pound. Due to its small size and light weight the "portable Sefer Torah" would have been carried by a religious Jew in Europe during his travels and was most likely commissioned for that purpose. The ktav (script) is uniform and the work of a single scribe, hence preserved in its original form. Bet Joseph Ashkenazi Script; columns measure: 4 13/16", in height; Etzei Hayyim (wooden rollers) measure: 14", in height;with a 40 x 18", brown felt protective wrap; some minor repairs and re-lettering needed to make this Torah pristine. Overall in fine condition. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,551
Lot 208		*Moskowitz, Ira "Torah II Series"* (1912-2001) Painter and master print maker. Moskowitz devoted much of his life to the production of Judaic art. A suite of thirteen Original Handcolored Etchings illustrating Torah; pulled at Bank Street Atelier, New York City, by Emiliano Sorini; text printed by Fequet et Baudier, Typography and Design, by Aline Elmayan, Paris, France; all signed on lower right border, in pencil; all numbered: 28/120 lower left border, in pencil; on white Arches paper; image:15 x 17½", with border: 29 x 20½"; August 1970; all thirteen contained in a cloth covered presentation box. Etchings include: "Sounding the Shofar," " Zot ha Torah," "Sabbath of Genesis," "Sanctification of the Sabbath," "The Belze Rebbe," "Baroque Synagogue," Man at Prayer," "The Lulav," "Meditation, Bukharian Synagogue," "Prayer and Meditation," "Talmud Torah," "Discussing the Talmud I," and "Discussing the Talmud II." This is an exceptional presentation, as most of the Moskowitz etching series are seldom found intact. Excellent condition. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 209		[Nordau, Max] Envelope Addressed To Max Nordau at Zionist Congress, London. Dr. Max Nordau (July 29, 1849 - January 23, 1923) was a co-founder of the World Zionist Organization, together with Theodor Herzl. While the first three Zionist Congresses were held in Basle, the Fourth Zionist Congress was held in London from August 13-16, 1900 because Theodor Herzl believed that England would be highly sympathetic to the persecutions in Roumania and the Zionist plight. One can only wonder what missive was contained in this 4 �" x 6 ¼" envelope imprinted H. S. Myers, 79, Chatham Street, Abercromby Square, Liverpool, that was sent from J. Gordon Esq. to the organizer and keynote speaker of the Fourth Zionist Congress, Dr. Max Nordau. H. S. Meyers must have been close with Dr. Nordau, since Myers was Secretary of the fraternal group known as the Dr. Max Nordau Lodge. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Unsold
Lot 210		Photograph Collection of Israeli Political Leaders. Total of seventeen signed photographs, signed in Hebrew and English, eight 7 x 5", black & white, nine 9 x 7", color, n.p., n.d., all but one mounted on green buff paper, all but three are candid shots. Includes one photo of Yitzhak Rabin (1922-1995) fifth Prime Minister; one of Abba Eban(1915-2002) diplomat, politician and ambassador; two of General Yigael Yadin (1917-84); twelve of Chaim Herzog (1918-1997) sixth President; and one unidentified: Yoacobi (?). Fine condition. Estimated Value $500 - 600. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. All were accquired directly from Nazi hunter Tuviah Friedman's Institute of Documentation in Haifa Israel in the 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 211		Rubinstein, Arthur (1887-1983) Polish-American classical pianist; one of the great pianists of the 20th century. Typed letter signed, 1p, 8¾ x 7¼" (Paris), June 15, 1977. To Mr. Michel, Executive Vice President, United Jewish Appeal Federation, saying that at age 90, he can't be sure that he will be able to accept an invitation in New York. Also, regarding a television interview that Mr. Rubinstein had done, "…I am glad that I did express my feelings about my Jewishness on that particular television show….I am sure that I made the statement with full conviction…." Huge signature. Matted with a signed, inscribed photo dated 2-1-78 and framed to an overall size of 13¼ x 17¼". Estimated Value $300 - 400. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 212		[Salomon, Haym] Newspaper With Two Haym Solomon Ads. "The Pennsylvania Packet or The General Advertiser," Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by David C. Claypoole, Aug. 23, 1781, 4pp, 17 x 10½". Very good. Page 3 has a 2½ x 3" ad: "Haym Salomon, Broker, at his office in Front Street, between Market and Arch Streets, Transacts all kinds of business on Commission. Buys and sells Bills of Exchange on any part of Europe. As also, Pennsylvania and other State Money. And which he receives in payment for Bills of Exchange, At the highest price given. He gives constant attendance at his Office, from nine to one in the forenoon and from three to seven in the afternoon." On page 4, another ad appears with much the same information: "Haym