{"lots":[{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112905/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"aaron ben judah, maggid of oleksinetz"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. printed on green tinted paper. uncut copy. ff. 22. some staining. modern boards. 12mo. (russia/poland): 1819. unrecorded, variant edition. see ch. liberman, ohel rachel vol. i pp. 330-37. additional bibliographic information accompanies the lot."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"1","title":{"en":"zoth torath ha\u2019adam [ethics]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112905/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, a book titled \"Zoth Torath Ha'adam\" focusing on ethics. The item is a printed book, with text primarily in Hebrew script. The page features a decorative border of intertwined leaves and flowers, framing the main text. The content appears to be religious or philosophical in nature, given its subject matter of ethics. Visual features include a strong black font and a clear, organized layout on aged paper.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.276Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112905,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112906/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"abudraham, david"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"printer's device on title (yaari, hebrew printer's marks 34). ff. 147. dampstained, repaired worming with some loss of text. modern tan calf. sm. 4to. vinograd, venice 512 giorgio di cavalli, venice: 1566. abudraham sought to establish structure within liturgical practices by providing the rationale behind many customs, as well as explanation to the text of all daily, sabbath, monthly and festival prayers. all in all it comprises an invaluable encyclopedia concerning the ritual customs of spain, france and germany."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"2","title":{"en":"abudraham [laws of and commentary to, the prayers]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112906/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Abudraham,\" which deals with the laws of and commentary to, the prayers. It is a printed textual item, likely a religious or theological work. The language visible is Hebrew script. The title page features an elaborate decorative border at the top and a prominent framed emblem at the bottom, possibly a coat of arms or a printer's mark, depicting a crown and what appears to be a shield with an animal motif. The overall aesthetic suggests an older publication, possibly an antique or historical religious text.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.278Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112906,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112907/2/2.png"],"artist":{"en":"(aden)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"second edition. few poems in judeo-arabic. ff. 122. ex-library, dampstained. original printed boards. covers loose, lacking spine, worn. elongated 12mo. chaim zuckerman, jerusalem: 1929. a collection of 181 liturgical poems and songs for occasions throughout the year in accordance with the customs of aden (yemen). the editors write they searched all the homes of aden to locate manuscripts upon which to base this work.\n aden, once home of an ancient jewish community, is located on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula at the approach to the red sea. today this seaport city is a part of the republic of yemen."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"3","title":{"en":"zemiroth yisrael [songs for sabbath, holidays and joyous occasions according to the custom of aden]. edited by shalom adeni and ben zion hateymani."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112907/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Zemiroth Yisrael,\" containing songs for Sabbath, holidays, and joyous occasions, specifically according to the custom of Aden. It was edited by Shalom Adeni and Ben Zion Hateymani. As a textual item, it is a compilation of religious and celebratory songs. The language is Hebrew. No image is provided, so visual features cannot be described.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.279Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112907,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112908/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(agunah)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"two volumes. original boards. 8vo. new york: 1937 and 1940. polemic endorsed by some one thousand rabbis world-wide opposed to the proposal advanced by the conservative rabbi judah (louis) epstein seeking to solve the agunah problem. epstein's proposal was that prior to the marriage service, a husband would appoint his wife as an agent to execute a divorce on his behalf. thus, if in the future the husband went missing or refused to grant a get, the wife could, in effect, divorce herself."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"4","title":{"en":"le\u2019dor acharon [opposition by the agudath harabanim to the proposal by judah epstein concerning the agunah problem]. * and: judah epstein. le\u2019shailath ha\u2019agunah [a response to the above, along with related history]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112908/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":120,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of two textual items related to a legal-religious debate. The first is \"Le'dor Acharon,\" which details the opposition by the Agudath Harabanim to Judah Epstein's proposal concerning the Agunah problem. The second is Judah Epstein's \"Le'shailath Ha'agunah,\" a response to the aforementioned opposition, along with related historical context. These items are likely pamphlets or treatises discussing Jewish law and societal issues. No image is provided, so visual features or specific materials cannot be described.","soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.280Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$120 - $180","currency":"USD","id":112908,"estimateMin":120},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112909/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"agnon, s.j."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"one of only 50 numbered copies bound in full vellum, embossed with seal of publisher (designed by e.m. lilien). first edition . illustrated plates. additional hebrew title-page. pp. 270. full vellum with title gilt-tooled on upper cover. 4to. jüdischer verlag, berlin: 1916. a fine copy in the highly scarce full vellum bindin."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"5","title":{"en":"& ahron eliasberg (eds.) das buch von den polnischen juden."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112909/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Das Buch von den polnischen Juden,\" edited by Ahron Eliasberg. It is a textual item, likely a historical or cultural study about Polish Jews. The book is bound with a light, possibly cream-colored, textured cover, and the title is printed in gold or a similar metallic hue on both the front and spine. The language of the title is German. The design is simple and minimalist, with a contemporary feel, suggesting a modern publication.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.282Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":112909,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112910/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"albo, joseph"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"title within architectural border ff. 166. mispaginated (as all copies) but complete, small repair to title (slightly affecting two words of the introduction on verso), browned and stained, two neat marginal repairs. later calf-backed boards. 4to. vinograd, lublin 66; st. cat. bodl. 5882, 6 (ed. quoque haec rara); adams j-336. kalonymus ben mordechai yaffe, lublin: 1597. rare lublin edition. \n albo\u2019s philosophical exposé proceeds from the view that every religion is founded upon three basic principles: the existence of god, revelation and reward and punishment. the true faith, according to albo, is one that recognizes not only the roots of these three fundamental principles, but also their logical consequences. thus the goal of man lies in perfecting himself, and the way to human perfection according to albo, lies in striving to become similar to the supreme symbol of perfection, i.e. god. this can be achieved through the loving fulfillment of his will - the observance of the mitzvoth.\n albo also discusses here the terrors of the catastrophe that befell spanish jewry. he interprets suffering as \u201cchastisements of love,\u201d imposed as a trial, in order to strengthen the bond between god and israel."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"6","title":{"en":"sepher ha\u2019ikrim [philosophy]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112910/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Sepher Ha'ikrim,\" identified as a work of philosophy. It is a printed textual item, likely an older publication given its aesthetic. The language is Hebrew, presented in traditional script. The title page features a grand, architectural border resembling an archway with columns and entablature, adorned with draped foliage or garlands. This detailed engraving frames the main text, suggesting a significant or scholarly work.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.283Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112910,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112911/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"almosnino, moses."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. previous owners signatures, marginal notes, lengthy at times ff. 76. stained in places, wormhole on final two leaves, f.4 and f.8 with corner loss affecting text. modern marbled boards, calf spine. sm. 4to vinograd, salonika 63; mehlman 900. joseph ya'avetz, salonika: 1563. born in salonika, moses ben baruch almosnino (c. 1515-c. 1580) hailed from a distinguished family who originated from aragon, spain. he was renowned both for his intellectual rabbinic expertise as well as his scholarship in the sciences, particularly natural physics and astronomy. in 1565, almosnino formed a delegation to petition sultan selim ii for a confirmation of the privileges previously granted to the salonika jews in 1537. his efforts procured a favorable decision and in 1568 the salonika community was granted the status of a self-governing entity, a prerogative it enjoyed for centuries thereafter. see ej, ii cols. 669-71."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"7","title":{"en":"tephilah lemoshe [sermons and homilies on the merits of torah, with a commentary to kri'ath shema]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112911/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Tephilah Lemoshe,\" which contains sermons and homilies on the merits of Torah, accompanied by a commentary to Kri'ath Shema. It is a printed textual item, likely a religious text. The language is Hebrew, presented in traditional script on what appears to be aged paper with some discoloration and creasing. The page layout is primarily text, with some hand-written annotations or marks visible in the margins, suggesting historical use or study.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.284Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112911,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112912/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"manuscript in english (with occasional use of hebrew), written in brown ink on paper. pp. (11). lightly browned. original wrappers with lettering piece, bearing titles, some creasing. sm. folio. (c., richmond, va: 1823). the earliest known chevrah kadishah manual in the united states. \n written by jacob mordecai (1762-1838) for his daughter rachel mordecai lazarus (1788-1838) sometime after her marriage to aaron lazarus in 1821 (and before 1827 when the compendium of the order of the burial service, printed in ny would have been available).\n at age 13, mordecai had served as a rifleman when the continental congress was resident in philadelphia and later helped supply the continental army as a clerk to david franks, the jewish quartermaster to general george washington. after the war, mordecai moved to new york and married judith myers. in 1792, judith and jacob moved to warrenton, north carolina, where he established the warrenton nc female seminary, also known as mordecai\u2019s female academy. .\n jacob mordecai was widely recognized as a pioneer in education in the early united states, who studiously devoted himself to literary pursuits, especially biblical research, and wrote many scholarly articles. it is worth noting that despite the fact that the mordecais were the only jewish family in and around this small town of north carolina, they remained observant jews, keeping a strictly kosher home where shabbat was always observed. .\n rachel mordecai, the eldest girl in a family of thirteen, was born july 1, 1788, in goochland county, virginia. in 1821, rachel married the widower aaron lazarus, a wilmington, north carolina, merchant and shipper. when aaron lazarus\u2019s son gershon nearly converted in 1823, rachel lazarus immersed herself in judaism in order to better understand\u2014and defend\u2014her faith, even as she herself flirted with an ever increasing attraction to christianity. it was very likely during this period of time that she received the present manuscript hevra kadisha manual from her father, whose natural inclination was certainly to bolster his daughter\u2019s flagging faith.\n unfortunately, continued religious studies only deepened rachel\u2019s attraction to christianity and an emotional and physical breakdown convinced lazarus, in 1835, to go where faith led her. she announced her intention to convert, setting off a bitter struggle with her father and husband. aaron lazarus threatened to take their children away if she left the faith. lazarus relented, but for the remaining years of her life believed as a christian in all but name. on june 23, 1838 upon her deathbed, lazarus was baptized into the episcopal church, at the home of her still-jewish siblings samuel mordecai and ellen mordecai in petersburg, virginia. notwithstanding her deathbed departure from the faith of her fathers, the present manuscript nevertheless represents an extremely important example of the transmission of traditional jewish rites and rituals from one generation to the next among early american jewry."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"8","title":{"en":"(jacob mordecai). god\u2019s unity & enduring grace, prayer for the sick, funeral service, funeral discourse, resurrection of the dead; for mrs. r lazarus."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112912/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":10000,"aiDescription":"This item is a handwritten manuscript containing various religious texts and services, attributed to Jacob Mordecai. The subjects include God's unity and enduring grace, prayers for the sick, funeral services, funeral discourses, and the resurrection of the dead, specifically dedicated to Mrs. R Lazarus. It is a textual item, comprised of two open pages of a book or notebook, featuring densely written English script in a formal hand. The paper appears aged, with visible creases and light foxing, indicating its historical nature and material as paper.","soldPrice":12000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.286Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":112912,"estimateMin":10000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112913/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"two parts in one volume. ff. 80, (2), 1-64, 61-(1), 2-3, 6-11 (4). lacking ff. 4-5 in vol ii. lightly browned and stained. contemporary mottled calf, worn. folio. vinograd, berlin 356-7. chanoch ne\u2019arim, berlin: 1787. the first american \u2018prenumeranten\u2019 to be recorded in a hebrew book. \n publishers of hebrew books in the 18th century frequently attempted to defray the cost of printing of new works by soliciting subscribers in advance. in addition to being assured of receiving a copy of the publication, these subscribers, or \u2018prenumeranten,\u2019 were acknowledged by the inclusion of their names in the final printed work. such lists of prenumeranten are especially useful to historians and scholars in gauging the geographical reach of particular literary texts. the present volume includes the very first known instance of a hebrew book whose pre-publication subscribers included individuals from the united states: one \u201crabbi judah, son of meir and his son.\u201d\n isaac satanow (1732\u20131804), was among the most prolific of the early haskalah writers. he served as the director of the printing press of the chevrat chinuch ne\u2019arim (\"society for the education of the youth), where he published the present work, a treatise on the roots of hebrew words, combined with a hebrew-german dictionary and thesaurus, the whole designed for pedagogical use."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"9","title":{"en":"isaac satanow. shorashim."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112913/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Shorashim,\" written by Isaac Satanow. As a textual item, it is likely a scholarly or religious work, given the author's known contributions to Hebrew literature and the Haskalah movement. The title \"Shorashim\" translates to \"Roots,\" suggesting a work that may deal with foundational principles or etymology. No image is provided, so visual features or specific materials cannot be described.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.287Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112913,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112914/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"contains exchange of letters between moses seixas and president george washington. pp. 589-592. foxed. unbound folio. september 11th, new york: 1790. reported on page 592 is an: \"address of the master, wardens, and brethren of king david's lodge to george washington, president of the united states of america.\" this address was given by moses seixas (1744-1809), master of the newport masonic lodge, as well as president of the newport hebrew congregation. his address was designed to welcome president washington as a fellow masonic-brother to rhode island. the newspaper also records washington's acknowledgment of the welcome, as well as his solemn pledge to uphold the principles upon which the fraternity is founded.\n a month earlier seixas had penned a letter to washington with the celebrated phrase that the president subsequently endorsed: \"to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.\"\n see j.l. blau and s.w. baron, the jews of the united states 1790-1840, a documentary history, vol. i (1963), pp. 8-10."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"10","title":{"en":"newspaper. gazette of the united states. vol. ii, no. 44."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112914/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a newspaper, specifically \"Gazette of the United States,\" Volume II, Number 44. As a textual item, it provides historical news and information from its period of publication. Newspapers typically consist of printed text on paper, detailing current events, editorials, and other public announcements. No image is provided, so specific visual features of this particular issue cannot be described.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:38.288Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112914,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112915/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 274-288. foxed and stained. unbound. 8vo. january 4th, baltimore: 1823. with a report on p. 275 of the building of a new synagogue in philadelphia, \u201ckal kadosh mickve israel.\u201d"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"11","title":{"en":"nile\u2019s weekly register. new series. no. 18, vol. xi."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112915/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical periodical titled \"Nile\u2019s Weekly Register. New Series. No. 18, Vol. XI.\" It is a publication, likely a newspaper or magazine, from an unspecified date but falling within the \"new series\" of its eleventh volume. The content would typically cover current events, politics, and general news of its time, characteristic of early American journalism. The item is a textual work printed on paper. The language of the publication is English.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.060Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112915,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112916/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. (4). with handwritten date and contract fields on p. 1 (\u201cfriday, july 2,\u201d \u201csabbath afternoon or evening,\u201d etc.) and on p. 4: manuscript address: rev. david d. field, stockbridge, (massachusetts) and postmarks. creased at folds. minor tear and paper loss on p. 3 affecting 3 or 4 words, that paper being adhered to the remains of wax seal on p. 4. 8vo. may 25th-june 2nd, new york: 1824. correspondence with rev. frey relating to preaching and public collections in churches in new england and new york to promote the american society for meliorating the condition of the jews.\n born into an observant jewish family in germany, joseph levi (1771-1850) studied to be a rabbi but in 1799 converted to christianity. thereupon he assumed the surname frey and embarked on a career as a christian missionary to the jews, first in europe and from 1816, in the united states.\n in addition to the preaching appointment and contract on the front page of this document, the inside pages of this bifolio tell a remarkable tale. frey, inspired by letters he received from another converted jew, undertook to attempt to create a settlement, to be populated exclusively by jewish converts to christianity. in order to accomplish this goal, frey formed his own organization devoted to the \u201ccolonizing and evangelizing\u201d of the jews. by his own account, he had, in the span of four years formed upwards of two hundred auxiliary societies dedicated to his cause and raised some $8,000. his attempts at raising funds from christians to support his efforts at missionizing among the jews were complicated by the charges of embezzlement and malfeasance that followed him from europe to the new world. through his own full-throated protestations of innocence and the accumulation of numerous attestations of character from fellow christian pastors, frey managed to continue his missionary work throughout his life."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"12","title":{"en":"joseph samuel christian frederick frey. preaching contract with the american society for meliorating the condition of the jews."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112916/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This lot features a historical document, specifically a preaching contract, made by Joseph Samuel Christian Frederick Frey. The contract is with the American Society for Meliorating the Condition of the Jews, indicating its subject matter relates to religious proselytization or social work concerning Jewish communities in America. The item is a textual work on paper. The language of the contract is English.","soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.061Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112916,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112917/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. 11, (1). ex-library. original plain wrappers. 12mo. singerman 881 (two copies); not in rosenbach. c. sherman, philadelphia: 1845. isaac leeser established the american jewish publication society in 1845 in an effort to further jewish education and defend against christian missionaries. \u201cthe corresponding secretary and real workhorse of the jewish publication society was isaac leeser\u201d (sarna, jps and the americanization of american culture, pp. 1-4). the society published fourteen works in a series entitled \u201cjewish miscellany\u201d before falling subscriptions, a stretched budget, leeser\u2019s busy schedule, and finally, a destructive fire brought its activities to an end in 1851. nonetheless its fortunes were revived and two more societies with this name were founded by american jewry (1873-5 and 1888-present). \u201cthe american jewish publication society was the first national jewish organization in the united states dedicated to the advancement of jewish culture and religion.\u201d sussman, isaac leeser and the making of american judaism (1995) p. 153."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"13","title":{"en":"constitution and by-laws of the american jewish publication society."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112917/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This lot is a historical printed document containing the \"Constitution and By-Laws of the American Jewish Publication Society.\" It is a foundational text for the organization, established on 9th of Heshvan, 5606. The document was adopted in Philadelphia on Sunday, November 30, 1845 (Kislev 1, 5606), and printed by C. Sherman, Printer, in Philadelphia in 5606. The item is a paper publication in English, featuring a clean, legible typeset title page with a slight tear on the left edge.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.063Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112917,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112918/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"prayers in hebrew with english translation facing. introductory compendium of jewish laws in english interspersed with hebrew keywords. penciled annotations. in hevra hesed ve\u2019emeth binding, upper cover tooled: \u201ch.h.v\u2019.a.\u201d from the library of rabbi dr. david de sola pool. pp. 12, (1 blank); (3), ff. 4-18. browned, contemporary gilt-stamped calf, spine rubbed and slightly chipped. 8vo. singerman, 447; goldman, 35; rosenbach, 291 (illus). s.h. jackson, new york: 1827. congregation shearith israel of new york, established by the members of the first jewish community of north america who arrived in 1654, is the oldest congregation in the united states. its burial society, hevra hesed ve\u2019emeth is the longest existing jewish philanthropic society in new york. this compendium was its first publication.\n see david and tamar de sola pool, an old faith in the new world, portrait of shearith israel (1955) pp. 354-57."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"14","title":{"en":"compendium of the order of the burial service, and rules for the mournings. compiled by desire, and published on account of the hevra hesed ve\u2019emeth of the k\u201dk sephardim shearith israel."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112918/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a printed compendium detailing \"the order of the burial service, and rules for the mournings.\" It was compiled by desire and published on account of the Hevra Hesed Ve\u2019emeth of the K\u201dK Sephardim Shearith Israel. This suggests it is a religious or ceremonial guide, likely in pamphlet or book format, focusing on Jewish burial customs and mourning rituals within a specific Sephardic community. The item is a textual work printed on paper. The language of the publication is English, with likely Hebrew elements for names and religious terms.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.064Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112918,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112919/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition in book form. ten plates. pp. 23, (1). original printed wrappers, backstrip lacking. lg. 4to. james kay, philadelphia: 1833. nephew of educator and philanthropist rebecca gratz, isaac hays (1796-1879) was a renown ophthalmologist and medical ethicist."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"15","title":{"en":"isaac hays. descriptions of the inferior maxillary bones of mastodons, in the cabinet of the american philosophical society, with remarks on the genus tetracaulodon, &c. [extracted from the transactions of the american philosophical society, vol. iv. n.s.]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112919/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot is a scientific text by Isaac Hays, titled \"Descriptions of the Inferior Maxillary Bones of Mastodons, in the Cabinet of the American Philosophical Society, with Remarks on the Genus Tetracaulodon, &c.\" This work is an extract from the \"Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. IV. N.S.\", indicating its nature as an academic publication in natural history or paleontology. It focuses on the anatomical study of mastodon jaws and related extinct genera. The item is a textual work printed on paper. The language is English.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.066Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112919,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112920/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition in hebrew. ff. 50. stained. unbound. 8vo. vinograd, lemberg 777. madam chava grossman, lemberg: 1846. children\u2019s history on the discovery of the new world, here translated into hebrew by the maskil abraham menachem mendel mohr (1815-68) whose initials appear on the title (see ej, vol. xii cols. 219-20. speculation about columbus\u2019s jewish roots began in 1492 and has never been completely dispelled. though campe\u2019s work does not openly argue that columbus was of jewish descent, the persistent interest of jews in the mere possibility, made the hebrew-reading public eager for new material on the man who first discovered america. campe\u2019s popular history was first published as die entdeckung von amerika (1780-82) and subsequently translated into most european languages."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"16","title":{"en":"(johann heinrich campe). columbus - sepher metzi\u2019ath eretz america [on the discovery of america by christopher columbus]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112920/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This lot presents a historical book by Johann Heinrich Campe, titled \"Columbus - Sepher Metzi\u2019ath Eretz America,\" which translates to \"On the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.\" This suggests a work discussing the exploration and discovery of the American continent. The item is a textual work, likely a printed book, on paper. The catalog text indicates both German and Hebrew titles, suggesting a bilingual or translated work, with the main content being about the discovery of America.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.067Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":112920,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112921/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"fine condition. previous owner\u2019s signature (see below) in a neat hebrew and latin calligraphic hand, dated 1856. pp. 400. contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain morocco; with accompanying fitted box. 24mo. vinograd, fürth 929. zürndorffer & sommer, fürth: 1855. an attractive copy. \n a miniature pocket-sized prayer book specifically printed, as stated on the title page, for jewish immigrants undertaking the lengthy journey from europe to america.\n includes prayers for weekday and sabbath, selected festival portions, ethics of the fathers and the weekday biblical reading.\n the previous owner, yitzchak moshe b. tzvi (isaac moses hartwig gluckstadt), was a prominent danish banker."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"17","title":{"en":"tephilah mikol hashanah minchah ketanah leholchei derech ule\u2019ovrei yamim lehanos\u2019im limedinath amerika hash[em] y[ishmerem]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112921/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical prayer book titled \"Tephilah Mikol HaShanah Minchah Katanah LeHolchei Derech Ule\u2019Ovrei Yamim LeHanos\u2019im LiMedinath Amerika Hash[em] Y[ishmerem].\" This book is specifically intended for travelers and those embarking for America, indicating its relevance to Jewish emigration. The book has a dark brown, possibly leather, cover with gold gilt lettering on the spine that reads \"Gebetbuch\" (German for prayer book) and intricate gold tooling forming decorative borders and bands. The script within the book is likely Hebrew, with a German title on the spine.","soldPrice":4600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.068Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":112921,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112922/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 16. foxed and lightly stained. unbound. 8vo. sabin 40756. gideon, washington: 1846. lewis charles levin (1808\u201360) was the first jew elected to the u.s. house of representatives. born in charleston, south carolina, he was the american party candidate from pennsylvania in 1844 and was re-elected twice before being defeated in 1850."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"18","title":{"en":"l(ewis) c(harles) levin. speech\u2026 on the bill to to raise a regiment of mounted riflemen. delivered in the house of representatives, april 7, 1846."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112922/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot is a historical political speech by Lewis Charles Levin, delivered in the House of Representatives on April 7, 1846. The speech concerns \"the bill to to raise a regiment of mounted riflemen,\" indicating its subject matter is military policy and national defense within the context of mid-19th century American politics. The item is a textual work, likely a pamphlet or printed record of the speech, on paper. The language of the speech is English.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.070Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112922,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112923/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 4. unbound. 8vo. singerman 1057. (washington dc): 1848. during the american revolutionary war, the polish-born patriot haym salomon was the prime financier of the american army in its struggle for independence from england. shortly after the conclusion of peace between the two sides salomon suddenly died leaving his wife and children with debts. over many years haym m. salomon (1785-1858) attempted to receive from the u.s government the payment due him as the rightful heir. despite considerable agitation on his part, the proposed bill was never passed. see je, vol. x, pp. 653-655; ej, vol. xiv, cols. 695-6."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"19","title":{"en":"in senate of the united states. july 28, 1848\u2026the committee on revolutionary claims, to whom was referred the memorial of h.m. salomon, for indemnification for advances of money made by his father during the revolutionary war."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112923/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot is a historical government document from the \"Senate of the United States,\" dated July 28, 1848. It details a report from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims concerning a memorial by H.M. Salomon for indemnification. The memorial seeks compensation for money advances made by Salomon's father during the Revolutionary War, placing its subject matter in American history and government claims. The item is a textual work, likely a legislative report or pamphlet, printed on paper. The language is English.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.071Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112923,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112924/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. folded map; over 20 illustrations, including illustrated title page and frontispiece. two additional illustrations in second work. advertiser replete with merchant\u2019s illustrations. three works bound together: pp. 124, 24, 180. foxing and light staining. original boards, broken. 8vo. john p. prall, new york: 1849. as part of a comprehensive overview of all things related to \u201camerica\u2019s greatest metropolis,\u201d this volume, in its section on religion and morals includes a brief history of the jews in new york to that point, and a listing of the ten extant synagogues in manhattan at the time (p. 79.) in addition, the 180 page advertising supplement contains numerous examples of goods and services provided by merchants whose names suggest jewish extraction."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"20","title":{"en":"e. porter belden. new york, past, present and future. * bound with: new york, as it is. and: the american advertiser."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112924/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot presents a historical urban studies compilation by E. Porter Belden, titled \"New York, Past, Present and Future.\" The main work is bound with two additional texts: \"New York, As It Is\" and \"The American Advertiser.\" This collection provides a comprehensive view of New York City, encompassing its history, contemporary state, and future prospects, along with advertisements relevant to the era. The item is a bound textual work on paper. The language of the texts is English.","soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.073Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112924,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112925/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. 173. some foxing, title page discolored with minute loss at upper corner. recent boards, worn. 12mo. singerman 1494. bloch, cincinnati: 1857. max lilienthal (1815-82), a german-born advocate for the reform of jewish schools in russia immigrated to the united states in 1845, settling in new york city where he conducted a private boarding school for several years. in 1849 he became rabbi of a short-lived union of the city\u2019s german congregations and directed their day schools. from 1855 until his death lilienthal was rabbi of the important bene israel congregation of cincinnati, which he led in the direction of moderate reform.\n regarding the present work of poetry, lilienthal\u2019s biographer, bruce ruben, writes: \u201clilienthal\u2019s poetry took many of its themes from the ideals of the american revolutionary war. written and published in german to appeal to german-american immigrants, the poems celebrated the spirit of america\u2019s founding. the first section, \u201cfreiheit\u201d included poems such as \u201cunsere flagge,\u201d washington,\u201d \u201cmount vernon,\u201d lexington,\u201d \u201cder obelisk auf bunkerhill,\u201d and\u201dder vierte juli 1776.\u201d the last poem in the \u201cfreiheit\u201d section presented an assessment of america in 1857: \u201cit is accomplished, a lad now stands as a giant among the nations. the wish, which was only an ideal, you have realized before all the world.\u201d see bruce l. ruben, max lilienthal: the making of the american rabbinate (2011) pp. 162-63."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"21","title":{"en":"max lilienthal. freiheit, frühling und liebe [\u201cfreedom, spring and love.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112925/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This is a German poetry book titled \"Freiheit, Frühling und Liebe\" (Freedom, Spring and Love) by Max Lilienthal. Published in 1857 in Cincinnati, the book is a collection of poems. It features a simple, unadorned cover with the title and author prominently displayed in a Gothic-style typeface. The language of the text is German, and it appears to be printed on aged paper, showing signs of wear consistent with its age.","soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.578Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":112925,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112926/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew and german texts. pp. 8, 492+1-90, 93. stained in places. contemporary black gilt-tooled morocco; star of david and tablets of the law device on upper cover, gilt supralibros; joints starting, wear and minor losses to spine at head and foot, rubbed. 8vo. singerman, 1534 and 2151; cf. goldman 45. m. thalmessinger; waldheimer and zenn, c. 1858 and , new york: 1869. david einhorn (1809-79) migrated to america from germany in 1855, where he became the acknowledged leader of reform movement. in 1858 he published his revised prayer book, which has formed the model for all subsequent revisions, laying the foundation of the regime under which the mass of american jews now worship. einhorn advocated the introduction of prayers in the vernacular, the exclusion of nationalistic hopes from the synagogue service, and other ritual modifications.\n the title page of this edition states that the volume is \u201cfor sale at the office of the sexton of the congregation temple beth el\u201d (nyc), indicating that the edition was originally intended to serve the members of that congregation. bound into this volume following the prayer book is a german language hymnal issued for congregation adath jeshurun, new york."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"22","title":{"en":"(liturgy). olath tamid-gebetbuch für israelitische reform-gemeinden. prepared by david einhorn. * bound with: gesänge für den öffentlichen jüdischen gottesdienst, aus verschiedenen liedersammlungen zusammengetragen. im verlage des temple adath jeshurun in new york."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112926/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This lot features two bound liturgical books for Israelite Reform congregations. The first is \"Olath Tamid-Gebetbuch für Israelitische Reform-Gemeinden\" prepared by David Einhorn, bound with \"Gesänge für den öffentlichen jüdischen Gottesdienst,\" published in New York in 1869. The item is a prayer book and hymnal, indicating its religious genre. It features both German and Hebrew text, with Hebrew characters (likely for Torah readings) on the left page and German text (for the hymnal) on the right page, suggesting a bilingual or dual-language format. The visible pages show a simple print style, with clear, legible typefaces on off-white paper.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.580Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112926,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112927/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. 37, (1), 43, (1). original printed wrappers, wear along edges, spine mostly lacking. 8vo. singerman 3417. the bloch printing and publishing company, cincinnati: (1886)."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"23","title":{"en":"mrs. aurelia rice. two novelettes: true nobility. after the german of otto buchwald. [and:] fortune hunting. a story of jewish life in america."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112927/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of two novelettes by Mrs. Aurelia Rice: \"True Nobility,\" an adaptation from the German of Otto Buchwald, and \"Fortune Hunting,\" a story depicting Jewish life in America. These works fall under the genre of fiction, specifically novelettes. No image is provided, so visual features or materials cannot be described. The language of the text is English, with one story translated from German, suggesting a 19th or early 20th-century publication based on typical translation trends of the era.","soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.581Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112927,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112928/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"english with some use of hebrew. pp. 15. editorial markings in ink throughout. original printed wrappers, worn and detached. 4to. singerman 3595. new york: (1887/88). a polemic against reform judaism in north america. bearing hebrew verse on cover: \u201cto make a division between the impure and the pure\u201d (lev. 6:47) which encapsulates the sermon here by de sola, the rabbi of montreal\u2019s shearith israel spanish and portuguese congregation."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"24","title":{"en":"the duty of orthodox congregations. a sermon preached before the congregation \u201cshearith israel\u201d new york\u2026by the reverend meldola de sola."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112928/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual item, a sermon titled \"The Duty of Orthodox Congregations.\" It was preached before the congregation \"Shearith Israel\" in New York by Reverend Meldola de Sola. The item falls into the genre of religious discourse or sermon literature, with a focus on Orthodox Jewish communal responsibilities. The language of the sermon is English, as inferred from the title. No specific period, materials, or visual features are provided in the catalog text or image.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.582Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112928,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112929/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. the copy of the philosopher hermann cohen (1842-1918). pp. 108. modern wrappers. 12mo. oskar leiner, leipzig : 1857. anonymous travelogue by a german jew who arrived in america in 1853.\n the author begins by describing his journey from europe and although does not specifically explain why he left germany, he looked to america for the religious freedom lacking in his homeland. his writing style indicates an educated upbringing, both yeshiva-trained and secular. his religious orientation may be characterized as neo-orthodox, welcoming reform, but not if simply to ape american christian society. he surveys here the position of women, rabbinic leadership, religious piety and provides an in-depth analysis of various american congregations. he notes with discomfort the atmosphere of overt material pursuit, but ultimately enjoys america for its democratic ethic and equal treatment of all.\n see g. greenberg, a german-jewish immigrant\u2019s perception of america, 1853-1854 in: american jewish historical quarterly, lxvii, 4 (june, 1978) pp. 307-41."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"25","title":{"en":"israelitische volks-bibliothek. deutsch-amerikanische skizzen für jüdische auswanderer und nichtauswander."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112929/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This item is \"Israelitische Volks-Bibliothek. Deutsch-amerikanische Skizzen für jüdische Auswanderer und Nichtauswander.\" This work is a collection of German-American sketches, likely essays or short stories, intended for Jewish emigrants and non-emigrants. The genre is social commentary or descriptive narratives, potentially offering guidance or cultural insights. The language is German, and no image is available to describe any visual features or materials. The title suggests a focus on the experiences and perspectives of Jewish communities in a German-American context.","soldPrice":2800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.583Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":112929,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112930/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. iv, 41. lightly soiled and stained, tear at foot of pp. 5-6, shaken. contemporary boards, rubbed, losses to spine. 8vo. singerman 1969. jones & hamilton, philadelphia: 1866. privately printed by leeser and issued in just 500 copies. leeser characterized the tract as a \u201cfender against the assaults of prejudice\u201d (p. iv)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"26","title":{"en":"ludwig philippson. the crucifixion and the jews. translated from the german by maurice mayer. with preface by isaac leeser."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112930/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book by Ludwig Philippson titled \"The Crucifixion and the Jews,\" translated from German by Maurice Mayer, with a preface by Isaac Leeser. The item is a religious or theological text, likely offering commentary or discussion on the historical and religious subject of the crucifixion in relation to Jewish perspectives. The language is English, being a translation from German. No image is available, so physical characteristics such as binding or paper type cannot be described. The content suggests an academic or polemical work from the 19th or early 20th century, given the involvement of Isaac Leeser.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.585Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112930,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112931/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. english interspersed with hebrew. 83 (pp). original baords, inner joints starting. 12mo. singerman 2374. office of the israelite, cincinnatti: 1872. isaac mayer wise (1819-1900) was the dominant force behind the creation of american reform judaism. from his arrival in america in 1846, wise was devoted to modernizing and americanizing judaism. his most enduring contributions lie in the institutions he established, which included the major institutions that fostered reform judaism \u2014 the union of american hebrew congregations and hebrew union college. through their creation, wise advanced his aim of drawing american jews together around a modern brand of the religion suited for the new world.\n the present volume is a conscious reworking and expansion of wise\u2019s earlier \u201cthe essence of judaism\u201d (1861) into a format more suitable for use as a catechism for students and teachers. among the added improvements are scriptural citations and guided questions on each page. one of the more interesting pedagogical innovations called for by wise is his insistence that two thirds of all instruction time be devoted to the study of the hebrew language."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"27","title":{"en":"isaac m. wise. judaism: its doctrines and duties."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112931/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Judaism: Its Doctrines and Duties\" by Isaac M. Wise. It is a religious text or theological work, likely outlining the principles and obligations of Judaism. The book was published in New York by Bloch Publishing Co. and includes a reference to 'Published in the Office of The Israelite', suggesting a connection to a Jewish periodical. The cover is a simple, plain design with the title and author in a clear serif typeface, printed on light-colored paper. The language of the text is English.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.586Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":112931,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112932/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. 14. original printed wrappers. age toned. 12mo. singerman 2860. n.p.: (1888?). henry iliowizi (1850-1911) was a russian-born rabbi who immigrated to america in 1880. he served congregations in harrisonburg, va, minneapolis and philadelphia. in addition, iliowizi penned jewish fiction and biblical dramatizations."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"28","title":{"en":"rev. henry iliowizi. isaac\u2019s blessing. a drama."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112932/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot presents \"Isaac\u2019s Blessing,\" a drama by Rev. Henry Iliowizi. The item is a play, falling under the genre of dramatic literature. The title suggests a biblical or religiously inspired theme, likely exploring events or characters from the Old Testament. The language of the work is English. As no image is provided, details regarding its physical appearance, materials, or specific visual features cannot be described.","soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.588Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112932,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112933/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 12. marginal chips, browned. unbound. 8vo. singerman 2449. hebrew orphan asylum printing establishment, new york: 1874. jastrow, rabbi of congregation rodeph shalom in philadelphia, here dismisses the concerns of the women\u2019s crusade who were demonstrating against the liquor industry, perceiving alcohol as a cause of much social distress. jastrow specifically disapproves of the female members of his congregation participating in this growing movement in america, regarding such behavior as being fundamentally un-jewish.\n see m. davis, \"no whisky amazons in the tents of israel,\" american jews and the gilded age temperance movement, in: american jewish history, vol. 94, no. 3 (2008) pp. 143-73."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"29","title":{"en":"marcus jastrow. a lecture on temperance."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112933/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This item is a printed lecture titled \"A Lecture on Temperance,\" delivered by Rev. Dr. M. Jastrow on March 28, 1874, at Broad Street Synagogue, Philadelphia. It is a discourse or sermon on the subject of temperance, indicating a religious or ethical genre. Published in New York by the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Printing Establishment in 1874, the text is in English. The visible image shows a simple, aged paper cover with clear typography, featuring the title, speaker, date, and location of delivery, suggesting a pamphlet or brochure format.","soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.589Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":112933,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112934/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. the author\u2019s copy, with his signature on upper cover. pp. 27. corners chipped, lightly stained. original printed wrappers, upper cover detached, worn. 8vo. singerman 2680. b. westermann, new york: 1878. a new, american translation into german of the song of songs.\n kaufmann kohler (1843-1926) born in fürth, was a student of two of the towering figures of contemporary german orthodoxy, jacob ettlinger and samson raphael hirsch. however kohler adopted a radical reform viewpoint to such a degree that that no rabbinic position was open to him. in 1869, at the suggestion of abraham geiger, kohler moved to the united states where he served as rabbi in detroit and chicago before succeeding his father-in-law r. david einhorn, as rabbi of new york\u2019s congregation beth-el. in 1903, he was appointed president of hebrew union college whose curriculum he altered to reflect his extremist theology."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"30","title":{"en":"kaufmann kohler. das hohe lied u?bersetzt und kritisch neubearbeitet."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112934/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot is \"Das Hohe Lied übersetzt und kritisch neubearbeitet\" by Kaufmann Kohler. The item is a translation and critical re-evaluation of 'The Song of Songs' (or 'Song of Solomon'), a biblical text. This places it in the genre of biblical scholarship, commentary, or religious translation. The language of the work is German. No image is available, so no visual features, materials, or publication date can be discerned from the information provided. The critical re-working suggests a scholarly approach to the sacred text.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:28.591Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112934,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112935/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in french, german, hebrew and english. engraved frontispiece of isaac m. wise. pp. 36. original printed wrappers with ribbon binding. 8vo. singerman 4133. bloch & co., cincinnati: 1890. includes a cantata composed especially for the celebration of the rev. dr. i.m. wise\u2019s seventieth birthday."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"31","title":{"en":"souvenir du soixante-dixie?me anniversaire de?die? au docteur isaac m. wise le jour de sa 71me fete."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112935/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is titled \"Souvenir du soixante-dixième anniversaire dédié au Docteur Isaac M. Wise le jour de sa 71ème fête.\" This is a souvenir publication commemorating the 70th anniversary of Dr. Isaac M. Wise, presented on his 71st birthday. The genre is a commemorative tribute or biographical piece, likely containing eulogies, essays, or celebratory remarks. The language is French. No image is available, preventing a description of visual features or materials. The item highlights a significant figure in Jewish history, likely an influential rabbi or scholar.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.983Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112935,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112936/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"with woodcut frontispiece: \u201cthe constable seizing a tobacco taker.\u201d pp. (11), 12-119, (1). original printed wrappers, light wear. 16mo. i.n. choynski, san francisco: (1890). the jewish publisher, isidor nathan choynski (1834-99), aside from owning a bookstore where the intellectual elite of san francisco would gather, was also a pioneer journalist whose written accounts in isaac mayer wise\u2019s national jewish newspaper the american israelite are among the most insightful reports we have on the inner life of san francisco and the west coast jewish communities."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"32","title":{"en":"the code of 1650, being a compilation of the earliest laws and orders of the general court of connecticut\u2026 blue laws."