Salomon, Broker, Sells Bills on Holland, France, Spain, England, St. Croix, Etc. He likewise sells on commission, Loan-office Certificates, and all other Kinds of Merchandise…. " Accompanied by a Report from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made to the 30th Congress, First Session of the House of Representatives, dated April 26, 1848, 3pp. acknowledging that claims made by Salomon's legal representative (he died in 1785) are legitimate, that "…during the war of the revolution [Solomon] largely contributed of his pecuniary means toward carrying on the war--assisting the agency of finance by frequent loans of money… and in contributing to the support and sustenance of many eminent men of that time [including Madison, Jefferson, Randolph, and others], engaged in the struggle for independence. And that, of all the moneys advanced by Haym Salomon no evidence exists of any payments by the government of the United States in discharge of their obligations to him; and…no such payment or payments were ever made to the widow or children of the aforesaid." The sum advanced by Solomon was shown by evidence to be $353,744 in currency of the time; he died intestate and his family was left impoverished. This Polish immigrant truly gave his everything to his new country. Estimated Value $500 - 750. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 213		Solomon, Haym (1740-1785) Polish-born Jewish immigrant to America who played an important role in financing the Revolution. Drawn early to the Patriot side, he was arrested by the British as a spy in 1776, then pardoned and used by the British as an interpreter for their German troops. Salomon, meanwhile, helped prisoners of the British escape and encouraged German soldiers to desert. He was arrested once again in 1778 and sentenced to death, but managed to escape to Philadelphia, where he resumed his career as a broker and dealer in securities. He became broker to the French consul and paymaster to French troops in America. Congress had no powers of direct taxation and was forced to borrow money from the French and Dutch governments. In 1781, when Congress appointed Robert Morris superintendent of finances and Morris established the Bank of America, he depended on patriots like Salomon to subscribe to the bank, to find purchasers for government bills of exchange, and to lend their own money to the government. Salomon brokered bills of exchange for the American government and extended interest-free personal loans to members of Congress. Solomon was an influential member of Philadelphia�s Mikveh Israel congregation, founded in 1740. He helped lead the fight to overturn restrictive Pennsylvania laws barring non-Christians from holding public office. Salomon died penniless in 1785, never having been repaid for his loans to Congress. Cut signature on a ¼ x 2 1/8" slip of paper. Matted with an image of Solomon, a name plaque and a large biographical plaque and framed to an overall size of 21¾ x 19¼". A rare and important signature. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,030
Lot 214		Straus, Oscar S (1850-1936) U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt (1906-1909); first Jew to serve as a Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Bold signature on 1½x3" autograph card, n.p., 26 Oct. 1921. Fine. Estimated Value $80 - 100. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details	Realized $49
Lot 215		Truman, Harry S. Typed letter signed on personal, engraved letterhead, 1p, 10½ x 7¼", Independence, Missouri, 18 Nov. 1971. To Philip E. Hoffman, President of the American Jewish Committee, agreeing to send a congratulatory letter to Irving M. Engel, a past president of the AJC. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 216		Weizmann, Chaim (1874-1952) Zionist leader and Israeli statesman; the first President (1948-52) of modern Israel. Typed letter signed as President of Israel, 1p, in Hebrew, Feb. 24, 1950. To Israeli writer Sammy Gronemann, sending congratulations on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Age toning, else fine. As head of the British Admiralty Laboratories from 1917 to 1919, Weizmann, who was a world-renowned scientist, developed a process for the manufacture of synthetic acetone which was used in the creation of British explosives. When British Prime Minister David Lloyd George asked him what he wanted in return, he asked for a national home for his people. The result was the Balfour Declaration, issued in November, 1917; it was Britain's promise to facilitate the Jews in making a homeland in Palestine. When Chaim Weizmann died, the New York Times wrote, "Theodor Herzl was the founder of the modern Zionist movement; Dr. Weizmann gave it practical direction." Estimated Value $700 - 900. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $630