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112936/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical legal text, specifically \"The Code of 1650,\" which compiles the earliest laws and orders of the General Court of Connecticut, also known as \"Blue Laws.\" It represents a significant document for understanding early colonial American jurisprudence and social regulations. The text is in English. No information on materials or visual features is provided, as the image states a lot picture is available upon request.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.985Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112936,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112937/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew advertisement issued by rev. j. l. kadushin, offering passover matzah \u201cbaked at my steam bakery under my supervision.\u201d single printed page. 9x6 inches. grover press, c., new york: 1900."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"33","title":{"en":"matzah kasherah umehudarah mekimcha depischa."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112937/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"aiDescription":"This lot features \"Matzah Kasherah Umehudarah Mekimcha Depischa,\" an item related to Jewish religious practice, specifically kosher matzah for Passover. The text is in Hebrew, indicating its religious and cultural context. As a food item, its material would be flour or similar ingredients for matzah production. No further details on specific visual features or period are available, as the image indicates a lot picture is available upon request.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.986Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $150","currency":"USD","id":112937,"estimateMin":100},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112938/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. (1), 16. original printed wrappers. 8vo. singerman 3436. (cincinnati: 1886). the first american sunday school was founded in philadelphia in 1838 by rebecca gratz, based upon her conviction that religious instruction for all jewish children was imperative, particularly in the face of christian proselytizing.\n during the period 1840 to 1880, the american jewish community increased exponentially, primarily bolstered by the immigration of jews from german-speaking lands, and by 1877 the number of american congregations had grown from 18 to 277. indeed, by 1880 there were 40,000\u201350,000 jewish school-age children in the united states and the need to provide appropriate and uniform standards of jewish education became a paramount concern. in 1886, under the auspices of the union of american hebrew congregations, a three-day convention in cincinnati resulted in a unanimous adoption of a constitution for the \u201chebrew sabbath-school union\u201d (hssu) which sought to establish a curriculum designed to cover six years, which included instruction in hebrew, jewish history and music."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"34","title":{"en":"proceedings of the sabbath-school convention. constitution and by-laws of the hebrew sabbath-school union. organization of the executive committee."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112938/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This is a printed document containing the \"Proceedings of the Sabbath-School Convention\" and the \"Constitution and By-Laws of the Hebrew Sabbath-School Union,\" along with details on the organization of its executive committee. It is a historical document from a Jewish educational organization, likely dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, given the typography. The text is in English and printed on aged, light brown paper, visible from the title page. The layout is simple with large, bolded titles and standard paragraph text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.988Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":112938,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112939/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"with deeply emotional introduction dedicating the work to the author\u2019s 12-year old daughter who died of appendicitis. pp. (6), 193. browned, some staining, taped repairs. contemporary boards, broken. sm. 4to. cf. goldman, 625. solomon brothers, jerusalem: 1904. the author (1852-1936) received rabbinic ordination from both r. eliezer gordon of kelm and r. isaac elchanan spektor of kovno. he was a prolific author, celebrated in particular for his commentary on talmud yerushalmi which was highly praised by the chofetz chaim. active in all aspects of jewish communal life, sivitz served as rabbi in pittsburgh for over forty years where he was a most outspoken critic of reform judaism. the present volume of sermons reflect the contemporary conditions of religious life in pittsburgh."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"35","title":{"en":"moshe shimon sivitz. beith fayga [sermons with novellae]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112939/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a religious text by Moshe Shimon Sivitz titled \"Beith Fayga,\" consisting of sermons with novellae (original interpretations). It is a textual work of Jewish scholarship and homiletics. The language would likely be Hebrew, given the nature of the content and author's name. No information on materials, period, or visual features is provided, as the image indicates a lot picture is available upon request.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.989Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112939,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112940/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"contains the first appearance of the celebrated essay by twain: \u201cconcerning the jews,\u201d (pp. 527-35) unbound. sm. 4to. september, new york: 1899. in this lengthy essay, the american writer mark twain explores the causes of anti-semitism and possible solutions to the problem. most memorable is his conclusion: \u201cif the statistics are right, the jews constitute but one per cent of the human race. it suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost in the blaze of the milky way. properly the jew ought hardly to be heard of; but he is heard of, has always been heard of. he is as prominent on the planet as any other people, and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk. his contributions to the world\u2019s list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine and abstruse learning are also way out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers\u2026the egyptian, the babylonian, and the persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream stuff and passed away; the greek and the roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are gone\u2026the jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age\u2026all things are mortal but the jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. what is the secret of his immortality?\u201d"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"36","title":{"en":"(twain, mark). harper\u2019s new monthly magazine, volume xcix, number dxcii."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112940/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot features a specific issue of \"Harper\u2019s New Monthly Magazine,\" Volume XCIX, Number DXCII, notable for containing works by Mark Twain. It is a periodical, representing a piece of American literary and publishing history. The publication date would correspond to the period when this volume was current. The text is in English. No information regarding materials or specific visual features is available, as the image states a lot picture is available upon request.","soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.990Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112940,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112941/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"illustrated throughout. pp. 59. original pictorial wrappers. 16mo. national jewish welfare board, new york: 1944. a charming pamphlet of anecdotes by jewish chaplains and military men relating to sabbath and holiday observances commemorated in exotic locations around the world - often on the front-lines. \u201cdo they celebrate purim in america, too?\u201d a persian jew innocently asked a u.s. chaplain as he assisted in preparations for a g.i. purim in iran (p. 42)."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"37","title":{"en":"gi holy days: jewish holidays and festival observances among the armed forces thoughout the world. preface by rabbi dr. david de sola pool."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112941/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book titled \"GI Holy Days: Jewish Holidays and Festival Observances Among the Armed Forces Throughout the World.\" It is a religious text or guide focusing on Jewish customs within a military context. The subject matter covers Jewish holidays and their observance by armed forces personnel globally. The book features a preface by Rabbi Dr. David de Sola Pool. No specific period, materials, language, or visual features are provided in the catalog text or image.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.991Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112941,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112942/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"variously worn. sold not subject to return. new york city: 1901-1966 (though principally from the first half of the 20th century). this collection provides a snapshot of the day-to-day workings of a number of jewish institutions from manhattan\u2019s lower east side, a neighborhood which was, for decades in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the beating heart of american jewry. these synagogues, landsmanschaften, and a variety of charitable endeavors from free loan societies to those organizations dedicated to feeding the hungry or subsidizing health care, each maintained numerous ledgers. these volumes may be mined for a broad range of institutional history. some contain names and addresses in addition to amounts pledged or donated; others contain membership applications and questionnaires. still others document the income and expenses in granular fashion. a bill (in english) for 10,000 pounds of coal sits next to a receipt (in yiddish) for 150 yarmulkes. .\n includes material from the following organizations (inter alia): bnei jacob-anshei brzezan, congregation ahavath jeshurun, shevet achim-anshei slonim, first warschauer society, hungarian congregation b.h.h., bnei tomashov, rozwadorer chevra-bnei moshe horowitz, east side ladies lechem aniyim society, gemilut chasadim hevra tiferet achim sfard anshei polin, independent slonimer benevolent society, and workmens circle.\n \n a true treasure trove for a researcher of this seminal period in the history of the jews in new york."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"38","title":{"en":"collection of c. 40 volumes of assorted financial, institutional, and charitable records emanating from a variety of jewish organizations from new york city\u2019s lower east side."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112942/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises a collection of approximately 40 volumes of assorted financial, institutional, and charitable records. These records originate from various Jewish organizations located in New York City's Lower East Side. This collection serves as a historical archive, providing insight into the operations and social history of Jewish communities. The materials would primarily be paper and binding materials, with the language likely English, possibly with Hebrew components. No further details on specific dates or visual features are provided, as the image indicates a lot picture is available upon request.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.992Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":112942,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112943/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"single printed page. 12 x 6.5 inches. peck & allan\u2019s , charlottesville, va: (1882). announcing such prizes as a parasol to the \u201cmost popular young lady of the town\u201d and a valise to the \u201chandsomest man in the town or university\u2026\u201d\n a benefit for the erection of charlotesville\u2019s first synagogue, what was to become, congregation beth israel."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"39","title":{"en":"\u201cfair! fair! a fair will be held at town hall\u2026 under the auspices of the ladies hebrew benevolent society."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112943/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical printed broadside advertising a \"Fair! Fair!\" to be held at Town Hall on specific dates in 1882, under the auspices of the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society. The purpose of the fair was to raise funds to erect a place of worship. The document is printed on light-colored paper with dark brown ink, featuring various font sizes and styles to emphasize different parts of the message, including details about prizes like a Handsome Silk Parasol, a Gold-Headed Cane, and a Russian Leather Valise. A handwritten date of '1882' is visible on the left margin. The text is in English, and it was printed by \"Peek & Allan's Monumental Book and Job Print, Charlottesville, Va.\"","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.994Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112943,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112944/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"two-page printed dinner menu. colored intertwined flags of the united states and land of israel on upper cover. 8vo. july 4th, new york: 1923. \u201cwe shall do nothing but eat and make good cheer - and kibetz. (shakespeare and cohen).\u201d menu options include: golyas haplishti cocktail, rosh hachartumim mandlen, potato latkes a la abba hillel silver and soilu soilu comput."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"40","title":{"en":"reunion of the \u201cato bechartonunikes\u201d of the dr. herzl zion club."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112944/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"aiDescription":"This lot is a document related to a reunion of the \u201cAto Bechartonunikes\u201d of the Dr. Herzl Zion Club, indicating its subject matter is Zionist history and community gatherings. It represents a piece of historical ephemera or record from a Jewish Zionist organization. The language would likely be Hebrew or Yiddish, possibly with English. No information on materials, period, or visual features is provided, as the image indicates a lot picture is available upon request.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.995Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $150","currency":"USD","id":112944,"estimateMin":100},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112945/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(american-judaica)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp.(2), 16. ex-library, browned, chipped. original printed wrapper (front only). 8vo. unrecorded. n. gerber, electric power printer, brooklyn: 1908. opposing the position taken by the reform rabbi bernhard felsenthal who permitted a conversion to take place without circumcision due to the love of a woman."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"41","title":{"en":"samuel hillel isaacs. milath gerim."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112945/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a religious text titled \"Milath Gerim\" by Samuel Hillel Isaacs. It is a work within Jewish law or commentary, likely focusing on aspects of conversion to Judaism. Given the author and title, the primary language of the text is almost certainly Hebrew. 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(chelsea, mass.: 1932-38). the present volume contains numerous hebrew poems, many with themes relating to current events: a poem entitled adolf hitler; \u201ca man of blood, you are cursed in the mouth of every living being\u201d (pp. 75-77); both an elegy and a eulogy for the chofetz chaim (pp. 86 and 99); a poem in honor of the birthday of maimonides (pp. 132-37); lengthy elegies upon the death of r. abraham isaac kook and the rogatchover gaon (pp. 154 and 170); a poem concerning the unrest in eretz israel in 1938 (pp. 218-20).\n the author (1857-1938), active in the affairs of the agudath harabanim, served as rabbi of chelsea, massachusetts from 1895 until shortly before his death."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"44","title":{"en":"judah joshua falk israelit. 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(fundraising appeal for the general rose memorial hospital, denver, colorado)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112949/view","tags":["uscollectibles_promotional","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a fundraising appeal titled 'General Maurice Rose: This Man Belongs to America.' It is a promotional or informational document dedicated to raising funds for the General Rose Memorial Hospital located in Denver, Colorado. The subject matter is philanthropic and commemorative, honoring General Maurice Rose. 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It commemorates the graduation of the first class, which took place at the Plum Street Temple on June 15, 1912. The document is printed on light-colored paper, featuring text in English with some Hebrew script below the English graduation announcement. 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It is a historical text, focusing on the history and antiquities of Jewish people in England. The language is English, and the subject matter is historical scholarship. No specific period beyond its historical scope, materials, or visual features can be determined from the catalog text alone, as no image is provided.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.497Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112952,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112953/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(anglo-judaica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"printed in black with red historiated initials. portraits of menasseh ben israel and oliver cromwell, each bearing the subject\u2019s signature; facsimile of the petition of the crypto-jews to cromwell (march 1655-6); back cover illustration is the arms of cromwell. pp. 12. original card covers (loose) with ribbon bind. 8vo. r. tuck & sons, (london: 1905). \u201cthe whitehall conference was convened by oliver cromwell and the council of state in november, 1655, to consider menasseh ben israel\u2019s petition, in which were set forth categorically the several \u201cgraces and favours\u201d by which it was proposed that the re-admission of the jews into england should be effected\u201d (preface)."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"49","title":{"en":"the jewish historical society of england. celebration of the 250th anniversary of the whitehall conference, 1655-1905."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112953/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This item is a publication by The Jewish Historical Society of England, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Whitehall Conference, held from 1655 to 1905. It is a historical document or program, likely pertaining to Jewish history and significant events in England. The subject matter is commemorative and historical. 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It is identified as the journal of the Young Sephardim of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation of London. As a journal, it is textual in nature and provides insight into the cultural and religious activities of a specific Jewish community in London, likely from the early to mid-20th century given the historical context of such congregational publications.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.753Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112955,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112956/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(antisemitica)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"short-title list available upon request. some light wear. original wrappers. 8vo. v.p: 1915-45."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"52","title":{"en":"group of 37 anti-semitic pamphlets. almost all german language (two in french)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112956/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of a group of 37 anti-Semitic pamphlets. These textual items are propaganda materials, predominantly in the German language, with two pamphlets in French. The subject matter is explicitly anti-Semitic, reflecting a period of intense prejudice. The pamphlets vary in size and cover design, featuring different titles, fonts, and occasional rudimentary graphics, typical of political propaganda ephemera. The collection provides a historical insight into the visual and textual rhetoric of anti-Semitism.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.755Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":112956,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112957/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(antisemitica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. (4), 115. brittle. modern boards 8vo. friedrich otto, braunschweig: 1843. \u201cwhile bauer regarded emancipation from the thraldom of medievalism as the object of modern civilization, he had no sympathy whatsoever with the jews' struggle for political, social and religious emancipation. at a time when the jews of germany strove hard to obtain their long-withheld political freedom and equality, and when many, in order to assert their full claim to citizenship, went so far as to urge the rejection of every vestige of orientalism from their religious life, bauer published \"die judenfrage,\" in which he finds the continual oppression of the jews by the christian state perfectly justified. he declares that by their loyalty to their own history they stand in opposition to the powers that be, because religion and race force them to live in perpetual separation from the rest of mankind, and that the fact of their being jews prevents them from being perfect men. judaism, whether it be based on the mosaic or the talmudic law, has, in bauer's opinion, no claim to a share in the world's progress and freedom. he ridiculed the reform movement and denied them the very right of modernization. thus, in his opinion, there is absolutely no salvation for the jew, not even if he should join the christian majority.\u201d (je).\n bauer's attack on the jews evoked replies from many, including gabriel riesser, samuel hirsch, holdheim, geiger and most significantly, karl marx in his \"zur judenfrage\" (1843)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"53","title":{"en":"bruno bauer. die judenfrage."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112957/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work by Bruno Bauer titled \"Die Judenfrage\" (The Jewish Question). As a book, it is a significant historical and philosophical text discussing the Jewish question, written by a prominent 19th-century German philosopher and theologian. The language of the work is German.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.757Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112957,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112958/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(antisemitica)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"5.5 x 3 inches. c. 1920."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"54","title":{"en":"oval ash-tray featuring central image of a pig swallowing a jew, with german word: \u201cgewalt\u201d."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112958/view","tags":["uscollectibles_tobacciana","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is an oval ash-tray, made from a dark, possibly carved or molded material, depicting a central image of a pig. The pig is shown swallowing a figure identified as a Jew, accompanied by the German word 'gewalt' (violence or force) on the right side. This object serves as a piece of anti-Semitic propaganda or memorabilia, likely from a period reflecting such prejudices. The tray has a textured, possibly woven, border around the central image.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.758Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112958,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112959/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(antisemitica)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition in japanese. pp. 2, 3, 5, 2, 2, 234. 16 illustrated plates (a few captioned in german). browned and stained. original color printed wrappers. light wear, minor chips at edges. 12mo. fukyo? nihon kyo?kai, tokyo: sho?wa 18 (1943). japanese translation of the german text \"zionism, the enemy of the state\" written by the arch nazi ideologue, alfred rosenberg in 1922.\n although deeply allied with nazi germany, the majority of japanese political, diplomatic, and military leadership generally did not embrace the philosophical, theological, racial, or pseudo-scientific basis that underpinned western versions of anti-semitism. on the other hand, many japanese officials appear to have been impressed enough by the claims of jewish worldwide political and economic influence to try to use it to japan's advantage."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"55","title":{"en":"yudaya shion undo? no jisso? ?????????? [\u201cder staatsfeindliche zionismus\u201d by alfred rosenberg.] translated from the german by toshie noishiki."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112959/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This is a Japanese translation of Alfred Rosenberg\u2019s antisemitic work, 'Der staatsfeindliche Zionismus' (The Anti-State Zionism), translated by Toshie Noishiki. The book, likely from the early to mid-20th century, presents a nationalist perspective hostile to Zionism. The cover features a stark visual of a green snake encircling a globe, a common antisemitic trope symbolizing Jewish control or conspiracy. The text is in Japanese script, with the title prominently displayed, and the overall aesthetic is that of a plain, aged paper cover.","soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.760Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":112959,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112960/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(antisemitica)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition in spanish. introduction by roger lambelin. pp. 58. recent boards with original color pictorial wrapper bound in (front only), detached with minute loss along upper margin. browned. 8vo. hammer-verlag, leipzig: 1930."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"56","title":{"en":"los protocolos de los sabios de sion. el gobierno mundial invisible: el programa judío para subyugar al mundo [\u201cthe protocols of the elders of zion. the hidden world government: the jewish program to subjugate the world.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112960/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is a Spanish edition of 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,' published in 1930 in Leipzig. The book, an infamous antisemitic hoax, purports to reveal a Jewish plan for global domination, as indicated by its subtitle, 'El Gobierno Mundial Invisible: El Programa Judío Para Subyugar Al Mundo.' The stark red and black cover features a caricatured antisemitic image of a hook-nosed man, adorned with 'TALMUD' on his collar and a dollar sign on a chain, squeezing a blood-dripping globe into a pile of coins, under a Star of David.","soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.761Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112960,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112961/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(antisemitica)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"six-panel leaflet. densely illustrated. 4.5 x 21.75 (unfolded). institut d\u2019etudes des questions juives, paris: c. 1942."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"57","title":{"en":"le chancre qui a ronge? la france [\u201cthe cancer that has devoured france.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112961/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This is a French antisemitic pamphlet titled 'Le Chancre Qui a Rongé La France' (The Cancer That Has Devoured France). Published by the Institut d'Études des Questions Juives in Paris, it likely dates from the World War II era, reflecting the period's antisemitic propaganda in France. The cover features a grotesque, caricatured figure, presumably representing a Jewish individual, with multiple arms clutching various aspects of French society like 'COMMERCE,' 'ARMÉE,' 'FINANCES,' and 'LETTRES,' suggesting a parasitic influence. The monochrome illustration highlights the derogatory and conspiratorial subject matter.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.763Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112961,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112962/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(amsterdam)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"three photographic plates of ceremonial objects. with historical supplement by d.m. sluys. custom binding. pp. 7, 17. raised morocco tooled in gilt. 4to. joachimsthal, amsterdam: 1924. commemorative service upon the occasion of the visit of her majesty wilhelmina, queen of the netherlands to the great synagogue, amsterdam."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"58","title":{"en":"seder ha\u2019avodah - orde van de plechtige ontvangst van h.m. wilhelmina, koningin der nederlanden ter groote synagoge te amststerdam op dinsdag 26 adar ii 5684."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112962/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical text titled 'Seder Ha\u2019avodah - Orde Van De Plechtige Ontvangst Van H.M. Wilhelmina, Koningin Der Nederlanden Ter Groote Synagoge Te Amststerdam Op Dinsdag 26 Adar II 5684.' It is a record, likely a program or order of service, for the ceremonial reception of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands at the Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. The date given, 26 Adar II 5684, corresponds to March 31, 1924, placing this document in the early 20th century. The text is in Dutch and Hebrew, documenting a significant event in Dutch Jewish history.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.764Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112962,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112963/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"aschkenazi, mordechai"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. title within borders depicting moses and aaron, and david slaying goliath. kabbalistic charts and diagrams on ff. 45b-46a and 145b-146a-b. previous owners\u2019 signatures and stamps on title, including r. israel reich, with marginal notes, insertions of text and corrections (see below). ff. 186. some staining, slight worming in places, few leaves loose. later boards. folio. vinograd, fürth, 66. model of ansbach, fürth: 1701. mordechai aschkenazi entitled his work eshel avraham in tribute to his master, abraham rovigo, one of the leading students of moses zacuto. the author records that by studying this owrk of his, more of an understanding of the zohar can be gained in three months than others have been able to acquire in as many years. the work carries the enthusiastic approbations of the great rabbis of the period including r. david oppenheim of prague.\n the kabbalistic marginal notes, corrections and insertions of text are possibly in the hand of the author. some of these insertions of additional text are to be found in the list of corrections on the final leaf."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"59","title":{"en":"mordechai aschkenazi. eshel avraham [commentary to the introduction of the zohar and selected texts from genesis and exodus]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112963/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a religious commentary by Mordechai Aschkenazi titled 'Eshel Avraham.' The work provides commentary on the introduction to the Zohar, a foundational work in Jewish mysticism, and includes selected texts from the biblical books of Genesis and Exodus. The text is in Hebrew, typical of rabbinic literature. It is a work of Jewish scholarship, likely from the modern period, focusing on biblical and kabbalistic exegesis.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.766Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112963,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112964/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(assad, yehudah)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"ff. (1), 8. creased and stained, corners repaired. modern boards. 8vo. sieber\u2019s erben, pressburg: 1866. r. yehudah assad (1796-1866) was one of the most prominent of hungarian rabbis. a disciple of r. mordechai banet, he stood at the helm of hungarian jewry alongside the kethav sofer."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"60","title":{"en":"kopel krauss. misped yehuda [eulogy for r. yehudah assad, rabbi of serdahel]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112964/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This item is a eulogy titled 'Misped Yehuda' by Kopel Krauss. It was written in honor of Rabbi Yehudah Assad, who served as the rabbi of Serdahel. As a eulogy, it is a piece of commemorative religious literature, likely detailing the life and contributions of the revered rabbi. The text is in Hebrew, indicating its audience and origin within Jewish scholarly tradition, and dates from the post-Assad period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:37.767Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":112964,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112965/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(astronomy)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"together four volumes. all (but third vol.) first editions. all replete with woodcut illustrations of spherical charts, mathematical, geometrical figures and astronomical illustrations. various bindings, various conditions. 4to. v.p.: v.d. nechmad vena\u2019im contains the scarce latin introduction by christian hebenstreit, drawing attention to the influence the author directly received from the theories of the danish astronomer tycho brahe."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"61","title":{"en":"group of four hebrew texts on astronomy: * jonathan of rozinai. yeshu\u2019ah beyisrael. ff. 4, 58. 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Chiya (Offenbach, 1720) with a signature of Moses Gaster, 'Sepher Ibronoth' by Eliezer Beilin (Offenbach, 1722), and 'Nechmad Vena\u2019im' by David Gans (Jessnitz, 1743) which includes an introduction in Latin. The texts feature astronomical diagrams, such as a circular lunar calendar grid, and showcase the scientific and scholarly pursuits within Hebrew printing of the era. They are bound books, suggesting formal publications of astronomical knowledge.","soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.637Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112965,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112966/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"begin, menachem"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. the neville j. laski copy, with his bookplate. frontispiece portrait of the author, map and with errata leaf tipped in. pp. xiii, (1) 386. original boards. 4to. w.h. allen, london: 1951."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"62","title":{"en":"the revolt."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112966/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a literary work titled 'The Revolt.' Without further context, the item's specific genre, subject matter, or period cannot be determined beyond its title. It is presented as a textual work. Additional information would be needed to provide a more detailed description of its content or physical characteristics.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.639Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112966,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112967/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(bible"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"two titles, each within decorative woodcut frame. three decorated initial word panels. very fine condition. ff. (136) and (100). edges tinted blue, stamp removed from title with additional stamp on verso. early blind-tooled pigskin over board, light wear. 16mo. johanne & freidrich hartman, frankfurt der oder: 1595-96. two of the earliest hebrew books printed in frankfurt on the oder. \n psalms: vinograd, frankfurt der oder 5 (citing mehlman 73); not in adams or steinschneider. \n * proverbs & job: only two recorded copies, british library (imperfect) and wurtemburg."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"63","title":{"en":"hebrew. psalms). sepher tehillim-psalterium. 1596. * bound with: mishlei shelomoh - iyov [books of proverbs - job]. 1595."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112967/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"aiDescription":"This lot features two Hebrew biblical texts, 'Sepher Tehillim - Psalterium' (Book of Psalms) from 1596, bound together with 'Mishlei Shelomoh - Iyov' (Books of Proverbs - Job) from 1595. These are early printed editions of biblical books, indicating their historical significance. The title page of 'Psalms' displays an ornate, architectural woodcut border surrounding the Hebrew and Latin title, with the publication date clearly visible at the bottom. The texts are in Hebrew, with Latin used for the subtitle of Psalms, suggesting an appeal to a broader scholarly audience.","soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.640Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":112967,"estimateMin":5000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112968/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(bible,"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"together, three volumes, comprising vols. ii and iv (of 4); includes two copies of vol. iv. variously worn and stained, paper repairs. bindings worn. folio. sold not subject to return. vinograd, venice 559; darlow & moule 5100. giovanni di gara, venice: 1568. the fourth biblia rabbinica"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"64","title":{"en":"hebrew). nevi\u2019im rishonim [early prophets]. * kethuvim [writings]. two copies. with commentaries by rashi, ibn ezra, kimchi (two), targum etc."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112968/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of two copies of Hebrew biblical texts: 'Nevi\u2019im Rishonim' (Early Prophets) and 'Kethuvim' (Writings). These editions include commentaries by prominent Jewish scholars such as Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and Kimchi (two commentaries), as well as a Targum (Aramaic translation). The texts are in Hebrew, representative of traditional Jewish scriptural study and scholarship. The presence of multiple commentaries suggests a comprehensive study edition, likely dating from a period where such scholarly apparatus was common.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.642Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112968,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112969/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(bible,"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"volume iv (of four). few stains, trace wormed, final three leaves remargined, last leaf with loss. later calf, heavily worn. folio. sold not subject to return. darlow & moule 5093; habermann, bomberg 192; daniel bomberg, venice: 1546-48. the third edition of bomberg\u2019s biblia rabbinica."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"65","title":{"en":"hebrew). kethuvim [writings]. with commentaries by rashi, ibn ezra, kimchi (two), targum etc. edited by cornelius adelkind."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112969/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew religious text, specifically 'Kethuvim' (Writings), a section of the Hebrew Bible. It includes commentaries by notable scholars such as Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Kimchi (two), and Targum, and was edited by Cornelius Adelkind. The language is Hebrew. 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It also features a 'Calendario Facil & Curioozo' prepared by Judah Piza, a 112-year calendar in Hebrew and Portuguese. The languages are Hebrew and Portuguese. 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It includes extensive commentaries by Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Kimchi, and Targum, edited by Jacob B. Chaim of Tunis. The language is Hebrew. The visible page features an ornate architectural woodcut border with columns and an arch, framing the Hebrew text. The design includes floral and decorative motifs.","soldPrice":3500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.646Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":112971,"estimateMin":4000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112972/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(bible"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. five volumes. each volume with frontispiece biblical illustration. pp. lvi, 537; 568, 554, 618, 596. uniform half-vellum. 8vo. e. durlacher, paris: 1860-69. close colleague of rabbi zadoc kahn, grand rabbi (eleazar) lazare wogue (1817-97) taught for many decades at the seminaire israelite de paris. this set includes approbations of the chief rabbi of the central consistoire and chief rabbis of various french jewish communities, including: strasbourg, marseille, paris, colmar, metz, lyon and that of algiers."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"68","title":{"en":"hebrew and french). le pentateuque ou les cinq livres de moise. including haphtaroth. hebrew and french on facing pages. translated and with commentary in french by lazare wogue."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112972/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a bilingual religious text, 'Le Pentateuque ou les Cinq Livres de Moise,' which includes Haphtaroth. The book presents Hebrew and French on facing pages, with the French translation and commentary provided by Lazare Wogue. The languages are Hebrew and French. No visual features can be described as an image is unavailable.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:30.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112972,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112973/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(bible"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"accompanied by an 18th-century miniature shivithi manuscript leaf on vellum. 2 x 3 inches. artistic micrographic depiction of a menorah in the center, with verses of psalm lxvii arranged in shape of the seven-branches of the candelabrum, with stylized flowers at the base. used as a bookmark. ff. 196, 12. signatures and inscriptions by former owners on front and back fly leaves in hebrew, german and danish including family histories dated 1769-1842. contemporary morocco with silver clasps and hinges engraved with initial \u201cjg 1736\u201d on the clasps, slightly rubbed at edges. 12mo. vinograd, amsterdam 1246 (not in nli). s. proops, amsterdam: 1724. a rare tehillim in a distinctive binding accompanied by a delightful miniature hebrew manuscript book-mark."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"69","title":{"en":"psalms). tehillim with yiddish translation."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112973/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This item is a religious book, 'Tehillim' (Psalms), featuring a Yiddish translation. The book has a dark brown leather cover and is secured with two ornate metal clasps with hinged mechanisms, featuring intricate floral or scrollwork designs. The edges of the pages appear aged and worn, indicating its historical nature. 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It features significant commentaries from scholars such as Rashi and Abrabanel. The language is Hebrew. No visual features can be described as an image is unavailable.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.869Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112975,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112976/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(bible"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"volume ii (of four). stained, some marginalia. modern boards. folio. vinograd, venice 1105; darlow & moule 5119. pietro & lorenzo bragadin, venice: 1617-19. the fifth biblia rabbinica."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"72","title":{"en":"hebrew). nevi\u2019im rishonim [early prophets]. with commentaries. edited by leon da modena."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112976/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew religious book, 'Nevi\u2019im Rishonim' (Early Prophets), presented with accompanying commentaries. The work was edited by Leon da Modena. The language is Hebrew. No visual features can be described as an image is unavailable.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.871Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112976,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112977/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(bibliophilia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"fold out prospectus in judeo-german with information for subscribers. samples of first chapter of joshua on white and light green paper. * with addendum of four manuscript pages listing the signatures of c. 35 subscribers from amsterdam. ff. 12, pp. 4. contemporary boards. 8vo. vinograd, carlsruhe 50. seligman and joseph ettlinger, carlsruhe : 1805. with approbations from r. yedidiah thiah weil, the rabbi of carlsruhe and r. moshe tuviah zuntheim, rabbi of hanau.\n interesting for the history of printing and distribution of books in the early 19th century. subscribers specified the type of paper they wished to order: \u201cschreib paper\u201d or \u201cpost paper.\u201d in addition, those ordering ten copies receive an additional copy complimentary. this prospectus is not noted by vinograd who records the published bible, yet does not list the names of the printers as noted in the prospectus.\n this particular prospectus is likely the publisher\u2019s personal copy is it contains a manuscript record of the subscribers."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"73","title":{"en":"minchah chadashah nevi\u2019im rishonim. with judeo-german translation plus commentaries of rashi and ralbag."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112977/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a manuscript or printed page featuring 'Minchah Chadashah Nevi\u2019im Rishonim' with Judeo-German translation and commentaries by Rashi and Ralbag. The page displays calligraphic Hebrew script in brown and black inks, with varying styles and sizes. The text is arranged in a freeform manner with some decorative flourishes, suggesting a unique or personalized presentation. The languages are Hebrew and Judeo-German.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.872Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112977,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112978/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(binding)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"additional engraved title-page. * binding: later boards over velvet covers featuring ten silver repousse plates affixed to upper and lower covers. with two central ornate silver hinges and clasps (one defective). gauffered edges. pp. (3), 362. light wear. housed in solander box. 4to. vinograd, amsterdam 451. uri phoebus ben aaron halevi, amsterdam: 1680. with maker\u2019s mark of johann jakob löschhorn (1740-87), city mark of frankfurt and norden (lower saxony)."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"74","title":{"en":"chamishah chumshei torah - siphthei chachamim [pentateuch]. with super-commentary to rashi by shabthai bass . with megilloth and haphtaroth."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112978/view","tags":["usjudaica_silver","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"aiDescription":"This item is a religious book titled 'Chamishah Chumshei Torah - Siphthei Chachamim' (Pentateuch), featuring a super-commentary to Rashi by Shabthai Bass, along with Megilloth and Haphtaroth. The book has a dark cover, possibly leather or cloth, adorned with five elaborate silver-colored metal plaques. The central oval plaque depicts a hand holding a book, encircled by a wreath, while four corner plaques feature floral motifs. Two decorative metal clasps are visible on the left side, securing the book.","soldPrice":3800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.874Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":112978,"estimateMin":4000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112979/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"buxtorf, johannes."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"second edition. double-page engraved frontispiece of synagogue interior. 22 exquisite illustrations of rites and customs. double-page title in red and black. pp. (20), 608, (31), (1 blank). stained, ink erasure on title-page. modern boards. thick 8vo. johann paul krautzen, frankfurt & leipzig: 1738. important illustrations depicting the ceremonies and life-cycle observances of the jews of 18th century germany.\n johannes buxtorf i (1564-1629), christian hebraist and bible scholar, served as professor of hebrew at the university of basle. though certainly knowledgeable of judaism, buxtorf takes a dim view of the religion in his work synagoga judaica.\n the present \u201cnew edition\u201d of synagoga judaica was compiled by the author\u2019s son, johannes buxtorf ii (1599-1664), who succeeded his father in the chair of bible and hebrew studies at the university of basle. first published in 1661, it incorporates part of leon da modena\u2019s work on jewish ceremonies, historia de\u2019 riti ebraici (1637).\n see a. rubens, a jewish iconography (1981), p. xiii; ej, vol. iv, col. 1543."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"75","title":{"en":"(the elder). synagoga judaica."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112979/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This is an antique print, an engraving titled \"Synagoga Judaica,\" depicting the interior of a synagogue during a service. The genre is an architectural and figural print, likely from the early modern period, showing a bustling congregation with many figures dressed in period attire. The scene is viewed through an archway, featuring ornate chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and people participating in a religious ceremony. The print is monochrome, likely on paper, and exhibits detailed line work characteristic of historical engravings.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.875Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":112979,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112980/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"calasio, mario di."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. four volumes. hebrew and latin text. each volume with engraved historiated title-page. foxed or dampstained in places. later half-vellum over patterned boards, gilt-tooled morocco spine labels, worn. folio. stephen paul, rome: 1620. an expanded edition of reuchlin\u2019s latin translation of the meir nethiv by r. isaac nathan b. kalonymus of arles. an italian minorite friar, mario de calasio (1550-1620) devoted himself to oriental languages and became an authority on hebrew. he labored on this work for forty years. aside from providing here each hebrew word the exact latin translation, de calasio also presents any existing differences from the vulgate or septuagint readings."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"76","title":{"en":"concordantiae sacrorum bibliorum hebraicorum."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112980/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This is an engraved title page for \"Concordantiae Sacrorum Bibliorum Hebraicorum,\" a concordance of the Hebrew Holy Scriptures. The print is allegorical and architectural, featuring a complex design with columns, pedestals, and decorative elements. Dated 1627, it depicts a central figure of a monk with outstretched arms beneath the Hebrew tetragrammaton, flanked by putti, coats of arms, and figures representing kings and religious scholars. The Latin text details the title and authorship, surrounded by a rich array of classical and religious iconography.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.876Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":112980,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112981/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"calmet, augustin."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"two volumes, complete, bound in one. engraved double-page and folding maps and plates. lightly foxed. contemporary calf, spine gilt, scuffed. folio. s. coleti, venice: 1726."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"77","title":{"en":"dictionarium historicum, criticum, chronologicum, geographicum, et literale sacrae scripturae, cum figuris antiquitates judaicas representandibus."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112981/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This is an antique print, an illustration titled \"Pars aversa Pectoralis explicati\" (The reverse side of the explained Breastplate) for a dictionary focusing on Jewish antiquities. The print depicts a detailed view of the High Priest's Breastplate (Pectorale Iudicii), showcasing its intricate design. The top portion features elaborate floral and scrollwork patterns, while the lower section displays twelve framed compartments, each inscribed with Hebrew characters representing the tribes of Israel. The illustration is a black and white engraving on paper, demonstrating the detailed craftsmanship of historical book illustrations.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.878Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":112981,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112982/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"cardoso, fernando (isaac)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition . woodcut device on title showing a hand gathering flowers with the motto,\u201del que me esparsio me recogera.\u201d additional frontispiece (bound in some copies prior to part ii) headed las excelencias y calunias de los hebreos, with another woodcut floral device with the motto, \u201cellos maldiziran y yo bendizire.\u201d the book is dedicated to cardoso\u2019s patron, don gaspar de guzmán, count of olivares, prime minister of spain, whose arms appear on the title page. ff. (6), 108. cropped, shaving first word of title and occasional running titles, some fraying at edges of title page, lightly soiled and stained, minor loss f. 12 affecting a few letters. unbound. occasional manuscript marginalia. 16mo. kayserling, 34. aloso martin, madrid: 1637. fernando cardoso was born in 1603 to a new christian family of crypto-jews in trancoso, portugal. he studied medicine in spain and gained access to the highest social circles, eventually became physician to the court of philip iv. the publication of the present work secured him a place in the annals of spanish medical history. as suggested by its title, this treatise discusses the relative benefits of cold and hot beverages, as well as the medicinal properties inherent in water, snow and ice. despite the extremely favorable reception of the work, his ability to live the dual life of a converso proved intolerable and he disappeared from madrid, re-emerging in venice where he joined the sephardi community as a professing jew and reclaimed the name isaac. it was there that he published the work for which he is celebrated, las excelencias de los hebreos. a masterpiece of jewish anti-defamation, the work is both an erudite defense of jewry as a whole and a justification of cardoso\u2019s own choice to live as a jew.\n see y.h. yerushalmi, from spanish court to italian ghetto: isaac cardoso, a study in seventeenth-century marranism and jewish apologetics (1971) pp. 169-176."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"78","title":{"en":"utilidades del agua de la nieve, del bever frio i caliente [\u201cthe uses of water and snow and of cold and hot beverages.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112982/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This item is the title page of a historical book, \"Utilidades del agua de la nieve, del bever frio i caliente,\" by Doctor Fernando Cardoſo, published in Madrid in the year 1637. The genre is a printed book, focusing on the uses of water, snow, and both cold and hot beverages. The title page features a large, ornate coat of arms with a crown at the top and various heraldic devices. The text is in Spanish, printed with an early modern typeface, and the overall appearance suggests it is an original publication from the specified period, possibly on laid paper.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.879Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":112982,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112983/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"chajes, tzvi hirsch."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. (5), 30, 18, 27. later boards. 4to. vinograd, zolkiew 906. saul meyerhoffer, zolkiew: 1836. tzvi hirsch chajes (1805-55), one of the greatest talmudists of the day, remains something of an enigmatic figure due to his maskilic (\"enlightened\") leanings. in zolkiew, he interfaced with nachman krochmal, yet was addressed respectfully by his contemporary, the chasam sofer."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"79","title":{"en":"torath nevi\u2019im\u2026eileh hamitzvoth [study of prophetic and rabbinic tradition, with general rules pertaining to the precepts]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112983/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Torath Nevi\u2019im\u2026Eileh Hamitzvoth,\" which translates to a study of prophetic and rabbinic tradition with general rules pertaining to the precepts. It is a Jewish religious text written in Hebrew. No image is provided, so visual features or physical condition cannot be described. The genre is likely a religious treatise or commentary. The period or date cannot be determined without further information beyond the catalog text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.880Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112983,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112984/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(cook-book)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"illustrated by g. lillian bright pp. xvi, 191. original pictorial boards, rubbed. 8vo. wertheimer, lea & co., london: 1902. one of a genre of late 19th- and early 20th-century english cookbooks intended to prepare jewish girls, especially immigrants, for domestic service in kosher households."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"80","title":{"en":"dainty dinners and dishes for jewish families. arranged by may henry and kate halford"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112984/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a cookbook titled \"Dainty Dinners and Dishes for Jewish Families,\" arranged by May Henry and Kate Halford. The genre is a historical cookbook, specifically catering to Jewish dietary laws and culinary traditions. The language is English. No image is provided, so materials, specific visual features, or publication date cannot be determined from the catalog text alone, apart from it being a printed book.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:35.881Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112984,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112985/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. 16 (leaves 13, 15-16 are supplied in facsimile). lightly soiled, a few minor marginal tears expertly repaired affecting only a few letters. modern blind-tooled diced red morocco, housed in clamshell-case. 8vo. [vinograd oleksinetz, 12; mehlman 1745; ohel roch\u2019l, vol. iii p. 34]. tzvi hirsch margaliouth, oleksinetz (oleksiniec, ukraine): 1772. the exceedingly rare first edition of the first anti-chassidic polemical tract. only two complete copies known.important for the earliest record of chassidic life-style. \n as the chassidic movement began to spread in the second half of the 18th century, opposition to the new religious movement also grew at an ever-increasing pace. the anti-chassidic group, known as mithnagedim (lit. opponents) were inspired by the vilna gaon, whose influence induced large swaths of the jewish communal leadership to follow him in his hostility to chassidism. to the vilna gaon, the chassidic stress on prayer overturned the jewish scale of values in which study of the torah was regarded as the main path to god. as far as he was concerned, chassidim\u2019s overwrought ecstasy was delusional, the visions \u201cseen\u201d and miracles \u201cperformed\u201d by its leaders were dangerous lies, and the emphasis on the doctrine of the \u201ctzadik\u201d amounted to idolatry. furthermore, various chassidic innovations (e.g. the method of preparation of knives for shechitah, and the abrupt shift from ashkenazi to sephardi prayer rite), were seen as direct challenges to orthodoxy and a revolutionary rejection of traditional authority.\n the battle between traditional judaism and chassidism began in earnest in 1772 with the publication of the present virulently anti-chassidic tract, zemir aritzim vecharvoth tzurim. this collection of anti-chassidic proclamations was edited by aryeh yehuda leib ben mordechai, the sofer of brody and is divided into seven sections, the main body of which seeks to enumerate the \u201cevil deeds\u201d of the nascent \u201ccult.\u201d this is followed by the text of the famous cherem (ban) pronounced against the chassidim following passover, 1772. .\n by comparing the chassidim to the followers of shabthai tzvi, the publication aroused a great deal of animosity and resulted in widespread persecution against chassidim across a wide region. the chassidim countered with a cherem of their own, and more devastatingly, in large part at the instigation of founder of the lubavitch dynasty, r. shneur zalman of liadi, the chassidim succeeded in acquiring nearly all known copies of this polemical tract - which was summarily burned. .\n efforts at brokering a truce between the two sides proved fruitless. although menachem mendel of vitebsk and shneur zalman of liadi attempted to achieve a rapprochement with the vilna gaon, it was to no avail and the struggle only sharpened and deepened.\n \n only two complete copies of this work remain extant. one (formerly the mehlman copy) is at the national library of israel and the second is held at the bodleian library, oxford.\n see mordecai wilensky, \u201czemir aritzim vecharvoth tzurim, 5532\u201d in: hasidim and mitnaggedim: a study of the controversy between them in the years 1772-1815 (hebrew), jerusalem: mossad bialik, 1990. vol. 1, pp. 27-74."},"estimateMax":60000,"lotNumber":"81","title":{"en":"aryeh yehudah leib ben mordechai of brody. zemir aritzim vecharvoth tzurim."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112985/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":40000,"aiDescription":"This is an antique printed book, a Jewish religious text titled \"Zemir Aritzim Vecharvoth Tzurim\" by Aryeh Yehudah Leib ben Mordechai of Brody. The book is printed in Hebrew, with a decorative border around the main text block on the title page. The paper appears aged with some discoloration, suggesting an older publication date. The genre is a religious commentary or scholarly work within Jewish tradition. The visual features include densely packed Hebrew script and a rustic, early printing aesthetic.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.968Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$40,000 - $60,000","currency":"USD","id":112985,"estimateMin":40000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112986/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition of additional material by r. feivush of zebarezh (see f. 20). ff. 37, 39-42. browned and worn, previous owner\u2019s signatures on title and f. 20. later boards. 4to. vinograd, zolkew 553; mehlman, ginzei yisrael 1155; stefansky, chassiduth 304. (zolkiew?/ostraha?): (1800 ?/1820?). israel ben eliezer (the \u201cbaal shem tov,\u201d 1700-60) founder of chassidism, never published his teachings in his lifetime - indeed, he opposed attempts of others to do so on his behalf. not for some two decades following his death were his sermons and homilies first presented in written form. the likutim yekarim is among these first, significant chassidic texts, containing the revolutionary teachings of the baal shem tov, the maggid of mezhritch and other early chassidic leaders. views in this work aroused the ire of the mithnagdim.\n the present edition contains valuable, additional material by r. meshulam feivush (heller) of zebarezh (1740-95) (see f. 20) written to an anonymous colleague. this is the first publication of his important sayings and discourses where his name is recorded. he was a descendent of r. yom tov lipman heller and one of the prime disciples of the maggid of mezhritch, r. yechiel michel of zlotchov and other early chassidic masters. he quotes here many discourses personally heard from them, providing the dates and locations where the discourses were delivered.\n bibliographers differ as to the place and date of publication of this scarce edition. yudlov in particular expands upon its rarity: see \u2018the hebrew press in ostraha\u2019 in alei sepher vol. 3, p. 136, no 11; j. g. weiss, kavanoth of prayer in early hasidism in journal of jewish studies vol. 9, nos. 3-4, pp. 163-92 (esp. p. 186)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"82","title":{"en":"likutim yekarim [teachings and homilies of the baal shem tov]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112986/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is an antique printed book, a collection titled \"Likutim Yekarim,\" which contains teachings and homilies of the Baal Shem Tov. The book is a Jewish religious text, primarily in Hebrew. The title page features a prominent decorative border and a central floral motif, indicating it is an early printing. The paper shows signs of aging, with a yellowish-brown patina and some foxing. The visual composition of the page, with its decorative elements and dense Hebrew script, is characteristic of historical rabbinic literature.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.970Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112986,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112987/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. wide margins. ff. 2, 21, 140 (mispaginated but all complete). previous owners\u2019 marks, dampstained in places, marginal paper repair on first two leaves, very slight wormholes to some leaves. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, kopyst 98; habermann, sha\u2019arei chabad 7; wiener 758. israel jaffe, kopyst: 1821. first edition of a fundamental text of chabad chassidic philosophy. \n the author (1773-1827) inherited the mantle of chassidic leadership from his father, r. shneur zalman of liadi, founder of the chabad school of chassiduth. fondly known by his followers as the \u2018mitteler rebbe,\u2019 it was he who established the center of chabad in the russian hamlet of lubavitch. the imrei binah, displays r. dov baer\u2019s exceptional mastery of the esoteric doctrine of chabad mysticism.\n the \u201covdim\u201d of chabad would pray with intense devotion for a great many hours whilst meditating upon the contemplative chassidic thought developed in this important work."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"83","title":{"en":"dov baer ben shneur zalman of lubavitch (the mitteler rebbe). imrei binah."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112987/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This is an antique Jewish religious book, specifically \"Imrei Binah\" by Dov Baer ben Shneur Zalman of Lubavitch (the Mitteler Rebbe). The text is primarily in Hebrew, characteristic of Chabad Chassidic literature. The title page is printed with a decorative floral motif and various Hebrew inscriptions, set within a somewhat informal layout. The paper appears aged and possibly worn, with visible creasing and discoloration along the edges. The genre is a rabbinic treatise or collection of discourses.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.971Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":112987,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112988/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. (5), 33. slight staining. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, lemberg 1286; stefansky, chassiduth no. 638. m. f. poremba, lemberg: 1856. a disciple of such chassidic masters as r. menachem mendel of rymanov and the chozeh of lublin, the author (1765-1840), was the brother of r. tzvi hirsch eichenstein of zydachov and the father of r. yehudah tzvi eichenstein of rozdal. see z. rabinowicz, the encyclopedia of hasidism (1996) pp. 107."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"84","title":{"en":"eichenstein, moshe of sambor. tephillah lemoshe [chassidic discourses]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112988/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is an antique Jewish religious book titled \"Tephillah Lemoshe\" by Moshe of Sambor Eichenstein, containing Chassidic discourses. The book is printed in Hebrew, with some additional text in German at the bottom, indicating a likely publication context in a German-speaking region. The title page is framed by an ornate floral and geometric border, and features various Hebrew script styles. Published in 1856, the paper shows signs of age, including discoloration, typical of mid-19th century printed materials. The genre is a work of Chassidic philosophy and teachings.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.973Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112988,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112989/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"two titles. with additional material from r. shmuel (the rebbe mahra\u201dsh). pp. 8, 98. browned, marginal worming on opening leaves. contemporary boards, front cover loose, worn. lg. 4to. habermann, sha\u2019arei chabad no. 101. y. l. matz, vilna: 1884."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"85","title":{"en":"shneur zalman of liadi. likutei torah. bereishith, noach, lech-lecha."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112989/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Likutei Torah\" by Shneur Zalman of Liadi. It is a religious text, specifically a commentary or collection of teachings focusing on sections of the Torah: Bereishith, Noach, and Lech-Lecha. The language of the text is not specified, but given the subject matter, it is likely Hebrew. No other visual features or materials can be described as an image is not available.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.974Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112989,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112990/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(schneerson, yoseph yitzchak)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. yiddish text. with photographic illustrations of the principle figures. pp. 79. brittle. original printed wrappers, light wear. 8vo. d. apts, riga: 1930 . the first in-depth, (anonymous) account of the arrest, sentence and ultimate liberation of the friediker rebbe."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"86","title":{"en":"di yesurim fun lubavitcher rebbin in soviet russland [\u201cthe tribulations of the lubavitcher rebbe in soviet russia]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112990/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Di Yesurim Fun Lubavitcher Rebbin In Soviet Russland,\" which translates to \"The Tribulations of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Soviet Russia.\" It is a historical account or biography, detailing the experiences of the Lubavitcher Rebbe during the Soviet era. The language appears to be Yiddish, indicated by the title. No other details about its materials, date, or visual features are available.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.975Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112990,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112991/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 8. uncut. 8vo. ungvar: (ca. 1885). rare. nli has only a photocopy of this pamphlet."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"87","title":{"en":"elazar lev. pi shnayim [polemic against the chassidic rebbe tzvi hirsch of liska and chassidism in general; with a response]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112991/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work by Elazar Lev titled \"Pi Shnayim.\" It is a polemic text, specifically an argument or critique against the Chassidic Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Liska and Chassidism in general, and includes a response. The language of the text is not specified, but the context suggests it is likely Hebrew. No other details regarding materials, period, or visual features can be provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.976Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112991,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112992/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"two works bound in one volume. contemporary boards, loose. 8vo. goldman, hebrew printing in america 561 and 979. new york : v.d. the first work was issued by the american branch of the agudath hachassidim kollel chabad in order to raise funds for thirteen lubavitcher yeshivoth whose membership is recorded on f. 2. reproduces letters from the baal shem tov down to contemporary letters by r. shalom dov ber schneerson, r. yoseph yitzchak schneerson and r. shlomo zalman havlin (recounting events just prior to the death of the rasha\u201db in rostov, 1920). included is a communication by r. yoseph yitzchak schneerson that opposes the agudath israel organization, and questioning why the gerrer rebbe would align himself alongside german activists whose path, the raya\u201dtz felt, would eventually spiral down to the low standards of moses mendelssohn and followers (see pp. 74-5 and pp. 111-2). these portions of the letters were later censored and not included in the igroth kodesh (see vol i no. 140, p. 297 and no. 165, p. 352). a third letter (pp. 68-72) that concerns the agudah and chabad organizations in eretz israel does not appear in the igroth kodesh at all. in addition to the anti-zionist material, the second work contains two letters concerning the proper pedagogic methods of education for yeshiva students. \n the first publication of chabad literature of this type in america."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"88","title":{"en":"chachmei yisrael besh\u201dt. first edition. pp. 124. new york, ner tamid press, 1924. * bound with: schneerson, shalom dov ber. hakethav vehamichtav [condemnation of zionism]. pp. 32. new york, a. h. rosenberg, 1917."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112992/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises two bound textual works: \"Chachmei Yisrael Besh\"t,\" a first edition, published in 1924 in New York by Ner Tamid Press, and \"Hakethav Vehamichtav\" by Schneerson, Shalom Dov Ber, published in 1917 in New York by A. H. Rosenberg. \"Hakethav Vehamichtav\" is described as a condemnation of Zionism. Both works are likely religious or political texts written in Hebrew, given their subject matter and authors. The items are bound together, indicating a single volume, but no other material or visual details are provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.977Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112992,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112993/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"together, two pamphlets. pp. 8 and pp. 4. browned, edges frayed. unbound. 4to. jerusalem: 1932. the munkatcher rebbe, r. chaim elazar spira (1872-1937, the minchas elazar) was known for his militant opposition to zionism - not just the mizrachi party, but also agudath israel, at whose helm was r. avraham mordechai alter, the gerrer rebbe. in these two responses to r. avraham chaim david schreiber of borislav, the munkatcher sets out in graphic detail what he finds most objectionable about the agudah."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"89","title":{"en":"chaim elazar shapira. divrei ha\u2019igereth. * and: rishumei divrei torah."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112993/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises two textual works by Chaim Elazar Shapira: \"Divrei Ha\u2019igereth\" and \"Rishumei Divrei Torah.\" These are likely religious or scholarly texts, given the author's known rabbinic scholarship. The language of these works is almost certainly Hebrew, as is common for rabbinic literature, and they would date from the early 20th century, which was Shapira's active period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.979Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112993,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112994/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(china)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew text, some footnotes in german and english. illustration of the kaifeng synagogue on pp. 15-16. pp. 36. original pictorial wrappers, broken, spine taped. 8vo. friedberg, y-295. y. firozhnikov, vilna: 1901."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"90","title":{"en":"marcus adler. hayehudim bechina [\u201cthe jews of china.\u201d] translated into hebrew by elchanan segal."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112994/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Hayehudim Bechina,\" which translates to \"The Jews of China,\" authored by Marcus Adler. It is a historical or ethnographic study, translated into Hebrew by Elchanan Segal. The subject matter is the Jewish community in China. The language of the translated text is Hebrew. No other information about its period, materials, or specific visual features is available.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:25.980Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112994,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112995/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(china)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in english and hebrew. ff. 1, 14. original boards. 8vo. \u201cpublished by the children of the late luna sopher,\u201d, shanghai: 1923. the editor states in the prefatory note: \u201cthis publication will\u2026 supply a need that is keenly felt throughout the far east. the chinese printer who had no type for the vowel points experienced the utmost difficulty in producing the hebrew part of the service. this will account for its unattractive appearance\u2026\u201d"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"91","title":{"en":"burial service according to the baghdad rite. edited and translated by rabbi w. hirsch."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112995/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a religious textual work, specifically a \"Burial Service according to the Baghdad Rite.\" It has been edited and translated by Rabbi W. Hirsch. The item is a liturgical text, providing instructions or prayers for burial services. The language of the translated text would be English, although the original rite would be in Hebrew or Aramaic. No other information about its materials, period, or visual characteristics is provided.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.793Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":112995,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112996/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(danzig)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"listing 168 objects. twelve photographic plates, additional illustrations. pp. 42. original printed wrappers. 8vo. carl bader, danzig: 1933. the great synagogue of danzig (now gda?sk, poland) was inaugurated in 1887. prior to it being destroyed by the nazi-dominated authorities in may 1939, the community shipped the contents of their synagogue to the united states for safekeeping. the collection presently resides in the jewish museum, new york."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"92","title":{"en":"sammlung juedischer kunstgenstande der synagogen gemeinde zu danzig [catalogue of the judaica collection housed in the great synagogue of danzig]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112996/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Sammlung Juedischer Kunstgenstande Der Synagogen Gemeinde Zu Danzig,\" which translates to \"Catalogue of the Judaica Collection Housed in the Great Synagogue of Danzig.\" It is a catalogue documenting a collection of Jewish art and artifacts. The language of the catalogue is German, as indicated by the title. No other details about its period, materials, or visual features are available.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.795Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":112996,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112997/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"einstein, albert & sigmund freud."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. one of 2000 numbered copies. * with: rare single page prospectus. pp. 62. original printed stiff wrappers. trace stained, small indentation on upper cover. some foxing, pencil markings within. 8vo. paris: 1933. the famous exchange on the root causes of war by two of the greatest thinkers of the 20th-century. \n \u201cin 1932, albert einstein, invited by the league of nations to address a letter on any subject to any individual, chose to correspond with sigmund freud on the possibilities of avoiding war. einstein maintained the importance of establishing an independent judiciary body to mediate conflicts. freud agreed with this idea but also felt that \u201cthere is no likelihood of our being able to suppress humanity\u2019s aggressive tendencies,\u201d and that war is the ultimate expression of man\u2019s distaste for the restraints of civilization. by the time of publication, hitler had risen to power and the world moved closer each day toward a global conflict. meanwhile einstein, the committed pacifist, had resigned from the league of nations over its inability to confront nazi militarism.\u201d (historicana).\n translated into multiple languages, this is the \n true first edition."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"93","title":{"en":"warum krieg? [\u201cwhy war?\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112997/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Warum Krieg?\" (\"Why War?\") by Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, published in 1933 by the Internationales Institut für Geistige Zusammenarbeit Völkerbund. It is a philosophical or political essay discussing the causes of war. This is a numbered edition, specifically item 1147 of 2,000 copies, suggesting its limited print run. The work is printed in German, evident from the title and publisher information, with a decorative motif on the title page and slight discoloration visible on the paper from age.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.796Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":112997,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112998/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(denmark)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. (8), 80. later boards. 8vo. vinograd, copenhagen 16. fabritius de tehngnanel, copenhagen: 1834."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"94","title":{"en":"nathan raphael kalckar. nitei sha\u2019ashuim [drama and songs, including poems in honor of danish rabbinic personalities]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112998/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Nitei Sha\u2019ashuim\" by Nathan Raphael Kalckar. It is a literary work encompassing drama and songs, and notably includes poems written in honor of Danish rabbinic personalities. The specific language is not mentioned, but given the context of rabbinic personalities, it is likely Hebrew or a related Jewish language. No further details regarding its period, materials, or visual aspects are available.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.798Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":112998,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/112999/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(dreyfus affair)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"printed newspaper broadsheets. lightly browned. folio. sold not subject to return. est: $500 - $700 alfred dreyfus, a jewish captain in the french army, was accused of high treason for allegedly spying on behalf of germany. before dreyfus\u2019 innocence could be proven, he was forced out of the army and sentenced to life imprisonment on devil\u2019s island in the guyanas."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"95","title":{"en":"(newspaper). the globe. \u201cdreyfus pardoned. welcome news came this morning.\u201d south bethlehem, penn, september 19th, 1899. * with: new york daily tribune. \u201ca traitor\u2019s punishment. captain dreyfus publicly degraded in paris.\u201d sunday, january 6th, 1895. and: the new york herald. \u201cfrance vindicates dreyfus and gives him a higher rank.\u201d friday, july 13, 1906."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/112999/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of three historic newspapers related to the Dreyfus Affair. The first is \"The Globe\" from South Bethlehem, Penn, dated September 19th, 1899, reporting \"Dreyfus Pardoned.\" The second is the \"New York Daily Tribune,\" dated Sunday, January 6th, 1895, covering \"A Traitor\u2019s Punishment. Captain Dreyfus Publicly Degraded In Paris.\" The third is \"The New York Herald,\" dated Friday, July 13, 1906, announcing \"France Vindicares Dreyfus And Gives Him A Higher Rank.\" These English-language newspapers document significant events of the Dreyfus Affair from 1895 to 1906. No specific materials or visual features beyond their newspaper format are available.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.799Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":112999,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113000/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(dubno maggid)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"two works bound in one volume. both first edition. previous owners\u2019 marks, slight staining. contemporary boards, worn. 4to. vinograd, jozefow 22 and 13 (unseen). david s. j. waks, jozefow: 1830 and 1827. the author of the second work became blind as a child. see the approbations of r. aryeh leib katzenellenbogen of brisk and the rabbis of visoki and shershiv plus the author\u2019s introduction."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"96","title":{"en":"krantz, jacob. ohel ya\u2019akov [homilies to genesis]. edited by the author\u2019s son. with an index and approbations by jacob of lissa and shlomo zalman (omitted from later editions). ff. (2), 12, 115. * bound with: yehudah leib b. eliezer (maggid of grodno and zlabin). kol yehudah [commentary to megiloth ruth, eichah and esther]. ff. (5), 93."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113000/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot features a bound volume containing two Hebrew religious texts: 'Ohel Ya\u2019akov' by Jacob Krantz, comprising homilies to Genesis, and 'Kol Yehudah' by Yehudah Leib b. Eliezer, a commentary to Megiloth Ruth, Eichah, and Esther. The first work includes an index and approbations from notable rabbis. The item is a historical religious manuscript, presented as a textual artifact with a decorated title page. It features a decorative cartouche-style border surrounding the title information, along with several stamps, including one from 'Eigentum Des Judisch-Theol Seminars Breslau'.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.800Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113000,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113001/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"dukes, leopold"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition . presentation copy. with autograph letter in hebrew from the author to dr. l. loewe, pasted onto front endpaper. pp. iv, 98. unbound. 8vo. adalbert della torre, vienna: 1851."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"97","title":{"en":"zur rabbinischen spruchkunde [rabbinic sayings, maxims and truisms, translated with explanations and scholarly notes]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113001/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled 'Zur rabbinischen Spruchkunde', which translates to 'Rabbinic Sayings, Maxims and Truisms'. The book contains these sayings, along with their translations, explanations, and scholarly notes. The language is German, likely with Hebrew included in the sayings themselves. No image is provided, so visual features cannot be described.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.802Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113001,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113002/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition of vilna gaon\u2019s commentary. with introductions by the gaon\u2019s disciple r. menachem mendel of shklov, the gaon\u2019s children and the publishers. ff. (2), 3-23, (1), 24-176. previous owner\u2019s signatures and stamp on title, some marginal worming, browned. later boards. folio. vinograd, grodno 95; vinograd, gr\u2019a 749. yechezkel ben moses and partners, grodno: 1806. this first edition was published exclusively with the gaon\u2019s commentary printed around the text of the shulchan aruch and with the be\u2019er hagolah along the margin. in later editions, it was printed together with the other standard commentaries."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"98","title":{"en":"ashlei ravr\u2019vei [commentary to shulchan aruch, yoreh de\u2019ah]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113002/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This is a religious text titled 'Ashlei Ravr\u2019vei', which serves as a commentary to 'Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De\u2019ah'. It is a Hebrew text, likely a printed book or pamphlet. The title page is adorned with decorative elements including an ornate crest-like illustration at the top, and various Hebrew and possibly some other script. The title 'Yoreh De\u2019ah' is prominently displayed in a large, bold red font, suggesting a notable visual feature.","soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.803Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113002,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113003/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(elijah, gaon of vilna)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"second edition. wide margins. ff. 47. signature of previous owner on title and first leaf, some staining, edges frayed. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, prague 1112; vinograd gr\u2019a 242; dienstag 65. franz sommer, prague: 1812. scarce pirated edition, not seen by dienstag."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"99","title":{"en":"eliahu raba [commentary to seder taharoth]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113003/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled 'Eliahu Raba', which is described as a commentary to 'Seder Taharoth'. The language is Hebrew, and it is a religious textual work. No image is provided, so visual features cannot be described.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.804Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113003,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113004/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"elijah, gaon of vilna."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition . title within woodcut vine-border. numerous mathematical textual diagrams. ff. (7), 31. stained and wormed. loose in contemporary boards, worn, spine taped. 4to. vinograd, vilna 278; vinograd, gr\u2019a 862. menachem mann-simcha zimel, vilna and horodna: 1833. in this work the gaon of vilna drew upon his extensive knowledge of mathematics and the natural sciences. he viewed such knowledge as an aid to torah study and disapproved of the lack of interest in secular sciences that was widespread among talmudic scholars of the time. the title is a play on the words in genesis 15:9, \u201ca ram of three years\u201d (in hebrew, \u201cmeshulash\u201d is also the word for triangle)."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"100","title":{"en":"ayil meshulash [mathematics - especially, the properties of triangles and the rules of astronomy and algebra]. edited by samuel ben joseph of luknick."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113004/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This lot is a Hebrew mathematical text titled 'Ayil Meshulash', which focuses on the properties of triangles and the rules of astronomy and algebra. Edited by Samuel ben Joseph of Luknick, this printed book dates to 1833, as indicated on the title page. The title page features an elaborate decorative border with a grape vine motif and a central title block with Hebrew text. It also includes the publishing location 'Wilno m. Grodno' and a stylized typographic mark near the bottom.","soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:32.805Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113004,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113005/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(education)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"yiddish text. pp. (4), 140, xiv. brittle. original printed wrapper (front only), taped repair. 8vo. n. siegel, lvov: 1932. a polemic opposing the educational approach espoused by agudath israel and criticizing in particular the course of study promoted by r. meir shapiro, founding director of yeshiva chachmei lublin. \u201clook at the dreamy \u201cbatlonisch\u201d faces in the group picture of this world yeshiva. could one even imagine that an outstanding leader will arise from such types?\u201d (p. 105)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"101","title":{"en":"daniel fink. ra\u2019ayonoth vehashkaphoth [proposing a religious curricula that includes the arts and sciences]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113005/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work by Daniel Fink titled \"Ra\u2019ayonoth Vehashkaphoth.\" The subject matter is a proposal for a religious curriculum that incorporates the arts and sciences. This item can be categorized as educational or philosophical literature within a religious context. The title suggests the language is Hebrew. No specific period, materials, or visual features are provided in the catalog text or image.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.649Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113005,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113006/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"single bifolium broadside. printed text in square hebrew letters, with name of addressee added by hand in rashi script on side one, on verso, address in rashi script. slightly browned. unbound. folio. constantinople: c. 1763. appeal to french jewry on behalf of the community of hebron. \n in 1763, two of the sages of hebron, r. haim rahamim bajayo and r. yitzhak ze\u2019evi were dispatched to western europe to raise funds on behalf of their heavily indebted community.\n according to abraham ya\u2019ari (shluchei eretz yisrael, p. 586 fn.52) these emissaries issued appeals to aid them during the course of their fundraising journey, among them, this letter of recommendation from the \u201cpekidim\u201d (committee on behalf) of hebron in constantinople. the letter describes the desperate financial situation of the jews of hebron who had been forced to borrow from turkish landlords the amount of twenty-five thousand pesos at the rate of 15% interest. the jewish community of constantinople was able to negotiate with the turks slightly more generous terms whereby the loan would not come due for seven years - sufficient time for the emissaries from hebron to enlist the support of the wealthy jews of france. most prominent among the printed signatories are constantinople\u2019s chief rabbis abraham ben judah meyuhas and solomon alfandari.\n the letter here is addressed by hand to hananel de milhaud of avignon. one notes that in hebrew the surname is spelled \u201cmiliav.\u201d this is as it should be. the latin name of the village in the department of gard was \u201camiliavum.\u201d with the expulsion of the jews from milhaud in 1306, they sought refuge in the comtat-venaissin, chiefly in carpentras, and to a smaller degree in avignon. see je, vol. viii, p. 590. a second letter addressed to hananel de milhaud by these emissaries is in the collection of the national library of israel (arc. 4* 199 / 170)."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"102","title":{"en":"hatzalath nephashoth vekidush hashem."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113006/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew religious text titled 'Hatzalath Nephashoth Vekidush Hashem'. It is a textual work, likely a printed pamphlet or document, given its layout. The text is entirely in Hebrew script, presented in columns on a single page, with no distinct visual embellishments or images beyond the typography itself. The page appears to be aged, suggesting an earlier period of printing.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.650Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":113006,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113007/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. text in hebrew and italian. pp. 43. lightly foxed, corners turned, ex-library. contemporary wrappers, worn. 8vo. vinograd, mantua 594. presso la societa tipografica all\u2019 apollo, mantua: 1807. collection of prayers and poems in honor of napoleon composed by the rabbis of the assembly of the jews of the great sanhedrin of paris."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"103","title":{"en":"samuel romanelli. zimrath aritzim - ossia raccolta di inni ed odie."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113007/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a collection of hymns and odes by Samuel Romanelli, titled 'Zimrath Aritzim - ossia raccolta di inni ed odie'. The title indicates it is a literary work, possibly poetry or liturgical texts. The languages involved are Italian and Hebrew. No image is provided, so visual features cannot be described.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.652Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113007,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113008/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"includes tables indicating postal delivery times, the rise and fall of the tides, the weekly torah portion, sunset and the onset of the sabbath and festivals; also a chronology of jewish history. an uncut copy. stained. unbound. 12mo. chez racle, bordeaux: 1814. the first work to incorporate hebrew printing in bordeaux."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"104","title":{"en":"rodrigues-monsanto, jacob. calendrier hébraïque\u2026pour servir pendant cinquante années. text in french and hebrew."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113008/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew calendar titled 'Calendrier Hébraïque' by Jacob Rodrigues-Monsanto, designed to be used for fifty years. The text is presented in both French and Hebrew, making it a bilingual textual work. It functions as a practical religious and temporal guide. No image is provided, so visual features cannot be described.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.653Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113008,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113009/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 3. unbound. 4to. j.m. cuchet, grenoble: 1790. abolishes the protection and residence tax on jews - thus giving them the right to reside where they wish and without restriction."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"105","title":{"en":"lettres-patentes du roi, sur le de?cret de l\u2019assemble?e nationale, du 20 juillet dernier, portant suppression des droits d\u2019habitation, de protection, de tole?rance et de redevances semblables sur les juifs. donne?es a? saint-cloud le 7 aou?t 1790."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113009/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This document is a historical French legal text, 'Lettres-Patentes du Roi,' dated August 7, 1790. It concerns the suppression of rights of habitation, protection, tolerance, and similar fees on Jews, issued by King Louis following a decree from the National Assembly. The document is a printed official decree, featuring a decorative header with royal insignia and military elements. The text is entirely in French, printed in a formal layout of the period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.654Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113009,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113010/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"broadside with heraldic coat-of-arms. single printed page. broadside. folds and age toning, corner holes (likely from public posting). 21 x 15 inches. michel racle, bordeaux: 1790. the earliest european proclamation offering equal rights to jews. \n the newly created french national assembly threw open the doors of the revolution by approving \u201cthe declaration of the rights of man.\u201d though freedom and equality were demanded for all, this however did not include jews. it was only a few months later that king louis xvi under political pressure issued the present lettres-patentes was issued, granting equal rights to jews - albeit only sephardic jews, those of spanish or portuguese extraction."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"106","title":{"en":"lettres-patentes du roi, sur un décret de l\u2019assemblée nationale, portant que les juifs, connus en france sous le nom de juifs portugais, espagnols & avignonois, y jouiront des droits de citoyen actif."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113010/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This item is a French legal document, 'Lettres Patentes Du Roi,' concerning the rights of Jews in France, specifically Portuguese, Spanish, and Avignonese Jews, granting them the rights of an active citizen. It is a historical official decree, likely from the late 18th century, given the political context described. The document features a small decorative crest or royal insignia at the top of the title page, with the text primarily in French. The layout includes columns of text, indicative of an official printed publication.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.656Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":113010,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113011/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew and french on facing pages. prepared by elie halevy. articles iv-ix of the decisions of the sanhedrin convened by napoleon in 1807 appear on pp. 110-120. pp. (1), 142, 10. partially uncut. worn and stained, small portion of title page removed affecting two letters. contemporary wrappers utilizing printer\u2019s scraps. 12mo. e. hadamard, metz: 1820."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"107","title":{"en":"limudei dath u\u2019mussar - instruction religieuse et morale, a? l\u2019usage de la jeunesse israe?lite."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113011/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item titled \"Limudei Dath U\u2019Mussar - Instruction religieuse et morale, à l\u2019usage de la jeunesse israélite.\" It is a religious and moral instruction book intended for Jewish youth. The languages are Hebrew and French. No specific date or material is provided, and there are no visual features to describe from the placeholder image.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.657Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113011,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113012/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition . text in hebrew and french pp. x, 766. previous owner\u2019s marks, including signature of z. szajkowski. contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, rubbed. 4to. shunami 2252. léopold cerf, paris: 1897."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"108","title":{"en":"gross, henri. gallia judaica. dictionnaire geographique de la france d\u2019après les sources rabbiniques."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113012/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, \"Gallia Judaica. Dictionnaire geographique de la France d\u2019après les sources rabbiniques,\" authored by Henri Gross. It is a geographical dictionary of France, compiled from rabbinical sources. The language is French. No specific date or material is provided, and there are no visual features to describe from the placeholder image.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.658Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113012,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113013/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"woodcut headpiece on recto of first leaf. pp. (4). bi-folio. royal coat-of-arm imprint across top of page with the law number included (1425). upper right corner clipped not affecting text, light dampstains. previous owner\u2019s hand upper center with date: 11 february, 1792. unbound. 4to. clermont ferrand, (paris), france: 1791. granting jews full equality in the realm of political and social rights. \n \u201cthe national assembly has decreed, on the 27th of september 1791\u2026 that all men adhering to the duties of the constitution are given the advantages that it assures; revokes all delays, reserves and exceptions applying to individual jews.\u201d\n the grant of full equality of rights finally opened the modern world to the jews, welcoming their participation and encouraging, what was to become, their remarkable contributions to broader society."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"109","title":{"en":"loi relative aux juifs. donnée à paris, le 13 novembre 1791."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113013/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical legal document, \"Loi relative aux Juifs,\" dated November 13, 1791, and given in Paris. It pertains to legislation concerning Jewish people. The document is printed on paper and features an ornate engraving at the top, depicting a coat of arms flanked by winged figures or eagles within a decorative border. Handwriting at the top indicates a date of \"Prove le 11 Janvier 1792,\" and \"N° 1425\" is printed on the upper right.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.659Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":113013,"estimateMin":5000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113014/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"edited by diogène tama. first editio. pp. (4), 16, 328, 132. stamp removed from title, p. 241 and at end, lightly browned. contemporary boards, rebacked. 8vo. treuttel & wuertz, paris: 1808. in 1806 and 1807 rabbis and communal leaders met in paris at the request of napoleon and debated a series of twelve questions that he had asked, and which were designed to elicit statements of loyalty, patriotism and an attitude of fraternity with other frenchmen. this publication contains the results."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"110","title":{"en":"organisation civile et religieuse des israélites de france et du royaume d\u2019italie : décrétée par sa majesté l\u2019empereur et roi, le 17 mars 1808 : suivie de la collection des actes de l\u2019assemblée des israélites de france et du royaume d\u2019italie, convoquée à paris en 1806 : et de celle des procès-verbaux et décisions du grand-sandhédrin, convoquée en 1807, lesquelles ont servi de base à cette organisation."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113014/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical legal and organizational text titled \"Organisation civile et religieuse des Israélites de France et du Royaume d\u2019Italie.\" It details the civil and religious organization decreed by the Emperor and King on March 17, 1808. The book also includes a collection of acts from the Assembly of Israelites (1806) and the Grand-Sanhedrin (1807), which formed the basis of this organization. It is printed on paper and published in Paris in 1808 by Chez Treuttel et Wurtz. The cover has a simple, clean typographical design.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:42.661Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113014,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113015/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"inscribed and signed by the author \u201cto my friend, rabbi j. weyl\u201d (chief rabbi of marseilles). with stamps of the scholar z. szajkowski. yudlov, hagadah no. 1113. paris: 1865 and 1860."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"111","title":{"en":"elie aristide astruc. olleloth eliyahu - petites grappes [liturgical poems]. pp. xv, 232. * bound with: la haggada ou ceremonies religieuses des israelites. pp. ix; 112, 3. with three lithographed pages of sheet music, followed by folding map of the holy land."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113015/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a bound volume containing two textual works: \"Olleloth Eliyahu - Petites Grappes\" (liturgical poems) by Elie Aristide Astruc, and \"La Haggada ou Ceremonies Religieuses des Israelite.\" The Haggadah, described as a Hebrew-French translation, is the fourth edition, published in Paris in 1860 by A la Librairie Israelite. It includes three lithographed pages of sheet music and a folding map of the Holy Land. A prominent illustration on the right page depicts \"La Sortie d'Egypte\" (The Exodus from Egypt), showing a procession of people, including Moses, leaving an ancient city with an obelisk.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.782Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113015,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113016/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"five parts in two volumes. numerous tinted lithographed plates. vol. i: 72, 180, 73-200 (non-sequential). * vol ii: 128, 146, (2), 152. foxed. contemporary calf-backed boards, spines gilt, worn. 4to. paris: 1846. a volume written with great charm and most attractively illustrated. créhange (1791-1872), was the most senior of the ten founders of the alliance israelite universelle."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"112","title":{"en":"créhange, a(lexandre) ben baruch. la semaine israelite. ou le tze\u2019enah ure\u2019enah moderne. entretiens de josue hadass avec sa famille."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113016/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"La Semaine Israelite. ou le Tze\u2019enah Ure\u2019enah Moderne. Entretiens de Josue Hadass avec sa famille\" by A. Ben Baruch Créhange. The visual features an illustration labeled \"LA FAMILLE JOSUÉ HADASS.\" This engraving depicts a family of around ten individuals, including adults and children, gathered around a table in a well-appointed room, possibly engaging in conversation or reading, illuminated by candelabras. The style suggests a 19th-century European setting.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.783Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113016,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113017/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(ethrogim)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"broadside, two printed pages. margins slightly chipped. sm. folio. j. bril, mainz: 1876. issued by binyamin beinush salant (1838-99) son of jerusalem\u2019s chief rabbi shmuel salant. this broadside warns the public from obtaining ethrogs grown on the greek island of corfu due to suspected horticultural graft. instead ethrogim grown by salant in eretz israel are here promoted as being beyond reproach."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"113","title":{"en":"hoda\u2019ah lemehadrin achrei ethrogei eretz hakedosha. issued by yehuda leib and binyamin beinush salant."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113017/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, \"Hoda\u2019ah LeMehadrin Achrei Ethrogei Eretz HaKedosha,\" issued by Yehuda Leib and Binyamin Beinush Salant. The subject matter pertains to religious announcements or instructions regarding etrogs (citrons) from the Holy Land, likely for ritual use. The language is Hebrew. No specific date or material is provided, and there are no visual features to describe from the placeholder image.","soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.784Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113017,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113018/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(fables)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. title within architectural arch. with rare final leaf containing printer\u2019s mark. ff. 87 (1). lacking f.5 (from table of contents). title-leaf loose with faint early signature along upper margin, opening three leaves starting, tear on lower portion of f. 60 affecting few letters, some staining. contemporary tooled calf, endpapers dampsoiled. 12mo. vinograd, mantua 44; mehlman 1261. joseph ben jacob of padua, mantua: 1557. collection of fables synthesizing the european aesopian tradition with animals who converse in a biblical hebrew comfortably interspersing their conversations with talmudic aphorisms.\n final three pages contain a description of the game of chess written in an elegant rhymed prose by bonsenior ibn yachya."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"114","title":{"en":"berachiah ben natronai hanakdan (benedictus le puncteur). mishlei shu\u2019alim [\u201cfox fables,\u201d hebrew version of aesop\u2019s fables]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113018/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, \"Mishlei Shu\u2019alim\" (\"Fox Fables,\" a Hebrew version of Aesop\u2019s Fables), authored by Berachiah ben Natronai Hanakdan. The book features a detailed woodcut title page, depicting an elaborate architectural archway supported by columns on either side. Hebrew text is inscribed within the arch. The overall appearance is consistent with early printed books, suggesting an older period. It is printed on paper with some visible foxing or discoloration.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.786Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":113018,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113019/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(frank, tzvi pesach)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"frontispiece photographic portrait of rabbi frank. pp. 52. with original printed wrappers, torn. 12mo. zion, jerusalem: 1936."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"115","title":{"en":"kether torah [installation ceremony upon his appointment as chief rabbi of jerusalem; along with biography]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113019/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":120,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item titled \"Kether Torah,\" which describes an installation ceremony and biography related to the appointment of a chief rabbi of Jerusalem. The language is Hebrew. 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The language is Hebrew. No specific date or material is provided, and there are no visual features to describe from the placeholder image.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.788Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $150","currency":"USD","id":113020,"estimateMin":100},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113021/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"goldenstein, m. b\u201dr pesach"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. presentation copy by the author to j. b. sborofski, as gilt-tooled on upper cover. text in hebrew with few approbations in french. pp. 40. browned, some pages loose. original boards. 8vo. a. m. lunz, paris-jerusalem: 1896."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"117","title":{"en":"ayin chodereth [\u201ca piercing eye\u201d - on the ethical condition of the jewish nation]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113021/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item titled \"ayin chodereth\" (A Piercing Eye), which is a commentary on the ethical condition of the Jewish nation. The genre is likely religious or ethical discourse. The language is Hebrew, based on the title. No specific date or material is provided, nor are there any visual features available for description.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.789Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113021,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113022/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"hakohen, abraham of lask."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. (6), 50. ex-library. contemporary vellum-backed patterned boards, rubbed. sm. 4to. vinograd, livorno 318 nunes-weiss & meldola, livorno: 1792. the present work (named in respect of its patron jacob treves of nice) discusses the interpretation of dreams and exotic interpretations relating to the crowns upon the letters of the torah. the author served as an emissary from jerusalem to germany. he was noted for his saintliness, allegedly fasting from sabbath to sabbath. see y. gellis, encyclopedia letoldoth chachmei eretz yisrael, part i, pp. 90-3."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"118","title":{"en":"beth ya\u2019akov [on the biblical joseph and his dreams, with gematria]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113022/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item titled \"beth ya\u2019akov,\" focusing on the biblical figure Joseph and his dreams, incorporating gematria. The item is likely a religious commentary or scholarly work. The primary language is Hebrew, given the title and subject matter. No specific date or material information is provided, and there are no visual features to describe.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.791Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113022,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113023/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(hagadah)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"translated by a. alexander and assistants. hebrew and english on facing pages. aschkenazic rite. with adir hu, echad mi yodea and chad gadya in judeo-german. pp. 1-38, 47- 95 (lacking pp. 39-46). mispaginated. browned and stained in places, lower margins of two leaves torn. lacks frontispiece (as noted by yudlov). modern gilt-tooled calf. 12mo. yudlov 257; yaari 167; yerushalmi 74. for the translator by w. gilbert, london: 1770. the first english translation of the passover hagadah. \n by 1770 the process of linguistic acculturation among anglo-jewry gave rise to this first issue of an english translation to the hagadah. indeed two versions were issued: one according to sephardic usage and the present edition, intended for aschkenazic jews.\n the rarity of this hagadah is attested by the fact that yudlov did not see a copy directly. he states that he only saw the title page of the harvard copy that was reproduced in yerushalmi. for the pagination, he relied on duker and yaari.\n \n an exceptionally rare edition. no copy in the nli."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"119","title":{"en":"the hagadah shel pesach containing the ceremonies and prayers which are used and read by all the families, in all the houses of the israelites"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113023/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical printing of 'The Hagadah Shel Pesach', a Jewish liturgical text for the Passover Seder. Published in London in AM 5530 (corresponding to 1769-1770 CE), it contains ceremonies and prayers faithfully translated from the original Hebrew, with added explanations. The languages are English and Hebrew, as indicated by the translation and original text. The visible cover shows aged, discolored paper, with text printed in black ink, featuring a mix of serif and sans-serif fonts.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.792Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":113023,"estimateMin":5000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113024/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(hagadah)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"second american edition (see below). text in hebrew and english on facing pages. title within type-ornament border. pp. 80. lacking 1-2 leaves prior to p.10 and following the kiddush prayer. ex-library, stained and creased, few leaves rehinged. later boards with original upper printed wrapper (laid down) bound in. 12mo. yudlov 941; yaari 693; not in goldman (hebrew printing in america) who only refers to it in his description of no. 125. j. m. jackson, new york: 1850. this hagadah, noted on the title-page \u201csecond american edition,\u201d is, in a sense, the first. - for the first edition that was printed in new york in 1837 by solomon henry jackson states that it was \u201ctranslated into english by the late david levy of london.\u201d the present 1850 edition, published by solomon henry jackson\u2019s son, john m. jackson, has no attribution to a foreign translator and is thus a \u201cpure\u201d american edition.\n interestingly, in the passage of the four sons (p. 11), the question of the wise son has a variant reading of othanu (\u201cus\u201d) rather than ethchem (\u201cyou.\u201d).\n \n highly scarce. no copy has appeared at auction in a great many years."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"120","title":{"en":"seder hagadah shel pesach. service for the two first nights of the passover."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113024/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"aiDescription":"This item is a 'Seder Hagadah Shel Pesach' or Passover Seder service book, presented as a Second American Edition. Published in New-York by J. M. Jackson in AM 5610 (corresponding to 1849-1850 CE), it is for the two first nights of Passover. The text is bilingual, in Hebrew and English, as stated on the cover. The document is printed on aged paper with decorative borders, including stylized columns and stars of David at the corners and top, suggesting a traditional aesthetic.","soldPrice":5000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:41.793Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":113024,"estimateMin":5000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113025/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(hagadah)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"printer\u2019s mark displaying a deer and pitcher. the michael zagajski copy, with his bookplate. ff. 40. browned. later half calf over patterned boards. 12mo. yudlov 381; yaari 263. tzvi hirsch segal spitz), (offenbach: 1795. although the title-page does not record a place of publication, yaari identifies the printer based upon the printers mark. according to yudlov, although the translation is attributed to moshe dessau (mendelssohn) it is likely by joel brill."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"121","title":{"en":"hagadah shel pesach. with translation into judeo-german attributed to moses mendelssohn."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113025/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is a Hagadah shel Pesach, a Jewish liturgical text used during Passover. It features a translation into Judeo-German, attributed to Moses Mendelssohn. The book, likely from the late 18th or early 19th century based on its style, is printed on paper with Hebrew and Judeo-German text. The title page includes an engraved vignette depicting a deer and a small structure with trees, suggesting a pastoral or symbolic theme, and shows some foxing and discoloration consistent with age.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.966Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113025,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113026/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(hagadah)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"the hugo bondi copy with his additional interleaved manuscript entries. text in hebrew with german. contemporary boards. sm. folio. st. petersburg : 1902. accompanied by: samuel wiener. bibliographie der oster-haggadah 1500-1900. second edition. new york, a.l. frankel, 1949."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"122","title":{"en":"samuel wiener. reshimath hagadoth-pesach - bibliographie der oster-haggadah 1500-1900 [bibliography of the passover haggadah]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113026/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a bibliography titled \"Reshimath Hagadoth-Pesach - Bibliographie der Oster-Haggadah 1500-1900\" by Samuel Wiener. It is a scholarly work cataloging Passover Haggadahs published between 1500 and 1900. The title indicates the languages are Hebrew and German. No specific publication date or material is provided beyond the content's scope, and no visual features are available for description.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.968Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113026,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113027/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(hagadah)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"black-and-white photographic images. pp. 4. sm. 8vo. the american jewish committee, new york: 1951."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"123","title":{"en":"passover in korea. (offset article by george barrett that appeared in the new york times, april 22, 1951)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113027/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":120,"aiDescription":"This item is an offset article titled \"Passover in Korea\" by George Barrett, originally published in The New York Times on April 22, 1951. It is a journalistic or non-fiction article documenting Passover observance in Korea. The language is English. No specific material beyond \"offset article\" is mentioned, and there are no visual features to describe.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.969Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$120 - $180","currency":"USD","id":113027,"estimateMin":120},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113028/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(hagadah)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"cover illustration: decalogue with roman numerals surrounded by stars-of-david. pp. 4. 8vo. kyoto, honshu (japan): 1953. passover seder menu for jewish-american military servicemen stationed in japan."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"124","title":{"en":"passover 1953 seder. rakuyo special service hotel, kyoto, honshu, japan. passover seder menu."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113028/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a Passover Seder menu from 1953, hosted at the Rakuyo Special Service Hotel in Kyoto, Honshu, Japan. The material is likely paper, given it's a menu. The document features a light-colored background with blue ink. Visually, it includes a prominent graphic of the Ten Commandments tablets with Roman numerals, flanked by Stars of David at the top and bottom corners, indicating its Jewish ceremonial context.","soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.970Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113028,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113029/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(hagadah)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew with instructions in judeo-arabic and with some french. one folio folded into 8pp. unbound. 8vo. bouaz haddad imprimerie librairie, djerba, tunisia: n.d. abbreviated text. issued according to the custom of the algerian communities of bou saâda and ghardaïa."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"125","title":{"en":"seder leil pesach."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113029/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is titled \"Seder Leil Pesach,\" indicating it is a Passover Seder service text. The language is Hebrew, based on the title. The genre is likely religious liturgy or a Haggadah. No specific date, material, or visual features are provided for a detailed description.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.972Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113029,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113030/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(henkin, yoseph eliyahu)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"together four volumes. hebrew and yiddish. some wear. 4to and 8vo. new york: v. d. four polemical volumes attacking r. yoseph eliyahu henkin and the agudath harabanim. the author lost a din torah presided over by r. henkin and spent many years waging a contentious tirade against the venerable rabbi."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"126","title":{"en":"moshe chaim ephraim bloch. kum riv eth heharim. 1949. * me\u2019ashrim to\u2019im umathim. 1953. * even mekir tizak. 1954. * hasepher hashachor. (c. 1955)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113030/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises a group of four publications by Moshe Chaim Ephraim Bloch, primarily from the mid-20th century. The titles are \"Kum Riv Eth Heharim\" (1949), \"Me\u2019ashrim To\u2019im Umathim\" (1953), \"Even Mekir Tizak\" (1954), and \"Hasepher Hashachor\" (c. 1955). These are likely religious or scholarly texts, with titles in Hebrew. No specific materials or visual features are provided for description.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.973Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $150","currency":"USD","id":113030,"estimateMin":100},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113031/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(hirsch, samson raphael)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"various sizes, bindings and condition. v.p.: v.d. rabbi samson raphael hirsch (1808-88) was the champion of orthodox judaism and the foremost rabbinic leader in germany. his son dr. mendel hirsch (1833-1900) was an educator par excellence (he served as director of the realschule and later the volkschule), a poet and an author of various bible translations and commentaries."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"127","title":{"en":"a group of 15 publications pertaining to rabbi samson raphael hirsch and his oldest son, dr. mendel hirsch. including: samson raphael hirsch, vorlaufige ubrechnung, pp. 31. frankfurt a/ main, 1861. * an offprint from jeschurun containing hirsch\u2019s harsh polemic against zechariah frankel and his work darchei hamishnah accusing him of heresy. * mendel hirsch. die klageliede [translation and commentary to megilath eicha]. pp. 22. hebrew and german. frankfurt a/ main, 1903. (two copies). * gedichte (poetry). with frontispiece portrait. pp. 31. frankfurt a/ main, 1903. * das reine menschentum im lichte des judentums (\u201chumanism in the light of judaism.\u201d) pp. 36. frankfurt a/ main, 1893. * zur erinnerung an dr. mendel hirsch (euolgies and obituaries by prominent leaders and scholars). pp. 62. mainz, 1900. * with another memorial publication along with various lectures by dr. mendel hirsch; few incomplete."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113031/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of 15 publications related to Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch and his son, Dr. Mendel Hirsch, dating from 1861 to 1903. The collection includes polemical works, such as Hirsch's critique against Zechariah Frankel, and scholarly works like Mendel Hirsch's translation and commentary on Megilath Eicha. Languages are primarily German and Hebrew. The items are textual, with one mention of a frontispiece portrait in Mendel Hirsch's 'Gedichte,' but no further visual details or material specifications are provided for the group.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.974Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113031,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113032/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"heller, yom tov lipmann."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. double columns. on title, printer\u2019s mark of hands extended in priestly benediction while the crown of priesthood hovers above - symbol of katz family of printers (see yaari, hebrew printers\u2019 marks no. 53). some marginalia. ff. 58 (i.e. 60), (2); 8, (10). trimmed, trace wormed, foxed, title-page laid down, following three leaves with marginal repairs. modern calf. folio. vinograd, prague 279. moses ben bezalel katz, prague: 1619. rare. composed in two sections, the first subtitled pilpula charifta and the second kitzur piskei haro\u2019sh. in his introduction, yom tov lipmann heller (1579-1654) offers a detailed analysis of his method of research, recording that he obtained an old manuscript of the kitzur piskei harosh and maintains that this manuscript was written by the author himself."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"128","title":{"en":"(\u201cthe tosfos yom-tov.\u201d) ma\u2019adanei melech v\u2019lechem chamudoth [novellae to the ro\u2019sh, rabbeinu asher ben yechiel: seder nezikin]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113032/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":6000,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew religious text titled \"Ma\u2019adanei Melech V\u2019lechem Chamudoth,\" also known as \"the Tosfos Yom-Tov.\" It is a volume of novellae (Chiddushim) to the Ro\u2019sh (Rabbeinu Asher ben Yechiel), specifically covering Seder Nezikin. The text is printed in Hebrew script on aged paper, featuring an elaborate decorative title page typical of early Hebrew printing. The page is framed by ornate architectural columns and includes detailed illustrations of cherubs and hands at the bottom, indicative of an older printing period.","soldPrice":8000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.975Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":113032,"estimateMin":6000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113033/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"heller, yom tov lipmann."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. title letters historiated. censored passages supplied in an old hand. ff. (2), 320 (mispaginated). foxed and stained, stamp removed from title. contemporary calf, with central gilt cartouche, rebacked, rubbed. folio. vinograd, prague 325. moses ben bezalel katz, prague: 1628. the author entitled the present commentary ma\u2019adanei melech (\u201croyal delicacies\u201d), based upon jacob\u2019s blessing of the tribe of asher (genesis 49:20) - the dual meaning referring both to the necessity of bread and to the delicacies of a king. similarly, the dual purpose of the work itself, was to provide legal decisions of halacha of relevance to all, along with intricate pilpulistic discourses for the pleasure of the scholar - who are considered as kings (\u201cman malki rabanan.\u201d) however, the author\u2019s detractors deviously misconstrued the meaning of the title as an insult to the reigning monarch and a portent of revolution. indeed r. heller was imprisoned and upon release, judiciously altered the title to the more innocuous \u201cma\u2019adanei yom tov.\u201d"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"129","title":{"en":"(\u201cthe tosfos yom-tov.\u201d) ma\u2019adanei melech v\u2019lechem chamudoth [novellae to the ro\u2019sh, rabbeinu asher ben yechiel: tracs. berachoth-nidah]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113033/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"aiDescription":"This lot features a Hebrew religious text, \"Ma\u2019adanei Melech V\u2019lechem Chamudoth,\" referred to as \"the Tosfos Yom-Tov.\" It contains novellae to the Ro\u2019sh (Rabbeinu Asher ben Yechiel), covering tractates Berachoth-Nidah. The item is a printed book, likely from an earlier period, given the style and condition of the aged paper. The title page is designed with decorative Hebrew script and ornate initial letters at the top, along with patterned dividers and other embellishments.","soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.977Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":113033,"estimateMin":4000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113034/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(heller, yom tov lipmann)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. (2), 2-76, 8. ex-library. contemporary calf, spine slightly chipped. 4to. vinograd, metz 6. m. mai for joseph antoine, metz: 1765."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"130","title":{"en":"chidushei rashb\u2019a al mesechta kethuvoth. with comments on tur even ha\u2019ezer by the tosfos yom tov (eight-page supplement)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113034/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This lot is a Hebrew religious text titled \"Chidushei Rashb\u2019a al Mesechta Kethuvoth,\" which includes an eight-page supplement with comments on Tur Even Ha\u2019ezer by the Tosfos Yom Tov. It is a printed book of novellae (commentaries) on Jewish law. The text is in Hebrew, but no visual information is available for this lot to determine its period, materials, or specific visual features.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:44.978Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113034,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113035/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"heller, yom tov lipmann."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. two parts bound in one volume. pp. 144; 142, 66. previous owner\u2019s stamps. contemporary calf backed boards. sm. 4to. e. baumritter, warsaw: 1895-97. with addendum: responsum by r. yitzchak feigenbaum, dayan of warsaw, against the use of a glass tube for oral suction (metzitzah) following circumcision."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"131","title":{"en":"(\u201cthe tosfos yom-tov.\u201d) malbushei yom-tov [commentary to the levush - orach chaim]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113035/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew religious text, \"Malbushei Yom-Tov,\" by \"the Tosfos Yom-Tov.\" It serves as a commentary to the Levush - Orach Chaim. This is a printed book, entirely in Hebrew. No visual information is provided for this lot, so details regarding its specific period, materials, or visual characteristics cannot be further described.","soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.380Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113035,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113036/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"heller, yom tov lipmann."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"uncut and unopened copy. final two pages list the great rabbis buried in the ram\u2019a synagogue cemetery of cracow. ff. (1), 19, 20. original printed wrappers, worn, rear cover with loss. 8vo. y. shapiro, lodz: 1928."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"132","title":{"en":"(\u201cthe tosfos yom-tov.\u201d) megilath eivah [an account of his legal ordeal]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113036/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a Hebrew printed text titled \"Megilath Eivah,\" also known as \"the Tosfos Yom-Tov.\" The subject matter is an account of the author's legal ordeal, providing a historical and personal perspective. Printed in Hebrew, the document appears as a book or pamphlet with a simple, typewritten-style layout framed by a decorative border. The paper shows signs of aging, with some creasing and a small tear on the right edge, suggesting an older printing date.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.381Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113036,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113037/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"single printed page with typed entries in hungarian. affixed with four black-and-white photographs of protection-holders. creases along folds. 5.75 x 8.25 inches. 7th november, budapest: 1944. letter of protection issued by the spanish ambassador angel sanz briz, the \u201cangel of budapest.\u201d \n ángel sanz-briz (1910-80) was a diplomat at the spanish legation in hungary, who, entirely of his own accord, saved the lives of some five thousand hungarian jews from nazi persecution and deportation by issuing letters of protection. he also authorized the establishment in budapest of a dozen safe houses each under spanish diplomatic protection, where hundreds of hungarian jews found shelter.\n working parallel to raoul wallenberg and with the same extraordinary degree of courage, sanz briz created a ruse suggesting that the spanish franco government acknowledged the right of sephardic jews to posses spanish nationality. hence the hungarian authorities granted sanz briz permission to issue 200 protective passes. covertly, sanz briz turned these two hundred unities into two hundred families, and these two hundred family documents would often contain up to 15 names squeezed onto a single paper. of all the jews saved by sanz briz, hardly any were in fact of spanish heritage.\n \n exceptionally rare document of the \u201cspanish schindler.\u201d"},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"133","title":{"en":"letter of protection issued to four female members of the kohut family. prepared by angel sanz briz with his stamped signature and endorsement legación de españa en budapest."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113037/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":10000,"aiDescription":"This lot presents a historical document: a letter of protection issued to four female members of the Kohut family. Prepared by Angel Sanz Briz and bearing his stamped signature and the endorsement of the 'Legación de España en Budapest,' it dates to November 7, 1944. The document is printed and typewritten, in German or Hungarian, with handwritten signatures. It features three attached black-and-white photographs of the protected individuals, and multiple circular stamps from the 'Legación de España Budapest,' confirming its official nature and period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.383Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":113037,"estimateMin":10000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113038/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"editorial cartoon. single printed page. minute marginal tears. 8 x 11 inches. , paris: 1940. poster commenting on the october 24, 1940, meeting between adolf hitler and philippe petain, head of the vichy government, in which petain called for collaboration between france and germany. the three illustrated panels outline the possibilities."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"134","title":{"en":"collaboration."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113038/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical political poster titled \"Collaboration,\" examining the concept of collaboration between France and Germany. It is a colorful propaganda poster with three distinct panels: one showing 'How it was envisioned after Montoire,' depicting cooperation between workers and families; another illustrating 'What they made of it,' showing chaos and figures like Marshal Pétain; and a final panel posing the question, 'Will it end like this?', represented by a large red question mark over a desolate landscape. The poster features detailed cartoon-like illustrations and French text, reflecting its period and political context.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.385Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113038,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113039/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"illustrated throughout with descriptive photographs of the exhibition displays. pp. (32). original pictorial wrappers. sm. folio. a mint copy. l\u2019institut d\u2019etude des questions juives, (paris): 1941. catalogue of the exhibition organized by the french-staffed, pseudo-scientific \u201cinstitute for the study of jewish questions.\u201d initiated shortly following the establishment of the vichy regime, this exhibition was intended to prepare french public opinion for the radicalization of anti-jewish measures following the german occupation of france."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"135","title":{"en":"exposition le juif et la france au palais berlitz."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113039/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is an exhibition poster titled \"Exposition Le Juif et la France au Palais Berlitz.\" The poster features a striking monochrome illustration depicting an elderly, cloaked figure with a long beard, possibly a caricature of a Jewish man, gripping a globe with Europe prominently outlined. The text, in French, is rendered in a bold, stylized red font. This piece serves as a historical document from an event likely reflecting anti-Semitic propaganda, given the context of \"Le Juif et la France.\" The visual elements emphasize a dramatic, dark aesthetic with the figure's intense gaze and powerful grip on the world.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.386Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113039,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113040/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in dutch. illustrated throughout by maarten meuldijk. pp. 98, (2). original printed boards with color pictorial jacket, rubbed. 4to. de amsterdamsche keurkamer, amsterdam: 1941. robert van genechten (1895-1945) was a belgian-born dutch politician and writer who was an ardent collaborator during the german occupation of the netherlands. the present volume is a rewrite of the medieval \u2018reynard the fox\u2019 fable here issued as an illustrated children\u2019s book. essentially it is a plea for racial purity and for a so-called natural order, in which a powerful leader governs the people, and in which the evil jew (jodocus the rhinoceros) seeks to undermine those values. the success of the book in dutch nazi circles led to a film treatment, the largest such production in war-time netherlands."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"136","title":{"en":"robert van genechten. van den vos reynaerde, ruwaard boudewijn en jodocus."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113040/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This lot is a children's book titled \"Vandenvos Reynaerde, Ruwaard Boudewijn en Jodocus\" by R. Van Genechten. The book features a charming illustrated cover with the title in red block letters. The central image depicts a anthropomorphic rhinoceros pointing to a fox, set against a simple natural background with a tree and grass. The book is likely printed on paper and appears to be an older edition given the illustration style and color palette.","soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.387Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113040,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113041/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"color printed on single page. verso with stamp of the commandant of the concentration camp of neuengamme (near hamburg). tear along center fold. 8 x 11 inches. , germany: c. 1938. in 1936 the nazis introduced a system of prisoner-identification in concentration camps in order to provide ss guards a method to easily identify the race, nationality and prejudices of each prisoner. inmates were forced to wear triangles of various colors on their uniforms, most well-known, is the \u201cjewish star\u201d comprised of two inverted yellow triangles. this chart depicts the various groups and their respective colors: yellow for jews, green for criminals, purple for jehovah's witnesses, pink for homosexuals, black for \u201casocial\u201d (i.e. mental disease, addicts), brown for roma, colored bars for prisoners with multiple classifications, etc."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"137","title":{"en":"kennzeichen für schutzhäftlinge in den konzentrationslagern [\u201cidentification of protective prisoners in concentration camps.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113041/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical chart titled \"Kennzeichen für Schutzhäftlinge in den Konzentrationslagern\" (Identification of Protective Prisoners in Concentration Camps). The chart, primarily in German, visually categorizes various prisoner groups using a system of colored triangles, stars, and other symbols. It shows examples of political prisoners, professional criminals, emigrants, 'blood shame' offenders, homosexuals, and Jews, including their identification on prison uniforms. The document is printed on aged paper, reflecting its period and somber subject matter related to the Holocaust.","soldPrice":5500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.389Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113041,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113042/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first french edition. photographic illustrations. with folding map of the web of concentration camps throughout germany. pp. 335, (1). uncut. some foxing. map (light wear along right margin): 17 x 22 inches. original printed wrappers, rubbed. 8vo. editions du carrefour, paris: 1938. originally published under the german title \u201cdas deutsche volk klagt an\u201d by by maximillian scheer while in exile in paris, this is a horrifying chronicle of the atrocities committed by the third reich up to 1936. its translation into french was both a call for help and a warning addressed to the wider world."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"138","title":{"en":"le peuple allemand accuse: appel à la conscience du monde."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113042/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This lot is a historical map and document titled \"Le Peuple Allemand Accuse: Appel à la Conscience du Monde\" (The German People Accuse: Appeal to the Conscience of the World). The central feature is a map of Germany and surrounding countries, densely marked with black squares and circles representing concentration camps, prisons, and detention centers. The map, in French, details \"Répartition des Camps de Concentration Prisons et Maisons d'Arrêt en Allemagne.\" Printed on paper, the item serves as a somber record from a specific historical period, illustrating the extent of the prison system during wartime.","soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.390Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":113042,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113043/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"second edition. loose as issued. 38 (of 78) plates, 26 illustrated in color by eberhard brauchle. text plates includes table of contents and introduction. lacking title, pencil marks, nazi institutional stamp on verso of each plate. unbound. sm. folio. verlag für nationale literatur, ettlingen: 1939. alfred vogel, a biology curriculum writer and elementary school principal in baden, published this series of racist and anti?semitic teaching charts to accompany a textbook on race biology intended for the instruction of elementary school pupils. unlike numerous other race eugenists in the field of education, vogel went beyond the textbook to create with artist eberhard brauchle a series of pedagogical images using the latest in color printing technology."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"139","title":{"en":"alfred vogel. erblehre, abstammungs- und rassenkunde in bildlicher darstellung [\u201chereditary, pedigree and race in pictorial presentation.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113043/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This is a propaganda poster by Alfred Vogel, titled \"Erblehre, Abstammungs- und Rassenkunde in bildlicher Darstellung\" (Hereditary, Pedigree and Race in Pictorial Presentation), an antisemitic work from the Nazi era. The poster, likely from the mid-20th century, features a depiction of the Talmud, represented as a series of books, with one open book revealing words like \"Mord,\" \"Krieg,\" and \"Verrat\" (Murder, War, Treason). Flames flank the books, symbolizing destruction. The text below, in German, translates to \"Hear what the Talmud says!\" and includes several inflammatory statements attributed to the Talmud, aiming to portray Jewish people negatively. The piece is a stark example of Nazi propaganda.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.391Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":113043,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113044/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"nazi propaganda poster (parole der woche) nr. 25/1942 (0155). cleanly folded. 33 x 47 inches. zentralverlag der nsdap, munich: 1942. anti-semitic and anti-american content with illustrations including president franklin d. roosevelt and american gangster al capone."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"140","title":{"en":"verbrecher wie mörder, urkundenfälscher. * with: note-card version with same title. (3 x 4 inches)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113044/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This is a propaganda note-card, titled \"Verbrecher wie Mörder, Urkundenfälscher\" (Criminals like Murderers, Forgers). Likely from 1942, as indicated by \"Parole der Woche Nr. 25.1942,\" it is a printed piece of paper with an anti-Semitic message, published by the Zentralverlag der NSDAP. The text accuses Jews of being criminals and describes a global Jewish conspiracy, concluding with \"Die Vernichtung dieser Verbrecher an der Menschheit!\" (The destruction of these criminals against humanity!). The card's simple, stark red background and bold German text emphasize its aggressive propaganda function, reflecting the pervasive antisemitism of the period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:56.393Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113044,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113045/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in hebrew and danish. with 16 pp. of advertisements of jewish businesses. mint condition. pp. 32. original printed wrappers. 8vo. hertz - bogtrykkergaarden, copenhagen: 1943. the jews of denmark, germany's smaller neighbor to the north, remained virtually unmolested for three and a half years, from the german occupation on april 9th, 1940, until the crisis at the end of august 1943. at that time, the nazi's impending intentions to deport the jews of denmark became known and a short while later, on the very eve of rosh hashanah - through a concerted effort on the part of both the jewish community and the danish resistance movement - the majority of danish jewry were spirited away by boat to safety in neutral sweden where they remained until the end of the war. consequently, this religious calendar was produced for jews in a country where each and every one had fled abroad."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"141","title":{"en":"luach - jodisk almanak 5704."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113045/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a \"Jødisk Almanak\" (Jewish Almanac) for the year 5704, which corresponds to September 1943 to September 1944. Published in Copenhagen by Max Goldschmidt, this almanac served the Jewish community in Denmark. The cover features both Hebrew and Danish text, indicating its bicultural context. It likely contains information relevant to Jewish religious life, holidays, and possibly communal affairs for that specific year. The presence of the stamp \"83. Aargang\" suggests a long-standing publication series.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.387Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113045,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113046/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"13 x 3 inches. c. 1936."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"142","title":{"en":"rectangular wooden sign bearing carved german phrase: nur für deutche [\u201cfor germans only.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113046/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is a rectangular wooden sign, a historical artifact bearing the carved German phrase \"Nur für Deutsche\" (For Germans Only). The sign is made of wood, with the text deeply carved into its surface, suggesting it was intended for outdoor or public display. The script is a traditional German Gothic style. The phrase itself indicates its use as an exclusionary sign during a period of segregation, most notably during Nazi Germany, where such signs were used to enforce racial laws and restrict access to public spaces for non-Germans, particularly Jews.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.388Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113046,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113047/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"large 4-color map (scale 1:20,000) with text in german. on verso is a comprehensive listing of all street names throughout the city. the area of the jewish ghetto has been erased of street-names and replaced by a series of 105 individual letters or numbers comprising \u201cstrasse getto norden\u201d (small portion in white, in central upper area of map). light wear, few minor tears along creases. 37.25 x 27.5 inches. s. seipelt, litzmannstadt (lodz): 1942. when german forces occupied the large central polish city of lodz in september 1939, the city had a population of 672,000, over one-third of whom were jews. the reich annexed lodz directly into the warthegau region and renamed it litzmannstadt after general karl litzmann, who had led german forces in the area in 1914. the germans intended to racially \u201cpurify\u201d the city, central to which was the segregation and removal of its jewish community who were henceforth cast with a doomed future. the present map clearly displays how the nazis radically restructured the lodz\u2019s demographic infrastructure as a way to exclude the city\u2019s jews."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"143","title":{"en":"plan von litzmannstadt mit strassenverzeichnis [\u201cmap of litzmannstadt (lodz) with street index.\u201d] prepared by erwin thiem."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113047/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This is a historical map titled \"Plan von Litzmannstadt mit Strassenverzeichnis\" (Map of Litzmannstadt with Street Index), prepared by Erwin Thiem. Litzmannstadt was the German name for the city of Łódź during the Nazi occupation. The map, likely produced during the period of German control in the mid-20th century, details the city's layout with streets, parks, and named districts such as \"Waldborn,\" \"Stockhof,\" \"Nord,\" \"Ost,\" and \"West.\" It includes a scale of 1:20 000. This map serves as a cartographic document reflecting the renaming and administration of occupied territories during World War II.","soldPrice":2400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.390Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113047,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113048/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in hebrew and german on facing pages. dedicated to heinrich stahl, chairman of the jewish community of berlin. colored frontispiece featuring image of tree with verse in hebrew and german: \u201cit is a tree of life to those who grasp it.\u201d pp. (2), 90, (4). original pictorial boards. 12mo. aufbringungswerk der jüdischen gemeinde zu berlin, berlin: 1940. poignantly entitled, \u201cthis small book is not a customary collection of prayers, but a devotional book, which is intended to meet the needs of all our emigrants.\""},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"144","title":{"en":"zedoh ladorech. das buch der wegzehrung. edited and forward by dr. martin \u2018israel\u2019 salomonski."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113048/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Zedoh Ladorech. Das Buch Der Wegzehrung,\" edited with a foreword by Dr. Martin 'Israel' Salomonski. The title suggests a religious or inspirational work, potentially a Jewish text providing spiritual guidance or sustenance. The dual title in Hebrew and German indicates a bilingual or German-Jewish context, common in the early to mid-20th century.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.391Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113048,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113049/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in dutch, with hebrew transliteration. final page lists rabbinic and communal officers. community stamp on upper cover. mimeographed. (pp. 16). unbound. 16mo. (amsterdam: 1942). mimeographed jewish calendar issued by the portuguese jewish community of amsterdam, recording the dates and times of sabbath and festivals through the year.\n the germans occupied the netherlands on may 10th, 1940 and established a civilian administration dominated by the ss. in january 1942, the germans began the relocation of provincial jews to amsterdam. in july 1942, the germans began mass deportations of jews to killing centers in occupied poland."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"145","title":{"en":"israelietische almanak voor het jaar 1943. uitgegeven door de portug. israel. gemeente te amsterdam. prepared by j. d\u2019ancona."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113049/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is an \"Israelietische Almanak voor het jaar 1943\" (Israelite Almanac for the year 1943), published by the Portuguese Israelite Community in Amsterdam. Prepared by J. d\u2019Ancona, this almanac would have provided calendrical and religious information pertinent to Jewish life in the Netherlands during World War II. Its publication in 1943, a critical year for European Jewry, underscores its significance as a record of communal life under duress, despite the absence of an image. The almanac is a textual document, likely printed on paper.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.392Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113049,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113050/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"single broadsheet, complete in two printed pages. with light stains and wear. set within double-sided housing. folio. monday, may 7th, jerusalem: 1945."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"146","title":{"en":"the palestine post \u201call germans surrender. doenitz announces unconditional capitulation.\""},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113050/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is an original issue of The Palestine Post newspaper, dated May 8, 1945. The headline dramatically announces, \"ALL GERMANS SURRENDER. Doenitz Announces Unconditional Capitulation,\" reporting the end of World War II in Europe. The newspaper, printed on paper, features additional articles detailing the surrender ceremony, the role of bombers, and the situation in Norway. The inclusion of \"EXTRA\" banners emphasizes the urgency and significance of the news, making it a pivotal historical document capturing a momentous global event.","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.393Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113050,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113051/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"rhyming german gothic text (sütterlinschrift) in red and black, with illustrated color plates on facing pages. pp. 44. original linen-backed color pictorial covers, rubbed at edges. rectangular 4to. stürmer-verlag, nürnberg: 1936. this infamous production issued by gauleiter julius streicher is illustrated with notorious imagery designed to inculcate children with extreme anti-semitic values. the female author, elvira bauer, was an 18-year old kindergarten teacher, her book was distributed free of charge by the stürmer-verlag to pre-schools throughout germany."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"147","title":{"en":"elvira bauer. trau keinem fuchs auf grüner heid; und keinem jüd bei seinem eid! ein bilderbuch für gross und klein [\u201ctrust no fox in the green grass, nor a jew at his oath! a picture book for young and old.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113051/view","tags":["uscollectibles_militaria","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This item is a children's picture book by Elvira Bauer, titled \"Trau keinem Fuchs auf grüner Heid; und keinem Jüd bei seinem Eid! Ein Bilderbuch für Gross und Klein\" (Trust no fox in the green grass, nor a Jew at his oath! A picture book for young and old). Published during the Nazi era, this book is a clear example of antisemitic propaganda aimed at children. The cover features a red background with a cartoon depiction of a stereotypical Jewish man with a Star of David, and a cunning fox, visually reinforcing the hateful message. The book, made of paper with illustrations, was designed to indoctrinate youth with anti-Jewish sentiments.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.395Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":113051,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113052/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust, post)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 16. original printed wrappers. 8vo. united jewish appeal for refugees, new york: 1945. commissioned by president harry s. truman, this report outlines the appalling living conditions the surviving jews of europe were forced to confront in almost two dozen displaced persons camps. harrison blamed the u.s. military authorities for these inhuman conditions: \u201cwe appear to be treating the jews as the nazis treated them except that we do not exterminate them.\u201d"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"148","title":{"en":"earl grant harrison. the plight of the displaced jews in europe: a report to president truman."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113052/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a report by Earl Grant Harrison titled \"The Plight of the Displaced Jews in Europe: A Report to President Truman.\" This significant textual document details the conditions and challenges faced by Jewish Holocaust survivors in Europe immediately after World War II. The report, likely published in the mid-20th century, would have been instrumental in informing U.S. policy regarding the displaced persons crisis. It is a critical historical source for understanding the post-Holocaust period and the efforts to address the humanitarian needs of Jewish refugees.","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.396Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113052,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113053/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust, post)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"broadside, single printed page. hebrew text. 8.5 x 12 inches. 3rd tammuz, lodz: 1946. endorsed by ten surviving polish rabbis, an impassioned plea for assistance from \u201cour brothers in america to enable us to leave poland and emigrate to the holy land. we cannot remain here due to rampant anti-semitism and hate.\u201dsignatories include chaim meir yechiel shapiro of narol, yisrael yerachmiel sekula of sadovna, david weitzel of baranowitz and yechiel yehoshua rabinowitz of biala."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"149","title":{"en":"kol kore - ichud seridei harabanim vehaadmori\u2019m bepolin [plea issued by the organization of surviving rabbis and chassidic rebbes of poland seeking help to emigrate to eretz israel]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113053/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a plea titled \"Kol Kore - Ichud Seridei Harabanim Vehaadmori\u2019m Bepolin\" (Plea issued by the organization of surviving rabbis and Chassidic Rebbes of Poland). This textual document, likely in Hebrew or Yiddish, was issued post-Holocaust by an organization of surviving Jewish religious leaders from Poland. Its subject matter is an urgent appeal for assistance to emigrate to Eretz Israel (the Land of Israel). This document represents a poignant historical artifact, reflecting the desperate circumstances and resilience of Jewish communities in the immediate aftermath of World War II.","soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.397Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113053,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113054/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(holocaust, post)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in hebrew and hungarian. broadside, two printed pages. folio. f. gewurcz, budapest: c. 1946. \u201cthose who know for certain that their parents or relatives were deported to auschwitz yet do not know their exact date of death should select the twentieth of sivan as their yahrzeit.\u201d the broadside further delineates the order of prayers and study for this fast-day."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"150","title":{"en":"seder hata\u2019anith veprateha [establishing the 20th of sivan as the date to commemorate and memorialize loved one\u2019s]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113054/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, a document titled \"seder hata\u2019anith veprateha\". Its subject matter concerns the establishment of the 20th of Sivan as a date for commemoration and memorialization of loved ones. The language/script is Hebrew, based on the transliterated title and implied religious context. No specific materials or period are mentioned, and no image is provided to indicate visual features.","soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:45.399Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113054,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113055/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(hungary)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"in hebrew and hungarian. pp. 8. creased and browned. unbound. 8vo. haladas, beregszasz (berehovo): 1931. following the death of r. shlomo sofer (1853\u20131930), a dispute broke out between his son-in-law and the religious community of beregszasz. the later felt that the young man was not suitably pious to take over the position vacated by his father-in-law, especially as he was known for associating with the status quo community. nonetheless, out of respect for the family (the deceased was the son of the kethav sofer), a compromise was suggested, offering the appointment of dayan. yet this was seen as unacceptable by the other side."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"151","title":{"en":"michtav galui leharav\u2026avraham shlomo hirsch of beregszasz [polemic concerning the rabbinical position of beregszasz]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113055/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, specifically a \"michtav galui leharav\u2026avraham shlomo hirsch of beregszasz\" or an open letter. Its subject is a polemic concerning the rabbinical position of Beregszasz. The language/script is Hebrew, derived from the transliterated title. No materials, period, or visual features are described, and no image is available.","soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.441Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113055,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113056/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(hungary)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"some wear. v.s. details available upon request. v.p.: v.d."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"152","title":{"en":"three polemical pamphlets/broadsides concerning communal controversy in: bartfeld (1877); sighet (1907); and satmar (1929)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113056/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of three polemical pamphlets or broadsides. Their subject matter relates to communal controversies in Bartfeld (1877), Sighet (1907), and Satmar (1929). These are textual items, spanning a period from the late 19th to early 20th century. No specific language/script, materials, or visual features are detailed, and no image is provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.442Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113056,"estimateMin":100},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113057/3/3.png"],"artist":{"en":"(illuminated facsimile)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"one of 600 numbered copies. facsimile edition of codex orientalis 8 from the hessischen landes-und hochschulbibliothek, darmstadt. two volumes, text and plates. companion volume contains scholarly précis in both german and english. companion volume in original calf-backed linen boards pp. 130. plates in tooled brown calf, ff. 58. housed in original slip-case (some wear). folio. propylaen verlag, frankfurt a/main: 1971."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"153","title":{"en":"die darmstädter pessach-haggadah"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113057/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"die darmstädter pessach-haggadah\", which is a Passover Haggadah. The title suggests German language and a connection to Darmstadt. As a Haggadah, its subject is the narrative and rituals of the Passover Seder. No specific period, materials, or visual features are indicated, and an image is not available.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.443Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113057,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113058/3/3.png"],"artist":{"en":"(illuminated facsimile)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"one of 330 numbered copies. two volumes. plates and text (prepared by malachi beit-arie). original lavishly blind-tooled calf with corner-pieces, clasps and hinges. text volume: calf-backed boards. housed in original printed cloth solander box. text in hebrew and english. thick folio. cyelar, vaduz & jerusalem: 1985."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"154","title":{"en":"the worms machzor. one of the earliest dated (1272) illuminated festival prayer-books from southern germany."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113058/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, specifically a prayer-book known as \"the worms machzor\". It is notable as one of the earliest dated (1272) illuminated festival prayer-books from Southern Germany, placing it in the medieval period. As an illuminated manuscript, it likely features decorative elements. The language is implied to be Hebrew given its classification as a Machzor, but this is not explicitly stated, nor are materials detailed. No image is provided.","soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.445Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113058,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113059/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(illuminated facsimile)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"one of 500 numbered copies. facsimile edition. sumptuously illuminated plates and text. together two volumes. original lavishly blind-tooled calf, clasps and hinges, solander box. thick 4to. facsimile editions, london: 1989. \u201cthe most precious of illuminated hebrew manuscripts.\u201d produced in northern italy in 1479, this extraordinary volume contains thirty-seven spectacularly illuminated literary units representing a variety of classical and medieval hebrew texts."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"155","title":{"en":"the rothschild miscellany"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113059/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work known as \"the rothschild miscellany\". A miscellany typically comprises a collection of various writings. No further details about its type, subject matter, period, materials, language/script, or visual features are provided in the catalog text. An image is not available for inspection.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.446Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":113059,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113060/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of )."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"text in english. four foldout maps bound in, with large map of jaffa (22 x 23 inches) in \u201cpocket\u201d inside back cover. numerous advertisements. pp. xvi, 199, (3), xvii-xxxvi. dampsoiled. original color printed wrappers, worn. 12mo. the palestine news, (cairo): 1918. issued for the benefit of the soldiers attached to the british army\u2019s egyptian expeditionary force (eef)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"156","title":{"en":"a guide-book to southern palestine. judaea, philistia and the dead sea. including jerusalem, bethlehem, jericho, hebron, gaza, ascalon, jaffa, ludd, ramleh and their neighbourhood\u2026"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113060/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a guide-book to Southern Palestine. Its subject matter covers geographical regions and cities including Judaea, Philistia, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Hebron, Gaza, Ascalon, Jaffa, Ludd, and Ramleh. It is a textual item, likely in English given the title. No specific period, materials, language/script beyond the title, or visual features are provided, and no image is available.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.448Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113060,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113061/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"yiddish text. with maps and photographs. ff. 24. some staining. original printed wrappers. 8vo. s. klein, beregsaz (berehovo, hungary / ukraine): 1934. in the introduction the author urges the settlement in eretz israel of torah observant jews to counter the influence of \u201cnationalistic\u201d jews. he includes many interesting observations of religious practices, including a detailed account of a visit to the western wall on the holiday of shevu\u2019oth, prior to which he witnessed the practice of jews knocking nails into the wall of the kotel as a sign that they will, in time, return in peace (author states that the wall was full of nails)."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"157","title":{"en":"asher anshel grünwald. tuv yerushalayim [religious travelogue of eretz israel]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113061/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item titled \"asher anshel grünwald. tuv yerushalayim\". It is described as a religious travelogue of Eretz Israel, making its subject matter historical and geographical accounts of the land of Israel with religious context. The name and title suggest Hebrew as the language/script. No specific period, materials, or visual features are mentioned, and no image is available.","soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.449Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113061,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113062/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"text in hebrew, yiddish and german. with seven foldout architectural drawings (7 x 16 inches) by the architect j. barsky. pp. 16, (7), 9,(1). plates with small tears at folds. unbound. 8vo. jerusalem : 1907. stresses the importance of the new building addition, with testimonial letters endorsed by dozens of rabbis and community leaders throughout eretz israel."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"158","title":{"en":"sepher hatachnith [plans for the new bikur cholim hospital, jerusalem and an appeal for funding]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113062/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This is a textual item, \"sepher hatachnith\", which presents plans for the new Bikur Cholim Hospital in Jerusalem and serves as an appeal for funding. The item is likely a pamphlet or booklet, featuring text in Hebrew and potentially German, as indicated by \"Ansicht d. Neubaues des allgem. BICUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL in Jerusalem, Ostseite\". A prominent visual feature is an architectural drawing of the hospital building, rendered in an illustrative style, on the left page. The right page displays Hebrew text, including a large appeal for funding.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.450Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113062,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113063/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"three works published as one; no other copies known. lightly dampstained. later wrappers chipped. sm. 4to. kayserling, p. 87. est: $3,000 - $5,000 abraham israel pereira (d.1699) was born in spain into a marrano family and achieved great financial success before fleeing the iberian peninsula and reverting to the open practice of judaism in amsterdam in the early 1640\u2019s. pereira served for many years as president of the portuguese jewish community of amsterdam, and as one of the leading jewish philanthropists of his day, founded the torah or yeshiva, headed by menasseh ben israel. in 1652 pereira established the chesed le-avraham yeshiva in the city of hebron, in the land of israel. the present publication provides financial details regarding pereira\u2019s continued funding of the hebron yeshiva by earmarking a further bequest of some 46,000 florins. on pereira\u2019s yeshivah in hebron, see a. ya\u2019ari in yerushalayim iv (1952) pp. 185-202.\n \n extremely rare. from the manner in which kayserling refers to our work, it is apparent he knew of it only by hearsay; the jewish encyclopedia is only aware of a manuscript copy (see je, vol. ix, p. 599)."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"159","title":{"en":"abraham pereira. livro que contem o termo é condiçoes con que os srs. do mahamad do k.k. de t.t. admitiraõ ó legado que nelle constitutió, abraham pereira. title surrounded by biblical verses in hebrew. pp. 23, (1 blank). amsterdam: yoseph athias, 1659. * accompanied by: same. portuguese title with minor variants. body of book in spanish, text totally different. pp. (2), 10. * and: reformacion de las eschamoth del escher de merced de abraham. pp. 3-23, (1 blank). wanting title. (amsterdam, 1656?)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113063/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises three related textual items, central among them \"livro que contem o termo é condiçoes con que os srs. do mahamad do k.k. de t.t. admitiraõ ó legado que nelle constitutió, abraham pereira\". Printed in Amsterdam by Yoseph Athias in 1659, this work from the 17th century features a Portuguese title surrounded by biblical verses in Hebrew, suggesting a legal or communal subject matter. The lot also includes a Spanish version and a related piece, \"reformacion de las eschamoth del escher de merced de abraham\" from 1656. The main piece is an early printed book, with a decorative initial capital visible on the title page and Hebrew text on the left page.","soldPrice":10000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.451Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":113063,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113064/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. photographic illustrations of the temple mount. upper corner of rear cover with portions of supreme muslim council stamp and here torn off, as all copies, for purposes of the council\u2019s internal accounting. pp. 16. original printed wrappers, upper corner of rear cover removed. 4to. moslem orphanage press for supreme moslem council, jerusalem: 1924. the supreme muslim council (headed by haj amin al-husseini) here officially denotes the historic jewish connection to the temple mount.\n this guide to the structures that comprise the al-haram al-sharif is written from a moslem perspective overwhelmingly, nonetheless it declares (p.4): \u201cthe site is one of the oldest in the world. its sanctity dates from the earliest times. its identity with the site of solomon\u2019s temple is beyond dispute.\u201d\n see http://www.wiesenthal.com/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx? c=lskwlbpjlnf&b=8776547&ct=14926783."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"160","title":{"en":"a brief guide to al-haram al-sharif, jerusalem."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113064/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This is a vintage travel guide, titled \"A Brief Guide to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, Jerusalem.\" It is a textual work published by the Supreme Moslem Council in 1924, making it a historical document from the early 20th century concerning Jerusalem's sacred sites. The item appears to be a thin booklet, likely paperbound, featuring a simple cover with black text on a light brown or beige background. The text outlines visiting hours and entry points for the sacred enclosure, providing insights into historical regulations for Al-Haram Al-Sharif.","soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:53.452Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113064,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113065/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"printed broadside. text in hebrew and english: \u201cpublic warning! by his eminence the chief rabbi for eretz israel a.i. kook. our dear brethren who come from far and near to visit the holy city of jerusalem, be warned and remember that it is strictly forbidden by jewish law and religion to enter the temple area (haram ash-sharif) or to ascend the har-habaith.\u201d creased, matted. 19.75 x 13.75 inches. salomon, jerusalem: c. 1932. a broadside issued by the chief rabbi of eretz israel, reminding jewish visitors to jerusalem that is is halachically forbidden for jews to visit the temple mount, jerusalem."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"161","title":{"en":"azharah lerabim - a public warning!"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113065/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This is a historical broadside or public warning poster titled \"Azharah Lerabim - A Public Warning!\" dating from the early 20th century. The subject matter is a religious decree strictly forbidding entry into the Temple Area (Haram ash-Sharif) or ascending the Har-Habaith by Jewish law and religion. It is printed in both Hebrew and English, with the Hebrew text being more prominent and featuring larger, bolder letters. The poster is a significant historical artifact, issued by \"His Eminence the Chief Rabbi for Eretz Israel A. I. Kook,\" highlighting religious regulations concerning holy sites in Jerusalem.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.364Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":113065,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113066/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel /palestine)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"seal of british crown. cmd. 5119. pp. 8. lightly stained. unbound. 8vo. his majesty\u2019s stationery office, london: 1936. in a bid to grant limited self-government to the colonials, it was proposed that the british high commissioner preside over a legislative council consisting of twelve elected officials: eight moslems, three jews and one christian."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"162","title":{"en":"proposed new constitution for palestine. presented by the secretary of state for the colonies to parliament by command of his majesty"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113066/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot is a historical governmental document, specifically a \"Proposed New Constitution for Palestine.\" It was presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Colonies by command of His Majesty, indicating its origin as a British Mandate-era official publication. The document addresses constitutional proposals for Palestine, dating from a period significant for the region's political development. The material is likely paper, consistent with official government reports of the time, and the language is English.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.365Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113066,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113067/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel /palestine)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"seal of british crown. cmd. 5513. pp. 3. lightly worn and stained, signature on title, some text underlined. unbound. 8vo. h.m. stationary office, london: 1937. the royal commission on palestine, under the chairmanship of earl peel, was appointed by the british government to study the underlying causes of the recent arab riots. in july 1937 the commission presented its recommendation that palestine be partitioned into a jewish state, an arab state and a british mandatory enclave."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"163","title":{"en":"palestine: statement of policy by his majesty\u2019s government in the united kingdom. presented by the secretary of state for the colonies to parliament by command of his majesty."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113067/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is an official government policy statement titled \"Palestine: Statement of Policy by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom.\" It was presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, indicating its status as a significant British Mandate-era document. The subject matter pertains to British policy in Palestine, making it a crucial historical resource for understanding the political landscape of the region during that period. The document is likely a paper publication, printed in English, characteristic of governmental reports from the era.","soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.367Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113067,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113068/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel /palestine)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"seal of british crown. cmd. 5634. pp. 12. lightly worn and stained, signature on title, some text underlined. unbound. 8vo. h.m. stationary office, london: 1938. finding impracticable the recommendation of the peel commission (1937) that palestine be partitioned into arab and jewish states, the british government appoints here the woodhead commission (officially the palestine partition commission) to propose a detailed partition scheme for mandatory palestine, including recommending the partition boundaries and examination of economic and financial aspects of the peel plan."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"164","title":{"en":"policy in palestine."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113068/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a governmental document or pamphlet titled \"Policy in Palestine.\" It contains a dispatch dated December 23, 1937, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the High Commissioner for Palestine, presented to Parliament in January 1938. The subject matter concerns British policy regarding Palestine during the Mandate period. The document features the British Royal Coat of Arms at the top, along with publication details indicating it was printed and published by His Majesty's Stationery Office in London. The text is in English, presented in a formal, typeset style on aged paper.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.368Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113068,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113069/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, state of)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"printed newspaper broadsheet. pp. 48. framed. friday, may 14th, new york: 1948. multiple headlines relating to the imminent establishment of the state of israel that was to indeed be proclaimed later that very day."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"165","title":{"en":"the new york times \u201carabs muster at palestine borders\u201d and \u201czionists to set up state on schedule: secrecy marks ceremony set for tonight.\u201d"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113069/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is an original issue of The New York Times newspaper from Friday, May 14, 1948. It is a historical document capturing significant global events, with prominent headlines such as \"Arabs Muster at Palestine Borders\" and \"Zionists to Set Up State on Schedule: Secrecy Marks Ceremony Set for Tonight.\" The newspaper is printed on newsprint and features the characteristic layout of a mid-20th-century daily, including multiple columns of text, various news articles, and smaller headlines. This particular edition is highly notable for its coverage of the immediate lead-up to the establishment of the State of Israel.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.370Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113069,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113070/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, state of)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"printed newspaper broadsheet. printed in black and blue ink. pp. 4. folds, lightly foxed. sunday, may 16th, tel aviv: 1948. the newspaper of the global mizrachi movement. although independence had been proclaimed on friday afternoon of may 14th, because no newspapers were printed on the sabbath, the sunday edition, dated may 16th was the first edition off the presses to proclaim the momentous news. emblazoned along the upper margin is a quotation from genesis (ch. 15): \u201con that day, the lord made a covenant with abraham, saying \u2018your descendants will have this land\u2026\u201d. a portrait of theodor herzl, the founder of political zionism also graces the front page. both the quotation and the portrait are printed in the blue hue reminiscent of the new national flag."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"166","title":{"en":"hazofeh \u201cthe state of israel is established - [long may it] live!\u201d"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113070/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical Hebrew newspaper, \"Hazofeh,\" from Sunday, May 16, 1948, bearing the dramatic headline \"The State of Israel is Established - [Long May It] Live!\" This significant document announces the establishment of the State of Israel, making it a key primary source for the event. Printed on newsprint, it features a traditional newspaper layout with Hebrew text. A notable visual feature is a prominent black-and-white portrait of a bearded man, likely a significant figure related to the state's establishment, alongside articles detailing the historic declaration.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.371Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113070,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113071/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"immanuel ben solomon of rome"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"prepared, with a scholarly introduction and notes, by lazarus goldschmidt . finely printed on thick paper. initial word within woodcut surround. pp. 12, 72. original gilt-tooled crushed morocco, rubbed. 12mo. benjamin harz, berlin: 1922."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"167","title":{"en":"machbereth ha\u2019topheth veha\u2019eden [\u201cthe inferno and paradise.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113071/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Machbereth Ha\u2019topheth Veha\u2019eden,\" translating to \"The Inferno and Paradise.\" It is a book or manuscript, likely written in Hebrew, given the title's language. The genre appears to be a theological or philosophical treatise, exploring concepts of the inferno and paradise. Without an image, the specific period, materials, and other visual features cannot be determined, but it represents a significant religious or literary work. Its content suggests a deep dive into eschatological themes within a Jewish context.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.372Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113071,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113072/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"kagan, yisrael meir of radin."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. 56. browned, previous owner\u2019s marks. contemporary boards, worn. 4to. friedberg, aleph 716. joseph unterhendler, warsaw: 1888. a pioneering halachic and aggadic study by the chofetz chaim on the laws and ethics of benevolence."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"168","title":{"en":"(the chofetz chaim). ahavath chessed."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113072/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a religious text titled \"Ahavath Chessed,\" attributed to \"the Chofetz Chaim.\" The Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, was a prominent Eastern European Orthodox rabbi, ethicist, and posek (decisor of Jewish law) who lived from 1838-1933. \"Ahavath Chessed\" is one of his most famous works, focusing on the mitzvah (commandment) of chesed (kindness). This textual work is a significant piece of Jewish ethical literature, written in Hebrew, and likely dates from the late 19th or early 20th century, consistent with the author's lifespan.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.374Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113072,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113073/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"kagan, yisrael meir of radin."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in hebrew and yiddish. first edition of yiddish translation. with the word \u201cmugah\u201d (checked) at top of front endpaper written in the hand of the chofetz chaim. pp. 294. with stamps of previous owners, browned. loose in contemporary boards. 4to. friedberg, nun 91. e. baumritter, warsaw: 1897. at a time when vast numbers of jews were fleeing russia for america and other distant countries, the chofetz chaim issued this compendium containing matters pertaining to faith that he felt was imperative for these jews to know and maintain, were they to \u201cremain a part of the jewish people.\u201d"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"169","title":{"en":"(the chofetz chaim). nidchei yisrael."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113073/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a religious text titled \"Nidchei Yisrael,\" attributed to \"the Chofetz Chaim.\" The Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, was a renowned Orthodox rabbi and ethicist who lived from 1838-1933. \"Nidchei Yisrael\" translates to \"The Dispersed of Israel\" and is a work focused on encouraging Jewish people to strengthen their adherence to Torah and mitzvot, particularly relevant to those living in dispersion. This textual work is a significant piece of Jewish religious literature, written in Hebrew, likely dating from the late 19th or early 20th century, reflecting the author's period.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.375Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113073,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113074/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(italy)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"medici coat of arms on title page. pp. (16). slight staining. unbound. 8vo. nella stamperia di s.a.s., florence: 1649. issued during the reign of cosimo iii de medici, this measure excludes jews from their main commercial activities - the sale of fabrics, gold, silver and precious stones."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"170","title":{"en":"rinovazione del bando, e legge sopra li drappi forestieri, publicata l*anno 1620. e delle prouisioni, e ordinazioni sopra le pannine forestiere dell\u2019anno 1606. e 1607. con la moderazione, e orinazione sopra li mestieri, che ha? da poter-esercitar nella citta? di firenze la nazione hebrea; fermata nel supremo magistrato il di? 5 nouembre 1649."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113074/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is a rare printed legal document or proclamation titled \"Rinovazione del Bando, e Legge sopra li Drappi Forestieri...\" published in Florence in 1649. The document outlines renewed bans and laws concerning foreign fabrics from 1606 and 1607, and notably includes provisions and ordinances regarding professions the \"Nazione Hebrea\" (Jewish Nation) could practice in Florence, established on November 5, 1649. The item is a single sheet or pamphlet, printed in Italian, featuring a prominent coat of arms or seal at the center of the title page, making it a significant historical and legal artifact from 17th-century Italy detailing Jewish life.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:49.377Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113074,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113075/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(kabbalah)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. with dedication page following title. with one foldout plate depicting the \u201clux infiniti.\u201d with some marginalia. pp. (12), 256, 77. johann wolters, amsterdam: 1699. this volume, rich in information of kabbalistic principles and the occult circles of the day and their interrelations, was authored by german scholar and theologian johann wachter (1663-1757) in response to johann peter spaeth (i.e moses germanus), and takes a surprisingly positive view of kabbalah as a whole."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"171","title":{"en":"johann georg wachter. der spinozismus im ju?denthumb, oder die von dem heu?tigen ju?denthumb und dessen geheimen kabbalah vergo?tterte welt [\u201cspinozism in judaism\u2026or the pantheistic world of contemporary jews and their secret kabbalah.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113075/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a theological book by Johann Georg Wachter, titled \"Der Spinozismus im Ju?denthumb.\" Published in Amsterdam in 1699, the book explores Spinozism within Judaism and its connection to Kabbalah, positing a pantheistic view of the world. The language is German, and the cover features a central illustration of a burning candle within an architectural setting, flanked by two cherubs, all enclosed in a decorative border. The title is prominently displayed in red ink with a decorative font, and the paper shows signs of age and wear.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.532Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113075,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113076/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(kabbalah)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. french interspersed with some hebrew. pp. 24. later marbled boards. 8vo. h. blageart, paris: 1651. rare first edition of the collection catalogue of giovanni pico della mirandola\u2019s kabbalistic manuscripts, compiled by jacques gaffarel. \n one of the chief exponents of 17th-century christian kabbalism, french catholic jacques gaffarel (1601-81) was a scholar of oriental languages who defended the kabbalah against attacks by mersenne and others.\n celebrated, among other things, as a patron of the arts, cardinal richelieu maintained an unrivaled library for which he appointed gaffarel on a mission to acquire the kabbalistic texts contained in the tremendous collection of the famed renaissance philosopher pico della mirandola."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"172","title":{"en":"gaffarel, jacques. (jacobo gaffarello). codicum cabbalisticorum manuscriptorum quibus est usus joannes picus comes mirandulanus\u2026"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113076/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Codicum Cabbalisticorum Manuscriptorum quibus est usus Joannes Picus Comes Mirandulanus,\" by Jacques Gaffarel. It is an index of Kabbalistic manuscripts used by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. The book was published in Paris in 1651 and is written in Latin. The cover is plain, featuring the title and author in various font sizes and styles, with publication details at the bottom.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.534Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113076,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113077/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"jacob ben asher"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"second incunable edition. four parts bound here in two volumes. * part i: (86 of 94), ff.1-8, provided in facsimile. * part ii: ff. (80). * part iii: ff. (50). * part iv: ff. (126). all complete but for initial eight leaves of part i. modern foliation in pencil. first leaf of part i mounted and with remnants of wax seal; a few minor holes affecting a few letters only, paper tape repair on verso. several leaves strengthened at gutter. some marginal dampstaining in places, otherwise only minor soiling. joints starting between parts iii-iv. signed by censor (camillo jagel, 1619) on f. 126r of part iv. early twentieth century half vellum over green morocco. worn. overall, an exceptionally crisp copy. [vinograd, soncino 38; offenberg 62; offenberg bmc xiii, p. 48; goff heb-48]. solomon ben moses soncino, [soncino]: ca. 1490. in 1303, jacob ben asher, along with his father (and teacher) asher ben jehiel (the rosh), departed from germany and resettled in toledo, spain. the arba\u2019ah turim, his magnum opus, jacob developed a convenient and concise approach to jewish law; its simple style and wealth of content made it a basic work, where it opened a new era in the realm of halachic codification. in the arba\u2019ah turim (also called the tur) served as an important bridge between the two medieval centers of european jewry and helped to inform the sephardi jews of the iberian peninsula of the opinions of the aschkenazi rabbis of france and germany.\n the complete work is divided into four sections called turim (rows). part i, orach chaim, contains 697 chapters and deals with blessings, prayers, the sabbath, festivals, and fasts. part ii, yoreh de\u2019ah, contains 403 chapters on issur ve-hetter (ritual law), commencing with the laws of ritual slaughter and kashruth and ending with chapters on usury, idolatry, and mourning. part iii, even ha\u2019ezer, contains 178 chapters on laws affecting women, particularly marriage and divorce. part iv, choshen mishpat, contains 427 chapters on civil law and personal relations.\n the superiority of the work soon led to its dissemination throughout the diaspora. its authority was recognized and accepted by all jewish scholars throughout the generations, many of whom (including the likes of joseph karo, moses isserles, isaac aboab, jacob ibn habib, joel sirkes, and hayim benveniste) used it as the point of departure for their own writings. in fact, when karo wrote his major work, the beith yosef, he based it on the arba\u2019ah turim. this in turn was the basis for the shulchan aruch which ultimately took its place as the unchallenged halachic code par excellence.\n this edition of the arbah turim is the only work in which solomon soncino, is recorded as printer. david amram suggests, \u201cit seems that although joshua solomon\u2019s name appears in most of the books of the first five years of the press, the others were entitled to an equal share of the credit of their production and it may be that the younger men, after serving their apprenticeship, were rewarded by permission to attach their names to an occasional publication. thus, while gershom apears as the printer of the book of moses of coucy (issued in 1488), his brother solomon, in 1490, appears as the printer of a new edition of that other great law book, the turim of jacob ben asher.\u201d see amram, the makers of hebrew books in italy, p.78."},"estimateMax":80000,"lotNumber":"173","title":{"en":"arba\u2019ah turim [the four orders of the jewish code of law]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113077/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":60000,"aiDescription":"This item is an open book displaying two pages of \"Arba'ah Turim,\" which is a Jewish code of law. The pages are filled with dense Hebrew text, arranged in multiple columns. The script is traditional Hebrew, and the pages appear to be made of aged paper. The overall appearance suggests a classical religious or legal text, likely from an early printing or manuscript tradition given the lack of modern formatting.","soldPrice":70000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.536Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$60,000 - $80,000","currency":"USD","id":113077,"estimateMin":60000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113078/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"jacob ben asher"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"four volumes. finely bound: uniform elaborate gilt tooled calf over heavy wooden boards, with floral patterns and central gilt cartouche, spine in seven compartments with raised bands; all volumes with clasps and hinges (one lacking). this edition includes an approbation by r. jonathan eybeschuetz. previous owner\u2019s signature on title, slight wear. folio. vinograd, berlin 237. isaac jacob speier, berlin: 1764."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"174","title":{"en":"arba\u2019ah turim. with commentaries."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113078/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This item consists of four volumes of \"Arba'ah Turim\" with commentaries, presented as a set of religious texts. Each volume is bound in rich brown leather, featuring elaborate gold-tooled designs on the covers and spines. The spine of each book is adorned with horizontal bands and specific Hebrew titles for each volume. The bindings appear to be in a traditional, possibly antique, style, showcasing detailed craftsmanship.","soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.538Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":113078,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113079/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(kook, abraham isaac)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"est: $200 - $300"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"175","title":{"en":"two broadsides protesting against those who insulted rabbi kook and rabbi yaakov moshe charlap: termamna karnoth tzadik. jerusalem, 1921. * and: macha\u2019ah geluyah. jerusalem, 1933."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113079/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot includes two broadsides that protest against insults directed at Rabbi Kook and Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap. The broadsides are titled \"Termamna Karnoth Tzadik,\" published in Jerusalem in 1921, and \"Macha'ah Geluyah,\" published in Jerusalem in 1933. These are textual items, likely printed on paper, and serve as historical documents reflecting communal or religious disputes from the early 20th century in Jerusalem.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.539Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113079,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113080/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"levovitz, yerucham."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. 11. small marginal tear. stapled with rear wrapper only. 8vo. express, baranowitz: \u201caseres yemei teshuva,\u201d 1939. scarce pamphlet reproducing two classical lectures on mussar delivered during the years 1928-29 by r. yerucham levovitz (1873-1936) the famed mashgiach of the mirrer yeshiva.\n only a small handful of books were printed in the town of baranowitz, home of r. elchanan wasserman and his celebrated yeshiva."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"176","title":{"en":"ma\u2019amarim."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113080/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book titled \"Ma\u2019amarim,\" which translates to 'articles' or 'essays.' Without further information on the author or content, it can be broadly categorized as a collection of textual works. The item is described as a book, likely printed, and its subject matter would be determined by its full content.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.541Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113080,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113081/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition . a large fragment of 81 miscellaneous leaves. ff. 81 (of 319). variously stained and worn with some worming, tape repair in places, previous owner\u2019s marks. unbound. sm. folio. sold not subject to return. vinograd, soncino 12; goff h-73; offenberg 83. soncino sons, soncino-casal maggiore: 1485-6. the soncino machzor, the very first hebrew printed prayer book."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"177","title":{"en":"machzor [prayers for the entire year]. according to roman rite."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113081/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This lot is a \"Machzor,\" a Jewish prayer book for the entire year, specifically following the Roman Rite. It is a textual item, likely a printed book, containing prayers and liturgical texts. The language of the prayers would be Hebrew, consistent with Jewish liturgical practice, and the book's adherence to the Roman Rite indicates a specific traditional variant.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.542Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":113081,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113082/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"singe printed page, set within architectural border. matted. folio. vinograd, livorno 1149. (livorno): 1857."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"178","title":{"en":"ki ner mitzvah vetorah or [chanukah blessings and prayers]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113082/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot is a prayer book titled \"Ki Ner Mitzvah Vetorah Or,\" which contains Chanukah blessings and prayers. It is a textual item, likely a printed book, designed for use during the Jewish festival of Chanukah. The content would be in Hebrew, comprising traditional blessings, hymns, and readings associated with the holiday.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.544Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113082,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113083/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew with judeo-german translation in waybertaytsch letters. woodcut illustrations. ff. 42. trimmed, stained in places, few neat paper repairs. contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed. 4to. vinograd, homburg 16; yudlov 157; unknown to yaari zeligman ben itzik roitschild, homburg: 1727. compendium of selected prayers, including a complete hagadah for passover. highly scarce edition, nli copy incomplete."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"179","title":{"en":"birkath hamazon. according to the german and polish rite."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113083/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This item is a printed book titled \"Birkath Hamazon,\" a compilation of blessings after meals, following the German and Polish rite. The book features a decorative border around the entire page, composed of floral and geometric patterns. The title and some prominent letters are rendered in large, stylized Hebrew script. The text is in Hebrew, printed on aged paper.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.545Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":113083,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113084/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"edited by r. benjamin moshe meli hakohen of jerusalem. with detailed instructions throughout. ff. (2), 142, 11, 93, 39, 8. few leaves worn, stained in places. modern boards. 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 2093; yaari, ladino, 171. jacob proops, amsterdam: 1779. an important kabbalistic prayer-book with lurianic kavanoth based upon the writings of r. moshe zacuto. although a siddur with such kavanoth was previously published in amsterdam in 1740, the present edition contains many additions in a host of areas: halacha, meditative prayers and explanations. the new editor, originally from jerusalem, served as one of the hahamim of the sephardic congregation of amsterdam - see his introduction and the poem in his honor following the approbations (f. 2a-b). the piyutim for simchath torah are of interest - the instructions state they should be chanted with a \u201cnigun yishmaeli\u201d (see f. 141). the haftorah for tisha b\u2019av contains a ladino translation and commentary (ff. 33b-36a, before the astronomical tables towards the end)."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"180","title":{"en":"tephilath yesharim. sephardic rite."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113084/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Tephilath Yesharim,\" a collection of prayers following the Sephardic rite. The cover features a decorative border of floral and organic motifs. The title is prominently displayed in large Hebrew letters, with additional text in smaller Hebrew script below, detailing the contents and publisher. The paper exhibits an aged appearance, indicating its historical context.","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:52.547Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113084,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113085/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"translated from the hebrew and with remarks by isaac euchel. includes ethics of the fathers. second, revised edition. german interspersed with hebrew. most attractive contemporary binding: rich red morocco, finely tooled in gilt including danish dedication, gilt dentelles, a.e.g. pp. 22, 408. some foxing, previous owner\u2019s inscription in danish. housed in fitted box. 8vo. j. m. schmidt, berlin: 1799. isaac euchel (1758-1804), one of the founding fathers of the haskalah movement, prepared the very first translation of the hebrew prayers into the german language. fürst (pt. i, p. 259) records the second edition of 1799 as appearing in vienna. he writes that this second edition leaves out the remarks (i.e., notes) by euchel. evidently, there appeared in that year two imprints - our berlin imprint with notes, and a vienna imprint without notes."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"181","title":{"en":"gebete der juden"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113085/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This is a Jewish prayer book, titled 'Gebete der Juden' (Prayers of the Jews). It is bound in red leather with extensive gold tooling, featuring a prominent floral border on the inner covers and a decorative spine with raised bands. The book is dated 1826 and includes an inscription on the right-hand inner cover, 'Til Erindring af Din Broder S. M. Ruben' (In memory of your brother S. M. Ruben), indicating it is a memorial gift. The language is German, with Hebrew content likely for prayers, and the binding style suggests a 19th-century European origin.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.637Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113085,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113086/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"title printed in red and black. symbols of the zodiac on ff. 170v-171v. ff. 2, 66, 69-236. title-page creased, light wear from use. contemporary boards, rubbed. lg. 4to. moses shapira, slavuta: 1826. with haskamoth of r. chaim hakohen rapaport and the dayanim of ostraha and r. ephraim of sudylkow"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"182","title":{"en":"machzor [days of awe and festival prayers]. according to the custom of poland, bohemia, moravia, etc."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113086/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a Machzor, a type of Jewish prayer book specifically for the High Holy Days and festivals. It adheres to the customs of Poland, Bohemia, Moravia, and other regions, as indicated by the title page. The item is an early printed book from 1826, published by Rabina Moyczes Szapira in Sławucie. The primary languages are Hebrew and Yiddish, as suggested by the script and catalog text. The cover is a light-colored paper with red printed text and a decorative floral motif enclosing Hebrew script.","soldPrice":4200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.638Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113086,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113087/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew, with ladino. complete in six volumes. mixed set. various owners\u2019 signatures and stamps. slight marginal worming on opening leaves of vol. ii. contemporary boards. sm. 8vo. yaari, buchari 23. samuel halevi zuckerman, jerusalem: 1893-95. the first prayer-book printed for the benefit of the jews of bukharia. \n \u201ci, shlomo moussaieff\u2026 have travelled from jerusalem to bukharia three times [for which] i must thank god\u2026 if the temple were to have still been standing i would bring a thanksgiving offering \u2026 instead i have published this siddur\u201d (preface).\n born in the city of bukhara, shlomo moussaieff (1852-1922) was a learned rabbi, as well as a merchant engaged the tea trade, banking and real estate. motivated by religious conviction, he relocated to the land of israel in 1893 and was the founder of the bukharian quarter of jerusalem. today the territory of the defunct bukharian emirate lies mostly in uzbekistan, with portions in tajikistan, turkmenistan and kazakhstan.\n \n \u201cthis is the first siddur created amidst the holy air of the land of israel\u201d (preface)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"183","title":{"en":"siddur chukath olam. according to the mystical rites of isaac luria. sephardic custom. published by shlomo moussaieff."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113087/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This is a Siddur Chukath Olam, a Jewish prayer book for daily use, following the mystical rites of Isaac Luria and Sephardic custom. It was published by Shlomo Moussaieff. The item is a textual work, primarily in Hebrew, with the title page featuring a decorative border. The publication location is Jerusalem, and the date appears to be 'תרג'ל' (5630 according to the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to 1870 CE), as visible on the title page. It is presented as a printed document on light-colored paper.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.640Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113087,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113088/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"divided into eighteen individual pamphlets for eighteen differing selichoth services through the year. pp. 22, 22, 24, 22, 24, 24, 22, 39,13, 15, 13, 52, 30, 30, 30, 32, 36, 48. lightly browned, some pages loose and brittle. each part in original blue printed wrappers, lower corner cut on one pamphlet. 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 2795. israel levison, david proops , amsterdam: 1860."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"184","title":{"en":"selichoth mikol hashanah [penitential prayers for the whole year]. edited and with an historical, bibliographical introduction, by gabriel falk."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113088/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of a collection of miniature Selichoth, which are penitential prayers for the whole year in Jewish tradition. The individual booklets are edited and feature an historical, bibliographical introduction by Gabriel Falk. Each booklet has a simple light blue paper cover with Hebrew text printed in a dark color and a decorative geometric border. The collection includes various Selichoth for specific days, such as 'לשני וחמישי' (for Monday and Thursday) and 'ליום ראשון' (for Sunday), indicating their liturgical purpose. The script is Hebrew, and the uniform design suggests they are part of a published set from a modern period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.641Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113088,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113089/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"additional engraved title page. hebrew text with instructions and commentary in rashi script. pp. xx, 804, 86, (2). contemporary roan titled in serbian: redelheimske modltby israelituv, rubbed, spine starting. metallic corner brackets. thick 4to. lehrberger & comp., rödelheim: 1868."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"185","title":{"en":"seder avodath yisroel [prayers for the whole year]. cover title in slovakian, bearing owner\u2019s name: dr. josef zalud."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113089/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"aiDescription":"This item is a Seder Avodath Yisroel, a Jewish prayer book containing prayers for the entire year. The cover title is noted to be in Slovakian, and it bears the owner's name, Dr. Josef Zalud. As no image is provided, specific visual features, materials, or period details beyond its function as a prayer book and its cover language cannot be described. The primary language of the prayers would be Hebrew, consistent with such liturgical texts.","soldPrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.643Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $150","currency":"USD","id":113089,"estimateMin":100},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113090/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(medicine)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"second (expanded) edition. with yiddish section of seguloth and refuoth plus additional material. hebrew manuscript leaf with a potion for menstruation inserted before f. 18. ff. (2), 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 8-12, (1), 16-23. browned and stained. later boards, upper cover detached. sm. 4to. vinograd altona 28; mehlman, 938 (incomplete). aaron katz, altona: 1736. a fascinating manual containing folk-remedies and cures for a variety of sicknesses especially for \u201cthose in the villages who do not have ready access to doctors.\u201d the author was also known as a kabbalist, indeed the introductory pages record an anecdote whereby he exorcised a dybbuk. the final leaf is a glossary of scientific symbols identified in yiddish and latin (transliterated in waybertaytsch letters). the author is clearly quite confident in his medical knowledge and is of the opinion that many of the local gentile doctors were charlatans, who furthermore, had no skills in latin."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"186","title":{"en":"ephraim wertheim. sha\u2019ar ephraim [responsa, along with charms, potions and folk medicine]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113090/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Sha'ar Ephraim\" by Ephraim Wertheim. It is a volume of responsa, which are rabbinic answers to questions on Jewish law, and also includes content on charms, potions, and folk medicine. The item is an early printed book, likely from a Hebrew press, indicated by the Hebrew script and the stylistic elements of the title page. The title page is printed on aged, light-colored paper with a decorative basket of fruit motif at the bottom. The primary language is Hebrew, and the rustic print suggests an earlier period of printing.","soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.644Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":113090,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113091/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(meir ben samuel of schebreshin)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"plagiarized edition, with the publisher, joshua ben david of lvov purporting to be the author. ff. 11. upper corners repaired with few words provided in facsimile. modern calf-backed boards. sm. 4to. vinograd, venice 1323; mehlman 1613. vendramin, venice: 1656. a contemporary, rhymed account of the chmielnicki massacres (1648-49) written in cracow during the summer of 1650. the author personally witnessed the attacks and collected many first-person testimonies shortly after. though structured in the same style as accounts of the first crusades, the author is credited with a higher degree of historical accuracy than other 17th-century chroniclers given his proximity to the events described. see ej, xi col. 1256."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"187","title":{"en":"tzok ha\u2019itim [\u201csufferings of the times\u201d]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113091/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Tzok Ha'itim\" (Sufferings of the Times), which likely describes a period of hardship or distress. It is an early printed book with Hebrew script, featuring a decorative border on the main text block, indicating a formal or significant publication. The text is printed on aged, light-colored paper, and the page shows some signs of wear and age. The mention of 'Per Giouanni Imberti' suggests a potential printer or publisher, possibly indicating a European origin and a pre-modern period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.645Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":113091,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113092/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"meir ibn gabbai."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. published by the author\u2019s son-in-law, shne\u2019or falcon. marginalia ff. 80. stamp on title, some browning and staining, opening and closing leaves remargined and supplied from another copy, slight worming in places repaired. recent boards, inner hinge split. sm. 4to. vinograd, const. 218; yaari const. 159; st. cat. bodl. 6303, no. 6; mehlman 1054 (without the poem). samuel chakim, constantinople: 1560. rare first edition with additional poem found in only a few copies (see hacker\u2019s corrections in areshet vol. v, p. 484 who notes the additional page containing the poem prior to the introduction).\n tola\u2019ath ya\u2019akov is one of the earliest, systematic commentaries to the prayers and associated customs. although the work is kabbalistic in nature, it is noted for its clarity and flowing style. both isaiah horowitz (the shla\"h) and chaim joseph david azulai (the chid\"a), frequently cited the tola\u2019ath ya\u2019akov in their own works."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"188","title":{"en":"tola\u2019ath ya\u2019akov [kabbalistic exposition to the prayers]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113092/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Tola'ath Ya'akov\" (Jacob's Worm), which is described as a Kabbalistic exposition to prayers. The item is an early printed book, likely a religious text, with Hebrew script. The image shows a page printed on aged, light-colored paper, with some hand-written annotations and a circular stamp at the bottom. The text block is densely printed in Hebrew, and the general appearance suggests an older publication, possibly from the 19th or early 20th century, given the style of print and paper.","soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.647Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113092,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113093/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(mendelssohn, moses)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. 68. browned and slightly stained, verso of title-page neatly taped. modern boards. 12mo. friedrich nicolai , berlin & stettin: 1770. letter issued by swiss clergyman johann caspar lavater challenging moses mendelssohn to convert to christianity. followed by mendelssohn\u2019s devastating response which promptly silenced lavater and earned mendelssohn much respect among enlightenment intellectuals."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"189","title":{"en":"untwort an den herrn moses mendelssohn zu berlin von johann caspar lavater. nebst einer nacherinnerung von moses mendelssohn."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113093/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is an 18th-century printed pamphlet titled \"Antwort an den Herrn Moses Mendelssohn zu Berlin von Johann Caspar Lavater. Nebst einer Nacherinnerung von Moses Mendelssohn.\" Published in Berlin and Stettin by Friedrich Nicolai in 1770, it is a significant historical document of philosophical and religious discourse between prominent Enlightenment figures. The title page, in German using Fraktur script, features a decorative vignette below the author and subject details. The paper shows signs of age and wear, typical of a document from this period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113093,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113094/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(miniature book)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"contains 12,000 words and phrases. pp. 660. original printed red wrappers. height: 2 inches. for minkus bros. bronx, ny, (leipzig): (1910)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"190","title":{"en":"paula horowitz. liliput dictionary. yiddish-english."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113094/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a \"Liliput Dictionary\" by Paula Horowitz, specifically a Yiddish-English dictionary. As a dictionary, its genre is a linguistic reference work. No image is provided, so details on its physical appearance, binding, or specific period cannot be determined from the given information. The languages involved are Yiddish and English, indicating its purpose as a bilingual aid, likely for Yiddish speakers learning English or vice-versa, suggesting a publication in the modern era when such dictionaries became common.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:48.649Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113094,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113095/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(miniature book)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"together, sixteen volumes. various bindings and conditions. v.p.: v.d."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"191","title":{"en":"collection of sixteen miniature hebrew prayer-books, including: machzor sephardim yamim noraim. amsterdam, 1712. * seder tephilah mikol hashanah. vienna, 1835. * seder belechtecha baderech. hannover, 1840. * seder tephilath kol peh. prague, 1841. * seder tephilah lederech. brillon, 1857. * sidur ubelechtecha baderech. lublin, 1925. * prayer-book. chicago, n.d. * and nine others, similar."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113095/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises a collection of sixteen miniature Hebrew prayer-books, spanning various types and customs. Highlights include a Machzor Sephardim Yamim Noraim from Amsterdam (1712), a Seder Tephilah Mikol Hashanah from Vienna (1835), a Seder Belechtecha Baderech from Hannover (1840), a Seder Tephilath Kol Peh from Prague (1841), a Seder Tephilah Lederech from Brillon (1857), a Sidur Ubelechtecha Baderech from Lublin (1925), and an undated prayer-book from Chicago. The collection showcases a variety of bindings, including leather, cloth, and paper, in various colors such as red, blue, and brown, reflecting different periods from the 18th to the 20th century. The books vary in condition and include both ornate and simpler designs, with some featuring gilt lettering or embossed patterns, primarily in Hebrew.","soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.429Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":113095,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113096/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(miniature book)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"title within woodcut border. contemporary calf, gilt-tooled with floral decoration. housed in contemporary calf fitted box with pull-off lid. ff. 52 (i.e. 43). some light staining. 24mo. vinograd, mantua 381 (erroneous pagination). mantua: (1740). charming little volume, attractively bound."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"192","title":{"en":"seder ma\u2019ariv bizmanah veseder sephirath ha\u2019omer [evening prayer with the order of the counting of the omer]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113096/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a decorative book-shaped box, likely made of wood or similar material, covered in reddish-brown leather or imitation leather. It serves as a container rather than a functional text, described as \"seder ma\u2019ariv bizmanah veseder sephirath ha\u2019omer\" (evening prayer with the order of the counting of the omer), suggesting a religious or ceremonial context for its appearance. The book-shaped case features a spine with gilt ornamentation, including floral motifs and decorative bands, mimicking an antique prayer book. The interior reveals a patterned fabric lining, implying it was designed to hold small objects. This item is a trompe l'oeil decorative object, possibly dating to a period when such concealed containers were popular, mimicking religious texts.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.430Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113096,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113097/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(morocco)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition in book form. pp. 14. original printed wrappers, age toned, closed tear along tail of spine. 8vo. singerman 3087. edward stern & co., philadelphia: 1882. the daggatun were a nomadic tribe of jewish origin based in the vicinity of temenit, in the moroccan sahara. the first account of the daggatun was provided by rabbi mordechai abi serour of akka (morocco)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"193","title":{"en":"henry samuel morais. the daggatouns: a tribe of jewish origin in the desert of sahara. a review."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113097/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work by Henry Samuel Morais, titled 'The Daggatouns: A Tribe of Jewish Origin in the Desert of Sahara. A Review.' It is a scholarly or historical review focusing on the subject of a Jewish-origin tribe in the Sahara Desert. The item is a book or pamphlet, likely printed, and written in English. Specific materials and visual features are not available as the lot picture is available upon request. It is a work of non-fiction, exploring a historical or ethnographical subject related to Jewish communities.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.432Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113097,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113098/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(morocco)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"with author\u2019s presentation label and blessings pasted on upper cover. ff. (1), 29. previous owner\u2019s stamps, lightly browned. original boards. 8vo. not in friedberg. y. guedj, tunis: 1915. this work is important for the history and customs of morocco. the first section contains a list of \u201cmachzikim,\u201d names of individuals, their wives and the rabbis of 45 communities throughout morocco who supported this publication. the author, popularly known as david hamelech tzabach, was a disciple of r. ya\u2019akov pinto and served as rabbi of marrakesh. see s. wanunu, encyclopedia arzei halevanon, vol. i, pp. 493-94."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"194","title":{"en":"david tzabach. moreh tzedek [comments on shulchan aruch choshen mishpat, with texts of legal documents according to the laws of marrekesh, as well as arabic folk medicine]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113098/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work by David Tzabach titled 'Moreh Tzedek.' The subject matter includes comments on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat, legal documents structured according to Marrakesh law, and Arabic folk medicine. It is likely a printed book, possibly a legal or medical text with commentary, indicating a scholarly or practical genre. The languages involved are Hebrew for the primary text and commentary, with content related to Arabic folk medicine. Specific materials, period, or visual features are not provided, as the image is available upon request.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.433Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113098,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113099/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(mishnah)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first latin edition . hebrew text (and occasional arabic) with full latin translation by willem surenhuis. six parts (according to the six orders of the mishnah) bound in three volumes. each of the six orders preceded by a finely engraved frontispiece by richel, with vignettes illustrating the principle content of each tractate. eight engraved plates (four folding), three text engravings. titles in red and black with printer\u2019s device. lightly browned and foxed in places, ex-library. contemporary vellum, worn. folio. fuks, amsterdam 612. g. & j. borstius, amsterdam: 1698-1703. first latin edition of the complete mishnah. a monumental achievement of hebrew scholarship by the dutch scholar willem surenhuis (1664-1729)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"195","title":{"en":"mischna sive totius hebraeorum juris. with commentary by moses maimonides and ovadiah bartenura."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113099/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is an engraved print, likely from a book, titled 'Mischna sive Totius Hebraeorum Juris,' featuring commentary by Moses Maimonides and Ovadiah Bartenura. The subject matter is Jewish law, depicted through a series of vignettes illustrating various biblical or historical scenes, arranged around a central octagonal image of a burning sacrifice. The print is in an architectural or ornamental style, with cartouches and decorative flourishes framing the smaller circular and octagonal images. The language is Latin and Hebrew, as indicated by the title and captions within the vignettes. The bottom inscription indicates it was published in Amsterdam by Gerardus & Jacobus Borstius in December 1700.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.435Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113099,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113100/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"mizrachi, elijah."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. wide-margined copy ff. 158. wanting, as all copies, the canceled leaves 109 and 110. previous owners\u2019 notes, title laid to size, opening and closing few leaves with marginal repairs, some staining, slight marginal worming on a few leaves. modern morocco-backed boards. folio. vinograd, const. 217; mehlman 758 yaari, const. 161; adams m-1516. solomon ben isaac ya\u2019abetz, constantinople: 1560. elijah mizrachi (c.1450-1526) was one of the most outstanding rabbinic authorities of the ottoman empire. his responsa, written amidst the turbulence of the spanish inquisition, are of great historic interest as they concern the jewish exiles who found sanctuary in constantinople.\n the canceled leaves 109-10 (responsum 66) are extant in only two copies worldwide. they contain the author\u2019s protestations concerning his son\u2019s alleged conversion to islam."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"196","title":{"en":"teshuvoth shailoth [responsa]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113100/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled 'Teshuvoth Shailoth,' which translates to 'Responsa.' It is a Jewish legal text, likely a collection of rabbinic answers to questions on Jewish law. The visible image shows a title page in Hebrew script, indicating its language. The page appears to be aged, suggesting it is an older printed book or manuscript. Details regarding specific materials, date, or other visual features beyond the title page are not provided.","soldPrice":1600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.437Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":113100,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113101/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(mexico)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in latin interspersed with hebrew. at rear: lists of verb conjugations, practice exercises and index of hebrew words. pp. (6) 163, (1). browned. contemporary calf-backed boards, spine gilt. 8vo. joseph m. lara, mexico: 1867. a study guide to etymology, usage, paradigms, roots and derivations of the hebrew language."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"197","title":{"en":"c(hristian) h(erman) vosen. rudimenta linguae hebraicae."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113101/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot is a printed book titled 'Rudimenta Linguae Hebraicae' by C. H. Vosen. It is a grammatical or instructional text for learning the Hebrew language, described as 'Rudiments of the Hebrew Language for Schools and Domestic Discipline, most briefly adapted.' The book is written in Latin and focuses on Hebrew linguistics. The title page indicates it was printed in Mexico in MDCCCXLVII (1847) by Ex Typographia Joseph. M. Lara. It features a simple, academic aesthetic with clear typography and minimal ornamentation, characteristic of educational texts of the period.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.438Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113101,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113102/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(mexico)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"second edition. heptalingual translation. text in spanish throughout. hebrew verses with vowels, with additional text versions in greek, latin, german, french and english. pp. 275, (1). roan-backed original printed boards, worn. 8vo. j.t. pedroza e hijos (& children), aguascalientes (mexico): 1891. dr. jesus diaz de leon (1851-1919) was a mexican physician, ethnologist and philologist."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"198","title":{"en":"shir hashirim. el cantar de los cantares de salomon. translated and edited by dr. jesus diaz de leon."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113102/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot is a printed book titled 'Shir Hashirim. El Cantar de los Cantares de Salomon,' translated and edited by Dr. Jesus Diaz de Leon. It is a bilingual edition of the Song of Songs from the Hebrew Bible, presented in Hebrew and Spanish. The title page indicates it is the 'Segunda Edicion' (Second Edition) and was printed in Aguascalientes by J. T. Pedroza e Hijos in 1891. The aesthetic is clean and classic, with a decorative border around the title block and a small printing press vignette at the bottom, typical of late 19th-century publishing.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.440Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113102,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113103/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(norway)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. title pages and introduction in norwegian, french and hebrew. uncut copy. pp. 5, (1 blank), 50; 12. previous owner\u2019s signature. original pictorial gilt boards with royal seal. 4to. a.s. didriksen (i.e. max schmersow), kristiania (oslo): 1904. meir aschkanazi served as rabbi of kehal adath jeshurun of christiania (later renamed oslo). in this handsome publication, the rabbi translated the norwegian constitution into hebrew on the occasion of norway declaring its sovereignty and independence from sweden."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"199","title":{"en":"yesod hachok / norges grundlov 1814 [\"the 1814 constitution of norway.\"] translated into hebrew by meir aschkenazi."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113103/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This item is a printed book titled 'Yesod Hachok / Norges Grundlov 1814,' which translates to 'The 1814 Constitution of Norway.' It is a translated legal text, specifically the Constitution of Norway from 1814, rendered into Hebrew by Meir Aschkenazi. The book features a blue cover with gilt lettering and a central emblem displaying a crowned lion rampant holding an axe, flanked by the dates '18' and '14.' This object is a historical legal document presented in a distinct trilingual format (Norwegian, Hebrew, and the visual context of the 1814 date), suggesting a scholarly or commemorative publication.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.441Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113103,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113104/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(parody)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"ff. (16); (16). stained. later boards. 8vo. (lemberg?): 1864. \u201cone of the cleverest liturgical imitations known in hebrew literature. the diction and style of the liturgy are reproduced in it with consummate skill, but instead of devotional spirit, it is permeated with humor and fun.\u201d i. davidson, parody in jewish literature (1966) pp. 110-11."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"200","title":{"en":"(kalonymus ben kalonymus). masecheth purim. with:(tzvi hirsch sommerhausen). hagadah leleil shikurim [\u201chagadah of the night of drunkards\u201d]. and: (j. l. ben-ze\u2019ev). selichoth lepurim [\u201cpenitential parayers for purim.\u201d]. and: (abraham mendel mohr). kol bo lepurim."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113104/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of four textual works related to Purim: \"Masecheth Purim\" by Kalonymus ben Kalonymus, \"Hagadah Leleil Shikurim\" (Hagadah of the Night of Drunkards) by Tzvi Hirsch Sommerhausen, \"Selichoth LePurim\" (Penitential Prayers for Purim) by J.L. Ben-Ze\u2019ev, and \"Kol Bo LePurim\" by Abraham Mendel Mohr. These are likely humorous or parodic texts, common during the Purim holiday, and are written in Hebrew, dating from various periods, but generally in the tradition of Purim literature.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:51.443Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113104,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113105/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(parody)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"in yiddish. pp. 30, (1). modern boards. 16mo. see davidson, parody no. 64. (does not list this edition). worker\u2019s friend, london: 1888. the four questions commence with the worker\u2019s question: \u201cwhy are we different from samuel the manufacturer, meir the banker\u2026and r. todros the rabbi? they don\u2019t do anything and have what to eat and drink all day and night\u2026while we work with all our strength a whole day and night and don\u2019t have what to eat even once\u201d (p. 6)."},"estimateMax":320,"lotNumber":"201","title":{"en":"seder hagadah shel pesach (al pi nusach chadash) [socialist parody against capitalism]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113105/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work titled 'Seder Hagadah shel Pesach (al pi nusach chadash),' identified as a 'socialist parody against capitalism.' This item is a political satire disguised as a Passover Haggadah, using the traditional form to convey a socialist message. The primary language is likely Hebrew or Yiddish given the title, and it belongs to the genre of political commentary or parody. As the image is not provided, further details on its materials, specific period, or visual features are unavailable.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.268Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $320","currency":"USD","id":113105,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113106/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(parody)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"in yiddish. two parts. pp. 36, 12. browned with some staining. modern boards. 8vo. see davidson, parody in jewish literature nos. 355-6. vilna : 1895."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"202","title":{"en":"hagadah fun yekina [satire of a farmer, his children, their teacher and other guests at the passover seder]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113106/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work titled 'Hagadah fun Yekina,' described as a satire. The content focuses on a farmer, his children, their teacher, and other guests during a Passover Seder, offering a satirical commentary on the event or characters. It falls under the genre of humorous or satirical literature, likely a parody of a Passover Haggadah. The title suggests it is written in Yiddish. Details on materials, specific period, or visual features are not available as the image is upon request.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.269Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113106,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113107/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(parody)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew and yiddish. pp. 16. browned. modern marbled boards with original front wrapper bound in (repaired). 12mo. e. salat, lemberg: 1911. \u201cwhoever itches should come and scratch.\u201d"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"203","title":{"en":"hagadah leparchoth [hagadah for lepers]. \u201cby tuvia peretz swineberg (known as tipesh). based upon a manuscript from ox-ferd (ox-horse).\u201d"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113107/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a \"Hagadah Leparchoth\" (Hagadah for Lepers), a textual work based on a manuscript from Ox-Ferd. Authored by Tuvia Peretz Swineberg (known as Tipesh), it falls under the genre of religious texts, specifically a Hagadah, which is a Jewish text recounting the story of the Exodus from Egypt. The language is Hebrew. No visual features can be described as an image is not provided.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.271Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113107,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113108/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(parody)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 34. stained. unbound. 8vo. hotza\u2019ah, vilna: 1912. the author joseph brill (1839-1919), better known by his pen name iyov of minsk, was \u201cone of the foremost satirists of the nineteenth century\u2026as a humorist he displayed a keen sense of the ludicrous\u2026a delicate irony and a deep pathos.\u201d (davidson, parody in jewish literature pp. 88, 96). here, brill humorously describes the lives of the wealthy including their views on gambling and on charity."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"204","title":{"en":"iyov of minsk [i.e. joseph brill]. kitzur shulchan aruch hilchoth ashiruth [laws for the wealthy]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113108/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Hilchoth Ashiruth\" (Laws for the Wealthy), written by Iyov of Minsk, also known as Joseph Brill. It is a religious legal text, specifically focused on Jewish laws pertaining to wealth. The language is Hebrew. No visual features can be described as an image is not provided.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.272Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113108,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113109/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(parody)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"together five works bound in one volume. all first editions . presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author to rabbi yehudah leib eisler of ivanovitz. ex-library. contemporary boards. 8vo. davidson, parody in jewish literature, 53, 194, 258-9. v.p.: v.d. this multifaceted collection contains a variety of maskillic material including scholarly notes on the piyutim of ibn gabirol, articles on astronomy and astrology with the participation of steinschneider, shi\u2019r, yasha\u2019r and shada\u2019l, plus a number of parodies: an anonymous contribution by isaac meir dick, masecheth aniyuth (\"tractate poverty\"), satirizing the russian jews, especially usurers, matchmakers, cantors, chassidic rabbis and teachers (pp. 8-20). \n * judah leib nathan, zohar chadash (parody on zohar), decrying the innovations of reform judaism, the intermingling of the sexes during worship and the change of the sabbath day from saturday to sunday, also the kabbalistic secrets of chess (pp. 21-25). \n * a poem by shalom hakohen attacking the hamburg temple (pp. 25-26)/ \n * a tribute to sach\u2019s mentor, isaac erter of brody citing his attacks on the \u201cmadness\u201d of chassiduth (pp. 33-36)."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"205","title":{"en":"senior (shneur) sachs (ed.) ben yonah, pp. 4. [vinograd, paris 158; not in nli]. paris, 1860 * kikayon yonah, pp. 72. [vinograd, paris 161]. paris, 1860 * hayonah. pp. (4), 95, (1). [vinograd, berlin 677]. berlin, 1851. * kanfei yonah. pp. 48. [vinograd, berlin 663]. berlin, 1848 * hatechiah. pp. 60, (2). [vinograd, berlin 674]. berlin,1850."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113109/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises multiple textual works edited by Senior (Shneur) Sachs, published between 1848 and 1860 in Paris and Berlin. The titles include \"Ben Yonah,\" \"Kikayon Yonah,\" \"Hayonah,\" \"Kanfei Yonah,\" and \"Hatechiah.\" These are likely religious or scholarly texts, indicated by their titles and publication context within Jewish studies. The language is Hebrew, and the items are printed books. No visual features can be described as an image is not provided.","soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.274Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113109,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113110/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(napoleonica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"single printed large folio sheet. text in hebrew, italian and latin. upper portion flanked by two eagle\u2019s wings and surmounted by stylized crown. folds, few stains, taped on verso. 22 x 28 inches. vinograd, pisa 63. tipographia societa letteraria, pisa: 1809. a poem in praise of napoleon as the \u201cgreat savior, protector and wisest of kings,\u201d with numerous biblical and classical allusions.\n the vast majority of jews in italian lands hailed napoleon as a political liberator as he established civil emancipation for all throughout the states he ruled."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"206","title":{"en":"moise sabato beer. gadol verav veram napoleon."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113110/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This item is a broadside or printed sheet titled \"Gadol Verav Veram Napoleon\" by Moise Sabato Beer. It is a historical or political document, likely a proclamation or commentary, in the genre of ephemera. The text is in Hebrew, with some additional annotations that might be in other languages or scripts. Visually, it is a single sheet of aged paper with visible folds, featuring Hebrew text, decorative elements including a crown, and two winged motifs, with some handwritten or marked annotations in red ink.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.275Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":113110,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113111/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"picart, bernard."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first dutch edition . complete in six volumes. captions to plates in french. lightly browned in few places. handsome contemporary uniform mottled calf, gilt, lightly rubbed. folio. hermanus uytwerf, amsterdam: 1727-38. one of the most striking illustrated books of the 18th-century. \u201cbernard picart was the outstanding professional illustrator of the first third of the eighteenth century, an age during which the designs for the finest illustrated books were typically drawn by leading painters. he worked for the most part in the fading baroque tradition, but there elements in his immense production which herald the new age.\u201d ray, art of the french illustrated book (1986) p.7.\n contained in volume i, picart\u2019s plates present an invaluable pictorial record of jewish life in 18th-century netherlands."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"207","title":{"en":"naaukeurige beschryving der uitwendige godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren der waereldt. [\u201cdescription of the religious duties, manners and customs of all the nations of the world.\u201d]translated from french into dutch by abraham moubach."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113111/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"aiDescription":"This item is an engraved print titled \"Naaukeurige beschryving der uitwendige godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren der waereldt,\" translated as \"Description of the religious duties, manners and customs of all the nations of the world.\" It is an ethnographic or historical print, translated from French into Dutch by Abraham Moubach. The image depicts a highly detailed interior scene of a grand synagogue, specifically \"LA DEDICACE DE LA SYNAGOGUE DES JUIFS PORTUGAIS A AMSTERDAM,\" filled with numerous figures in historical attire, gathered for a ceremony. The architectural details, including tall columns, balconies, and a central ark, are prominent, creating a vibrant scene of religious observance.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.277Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":113111,"estimateMin":4000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113112/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"munk, azriel"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"mimeographed, for family use only. text in hebrew and german. ff. (140). browned. contemporary wrappers, light wear. 8vo. (berlin): 1937. privately published in honor of the 70th birthday of azriel munk (1867-1940), rabbi of berlin."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"208","title":{"en":"mussar avicha [sermons and ethical letters]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113112/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Mussar Avicha,\" which contains sermons and ethical letters. It falls under the genre of religious or ethical literature, likely in Hebrew given the context of other items. The format is a book or manuscript. No visual features can be described as an image is not provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.278Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113112,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113113/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(music)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"mimeographed hebrew text with musical notes, additional instructions in yiddish. portrait of author on verso of upper wrapper. pp. 159, (1). lightly browned. original colored printed wrappers, slightly chipped, spine taped. 8vo. vilna : 1903. ]"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"209","title":{"en":"alexander eliezer neswizky. hamithpalel [cantorial recitatives for weekday, sabbath and festival prayers]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113113/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a musical text titled \"Hamithpalel,\" by Alexander Eliezer Neswizky. It consists of cantorial recitatives designed for weekday, Sabbath, and festival prayers. The genre is religious music or liturgical sheet music. The language is Hebrew for the prayers, and likely includes musical notation. No visual features can be described as an image is not provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.279Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113113,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113114/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(music)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"for piano and violin in yiddish, english, hebrew and russian (few duplicates). original color pictorial wrappers. new york: early 20th century."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"210","title":{"en":"collection of c. 75 jewish-themed sheet music."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113114/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of a collection of approximately 75 pieces of Jewish-themed sheet music. These are musical compositions related to Jewish culture, religion, or themes, falling under the genre of sheet music. The collection likely includes various styles and periods of Jewish music. No visual features can be described as an image is not provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.280Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113114,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113115/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"pinchas ben judah (of polotzk)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. (1), 47. some staining, opening leaves trace wormed, stamp on title. modern calf. 12mo. vinograd, vilna 148; vinograd, gr\u2019a 1586. menachem man, vilna: 1820. rare. according to vinograd, later editions omitted the sermons found in this first edition. the author was a disciple of the vilna gaon and cites him often in his many works."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"211","title":{"en":"rosh hagivah [ethical will and passover sermons.]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113115/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a printed book titled \"Rosh Hagivah,\" containing ethical will and Passover sermons. It is a religious textual work, likely in Hebrew, given the title and subject matter. The image shows the front cover of an aged book with extensive Hebrew text, featuring decorative borders along the left and right margins. The paper appears worn and discolored, with visible creases and what might be a stamp or marking in the lower central part.","soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.165Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113115,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113116/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"rapoport, solomon judah leib"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition pp. iii, 1, 26, 1, 242. lightly browned, two leaves marginally strengthened. later boards. 8vo. c. budweiser, cracow: 1868. the author (1790-1867) was son-in-law of r. aryeh leib heller, author of ketzoth hashulchan. a native of lemberg, he served as rabbi of tarnopol and later of prague. his literary career spawned important works of a critico-historical nature, some of these studies, especially those of the gaonic period, were truly groundbreaking."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"212","title":{"en":"(shi\"r). nachlath yehuda [collected essays]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113116/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work titled \"Nachlath Yehuda,\" a collection of essays attributed to (Shi\"r). It falls under the genre of collected essays, likely of a religious or scholarly nature. The language is Hebrew. No visual features can be described as an image is not provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.167Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113116,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113117/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(reform)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first german edition. pp. (4), 91. stained. later boards, lower corners bumped. 12mo. roest, p. 69. bonn brothers, altona: (1819). rare translation of a hebrew work with the same title and also published in 1819. it includes the opinions of twenty two eminent european rabbis that counter the arguments posed by two earlier pro-reform tracts, or nogah and nogah tzedek. in order to render its important content more accessible to the audience of jews who were most susceptible to the encroachments of the reformers against traditional jewish worship practices, the beth din of hamburg sought to issue this german translation. it includes additional material not included in the hebrew version."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"213","title":{"en":"dibere haberith. oder, briefe der ausgezeichnetsten rabbiner und rabbiner-collegien der vorzüglichsten israelitischen gemeinden deutschlands, pohlen und italien."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113117/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical religious pamphlet titled \"Dibere Haberith\" (or \"Letters of the most excellent Rabbis and Rabbinical Colleges\"), published in Altona. It contains letters from prominent rabbis and rabbinical colleges in Germany, Poland, and Italy. The content addresses an opposition to the \"New Temple Society\" in Hamburg, which was established by individuals from the local Israelite community against the laws of Judaism. The text is presented in both Hebrew and German, with the Hebrew content translated into German, and features aged paper with visible discoloration and some minor creasing, indicative of its historical period.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.168Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":113117,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113118/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(rosenberg, julius & ethel)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"each image captioned on verso by the associated press; stamps of associated press wirephoto. ranging from 10 x 8 to 5.5 x 2 inches (many trimmed). new york, : 1950-53. the american-jewish couple julius and ethel rosenberg were accused and eventually found guilty of furnishing united states atomic secrets to the soviet union. despite an intense international campaign seeking clemency from president eisenhower, the rosenbergs were executed. they were the first and only americans to receive the death penalty for cold war espionage activity."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"214","title":{"en":"group of c. 25 black-and-white press photographs depicting julius and ethel rosenberg. images include: questioning and arraignment by fbi - july 17, 1950. * arrival at the federal courthouse for trial - march 6 and march 22, 1951. * sentencing day - april 5, 1951. * sons michael and robert rosenberg visiting death house - january 3 and february 14, 1953. * sons writing a letter to president eisenhower to ask for their parents\u2019 freedom - may 31, 1953. * u.s. marshall william a. carroll en route to sing sing for executions - june 19, 1953. * joseph francell official executioner at sing sing - june 19, 1953. etc."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113118/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises a group of approximately 25 black-and-white press photographs documenting the legal proceedings and personal lives of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The images, dating from July 1950 to June 1953, capture significant moments such as their FBI questioning and arraignment, courthouse arrivals for trial, sentencing day, and visits from their sons, Michael and Robert. Also included are photos of their sons writing to President Eisenhower, a U.S. Marshall en route to their executions, and Joseph Francell, the official executioner. The collection provides a visual narrative of the Rosenberg case, depicting key figures and events with a raw, journalistic aesthetic typical of mid-20th-century press photography.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.170Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113118,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113119/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(rosenberg, julius & ethel)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"press releases, newspaper clippings and offprints concerning various elements of the sentence. includes: planned delegations to the u.s. ambassador in london, appeals for reduction in the rosenbergs\u2019 sentence, concerns for the financial welfare of the rosenberg children (i.e. the michael and robert rosenberg fund), etc. new york, london, and manchester: 1953-54."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"215","title":{"en":"group of c. 21 printed documents issued by the national rosenberg defense committee (uk), the manchester committee for clemency for the rosenbergs, the national committee to secure justice in the rosenberg case and the national jewish committee of the communist party."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113119/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of approximately 21 printed documents issued by various committees advocating for the Rosenbergs, including the National Rosenberg Defense Committee (UK) and the National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case. The collection features various campaign materials, such as a New York Times clipping from January 13, 1953, titled \"Einstein Supports Rosenberg Appeal,\" and a leaflet asking \"Must They Die?\". These documents highlight international and national efforts for clemency, reflecting the political and social climate surrounding the Rosenberg trial. The items are printed on various paper types and sizes, typical of activist literature from the mid-20th century.","soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.171Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113119,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113120/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first hebrew edition. with additional title page in german. pp. (8), 136. ex-library. contemporary half-calf marbled boards, upper cover detached. 12mo. friedberg, yud 313. romm, vilna: 1867. the author contends here that prior to the 17th century the lingua franca of the jews of russia, poland and lithuania was the slavic languages of their neighbors. he proves this by demonstrating that the jewish community of the region was descended from ancient jewish settlements in the caucasus and crimea, and not from the yiddish-speaking immigrants who came from german lands much later.\n harkavy\u2019s research on the origin of the jews of russia was tied to a political effort to secure equality of rights for russian jews."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"216","title":{"en":"harkavy, avraham (albert). hayehudim u\u2019sephath haslavim [\u201cthe jews and slavic languages.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113120/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book titled \"Hayehudim u\u2019sephath haslavim\" or \"The Jews and Slavic Languages,\" authored by Avraham (Albert) Harkavy. The specific period and materials are not detailed, but it is a scholarly work on the linguistic history of Jews in relation to Slavic languages. The text is in an unspecified language, likely Hebrew and/or Russian, given the author's background and subject matter. No visual features are available for description.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.173Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113120,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113121/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. (6), 121, (1), 41, (1). unbound. lg. 8vo. a.e. landau, st. petersburg: 1893. detailed study analyzing the great russian-jewish migration of 1881-91, initially brought about by the outbreak of pogroms in 1881 in the pale of settlement."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"217","title":{"en":"george moses price. russkie evrei v amerikie: ocherki iz istori, zhizni i byta russko-evreiskikh emigrantov v soedinennykh shtatakh siev. ameriki [\u201csketches from the history and life of russian-jewish immigrants to the united states, 1881-1891.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113121/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Russkie Evrei v Amerikie: Ocherki iz Istori, Zhizni i Byta Russko-Evreiskikh Emigrantov v Soedinennykh Shtatakh Siev. Ameriki\" by George Moses Price. It is a historical account, specifically \"Sketches from the history and life of Russian-Jewish immigrants to the United States,\" covering the period from 1881 to 1891. Published in St. Petersburg in 1893, the book features a simple, text-based cover typical of late 19th-century academic or historical publications, printed in Russian on aged paper that shows some discoloration and wear.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.174Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113121,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113122/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"upper edge of title torn not affecting text. ff. 16. 12mo. n.p: (1958 and 1960). two soviet-jewish calendars clearly composed \u2018underground,\u2019 thus in a very primitive format and by necessity, with a very limited distribution."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"218","title":{"en":"luach [religious calendar for the hebrew year 1958-59]. photographic copy of neat handwritten text composed in hebrew, yiddish and russian. includes kaddish, yizkor and kel malei rachamim (prayers for the dead). title surrounded by artistic rendering of birds and foliage and new year\u2019s blessings. * with: calendar for the hebrew year 1960-61. photographic copy of neat handwritten text composed in hebrew, yiddish and russian."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113122/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot includes two religious calendars (luach) for the Hebrew years 1958-59 and 1960-61. Both are photographic copies of neatly handwritten text, incorporating Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian languages. The 1958-59 calendar features a decorative title surrounded by artistic renderings of birds and foliage, along with New Year's blessings, and includes prayers for the dead such as Kaddish, Yizkor, and Kel Malei Rachamim. The calendars detail religious dates and observances, reflecting traditional Jewish calendrical practices with a personal, handcrafted aesthetic.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.175Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113122,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113123/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"yiddish text (as per communist orthography). pp. 24. unbound. 8vo. odessa: 1922. anti-religious tract by hirsch-shmuel lurye (1878-1937), a leading figure of the yevsektsia.\n \u201cthe communist party and its jewish sections regarded the values and institutions of the jewish community as so alien to marxist ideology and to the new society that was to be based on it that they were determined to eradicate them as soon as possible.\u201d see z. gitelman, a century of ambivalence: the jews of russia and the soviet union 1881 to the present (1988) p.108."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"219","title":{"en":"h. lurye. shabes. vos men zogt vegn im un fun vanen er hot zich in der emesn genumen [\u201cthe sabbath. what people say about it and from whence it in fact originated.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113123/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Shabes. Vos Men Zogt Vegn Im un Fun Vanen er Hot Zich in der Emasn Genumen\" by H. Lurye. The title translates to \"The Sabbath. What people say about it and from whence it in fact originated.\" This work likely explores the origins and traditions of the Jewish Sabbath. The language is Yiddish, and no visual features or specific publication period are provided in the catalog text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.176Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113123,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113124/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"russian text (for \u201cyehudim.\u201d) bold colored portrait of the czar, with text on verso. marginal wear. 6 x 9 inches. russia: c. 1906. the \u201cjewish\u201d version of the oath of allegiance.\n the russian constitution of 1906 specified that russian citizens must swear loyalty to the czar each according to their personal faith (chap. 4, art. 53-56). the present text states that new military recruits are to demonstrate their loyalty in the service of czar nicholas ii, by swearing by \u201cado-nai, the god of israel.\u201d furthermore states the oath, a commitment is taken to obey military commanders, and to utilize one\u2019s entire intellectual and physical abilities in defense of the emperor and homeland \u201cup to the last drop of blood.\u201d\n the relationship that nicholas ii maintained with the jews of his realm was far from healthy. throughout the span of his rule (1894-1917), hundreds of thousands of russian jews emigrated. nicholas ii\u2019s reign was marked by violent struggles against revolutionary movements, which culminated in the bolshevik revolution and the czar\u2019s removal from the throne and ultimate execution."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"220","title":{"en":"military oath of allegiance. \u201cof loyalty to the czar and the homeland.\u201d"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113124/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a military oath of allegiance, featuring a portrait of Tsar Nicholas II. The artwork depicts the Tsar in a military uniform adorned with medals and a blue sash, set within an ornate, colorful oval border with intricate patterns in green, red, and gold. Below the portrait, the document expresses loyalty to the Tsar and the homeland in Cyrillic script, alongside decorative elements including a wreath and a cross. The piece reflects Russian imperial iconography and patriotic sentiment, likely from the late 19th or early 20th century.","soldPrice":2300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:01.178Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113124,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113125/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"signed by \u201ckamora - the people who seek to commit a massacre.\u201d torn at folds. 7 x 9 inches. ekaterinoslav (i.e. dnepropetrovsk, ukraine): 1913. a frightening example of organized terror, indicating that \u201csporadic\u201d outbreaks of violence against the jews in russia - was anything but."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"221","title":{"en":"mimeographed russian broadside: \u201cinvitation to encourage an attack against the jews: wake up christians, stop the jews from sucking our blood. october 21st at 3am, attack and destroy all jewish (\u201cbeilis\u201d) properties and persons. the government is killing russia by trusting the jews. support our russia\u2026 the signal for the pogrom will be a torch of fire in all corners of the city - be ready.\u201d"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113125/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This lot features a mimeographed Russian broadside, which is an \"invitation to encourage an attack against the Jews.\" The text, in Russian, urges Christians to attack and destroy \"Jewish ('Beilis') properties and persons\" on October 21st at 3 AM. It warns that the government is betraying Russia by trusting Jews and calls for support for Russia, indicating a torch of fire in all corners of the city as the signal for the pogrom. This chilling document serves as a historical artifact of anti-Semitic incitement and propaganda, likely dating to the early 20th century.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.146Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113125,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113126/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. some marginalia folio 7. ff. (2), 47, (1). ex-library, browned and brittle. marginalia on f.7. contemporary boards, spine worn. folio. c. shmeruk, jewish publications in the soviet union (1961) no. 152. the red agitator press, (st.) petersburg: 1923. the author (1850-1930) was appointed chief rabbi of st. petersburg in 1908, a position he held until his death. due to the uncommon respect he received from the soviet authorities, katzenellenbogen was allowed to publish this text, one of the very last traditional works of hebrew scholarship issued under the communist regime."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"222","title":{"en":"david tevele katzenellenbogen. mayan mei nifto\u2019ach [novellae to talmud tractate yevamoth]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113126/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book titled \"Mayan Mei Nifto\u2019ach,\" authored by David Tevele Katzenellenbogen. The book contains novellae (interpretations or commentaries) on the Talmudic tractate Yevamoth, which deals with laws of levirate marriage and chalitzah. The text is in Hebrew, typical of rabbinic literature. No specific period, materials, or visual features are provided beyond the title and subject matter.","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.148Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113126,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113127/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(russia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"text in russian, with very occasional yiddish. photographic illustrations. light wear. original printed wrappers. folio. (5). moscow: 1927. tribuna evreiskoi sovetskoi obshchestvennosti (\u201ctribune of the soviet jewish community\u201d) the full title of this organ, was issued by the society for the agricultural settlement of jewish toilers in the soviet union (commonly known as ozet). the only soviet jewish periodical to be published in russian, it was issued sporadically until 1937.\n see y. slutsky, tribuna: a soviet jewish russian journal in: soviet jewish affairs (1982) pp. 45\u201353."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"223","title":{"en":"tribuna [soviet-jewish journal]. issued by ozet. edited by shimon dimenshteyn. volume i, numbers 1, 2, 3, 4-5, 6-7."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113127/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of five issues of \"Tribuna,\" a Soviet-Jewish journal, specifically Volume I, numbers 1, 2, 3, 4-5, and 6-7. Published in Moscow in 1927, the journal was issued by Ozet and edited by Shimon Dimenshteyn, focusing on Soviet Jewish public life. The covers feature Cyrillic script with dates and prices, some overlaid with a map-like pattern and others depicting a group of people or a stylized emblem, indicative of early Soviet-era graphic design.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.149Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113127,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113128/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(sartre, jean-paul)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"dedication on opening page: \u201ca jean paul sartre en souvenir d\u2019une journee a lahavot habachan. 17/3/1967.\u201d with 3pp. typed descriptive notes (in french) on the history of the kibbutz. each photograph (7 x 5 inches) mounted on black card and housed in blue leatherette album with gilt floral element on cover. march , kibbutz lehavot habashan: 1967. this unique photograph album was a gift to jean-paul sartre (1905-80) the french existentialist philosopher, nobel prize winner and political activists following a visit on march 17th, 1967 to kibbutz lehavot habashan, located in the hula valley some ten kilometres southeast of kiryat shemona.\n sartre and his wife simone de beauvoir arrived in israel on march 14th, 1967 as part of a month long visit to the middle east seeking to explore the possibilities of creating dialogue between the arab and israeli left. a special edition of \u201cles temps modernes\u201d edited by sartre and published in june 1967, was planned to coincide with this trip wherein arabs and israelis would place their views alongside each other. of course the intended dialogue was swept aside due the cataclysmic events of the six day war that broke out that very month."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"224","title":{"en":"photograph-album presented to sartre following his visit to kibbutz lehavot habashan, israel. featuring 15 black-and-white captioned photographs displaying the surroundings, facilities and daily life of the kibbutz."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113128/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This is a photograph album presented to Jean-Paul Sartre after his visit to Kibbutz Lehavot HaBashan in Israel. The album contains 15 black-and-white captioned photographs, documenting the kibbutz's environment, facilities, and daily life. One image depicts a dining scene with a woman serving food to several children at a long table, reflecting the communal aspects of kibbutz life. The photographs offer a visual record of an Israeli kibbutz, likely from the mid-20th century.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.151Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":113128,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113129/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(slabodka)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"with presentation inscription below \u201cto the family of r. baruch dov leibowitz.\u201d laid down onto old board, worn in places. 15.5 x 11.5 inches. circa, slabodka: 1910. seemingly taken during the early years of the yeshiva, the group portrait depicts approximately 120 students, many clutching volumes of the talmud."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"225","title":{"en":"photograph of the student-body and teaching staff of yeshivath kenesseth beth yitzchak, slabodka."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113129/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is a historical photograph depicting the student body and teaching staff of Yeshivath Kenesseth Beth Yitzchak in Slabodka. The large group portrait features numerous men and boys, predominantly dressed in formal attire including hats, characteristic of early 20th-century Eastern European Jewish communities. The image includes Hebrew script on the right side and bottom, likely identifying the institution and possibly the date or event. The setting appears to be outdoors, in front of a building.","soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.152Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113129,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113130/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(surinam)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"map by jacques nicolas bellin, delicately handcolored 10 x 7.75 inches. j. arriver , paris: first edition, 1764. from le petit atlas maritime by the french cartographer bellin jacques nicolas (1703-72).\n this detailed plan of surinam\u2019s capital city of paramaribo, includes such important sites as the synagogue of (spanish-)portuguese jews (tzedek ve-shalom, est. 1736) and the synagogue of german jews (neveh shalom, est. 1719)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"226","title":{"en":"plan de la ville de paramaribo, suivant les plans hollandois."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113130/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This is a historical map titled \"Plan de la Ville de Paramaribo, suivant les Plans Hollandois,\" depicting the city plan of Paramaribo based on Dutch layouts. The map is in French and features hand-colored details highlighting different urban elements. Notable features include Fort Zeelandia, the Suriname River, streets, canals, and surrounding agricultural areas, with a compass rose indicating orientation. This cartographic item provides a detailed view of Paramaribo's colonial-era urban development.","soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.153Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":113130,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113131/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(salonika)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. marginalia and corrections (possibly in the hand of the author). ff. 60. some staining. later boards. 12mo. vinograd, salonika 744. sa\u2019adiah ashkenazi, salonika: 1839. the final two leaves contain a poem in honor of the community of salonika and rabbi saul molcho especially."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"227","title":{"en":"ashkenazi, aaron tzvi. yad aharon [fourteen piyutim, fourteen novellae and fourteen fables]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113131/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work titled \"Yad Aharon\" by Aaron Tzvi Ashkenazi. The content includes fourteen piyutim (liturgical poems), fourteen novellae (scholarly commentaries on Jewish law), and fourteen fables. The language is Hebrew, and the genre is religious literature, specifically Jewish scholarship and poetry. No image is available for visual features.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.155Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113131,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113132/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(schlesinger akiva joseph)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 3. unbound. folio. friedberg, chaf 559. sieber\u2019s erben, pressburg: 1865. polemic against akiva joseph schlesinger and his work lev ha\u2019ivri, a commentary to the ethical will of the chasam sofer."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"228","title":{"en":"kethav yosher divrei emeth."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113132/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work titled \"Kethav Yosher Divrei Emeth.\" Without further catalog text or an image, its specific genre and subject matter beyond a religious or philosophical text (given the title's meaning of \"writing of integrity, words of truth\") cannot be determined. The language is likely Hebrew. No image is available to describe visual features.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.156Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113132,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113133/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"scholem, gerschom"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. (10). printed wrappers. 8vo. jerusalem: 1937. the famed list of desiderata - \u201cmay they all come to scholem\u201d - 80 rare works in hebrew and 31 books in other languages, sought by prof. scholem for his celebrated library in jerusalem."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"229","title":{"en":"kuntress alu le-shalom - desiderata in kabbala and jewish mysticism."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113133/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work titled \"Kuntress Alu Le-Shalom,\" which is described as containing desiderata in Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. The language is Hebrew, and the genre is religious literature, specifically mystical and esoteric Jewish texts. No image is available for visual features or period.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:59.157Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113133,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113134/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(shechitah)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew text. with large colorful foldout illustration of internal organs (21 x 16 in.) page three includes a yiddish advertisement for the author\u2019s kosher country vacation home. pp. (8), (1). tape repair on cover and foldout illustration. original wrappers, lower corner slightly chipped not affecting text. folio. (new york?): 1939."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"230","title":{"en":"nathan nata klein. shechitoth u\u2019bedikoth [laws of ritual slaughter and examination of lung]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113134/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual work by Nathan Nata Klein titled \"Shechitoth U\u2019Bedikoth.\" The subject matter covers the laws of ritual slaughter and the examination of lung, which are integral to Jewish dietary laws (kashrut). The language is Hebrew, and the genre is Jewish legal literature or Halakha. 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The language is Hebrew, and the genre is Jewish scholarly and legal literature. Without further details or an image, the specific author or period cannot be determined. 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The specific volumes cover Jerusalem and Galilee (Vol. I), the Jordan and Bethlehem (Vol. II), Idumea and Petra (Vol. III), and Egypt and Nubia (Vols. IV-VI), providing detailed 19th-century topographical and architectural views of the Near East. The image shows the title page for Vol. I, featuring a detailed engraving of \"Entrance to the Holy Sepulchre\" and text in English.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:58.853Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":113136,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113137/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(travel)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition in english . two volumes. vol. 1: vi, 352. * vol. 2: pp. vi, 390, (2). original morocco-backed boards. some wear to spine. new endpapers. sm 8vo. hurst and blackett, london: 1859. fascinating travelogue focusing on the jews of eretz israel and the near east. the author (1810-94), was secretary of the jewish community in vienna, and founded the first modern school in jerusalem, the celebrated laemmel school."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"233","title":{"en":"ludwig august ritter von frankl-hochwart. the jews in the east. translated into english by patrick beaton."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113137/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book titled \"The Jews in the East,\" authored by Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart. It is a translated work, with the English translation by Patrick Beaton. The subject matter is historical or ethnographic, focusing on Jewish communities in the Eastern world. This is a textual item in English. 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The book details observations and collected information about Arabia, bound with Johann David Michaelis's 'Recueil de questions,' a first edition from the same period. It features 25 engraved plates, including 8 folding and 4 partially colored, notably two plates depicting Arabic calligraphy. The title page showcases an allegorical engraved vignette of two classical female figures, one holding a globe and compass, representing geography and exploration.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:58.857Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113138,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113139/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(travel)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"v.p: 1950."},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"235","title":{"en":"group of c. 30 kosher menus, along with daily programs, passenger lists, travel notes and related papers from the two month voyage from new york made by reverend and mrs. jacob schwartz to france, italy and israel."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113139/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":100,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises a collection of approximately 30 kosher menus, accompanied by daily programs, passenger lists, and travel notes. These ephemera document a two-month voyage undertaken by Reverend and Mrs. Jacob Schwartz from New York to France, Italy, and Israel. The papers offer a glimpse into the travel experiences and dietary practices during their journey.","soldPrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:58.858Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $150","currency":"USD","id":113139,"estimateMin":100},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113140/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(travel)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. pp. (8), 384, (8), 115 (i.e., 215), (17). browned. contemporary limp vellum, minor losses; lightly stained. thick 8vo. kayserling, p. 10; palau 328892. hieronymus verdussen, antwerp, : 1610. the portuguese marrano explorer pedro teixeira (1570-1650), a native of lisbon, circumnavigated the globe. his first journey took him to china and the philippines, from there to the americas, and finally back to lisbon in 1601. his second journey (1603-1609) took him to india, persia and the near east.\n the first part of this work is a history of persia and its monarchy based on, and largely translated from, the persian chronicle of the noted fifteenth century historian mir khavand. the second part is an account of the rulers of hormuz in the persian gulf, and the third part contains a fascinating account of teixeira\u2019s travels in the far and near east.\n in his travelogue, teixeira also comments upon conditions in the jewish communities along the way, such as baghdad and aleppo (pp. 174-76). in efegél (al kifl, iraq) he visits the tomb of the prophet ezekiel (p. 102); reports that in baghdad he came across a dozen jewish families who affirmed that they were descended from the first babylonian captivity (p. 121); records a visit to the tomb of joshua the high priest in baghdad, to which are attributed miracles (p. 124). teixeira notes that the jews who were traveling together with him in the same caravan stopped friday afternoon: \u201cthe jews remained there because the following day was saturday when they could not travel\u201d (p. 94).\n the travelogue also contains information concerning the new world, especially mexico and cuba (see pp. 57-61). furthermore, the work is the earliest european text to make mention of qatar (in relation to pearl fisheries of the region)."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"236","title":{"en":"pedro teixeira [and muhammad ibn khavand shah, called mir khavand]. relaciones de pedro teixeira d\u2019el origen, descendencia y succession de los reyes de persia, y de harmuz, y de un viage hecho por el mismo autor dende la india oriental hasta italia por tierra."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113140/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":4000,"aiDescription":"This is an early printed book, 'Relaciones de Pedro Teixeira' by Pedro Teixeira and Muhammad ibn Khavand Shah (Mir Khavand), published in 1610 in Antwerp. The work chronicles the origins, lineage, and succession of the kings of Persia and Hormuz. It also includes an account of Teixeira's overland journey from East India to Italy. The title page features a decorative woodcut device with a central grotesque mask surrounded by intricate scrollwork.","soldPrice":4200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:58.859Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":113140,"estimateMin":4000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113141/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(travel)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. english, interspersed with some hebrew. 37 copper engraved plates including illustrations, views and 12 maps of which 5 are fold-out and one rabbinical, two double-page plates and 1 page of sheet music. on p. 357, \u201crabbinical\u201d map of the holy land with locations in hebrew and english, based upon the map of r. elia mizrachi in his commentary to the pentateuch. title printed in red and black with large engraved vignette of the oxford theatre, engraved head- and tail-pieces and initials. pp. (4), xv, 442, (1), 60, (8). later endpapers (soiled). later mottled calf, scuffed, spine repaired, rear cover detached. folio. blackmer catalogue 307; lowndes ii, 2372; röhricht 1352; tobler p. 123; laor, 725-6. printed at the theatre, oxford: 1738. shaw traveled to egypt, palestine, cyprus and around north africa. the present work of his is most valuable for its accurate descriptions of antiquities, geography and natural history. as lowndes notes, \u201cthese travels have been universally esteemed, not only for their accuracy and fidelity, but on account of the illustrations they contain of natural history, of the classic authors, and especially of the scriptures.\u201d\n \u201ca noble example of typography.\u201d (dnb)."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"237","title":{"en":"thomas shaw. travels, or observations relating to several parts of barbary and the levant."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113141/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book titled 'Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant' by Thomas Shaw, published in Oxford in 1738. The genre is an eighteenth-century travelogue focusing on observations from regions in North Africa and the Middle East. The title page, printed in red and black ink, features a detailed engraved vignette of a classical architectural structure, likely a university building, within a walled courtyard.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:58.861Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":113141,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113142/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"tzvi hirsch of glogau and altona"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. ff. 80. ex-library, browned, slight worming in places. modern boards. folio. vinograd warsaw 51; st. cat. bod. 7413. tzi hirsch b. nathan, warsaw: 1711 (i.e. 1816). born in zamost, the author (1740-1807) corresponded at the young age of 26 with the noda beyehudah. he went on to serve as rabbi first in brod, and later became the last rabbi serving the triple community of altona, hamburg and wandsbeck. see tzvi horowitz, lekoroth hakehiloth bepolaniah (1969) pp. 140-41, 158-161."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"238","title":{"en":"tiphereth tzvi [responsa]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113142/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is a religious book titled \"Tiphereth Tzvi,\" identified as a collection of responsa, which are rabbinic answers to questions on Jewish law. The book is printed in Hebrew, with the title and some prominent text in red ink. The title page features a decorative border and an ornamental vignette at the bottom with what appears to be an initial \"M\" or \"W\" intertwined. The printing appears to be from Warsaw, as indicated on the title page, likely dating to the 19th century.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:58.862Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113142,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113143/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(women)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"yiddish text. from the collection of r. haim liberman. pp. (12). original stiff printed wrappers. 12mo. liberman, ohel rach\u2019l vol. ii p. 567. 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The language and script are not specified, but the title suggests a Hebrew or Yiddish context, typical for such religious works.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:16:58.863Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113143,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113144/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(women)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. inscribed and signed by the author. three photographic plates. pp. 101. original printed wrappers, lightly soiled, chipping at head and foot of spine. tall 8vo. achvah co-operative press, jerusalem: 1949. the union of hebrew women for equal rights in eretz israel was established in 1919, initially in response to the opposition of elements of the religious sector, including both the ultra-orthodox and the mizrachi movement.\n this definitive history discusses the great variety of challenges faced by the union\u2019s formative years. filled with faith in the zionist ideal, which sought to build an egalitarian society in which jewish women and men would live new lives, its members had every reason to believe that they would obtain equal rights and obligations in the new zionist yishuv in palestine. the union continued to work for full and equal political, legal and economic rights for women until the establishment of the state in 1948, when it merged with the wizo organization."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"240","title":{"en":"sarah azaryahu. hitachdut nashim ivriyot leshivuy zechuyot be\u2019eretz yisrael [\u201cthe union of hebrew women for equal rights in the land of israel.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113144/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This lot is a printed work by Sarah Azaryahu titled 'Hitachdut Nashim Ivriyot Leshivuy Zechuyot Be\u2019eretz Yisrael'. The English translation of the title is 'The Union of Hebrew Women for Equal Rights in the Land of Israel'. This text falls under the genre of historical documents or feminist literature, addressing women's rights within the context of the Land of Israel. 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Gebetordnung für den während der ganzen Dauer des Krieges\u2026', translating to 'Order of Prayer for the Duration of the War'. This prayer book or liturgy was designed for use during wartime, likely reflecting the period of a significant conflict. The title suggests a dual-language text, combining Hebrew ('Tefilah le\u2019e-l Chai') and German ('Gebetordnung').","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.459Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113145,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113146/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"yedaiah bedarsi."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition with the commentary sephath yoseph. from the library of r. nathan nata oleovsky, rabbi of the the marina roshcha synagogue, moscow. ff. 47. previous owners\u2019 marks, stained, title and first leaf repaired. contemporary boards, worn. 4to. vinograd, shklow 61. aryeh leib ben shneur feivish, shklov: 1792."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"242","title":{"en":"(\u201chapenini\u201d). bechinath olam [ethics]. with commentaries sephath yoseph edited by yaakov maggid of tshivitsh and commentaries by moshe ibn chabib and r. joseph frances, plus addendum bakashath hamemin."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113146/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a book titled 'Bechinath Olam' by ('Hapenini'), which focuses on ethics. It includes several commentaries: 'Sephath Yoseph' edited by Yaakov Maggid of Tshivitsh, commentaries by Moshe Ibn Chabib and R. Joseph Frances, and an addendum called 'Bakashath Hamemin'. This work is a piece of Jewish ethical literature, featuring multiple scholarly interpretations and additions, indicating its significance in religious scholarship. The language is presumably Hebrew, typical for such commentaries.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.461Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113146,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113147/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(yiddish)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"text in german and judeo-german. six engraved plates, including a portrayal of a chalitzah shoe and a portrait of vincent fettmilch. pp. (84), 334, 56, (3). lightly foxed. contemporary boards, lacking backstrip. 4to. paul friederich rhode, koenigsburg: 1699. wagenseil (1633-1705), was a german christian hebraist, who, in his determination to understand judaism in all its ramifications mastered yiddish and studied its literature. the present work is a collection of texts including yiddish songs for passover, a yiddish version of the arthurian legend, a yiddish version of hilchoth derech eretz rabah vezuta and the megillath vintz composed by elchanan hellen, which describes the fettmilch uprising in frankfurt."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"243","title":{"en":"johann christoph wagenseil. belehrung der jüdisch-deutschen red- und schreibart."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113147/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is a book by Johann Christoph Wagenseil titled 'Belehrung der Jüdisch-Deutschen Red- und Schreibart', published in Königsberg in 1699. The item is a linguistic guide or instructional text on the Jewish-German (Yiddish) language and writing style. The work aims to educate readers on how to understand and write in Yiddish. The title page features prominent German Blackletter type for the main title, contrasting with standard Roman type for the author and publication details.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.462Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113147,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113148/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(yiddish)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"pp. 90, (2). ex-library. later marbled boards. 4to. la librairie durlacher, paris: 1921. a philological study of alsatian yiddish, in two parts. the first, comprises an alphabetical list of hebrew-aramaic words incorporated into alsatian yiddish. the second part is a list of transliterated yiddish words from the alsatian dialect, with definitions into french."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"244","title":{"en":"emmanuel weill. le yidisch alsacien-lorrain: recueil de mots, locutions et dictons employe?s dans le dialecte des israe?lites d\u2019alsace et de lorraine."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113148/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a linguistic work by Emmanuel Weill titled 'Le Yidisch Alsacien-Lorrain: Recueil de mots, locutions et dictons employés dans le dialecte des Israélites d\u2019Alsace et de Lorraine'. The book is a collection of words, phrases, and sayings specific to the Alsatian-Lorrainian Yiddish dialect. It serves as a valuable resource for the study of regional variations of Yiddish, documenting the language spoken by Jewish communities in Alsace and Lorraine. The primary language of the book itself is French, as indicated by the title.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.463Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113148,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113149/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. text in german. the bibliographer joshua bloch\u2019s review copy. uncut and unopened. pp. 43. original printed wrappers, upper cover with frayed outer edge, spine taped. 8vo. m. breitenstein, leipzig & vienna: 1897. anti-zionist tract by the chief rabbi of vienna published immediately following (and by the same publisher as) theodor herzl\u2019s judenstaat.\n güdemann (1835-1918) was opposed to herzl\u2019s primary focus upon the national element of judaism, rather than its religious character. moreover, he argued that a nationalist jewish state \"based on cannon and bayonets\" was likely to be as warlike and intolerant as the increasingly belligerent states of christian europe.\n for more on herzl and güdemann\u2019s lengthy, contentious relationship see ismar schorsch, moritz güdemann: rabbi, historian and apologist in: the leo baeck institute year-book (1966) pp. 42-66."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"245","title":{"en":"moritz güdemann. nationaljudentum."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113149/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This is a historical text titled \"Nationaljudentum\" by Moritz Güdemann, identified as Oberrabbiner in Wien. The book, published in Leipzig and Wien in 1897, is a German-language work that appears to discuss the topic of National Judaism. The front cover is a simple, light-colored paper with black text, and a handwritten annotation in purple ink at the top reads \"Zur gefälligen Besprechung\" (For a favorable review). Its visual features include a minimalist design, common for academic or religious publications of the late 19th century.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.465Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113149,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113150/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"first hungarian edition. translated and with preface by dr. józsef scho?nfeld. pp. 75, (5). original printed wrappers, minor stains on cover. previous owner\u2019s pencils markings throughout. 8vo. a jo?vo?nk kiada?sa, budapest: (1919). first hungarian edition of \u201cder judenstaat.\u201d"},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"246","title":{"en":"herzl tivadar [theodor herzl]. a zsido-allam [\u201cder judenstaadt.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113150/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a historical book titled \"A Zsido-Allam\" (Der Judenstaadt) by Herzl Tivadar, also known as Theodor Herzl. It is a Hungarian-language work published by \"A Jövoenk\" Kiadasa, discussing a modern solution to the Jewish question. The cover is a simple, light-colored paper with black text, featuring the title prominently and listing Dr. Schonfeld Jozsef as the translator and editor. The book is an important piece related to Zionist history and thought, dated by its content as a Hungarian translation of Herzl's influential work.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.466Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113150,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113151/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations. with news of the zionist project and the struggle of jewish refugees to reach palestine. pp. 104. original color pictorial wrappers. some pencil markings. (p. 53). folio. november , new york: 1940."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"247","title":{"en":"united palestine appeal. 1940 yearbook. published on the occasion of the \u201cnight of stars.\u201d"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113151/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is the 1940 yearbook for the United Palestine Appeal, published on the occasion of the \"Night of Stars.\" The cover features a color photograph depicting a soldier in a helmet, looking to the right, with two flags in the background. One flag is the Union Jack (British flag), and the other is the Zionist flag (white with two blue stripes and a Star of David), representing the symbols of the British Mandate and the Zionist movement. This artifact serves as a historical document related to the efforts to establish a Jewish state in Palestine during the mid-20th century.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.468Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113151,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113152/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"photographic centerfold of the rally, with portraits of speakers. pp. 47. original color pictorial wrappers. lg. 4to. american zionist emergency council, new york: 1944. the rally for palestine took place in new york\u2019s madison square garden on march 21, 1944. it was chaired by dr. stephen s. wise who began the evening with a statement authorized by then president franklin d. roosevelt: \u201cthe american government has never given its approval to the white paper of 1939. the president is happy that the doors of palestine are today open to jewish refugees\u2026full justice will be done to those who seek a jewish national home, for which our government and the american people have always had the deepest sympathy.\u201d"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"248","title":{"en":"rally for palestine."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113152/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a black and white photograph depicting a \"Rally for Palestine\" held indoors in a large auditorium or arena. The image captures a massive crowd filling numerous rows of seating, with a stage at the far end featuring speakers and a large screen or backdrop. The backdrop displays a map labeled \"Arab World\" with statistical information, suggesting a focus on regional demographics and geography. This photograph documents a significant public event related to the political and social movements surrounding Palestine, likely from the mid-20th century, given the style of the image and the event's subject.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.469Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113152,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113153/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"frontispiece portrait of maslianski. title pages in hebrew and english. plus nine manuscript leaves containing a sermon for shabbath hagadol in yiddish, written on the back of the letterhead of rabbi dr. harry silverstone of buffalo, and tipped onto pages of this printed text. pp. 72. ex-library, frontispiece loose. contemporary boards. 8vo. j. massel, manchester : 1895."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"249","title":{"en":"m. zablotski and j. massel (eds.) hayitzhari - maslianski the famous jewish national orator [a biographical sketch plus letters, poems and articles in his honor by rabbis, scholars and writers]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113153/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a biographical sketch and compilation of tributes for \"Hayitzhari - Maslianski, the famous Jewish national orator.\" Edited by M. Zablotski and J. Massel, it includes letters, poems, and articles written in his honor by various rabbis, scholars, and writers. This item falls under the genre of biography and collected works, celebrating a significant Jewish figure. No specific period, materials, language, or visual features are provided in the catalog text or image.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.470Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113153,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113154/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"verso depicting large portrait of the delegates of the first zionist congress, basle, august 1897. three fold-outs on recto include numerous portraits including: george washington. * christopher columbus. * max nordau. * r. zadoc kahn, paris. * dr. h. adler, london. * eliakum zunser (with poem in yiddish). * abraham goldfaden (with poem in yiddish). * western wall. * cave of the patriarchs. * tomb of rachel. * queen esther & aheuseurus. * spanish inquisition. * school for children in jaffa. * isaac abrabanel. * noda beyehuda. * r. akiva eger. * alter rebbe. * baal shem of michelstadt. * chasam sofer. * vilna gaon. etc. 5 x 3.5 inches (closed); 20.5 x 19.5 inches (extended). hebrew publishing company, new york: 1897. a rare and most unusual feat of printing, revealing numerous portraits with each unfolding."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"250","title":{"en":"shana tova - jewish new year multi-fold \u2018postcard,\u2019 featuring three large fold-out elements containing black-and-white photographic and pictorial portraits, landscapes and scenes relating to eretz israel, the bible, jewish history and culture. each captioned in hebrew, yiddish or english. two fold-out elements encased in original gold-paper collage barrel-fold covers."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113154/view","tags":["uscollectibles_stamps","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This is a multi-fold 'postcard' titled \"Shana Tova,\" designed for the Jewish New Year, featuring three large fold-out elements. It contains a collection of black-and-white photographic and pictorial portraits, landscapes, and scenes related to Eretz Israel, the Bible, Jewish history, and culture. Each image is captioned in Hebrew, Yiddish, or English. Two of the fold-out elements are housed in original gold-paper collage barrel-fold covers, adding a decorative and traditional touch to this unique cultural artifact.","soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:00.471Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113154,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113155/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"bender, stanislaw."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"introductory text in german. sheet size: 12.5 x 17 inches. creased along inner edge of introductory text. loose as issued in original printed portfolio, some slight damage to spine. j. kaufmann verlag, frankfurt a/main: 1919. stanislaw bender was born in lodz, poland in 1882. he studied art at the academie julien for four years and then in munich under helm and heretrich. he returned to lodz in 1906, painting a variety of jewish themes. he died in 1921."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"251","title":{"en":"sammelmappe. complete set of twelve color plates, reproducing the artist\u2019s work."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113155/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This item is a \"Sammelmappe\" (portfolio) containing a complete set of twelve color plates, which reproduce the artist's work. The visible plate is an impressionistic painting depicting two Jewish men engaged in conversation over a table, likely in an interior setting. One man, with a beard and a kippah, listens intently while the other, also bearded and wearing a kippah, gestures with his hand as he speaks. The artwork features warm, muted tones and focuses on the figures' expressions and interaction, reflecting a genre of Jewish cultural or everyday life scenes.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.311Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113155,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113156/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(bibliophilia)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"limited edition of 100 copies. opening letter within decorative woodcut embellishment in red. pp. 14, (2). original wrappers with diamond-shape title cartouche tipped onto upper cover, spine rubbed. lg. 8vo. officina serpentis fuer freunde des verfassers, july, (berlin): 1934."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"252","title":{"en":"abraham horodisch. legende von rabbi elia dem einfaeltigen."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113156/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Legende von Rabbi Elia dem Einfaeltigen\" by Abraham Horodisch. The specific materials and visual features of the book are not provided, as the image states \"Lot picture available upon request.\" Based on the title, it is a German-language literary work, likely a legend or narrative centered around Rabbi Elia the Simpleton, placing it within the genre of Jewish folklore or historical fiction. The absence of an image prevents further description of its physical characteristics or period beyond its literary content.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.313Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113156,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113157/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(children\u2019s literature)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"rhymed yiddish text by r. boyarske. with sheet music whose yiddish lyrics are transliterated into latin characters. original multicolor illustrated wrappers featuring children marching to drumbeat dressed in uniform of the communist young pioneers. pp. 17, (3), 20. browned. original pictorial wrappers. sm. 4to. emess ferlag, moscow: 1932."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"253","title":{"en":"arbet, shpiel, gezang: kinder lieder [\u201cwork, play, sing: children\u2019s rhymes.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113157/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a children's songbook titled \"Arbet, Shpiel, Gezang: Kinder Lieder\" (Work, Play, Sing: Children\u2019s Rhymes). The cover features colorful illustrations depicting children engaged in various activities: one child raking, another drumming, and a group walking and singing. The text is primarily in Yiddish, indicated by the script, with the title also provided in English. This book is a cultural artifact from the genre of children's literature, likely from the early to mid-20th century, focused on promoting themes of labor, play, and song through rhymes.","soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.314Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113157,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113158/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"grosz, george"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"ausgabe \u201cd.\u201d illustrated with 84 unsigned, offset lithographs and housed in chromo board binding. binding defective. folio. malik-verlag, berlin: 19(22-)23. reproducing drawings and watercolors executed 1915-22, this is grosz's most important work, his critique of weimar germany, later confiscated and withdrawn from sale by court order."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"254","title":{"en":"ecce homo."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113158/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a book titled \"Ecce Homo\" by George Grosz. The cover features a stark black-and-white illustration of a man's head and shoulders, depicted with a distinctive, somewhat exaggerated style characteristic of caricature or expressionism. The man, wearing a hat and smoking a cigar, has a troubled or cynical expression. This work is a seminal piece by the German artist George Grosz, known for his satirical and critical commentary on society, particularly in the post-World War I era. The minimalist cover design emphasizes the bold, illustrative style and the artist's name.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.316Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113158,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113159/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"kubin, alfred"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition. one of 500 numbered copies. illustrated throughout, including four lithographs signed by the artist ff. 40. original color illustrated boards. folio. fritz gurlitt, berlin: 1922. kubin (1877-1959) was an important representative of symbolism and expressionism whose work is noted for dark, spectral, symbolic fantasies, often assembled into thematic series of drawings."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"255","title":{"en":"von verschiedenen ebenen."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113159/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This item is an illustration from a work titled \"Von verschiedenen Ebenen.\" The image is a black-and-white line drawing depicting two figures, a man and a woman, standing outdoors on a path with buildings in the background. The man, dressed in tattered clothing and a hat, carries a walking stick, suggesting he is a wanderer or a person of modest means. The drawing style is expressive, using strong lines and minimal shading, characteristic of early to mid-20th-century illustration. The subject matter appears to be a scene of everyday life or a narrative illustration, possibly with themes of travel or hardship.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.317Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113159,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113160/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"megilat esther"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"dedication page with hand illumination and with calligraphic inscription to oscar gruen, signed by jos. kaplan. the whole printed in green and other colors. marbled endpapers. pp. (2), 66. broken. original gilt-tooled green silk, spine defective. housed in matching slipcase. 4to. leipzig: (1932)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"256","title":{"en":"[the book of esther]. as told through the talmud and midrash. with elaborate ornamentation by joseph kaplan and illustrated plates by j. mohar, etc."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113160/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This is a book titled \"The Book of Esther,\" as told through the Talmud and Midrash. It features elaborate ornamentation by Joseph Kaplan and illustrated plates by J. Mohar. The item is a textual work with religious subject matter, specifically Jewish scripture and commentary. No specific period or material is mentioned in the catalog text.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.319Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113160,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113161/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(periodical)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"numbers 1-4 (all published). illustrated throughout. contemporary calf-backed boards with original color pictorial wrappers bound in. 4to. berlin: 1929. a mixture of photographs, literary texts, as well as sports, entertainment and puzzle corners. one of its unmistakable goals was to illustrate the extraordinary contributions of jews to international cultural and intellectual life. each of the four issues published had a theme devoted to a major jewish celebrity (walther rathenau, max liebermann, moses mendelssohn, yehudi menuhin). selling a monthly to a core target group of less than two percent of the german population (as well as a probably very small number of indomitable philo-semites) was a courageous endeavor. although still bearing an ad for subscriptions on its back cover, the fourth issue was apparently the last."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"257","title":{"en":"das jüdische magazin. edited by oscar gruen."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113161/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This is \"Das Jüdische Magazin,\" an issue from November 1929, edited by Oscar Gruen, featuring \"Nr. 4 Jehudi Menuhin.\" The magazine cover displays a portrait illustration of a young, fair-haired boy, presumably Yehudi Menuhin, resting his chin on his hand with a violin and sheet music in front of him. The title \"DAS JÜDISCHE MAGAZIN\" is prominently displayed in a stylized black font at the top. The item is a German-language periodical.","soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.320Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113161,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113162/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(postcards)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"some duplication. v.p: early 20th-century."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"258","title":{"en":"group of c. 200 postcards reproducing jewish fine art, portraits, etc."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113162/view","tags":["uscollectibles_stamps","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of approximately 200 postcards. The postcards reproduce various forms of Jewish art, including fine art and portraits. This collection serves as a visual archive of Jewish cultural and artistic heritage. No specific period or material beyond 'postcards' is detailed.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.322Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113162,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113163/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(postcards)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"some duplication. v.p: early 20th-century."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"259","title":{"en":"group of c. 110 rosh hashana-new year greetings in english, hebrew and yiddish."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113163/view","tags":["uscollectibles_stamps","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises approximately 110 Rosh Hashanah-New Year greetings. These greetings are written in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish. They represent a collection of holiday ephemera, likely dating from various periods. The items are textual, featuring trilingual content related to Jewish New Year celebrations.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.323Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113163,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113164/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(raban, ze\u2019ev)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"one of 500 numbered copies printed on japon paper and specially bound. decorative additional title page and 26 color plates comprising illustrations, illuminations and calligraphic text by raban. decorative end-papers. exquisite binding by h. sperling: hand-made crimson morocco, gilt-tooled foliate border with central titled rondelle comprised of inlaid silver birds entwined with gilt-tooled scroll-work on upper cover, black in-laid printer\u2019s device with glit-tooled scroll, candelabra and rampant lions on lower cover. housed in slip-case. folio. calligraphic inscription in english (1930) on opening blank. hasefer verlag, berlin: 1923."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"260","title":{"en":"shir hashirim - the song of songs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113164/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This is a book titled \"Shir Hashirim - The Song of Songs.\" The book features a vibrant red cover adorned with gold tooling, including a complex border design and corner accents. The front cover displays a circular emblem with intertwined white and gray figures, possibly doves, surrounding text in Hebrew and English. The spine is also decorated with gold motifs, and a small black and gold emblem is present on the front cover, likely a publisher's mark. It is a textual work of religious significance, presented in a decorative binding.","soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:02.325Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113164,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113165/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(schultheiss, karl m)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"one of 200 numbered copies. with twelve etched plates by schultheiss, each signed in pencil by the artist. original gilt-tooled morocco by enders. ff. 145. covers detached, slip-case. 8vo. avalun verlag, hellerau: (1923)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"261","title":{"en":"e.t.a. hoffman. das fraulein des scuderi."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113165/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is an illustration for E.T.A. Hoffman's \"Das Fräulein von Scuderi,\" an etching or similar printmaking technique. The image depicts an interior scene with two figures: one seated on a chair or bed, and another kneeling on the floor, presumably in supplication. The room features architectural details such as a fireplace, windows, and patterned flooring, with a candlestick on a table. The style is detailed and dramatic, typical of 19th-century book illustrations.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.610Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113165,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113166/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"steinhardt, jacob"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"poetry by arno nadel. eight engravings by steinhardt. pp. (50). original pictorial stiff wrappers, dampwrinkled, backstrip defective. folio. fritz gurlitt, berlin: 1920."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"262","title":{"en":"rot und glühend ist das auge des juden [\u201cred and glowing is the eye of the jew\u201d]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113166/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This item is titled \"Rot und glühend ist das Auge des Juden\" (Red and glowing is the eye of the Jew). The catalog text provides only the title, which suggests a literary work, possibly a book or pamphlet, in German. The subject matter is explicitly Jewish, though without further details on content or form, its specific genre or period cannot be ascertained.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.611Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113166,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113167/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(struck, hermann)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"one of 320 numbered copies. twelve etched plates by struck. signed by the artist on colophon. ff. (27). original morocco-backed marbled boards, scuffed. folio. hans heinrich tillgner verlag, berlin: 1922."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"263","title":{"en":"holitscher, arthur. gesang an palästina."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113167/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is an artistic print, likely an etching or lithograph, by Arthur Holitscher, titled \"Gesang an Palästina\" (Song to Palestine). The image depicts a nighttime landscape featuring a clustered Middle Eastern townscape with domed buildings and a prominent palm tree under a dark sky. The artwork is characterized by its tonal quality and detailed rendering of architectural forms and natural elements, evoking an atmospheric scene of Palestine. It likely dates to the early 20th century.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.613Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113167,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113168/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(theater)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"twelve colored reproductions of costume and set designs by ivan bilibin yakovlevich bilibin, with portraits of juschny and moussorgsky. pp. (17). original color illustrated wrappers. minor tear on upper cover, lower right. 4to. dr. selle & co., berlin: 1926. the blaue vogel theater-cabaret was founded by russian emigre jascha juschny in berlin in the early 1920's. \u201ctheir repertoire was a combination of russian folk songs, modernist theater, and satirical sketches, which provided a welcome alternative to the prevailing german cabarets that were more gritty and political in nature.\u201d"},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"264","title":{"en":"jushny\u2019s theater. der blaue vogel. program. * with: liedertexte."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113168/view","tags":["usmemorabilia_entertainment","usmemorabilia","usmemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":150,"aiDescription":"This lot includes a program for \"Jushny's Theater: Der blaue Vogel\" (The Blue Bird) and accompanying song lyrics (\"Liedertexte\"). The items are theatrical ephemera, suggesting a German-language production. The genre is a theater program and related textual materials. No specific date or period is provided.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.614Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":113168,"estimateMin":150},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113169/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"aschkenazi, yoseph of safed"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper written in various sephardic cursive scripts. previous owner\u2019s signature on f. 16b \u201cchaim toledano\u201d ff. (c. 150). few tears, variously worn, some heavy staining affecting text. unbound. 4to. (safed): late 17th century. discovery of a passage reading \"amar yoseph min tzefath hakothev\" led the late expert in medieval jewish manuscripts, rabbi moshe yehudah hakohen blau to surmise that this is an autograph manuscript of the kabbalist r. yoseph aschkenazi of safed (1525-77) (his notes accompany the lot) - however this assumption has yet to be firmly substantiated.\n son-in-law of r. aaron b. gershon land of posen, r. yoseph, who settled in safed was referred to as \"r. yoseph the tanna\" on account of his critical commentary to the mishnah.\n the first portion of the present manuscript is devoted to instructions how to compose kame\u2019oth (amulets) utilizing various divine as well as angelic names. this is followed by practical medical cures and instructions on the \"she\u2019elath chalom\" or question posed before retiring for the night (properly recited, the formula allows for the query to be answered in dream-form that night).\n also included in the manuscript are treatises such as shimush tehilim, which employs each of the psalms magically, followed by alpha betha, esoteric formulae arranged alphabetically. materials relating to the divine names, originate with the medieval kabbalist isaac of acre quoting from a \"sepher rimon.\" one amulet is ascribed to mahari\"b, evidently r. jacob beirav, one of the great luminaries of safed. one of the oddities of the manuscript is that on several occasions latin characters are incorporated into the mystical formulae (see the final two leaves). there is also a smattering of lurianic kabbalah of a purely theoretical nature, \"kabbalah iyunith,\" as opposed to \"kabbalah ma\u2019asith,\" (practical kabbalah) which is the bulk of our manuscript. it includes the ar\u201di\u2019s derush hama\u2019akeh, derush hatzelem and other less well known derushim of ar\"i that were eventually incorporated into r. chaim vital\u2019s magnum opus etz chaim."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"265","title":{"en":"(r. yoseph hatanna). (kabbalah)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113169/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"aiDescription":"This is an ancient manuscript associated with R. Yoseph Hatanna, dealing with Kabbalah. The open book displays handwritten text in Hebrew script, likely on parchment or aged paper. The right page features not only standard script but also a section with stylized, possibly mystical or symbolic characters. The manuscript appears to be a religious or scholarly text on Jewish mysticism, characterized by its handwritten nature and clear signs of age.","soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.615Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":113169,"estimateMin":4000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113170/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(abulafia, todros halevi)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"with extensive manuscript marginal notes throughout in a sephardic hand on the agadoth of berachoth, comprising a copy of the sepher otzar hakavod with variances from the printed edition. the final four pages contain autograph signed halachic novellae by r. abraham reggio entitled \u201cpalpelth kol shehu\u201d (see below). previous owners\u2019 stamps, slight worming in places. modern calf. sm. folio. immanuel benveniste, amsterdam : 1644. these manuscript notes contain variances from the published version of otzar hakavod (first edition, nowydwor, 1808), composed by abulafia in 13th century spain. it is one of the earliest kabbalistic interpretations of the talmudic aggadoth.\n the four leaves of notes by r. abraham reggio are apparently unpublished. r. abraham reggio (1755-1846) was a disciple of r. isaac lampronti and r. moshe cheifetz, whom reggio succeeded as rabbi of gorizia, italy."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"266","title":{"en":"masechta berachoth."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113170/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual work identified as 'Masechta Berachoth.' It belongs to the genre of Jewish religious texts, specifically a tractate from the Talmud, which discusses blessings. No date or specific materials are provided. The language or script is not explicitly stated but can be inferred as Hebrew or Aramaic based on the title. No notable visual features can be described as an image is unavailable.","soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.617Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113170,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113171/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(amsterdam"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscripts on paper. variously worn. v.s. v.d."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"267","title":{"en":"etc.) group of miscellaneous letters and ephemera in hebrew, german and ladino. including nine drafts of letters written by the parnassim of amsterdam (1765-95) to various cities and individuals concerning issues such as: funds received from the communities of surinam and rotterdam; payment of debts to help the community of metz; to rabbanith sarah leah consolation upon the death of her son-in-law and details concerning chalitzah and making a compromise with her mechutan the rabbi of berlin; the passing of r. saul of amsterdam; a forged kashruth certification for cheese; and other matters. * along with: two autograph letters from solomon buber to jacob reifman; an autograph letter from r. samuel isaac hillman to r. isser zalman meltzer (1931) concerning funds raised for the yeshiva of his son-in-law (r. aaron kotler); poetry, commentaries pertaining to the work of the kohanim in the temple and other matters."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113171/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of a group of miscellaneous letters and ephemera. The items are textual documents, primarily letters and drafts, spanning the period from 1765-1931. The languages and scripts used include Hebrew, German, and Ladino. Subject matter varies widely, covering community finances, rabbinic affairs, legal details like chalitzah, kashruth certification, and personal correspondence including autograph letters by Solomon Buber and R. Samuel Isaac Hillman. No specific materials are mentioned, and no visual features can be described due to the lack of an image.","soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.618Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113171,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113172/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(argentina)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"very finely designed hand-colored title-page. with ca. 50 signatures in hebrew and spanish. pages mostly blank. original boards. lg. folio. buenos aires: 1930-55. donations were anticipated from jewish communities around argentina, including many of those first established as agricultural colonies by baron maurice de hirsch in the 19th century, including entre rios, moises ville, mendoza and others. although the pages remain mostly blank, one page in particular seems to have been reserved for honored guests such as arieh leon khubovy, ambassador of the state of israel to argentina, who signed his name in 1955 next to the signature of the bet midrash\u2019s founder, rabbi menachem yisrael ehrlich."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"268","title":{"en":"(synagogue ledger). sepher hazahav hamithnadvim lebinyan beth medrash shel rabbeinu\u2026 menachem yisroel ehrlich."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113172/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a synagogue ledger titled 'Sepher Hazahav Hamithnadvim Lebinyan Beth Medrash Shel Rabbeinu\u2026 Menachem Yisroel Ehrlich,' dated to the year 5683 (1922-1923). It is an illuminated manuscript, likely on paper. The central text is in Hebrew, framed by two Corinthian columns adorned with intricate designs, including six-pointed stars and menorahs. Above the columns are two eagles, a crown, and the Tablets of the Law inscribed with Hebrew characters, all rendered in gold and blue hues.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.619Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113172,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113173/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"bespaloff, baruch shalom"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"written in hebrew. correspondence primarily concerning the furtherance of the aims and activities of the pica (palestine jewish colonization association). various sizes and numbers of pages. 1921-37. baruch shalom bespaloff was born into a prominent chassidic family in 1869, likely in nikopol, ukraine. his brother, rabbi ya\u2019akov mordechai bespaloff (1855-1915) was the head of the rabbinical court of poltava and close companion of grand rabbi sholom dovber schneerson of lubavitch (the \"rebbe rashab,\" 1860-1920). under threat from the bolsheviks, baruch fled his ukrainian homeland in 1921 and settled in the southwestern french department of var. although very little is known about his life, we are able to piece together a few tentative details from the present correspondence.\n as a youth, he studied for a time in frankfurt under the tutelage of rabbi ya\u2019akov tzvi hirsch, (author of tifereth yisrael) from whom he imbibed a passion for reclaiming the land of israel. this led him to be a fervent supporter of the efforts of the rothschild family and their palestine jewish colonization association (pica).\n these letters indicate that bespaloff traveled a great deal as they were written in a variety of locales including kaunas, paris, lausanne, haifa, as well as from his own home in beaulieu, southern france. the letters indicate they were accompanied by donations to pica and several record gifts in the tens of thousands of pounds sterling and hundreds of thousands of french francs. while it is unclear how bespaloff amassed his wealth, in an enigmatic letter here he wrote to the italian dictator benito mussolini, attempting to convince the fascist leader of the benefits of peace over war, he alludes to a successful and profitable dairy on his french property, suggesting he was an agricultural magnate in his own right."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"269","title":{"en":"a collection of 13 autograph letters signed, written by bespaloff to baron edmond de rothschild, baron james de rothschild and henry frank (director pica)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113173/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This lot is a collection of 13 autograph letters signed by Bespaloff. These textual documents are letters, likely on paper, addressed to prominent figures such as Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Baron James de Rothschild, and Henry Frank (director of PICA). The language and content are not specified beyond the recipients and author. No date, materials, or visual features are provided as an image is unavailable.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.620Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113173,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113174/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"cremieu, jacob"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"autograph manuscript written in french and hebrew on paper. apparently unpublished. volume one (of two) only; letters: a-kh. ff. 221. original calf tooled in gilt. folio. n.p: 1838. the original manuscript of the first hebrew-french dictionary. \n this dictionary - a work of twenty years - was produced by jacob cremieu (1776-1849?) of carpentras, although it appears that it was never published. like all dictionaries, it is arranged alphabetically, however it utilizes the root-letters of words as the means by which it is organized in a two-part system. a detailed foreword by the author, recounts how the work came to be and what his scholarly intentions were."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"270","title":{"en":"nouvelle methode pour apprendre facilement la language hebraique. dictionnaire de la langue originale hebraique."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113174/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This item is a manuscript work titled 'Nouvelle Methode pour apprendre facilement la language Hebraique. Dictionnaire de la langue originale Hebraique.' It is a two-volume instructional and dictionary work for learning Hebrew, composed by Monsieur Jacob Cremieu. The manuscript is dated June 1, 1838, from Bayonne and appears to be written in a cursive hand, suggesting paper as the material. The language of the text is French and Hebrew, and it features an elegant, clear script on unlined paper, with a formal, historical appearance.","soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.622Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":113174,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113175/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(circumcision record-book)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"ff. 32 (printed), followed by 15 pages in manuscript, written in hebrew on paper, recording the performance of 115 circumcisions between the years 1856-74. lacking opening two leaves of printed text. 8vo. (vienna: 1814). records the performance of circumcisions in various towns and villages in slovakia, especially malati, jasenova, mediharadna, bisteretz, leshtin. family names include goldman, zaltzberger, freier, eckstein, weinberger, fisher, hochman. although the mohel does not record his own name, he mentions his brother yehuda of jasenova, and two of his brothers-in-law: benjamin zaltzberger of jasenova and moshe eckstein of sklavina."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"271","title":{"en":"(david lida. sepher sod hashem / brith hashem [mohel\u2019s compendium with prayers]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113175/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This item is a textual compendium by David Lida, titled 'Sepher Sod Hashem / Brith Hashem.' It is described as a Mohel's compendium containing prayers. The genre is a Jewish religious text or prayer book. No specific period, date, materials, or language/script beyond the Hebrew title are provided. No notable visual features can be described due to the absence of an image.","soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.066Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113175,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113176/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(circumcision record-book)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"partial printed text followed by 22 pages in manuscript, written on paper in hebrew with some german, recording the performance of 78 circumcisions between the years 1835-42. lightly stained. contemporary colorful beaded boards, defective. 8vo. (germany): n.d. the manuscript commences with an account how after ten years his prayers were answered and he became a mohel. although the mohel does not record his name, he mentions his father-in-law moshe gisten (no. 5). listed are the performance of circumcisions in various towns and villages in germany, especially halle, bernburg, the village of werbzig, gisten, kothen and others. family names include levenberg, lehman, steinthall, rudolf, hertzberg, rothschild and others. the mohel makes note of illegitimate births, with no mention of the father, and referring to the mother as hapesulah (\u201cunfit\u201d), a play on the word besulah (\u201cvirgin\u201d) (see nos. 4, 55 and 64)."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"272","title":{"en":"(mohel book)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113176/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This item is identified as a 'mohel book.' It is a Jewish religious text, likely a compendium or record related to brit milah (circumcision ceremonies). No specific author, date, materials, language, or script is provided in the catalog text. Without an image, no visual features can be described.","soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.067Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113176,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113177/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(french-judaica)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"brown ink on paper in an aschkenazic semi-cursive hebrew hand. vertically ruled in pencil. 14 leaves. marginal fraying and minor tears, dampstains affecting some text. +3 loose leaves, asst. family related texts. 1752. shmuel zanvill segel (samuel levy) of balbronn (1711-1802) was a prominent jewish merchant from alsace. this inventory of the printed volumes in his well-stocked library is neatly arranged in alphabetical order. each entry records the title of the book, the number of volumes and/or copies, the place of printing and the book\u2019s size. running to nearly 300 volumes, printed in some twenty cities, shmuel\u2019s library ranged from early and scarce imprints from venice and constantinople to more contemporary offerings from the nearby presses of northern europe. (further details accompanies the lot).\n see jean daltroff, samuel levy de balbronn: un riche prêteur d'argent juif de basse-alsace au dernier siècle de l'ancien régime in: revue des études juives, vol. 148 issue: 1-2 (1989) pp. 53-68."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"273","title":{"en":"booklist of shmuel zanvill segel (samuel levy) of balbronn. written by itzig ben yaakov of amalsdorf, friday, 22 teveth, 5513 ( 29 december 1752)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113177/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a booklist belonging to Shmuel Zanvill Segel (Samuel Levy) of Balbronn. The list was written by Itzig ben Yaakov of Amalsdorf on Friday, December 29, 1752 (22 Teveth, 5513). It is a textual document, likely a manuscript on paper. The language and script are not explicitly stated but are likely Hebrew or Yiddish given the context. No specific materials or visual features can be described as an image is unavailable.","soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.069Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113177,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113178/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"ben-gurion, david"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"text in hebrew. one page each. punch-holes. 8 x 5.5 inches. v.p.: v.d. more extensive quote from second letter: \u201cit is not for the government to recognize the monopoly of the mizrachi or of the agudah in regard to religion \u2026just as no political party in israel has the right to speak in the name of the entire people, so no party can declare itself religious just as it pleases, choosing for itself a name which by inference speaks in the name of all jewish heritage.\u201d\n more extensive quote from third letter: the electoral system that exists at the present time distorts the concept of democracy and increases division and factionalism throughout the nation. in the diaspora, over many years, all kinds of factions were set up. there they invested jewish energy on \u201ceternal\u201d problems that are outside the conditions of time and space. without solid ground for our feet, we trembled in an empty void debating abstract matters, thus we didn\u2019t differentiate between the difficulties of the day and the principle issues of life, for we were without any united responsibilities.\u201d"},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"274","title":{"en":"(first prime minister of the state of israel, 1886-1973). group of five autograph letters signed, all in hebrew, each written on his customary unadorned note-paper. * to yochanan bader (likud politician, 1901-94). ben-gurion provides a political endorsement for yehoshua cohen recommending him by directly quoting the words of bialik: \u201cmay my portion be with those of you modest souls of deep reflection and decisive deed.\u201d sdei boker, 11th february, 1954. * to moshe sharett (second prime minister and first foreign minister of israel, 1894-1965). ben-gurion declares the right of anyone in israel to decide whether he choses to be regarded as a religious jew and how that status might be defined. tel hashomer, 29th july, 1954. (see below). * to moshe sharett. ben-gurion complains that the israeli electoral system is a factional holdover from the diaspora and divisive. he recommends adopting a strict two-party system similar to the british model. sdei boker, 2nd september, 1954. (see below). * to moshe sharett. commenting on the legality of the defense ministry in making independent decisions regarding the assistance supplied to the civilian administration. sdei boker, 5th january, 1955. * to israel bergman (nuclear scientist, 1903-75). regarding the lavon affair. tel aviv, 18th november, 1964."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113178/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises a group of five autograph letters signed by David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel. These letters are textual documents, written in Hebrew, dating from 1954 to 1964. They address various political and social matters, including a political endorsement, definitions of religious Jewish identity, critique of the electoral system, defense ministry decisions, and the Lavon affair. Each letter is written on unadorned, lined notepaper, featuring Ben-Gurion's distinct cursive Hebrew handwriting and signature.","soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.070Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":113178,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113179/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(chassidism)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"from the library of haim liberman. unbound. sm. 4to. est: $200 - $300"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"275","title":{"en":"group of misc. chabad manuscripts: two leaves (chap. 2 and 3) from the sha\u2019ar hateshuvah by the mitteler rebbe. * one leaf in a later hand of a ma\u2019amar on shemini atzereth. * booklet of twenty leaves in an early 20th century hand containing lengthy notes and explanations comparing various \u201cdrushim\u201d (ma\u2019amarim) on the same topic noting differences in content, including notes on likutei torah plus a one leaf index to another volume of discourses and letters of the alter rebbe and the tzemach tzedek."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113179/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot is a group of miscellaneous Chabad manuscripts. It includes two leaves from 'Sha\u2019ar HaTeshuvah' by the Mitteler Rebbe, one leaf of a 'Ma\u2019amar' on Shemini Atzereth in a later hand, and a 20-leaf booklet from the early 20th century containing notes comparing different 'drushim' (discourses). The materials are likely paper, and the language is Hebrew. No specific period or visual features beyond 'later hand' and 'early 20th century hand' are noted without an image.","soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.072Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113179,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113180/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"gordon, eliyahu"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"various wear. contemporary boards. 8vo. vilna-new york: 1920-1934. the author (1865-1932) studied in the yeshiva of volozhin and later in the kollel of r. isaac elchanan spector. he was ordained by r. naphtali tzvi yehuda berlin (the netziv) and r. chaim soloveitchik. he was appointed to vilna\u2019s great synagogue and immigrated to america in 1923 serving as rabbi of cong. adath yeshurun of the bronx, ny. see goldman, hebrew printing in america no. 892."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"276","title":{"en":"two autograph hebrew manuscripts: tzeror hamafteichoth. indices of the sermons in his published works yisrael beamim, divrei eliyahu and dimath ha\u2019ashukim and his unpublished work et milchamah; with abstracts of subjects discussed. pp. 288. * and: mafteach haderushim. index of sermons preached in vilna\u2019s great synagogue during the four years of the war. with further sermons delivered in america through 1934. pp. 550."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113180/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"aiDescription":"This lot features two autograph Hebrew manuscripts. The first, \"Tzeror Hamafteichoth,\" is an index of sermons from published works \"Yisrael Beamim,\" \"Divrei Eliyahu,\" and \"Dimath Ha\u2019ashukim,\" as well as the unpublished \"Et Milchamah,\" including abstracts, spanning 288 pages. The second, \"Mafteach Haderushim,\" is an index of sermons preached in Vilna\u2019s Great Synagogue during World War II and additional sermons delivered in America through 1934, comprising 550 pages. Both are textual works in Hebrew, likely on paper or parchment, and are valuable for their religious and historical content as primary source material.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.073Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":113180,"estimateMin":700},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113181/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"freud, sigmund"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"printed text: \u201cmany thanks for your participation in the celebrations of my 80th birthday. may, 1936.\u201d with inscription: \u201cyour devoted friend, freud. - i did not know you were in palestine.\u201d framed, alongside portrait photograph. (vienna: 1936). although the recipient is unnamed, clearly (s)he was a member of the circle of jews who fled nazi germany for the safer shores of palestine. freud himself was forced to flee nazism for london in early june, 1938. he was to die just 15 months later."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"277","title":{"en":"(founder of psychoanalysis, 1856-1939). printed card with autograph note signed, in german."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113181/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This lot features a printed card with an autograph note signed by Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis. The note is in German and dates to May 1936, acknowledging participation in his eightieth birthday celebration. The card is accompanied by a black and white photographic portrait of Freud, showing him with spectacles and a beard. The note is handwritten in brown ink on the off-white card, which has a typed inscription.","soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.074Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":113181,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113182/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(hazan, israel moshe)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"first edition of commentary. a wide margined copy. with extensive scholarly marginalia in sephardic and ashkenazic hands. ff. (2), 120. ex-library, slight staining, first two leaves and final four leaves from a shorter copy, opening endpapers with pencil notes. contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed. 4to. e. ben amzog, livorno: 1869. the knowledgeable marginal notes contain a wide range of citations from the rishonim and other gaonic responsa. some of the sephardic notes are transcribed on the same page in a later ashkenazic hand (see f. 5a et al).\n r. yisrael moshe chazan (1808-62), rabbi of rome, corfu and alexandria, was the grandson of chief rabbi of jerusalem, haham yoseph hazan (1741-1819) author of chikrei lev. see je, vol. vi, p. 288."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"278","title":{"en":"teshuvoth hageonim [geonic responsa]. with commentary iyei hayam by israel moshe hazan."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113182/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This item is a copy of \"Teshuvoth Hageonim\" (Geonic Responsa), a significant work of Jewish religious law. It includes the commentary \"Iyei Hayam\" by Israel Moshe Hazan. The work is textual, written in Hebrew, and pertains to rabbinic literature. It would be of interest to scholars and collectors of religious texts.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.075Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113182,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113183/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"hirsch, samson raphael"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"ink on paper. pp. 8. stained. unbound. folio. (frankfurt am main: written before november, 1857). autograph manuscript of samson raphael hirsch\u2019s lead article on \u201ccheshvan\u201d in the november 1857 issue of jeschurun, the orthodox monthly periodical that was edited and published by hirsch himself, the rabbi of the secessionist orthodox \u201cisraelitische religions-gesellschaft\u201d in frankfurt am main.\n in this article samson raphael hirsch reflects on the meaning of piousness (\u201cgottesfurcht\u201d), especially in connection with a verse from the prophet malachi 3:16 \u201cin this vein have those who revere the lord been talking to one another. the lord has heard and noted it, and a scroll of remembrance has been written at his behest concerning those who revere the lord and esteem his name.\u201d although a good deed is the most desirable aim for a pious jew, the earnest will is already worth 2/3 of the deed, especially if it is shared and discussed within his community, the focal point of the religious life of a jew. the greatest threat to piousness is indifference. the entire community and not just the rabbi or appointed leader must care about the religious life of all members - children should already be integrated into the community from an early age. religion has to be lived within the community and shared as a communal experience. religion cannot be a private, isolated matter.\n in the context of these thoughts hirsch sharply criticizes here the reform movement. especially since increasing numbers of municipal secular leaders view reform rabbis as the titular heads of jewish communities. this development endangers the autonomy and the very essence of jewish communities according to hirsch, a lifelong opponent of reform judaism and the intellectual founder of orthodox judaism in the modern era.\n this article was published in: jeschurun. jg. 4. 5618 =1857/1858, heft 2 (november 1857), p. 49-61."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"279","title":{"en":"\u201ccheschwan.\u201d autograph manuscript in german, with occasional use of hebrew; with corrections in the same hand."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113183/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"aiDescription":"This is an autograph manuscript titled \"Cheschwan,\" written in German with occasional Hebrew script. The document features corrections made in the same hand as the original text, suggesting it is a working draft or personal notation. It is a single sheet of aged paper with visible creasing and an uneven bottom edge, covered in handwritten script. The top left corner has a faded numeric annotation, and the text includes what appears to be a date in Hebrew script at the top center, possibly \"7.3.1709\" or similar based on visual inspection. This manuscript offers a glimpse into historical writing practices and linguistic usage.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.077Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":113183,"estimateMin":3000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113184/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper in various cursive aschkenazic hands. with stamp \u201cabraham nissan shadar\u201d and inscription on f. 1. ff. 33 (excluding blanks). worn and stained. contemporary boards, loose. 8vo. (further information accompanies the lot). france-jerusalem: 1864-72. abraham nissan served as emissary of the ashkenazic perushim community of jerusalem to a number of countries including the united states (1861-62) and france in 1864. he returned to jerusalem in 1866, where, along with his son reuven david, he died in a cholera epidemic.\n the opening leaves of this record-book contain the emissary\u2019s expenses whilst in paris (1864), nissan recounts other financial transactions he engaged in elsewhere, including in colmar. thereafter, detailed information is provided pertaining to the disbursement of nissan\u2019s estate through until 1872.\n mention is made of financial involvement of several notable individuals: sir moses montefiore (f.5b); yoseph rivlin (f. 23b); haham david ben shimon (f. 24a); r. shmuel salant (final leaf).\n see salo w. & j.m. baron, palestinian messengers in america in: jewish social studies vol. 5 (1943) pp. 115-162. \u201cit has long been recognized that the records\u2026kept by these messengers\u2026constitute invaluable sources of information for the history of both palestinian and diaspora jewry\u201d (p. 116).\n see also a. yaari, shluchei eretz yisrael, pp. 801-03."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"280","title":{"en":"(pinkas shadar). ledger book belonging to the emissary avraham nissan, in relation to his journey to france to solicit funds on behalf of the perushim community of jerusalem."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113184/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a \"Pinkas Shadar,\" a ledger book belonging to the emissary Avraham Nissan. The ledger documents his journey to France, undertaken to solicit funds for the Perushim community of Jerusalem. This historical record is a textual document, likely made of paper, and provides insight into the fundraising efforts and communal support networks of the period. It serves as a primary source for understanding the social and economic history of the Jewish community in Jerusalem and its diaspora connections.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:11.078Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113184,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113185/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscripts in various sephardi hands. variously worn. v.p.: 1751-1883."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"281","title":{"en":"group of ten emissary \u201cshadar\u201d letters and documents pertaining to the needs of various communities in the land of israel, including hebron and tiberias. with signatures and stamps of c. 80 rabbis, dayanim and leaders, including: nissim ovadia, eliyahu suliman mani, rahamim joseph franco, mordehai hason, chaim yitzhak kimchi, abraham ghiron, and many other notables."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113185/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises a group of ten emissary \"Shadar\" letters and documents. These textual items pertain to the needs of various communities in the Land of Israel, including Hebron and Tiberias. The documents feature signatures and stamps from approximately 80 notable rabbis, dayanim, and leaders, such as Nissim Ovadia, Eliyahu Suliman Mani, and Rahamim Joseph Franco. This collection of historical correspondence provides significant insight into the communal organization and leadership of the time, likely written in Hebrew or Judeo-Arabic, and would be of interest to historians and collectors of Judaica.","soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.092Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":113185,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113186/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, land of)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript. written in an aschkenazi hand with nikud on vellum. not examined out of frame. lot accompanied by associated documentation. 18th/19th-century. provenance: from the collection of the israeli archeologist and gallerist, elyada merioz (1932\u20132004). immediately following the end of the six day war, june 1967, elyada merioz worked on salvaging the remains of synagogues in the old city of jerusalem that had been destroyed by the jordanians the during the years of occupation after 1948. \n this haphtorah fragment was found in the ruins of the churva synagogue, old city jerusalem."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"282","title":{"en":"fragment of haphtorah scroll."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113186/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a fragment of a Haphtorah scroll, a section of the Nevi'im (Prophets) read in the synagogue after the weekly Torah portion. It is a religious text, written in Hebrew script, and would have been made from parchment, typical for Torah and Haphtorah scrolls. This fragment represents an ancient or historically significant piece of Jewish liturgical material, valuable for its textual content and material culture.","soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.094Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113186,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113187/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, state of)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"autograph hebrew manuscript. ff. 322, (8). contains 29 illustrations, 9 maps, 9 photographs, 3 topographical sections. bound in loose-leaf notebook (with maps laid down as end-papers), custom clamshell case. some papers (torn) loose in notebook. additional explanatory materials accompanies the lot. israel: 1967-68. this extensive \n unpublished manuscript is a comprehensive history of the golan heights. it serves both as a valuable guide to the locales of the golan, discussing in great depth the history and archeology of the region, as well as a memoir of the pitched battles between the israel defense forces and the syrian army in june of 1967, in which the author of this exhaustive study fought in.\n paul zev hartal saw action in the six day war both in jerusalem and the golan heights and provides here a rare first-hand account of his experiences compiled shortly after israel captured the golan. in his civilian life hartal worked as an urban and regional planner, and his scholarly approach is well reflected in this detailed and compelling manuscript.\n hartal (b. szeged, hungary, 1936), lived in israel from 1957-73, whereupon he settled in montreal. he has since achieved renown as an artist, credited as the originator of lyrical conceptualism (lyco art)."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"283","title":{"en":"paul zev hartal. the golan heights and the six-day war. a first-hand account compiled shortly after the capture of the golan from the syrians."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113187/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This item is a first-hand account by Paul Zev Hartal titled \"The Golan Heights and the Six-Day War,\" compiled shortly after the capture of the Golan from the Syrians. It is a historical document, likely a book or pamphlet, featuring a colored map illustrating military movements during the conflict. The map shows troop positions, battle lines, and key geographical features of the region, including the Sea of Galilee. The text above the map is in Hebrew, likely describing the stages of the liberation of the Golan. The document is a primary source providing immediate historical context to the 1967 Six-Day War.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.096Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":113187,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113188/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(israel, state of"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"housed in three albums. v.p.: v.d. this far-reaching collection comprises autographed material from several dozen individuals with prominent roles in the history of the jews in the land of israel in the late 19th century, through the period of the foundation and early years of the state of israel. also present is a parallel subset of diverse, yet integrally related autograph and ephemeral materials of prominent public figures from world jewry.\n includes autographs of various nature by six presidents and eight prime ministers of the state of israel. also: lord allenby, lord balfour, hayim nahman bialik, meir moshe dayan, meir dizengoff, abba eban, herbert samuel. important jewish persons of the diaspora include: simon dubnow, hans herzl, sir moses montefiore, solomon schechter, stephen wise and dozens more.\n further details available upon request."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"284","title":{"en":"etc.) sizable collection of autograph papers and related materials by significant individuals in jewish, zionist and israeli history. also materials concerning to zionist congresses, irgun, cyprus, philately, etc."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113188/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of a sizable collection of autograph papers and related materials from significant individuals in Jewish, Zionist, and Israeli history. The collection also includes materials concerning Zionist congresses, Irgun, Cyprus, and philately. These documents are textual, likely on paper, and could include letters, manuscripts, and various ephemera. The broad range of subjects and prominent figures makes this an important historical archive for researchers and collectors interested in the development of Zionism and the State of Israel.","soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.098Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":113188,"estimateMin":2000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113189/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(middle east)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"v.d.: v.d."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"285","title":{"en":"group of five arab leaders: * gamal abdel nasser (president of egypt, 1918-70). inscribed and signed business card. 14 march, 1954. * and: printed (unsigned) greeting card from nasser in arabic and english in which he \u201cextends his best wishes for christmas and new year.\u201d * yasser arafat (chairman of the palestine liberation organization, 1929-2004). signed in red on card with three images of arafat mounted above signature. * with: t.l.s. by director of president\u2019s office on plo letterhead, authenticating the signature. * faisal bin abdulaziz al saud (king of saudi arabia, 1906-75). signed in blue on greeting card, embossed with saudi arabian national emblem. * with: signed paper insert (t.c.s) by jamil m. baroody, saudi arabian ambassador to the united nations. * hussein bin talal (king of jordan, 1935-99). signed in blue on card with black-and-white portrait photograph, signed and dated 12 march 1973. * and: color portrait photograph, signed. * hosni mubarak (president of egypt, b. 1928). color portrait photograph, signed. * and: signature on card, with envelope from the president, the arab republic of egypt."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113189/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot features a group of five signed items from prominent Arab leaders. It includes an inscribed and signed business card from Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954), along with a printed greeting card from him. Yasser Arafat is represented by a card signed in red with three mounted images, authenticated by a typed letter signed by the director of the president\u2019s office. Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's signed greeting card is embossed with the Saudi Arabian national emblem, accompanied by a signed paper insert. Hussein bin Talal has a signed black-and-white portrait photograph (1973) and a signed color portrait. Finally, Hosni Mubarak's contributions include a signed color portrait photograph and a signed card with an envelope from his office. These items are historical autographs, primarily on cards and photographs, providing a tangible connection to key figures in Middle Eastern politics.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.099Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113189,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113190/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"amin al-husseini, mohammed"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"8.5 x 6.5 inches. housed in original portfolio. circa, jerusalem: 1920. palestinian arab nationalist and muslim leader in mandatory palestine who was appointed grand mufti of jerusalem. taken when husseini was a young man, this studio photograph was by khalil raad (1854\u20131957) known as \"palestine's first arab photographer.\""},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"286","title":{"en":"(grand mufti of jerusalem, 1897-1974). three-quarter length, silver-print photograph by c. raad of jerusalem, with signature below."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113190/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a silver-print photograph of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al-Husayni (1897-1974), captured by C. Raad of Jerusalem. The photograph is a three-quarter length portrait, depicting the Mufti in traditional attire, wearing a dark robe and a white turban. He is shown with a solemn expression, resting his hand on a book placed on a small table. A clear signature is visible below the image, adding to its historical significance and collectibility as a signed photographic portrait of a notable figure in Middle Eastern history.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.101Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113190,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113191/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(kabbalah)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript written on vellum in a square oriental type in brown ink. 28 lines per page. the david solomon sassoon copy. one bi-folio leaf (four pages). repaired with loss of text. mounted within modern wrappers. each leaf 7 x 6 inches. orient: 10th century. a fragment discovered in the cairo genizah. among the very oldest extant manuscripts of heichaloth. \n heichaloth, from the hebrew word for \u201cpalaces,\u201d relates to visions of ascent into heavenly chambers. the genre overlaps with merkavah or \u201cchariot\u201d literature, a reference to the prophet ezekiel\u2019s chariot. the heichaloth literature is a genre of jewish esoteric and revelatory texts attributed to the tannaic period.\n this fragment makes use of several greek words and contains textual variants from the published text. cf. s.a. wertheimer, batei midrashoth (jerusalem, 1968).\n see d.s. sassoon, ohel dawid: descriptive catalogue of the hebrew and samaritan manuscripts in the sassoon library (london, 1932), vol. i no. 522; and s.c. reif, a jewish archive in old cairo (2000) pp. 142-3.\n \n provenance: \n sotheby parke bernet, the collection of david solomon sassoon, 12th may, 1981, lot 28.\n sotheby\u2019s, property from the silberstein-boesky foundation, 3rd december, 2004, lot 7."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"287","title":{"en":"midrash heichaloth [\u201cmidrash of the palaces.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113191/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"aiDescription":"This lot is a textual item titled \"Midrash Heichaloth,\" also known as \"Midrash of the Palaces.\" It belongs to the genre of Jewish religious literature, specifically Midrash, which involves rabbinic interpretations of biblical texts. The language of the text is Hebrew, as indicated by the title. No specific period, materials, or visual features are provided in the catalog text or image.","soldPrice":16000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.103Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":113191,"estimateMin":5000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113192/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(italy)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"italian text, signed by giuseppe gavotti, with his seal affixed, surmounted by the coats of arms of both gavotti and pope pius vii. lluminated and decorated in gouache, ink and shell-gold on vellum. creased at folds. some ink and gold flaked, dampstains affecting a few letters. matted and framed. single sheet: 19 x 13 inches. rome: 1801. this illuminated document bestows important personal and commercial privileges on vitale di tivoli, a well to do jewish merchant who provided needed goods and services for the apostolic palace. as a result, he and his extended family were freed from many of the restrictions that their less fortunate co-religionists within the roman jewish community were obligated: they were exempted from the wearing of a distinctive jewish costume; their passage to and from the ghetto was not restricted; they were permitted to maintain their own shops outside the ghetto walls; and they were permitted to participate in the important trade fairs in sinigaglia and ancona. these rights and privileges which emanated from the holy see were widely respected and certainly provided an important social and economic advantage to the di tivoli family."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"288","title":{"en":"privileges accorded to vitale di tivoli and members of his family, and their households. granted by giuseppe gavotti, prefect of the apostolic palace."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113192/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This is a manuscript document from May 1801, granting privileges to Vitale di Tivoli and his family. The document, written in Italian, was issued by Giuseppe Gavotti, Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, under Pope Pius VII. It features an ornate coat of arms at the top, composed of two shields beneath a papal tiara and flanked by decorative elements. The text is handwritten in brown ink, with some red ink used for names and titles, and the initial 'F' is stylized within an illuminated square.","soldPrice":1200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.104Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":113192,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113193/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(italy)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"single sheet, sepia ink on rag paper. stained and heavily creased, holes and tears where document was affixed to wall, with no loss of text. 20 x 17 inches. late 18th century. the writer here laments the scarcity of genuine spiritually motivated people, willing to rise early and come to the synagogue to form a minyan. those who do not act appropriately, have thrown in their lot with the mockers within the local jewish community. - the time has come to urge the faithful to put an end to this scandal!"},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"289","title":{"en":"hebrew manuscript broadside against synagogue absenteeism."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113193/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew manuscript broadside, likely on paper given its format. The subject matter is a protest against synagogue absenteeism. As no image is provided, further visual details, materials, or specific dating cannot be ascertained beyond it being a manuscript.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.105Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113193,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113194/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(italy)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"v.p.: v.d. the first prayer was recited during a time of drought (see davidson no. 8148). the second prayer was recited in communities situated along the river po, including cremona, ferrara, mantua, reggio and turin. the po is a river that flows eastward across northern italy and over the centuries has been subject to heavy flooding."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"290","title":{"en":"two hebrew prayers relating to weather and conditions of nature: * metzalin leatzirath geshamim [prayer for rain]. eshpoch kayam mei dema\u2019oth. manuscript on paper. pp. 9. neat italian semi-cursive hebrew script. wax-candle staining. final page written in italian with date 1613. later wrappers. 4to. * tephilah al shetef mayim [prayer against the flooding of the river po]. manuscript on paper. single page. 14.5 x 10 in. italian square hebrew script. turin, 18th-century. worn at folds, taped repairs."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113194/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises two Hebrew manuscript prayers on paper relating to weather and natural conditions. The first, 'Prayer for Rain' (Metzalin leatzirath geshamim), dates to 1613 and is written in neat Italian semi-cursive Hebrew script with some wax-candle staining. The second, 'Prayer against the Flooding of the River Po' (Tephilah al shetef mayim), is an 18th-century Turin manuscript in Italian square Hebrew script. This single-page prayer features handwritten Hebrew text in brown ink, with some visible wear, folds, and tape repairs.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:14.107Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113194,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113195/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(india)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"manuscript on paper written in square hebrew characters with nikud in blue and brown ink. the two works are bound at at opposite ends of one volume. contemporary half calf, worn. sm. 4to. (cochin): c. 1900. the jews of cochin had a long tradition of singing devotional hymns (piyyutim) and songs on festive occasions. malayalam is the language found predominantly in the state of kerala, located at the southern tip of india. judeo-malayalam, the only known dravidian jewish language, was spoken by the miniscule community of cochini jews, today practically extinct."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"291","title":{"en":"hebrew manuscripts, two works bound in one volume: * (hilchoth shechitah) [laws of ritual slaughter]. with extensive translation into malayalam. pp. 53. * piyutim [poetic songs] for: pesach, shavu\u2019oth, sukoth, shemini atzereth, simchath torah and shabbath bereishith. pp. 100. according to the custom of cochin."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113195/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This lot contains two Hebrew manuscripts bound in one volume, written on paper. The first work, 'Hilchoth Shechitah' (Laws of Ritual Slaughter), includes extensive translation into Malayalam. The second part consists of 'Piyutim' (poetic songs) for various Jewish festivals and Shabbath Bereishith, composed according to the custom of Cochin. The manuscript displays handwritten Hebrew text, with a noticeable presence of Malayalam script interspersing the Hebrew.","soldPrice":1400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.163Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":113195,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113196/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(india)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"six mimeographed leaves (i.e. three two leaf documents repeated). text in hebrew and english in two columns. with four manuscript signatures of leaders of the hebron community including nissim haim cario and chanoch chason. plus three stamps of the hebron community. the front and verso of each leaf contains handwritten listings (in ink and pencil) of financial accounting including detailed expenses and income of this shadar. ff. 6. one stamp of hebron community excised on one leaf. tape repair on verso. circa, hebron: 1910. rabbi seliman menachem mani (1855-1924) was the son of r. eliyahu mani, chief rabbi of hebron (d. 1899). his mission to india was two-fold: seeking funds to release the male jewish residents of jerusalem who were forcibly conscripted for military service on behalf of the ottoman empire. and the pressing necessity to financially assist in supporting a hospital to treat the sick of jerusalem.\n see otzar harabanim 18512; m. d. gaon, yehudei hamizrach be\u2019eretz yisrael p. 444; c.f. a. yaari, shluchei eretz yisrael pp. 697."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"292","title":{"en":"shadar document issued for the emissary rabbi seliman menachem mani of hebron for his mission to the jews of india."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113196/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This is a Shadar (של\"חא דְרַבָּנָן, emissary of rabbis) document, issued for Rabbi Seliman Menachem Mani of Hebron. The purpose of the document was to authorize his mission to the Jewish communities in India. As no image is provided, further details about the physical appearance, materials, or specific dating cannot be determined beyond it being a manuscript document.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.165Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113196,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113197/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(india)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"red and blue on paper. unexamined out of frame. 27 x 21.5 inches. bombay: 1961."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"293","title":{"en":"jewish calendar in hebrew along with corresponding gregorian calendar dates. identifies times for sunrise and sunset, weekly torah portions and all festivals. boldly and competently composed by moshe bushari."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113197/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This is a Jewish calendar, composed by Moshe Bushari, which provides Hebrew dates alongside their corresponding Gregorian calendar dates. It details significant times such as sunrise and sunset, the weekly Torah portions, and all Jewish festivals. The language of the calendar is Hebrew. No image is provided, so the material, script style, or specific period beyond being a calendar is not discernible.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.166Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113197,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113198/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(kamenitz yeshiva)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"expressing their shock and horror \u201cconcerning the terrible scandal which occurred whereby the honor of the torah and the yeshiva was shamefully disgraced in public \u2026irresponsible and wild people interrupted the lecture of r. baruch ber\u2019s son-in-law r. yitzchak turetz in a savage and uncivilized manner.\u201d one folio page with integral blank. 12.5 x 8 inches. 49th day of sephirah (before shavuoth), yeshivath kaminetz : 1929. an historical document reflecting inner turmoil within the yeshiva. written in a lyrical hebrew with talmudic references, the writers state they bear witness that r. turetz\u2019s lecture did not contain any reference to the administration of the yeshiva, it only related to torah and mussar and was delivered with the agreement of the mashgiach. \u201cwe bitterly protest with all our might against this abomination. we demand that you warn those who desecrate the honor of the torah and spill pure blood that they not dare bring strange fire into this holy citadel. we sign in the cause of truth and peace.\u201d the signatories were among r. baruch ber\u2019s outstanding disciples: r. noach shimanowitz (founder of yeshivath knesseth chizkiyahu) and r. yehuda cooperberg (later of the kamenitzer yeshiva kollel, jerusalem."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"294","title":{"en":"letter of protest signed by prominent disciples of the kamenitzer yeshiva, including r. noach shimanowitz and r. yehuda cooperberg. written in hebrew to the mashgiach, r. naphtali (leibowitz)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113198/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This is a Hebrew manuscript, specifically a letter of protest. It was