Lot 217		An Original Map From The 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. The Israel-Egypt peace treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony on the White House lawn, on March 26, 1979, sixteen months after Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic 1978 visit to Israel and the subsequent Camp David Accords, negotiated between Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin with the mediation of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin were consequently awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. The basic tenets of the treaty were the mutual recognition of each country by the other, the cessation of the state of war that had existed between them since 1948, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Sinai Peninsula and its return to Egypt. Egypt thus became the first Arab country to officially recognize Israel, a step for which President Sadat would be assassinated (6 Oct. 1981). "Annex II International Boundary" is a 67½" x 42" map of Sinai showing the recognized international boundary between Egypt and Israel. This map, which belonged to someone who took part in the Camp David negotiations, was signed in Washington, D.C. on 25 March 1979 by the diplomats, one for Israel and one for Egypt, who were assigned the task of preparing it; Alfred S. Gilbertson, Jr. signed as a witness. The map is in fine condition except for a couple of small tears at fold intersections. A unique opportunity to own a piece of this historic treaty. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 218		Important Israeli Signed Photos and Document. Consists of five historic items: 1. June 26, 1967 2 page typed document in the form of an introduction for Tuviah Freidman to the Leaders of the Jewish Organizations of the U.S.A. and Canada from the Institute of Documentation in Israel, signed by the individual members of the Institute. This relates to helping Tuviah Freidman arrange for lectures on the Holocaust, "and make it possible for him to take evidence from Holocaust survivors who may reside in your cities, in order to discover any Nazi criminals who are still free, before the Statue of Limitation comes into effect in December, 1969 Signatories include: Yitzhak Rabin (Prime Minister); Shimon Peres (Defence Minister); Menahem Savidor (Speaker of the Knesset); Menachem Begin (Prime Minister); and many more. Total of 36 signatures and titles. 2. 1967 Israel Government Cabinet Photo signed by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and 4 other members including Abba Eban. 3. August 19, 1977 War Cabinet Signed photo. 4. Ariel Sharon in military uniform signed photo. 5. 1965 Unsigned black and white vintage photo of an angry David Ben Gurion addressing the Knesset. Estimated Value $600 - 800. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. All were accquired directly from Nazi hunter Tuviah Friedman's Institute of Documentation in Haifa Israel in the 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 219		Incredible Israeli Photographic Archive from the Institute of Documentation Center in Israel. Consists of 32 different historic black and white photos, mostly 7" x 5" and 9" x 7", all vintage and original. Many signed, some with notes on verso, others unsigned with numerical references on verso. We note some absolutely incredible photos that include the following: Ben Gurion with Golda Meir, David Ben Gurion's reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Tel-Aviv Museum; David Ben Gurion's funeral leaving the Knesset; George Schultz and Shimon Perez (signed); Shimon Perez with Edward Kennedy (signed); Jimmy Carter with Moshe Dayan; David Ben Gurion with a young JFK; Shimon Perez with Ronald Reagan (signed); David Ben Gurion with the King of Belgium; Moshe Dayan at David Ben Gurion's funeral; Golda Meir at David Ben Gurion's funeral in Sde-Boker, Dec. 3, 1973; Aluf Yaacov Dori pins the Haganah medal on the President as the Prime Minister and Galili look on, Jerusalem, June 1958; Tuviah Friedman with Simon Weisenthal (signed); and more. A unique historical photographic treasure trove of Israel. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. All were accquired directly from Nazi hunter Tuviah Friedman's Institute of Documentation in Haifa Israel in the 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $646
Lot 220		Signed Photo Archive of Israeli Leaders. A lot of 15 different black and white photos, each signed. Includes the following personalities: Yitzhak Rabin (Prime Minister); Shimon Perez (Defense Minister); Ariel Sharon (Prime Minister and Commander of the Israel Army); Teddy Kollek (Mayor of Jeruslum); Abba Eban (Foreign Minister) and others. Includes some background material from the Institute of Documentation. All in choice condition. Lot of 15 documents. Estimated Value $300 - 500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. All were accquired directly from Nazi hunter Tuviah Friedman's Institute of Documentation in Haifa Israel in the 1980s. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $517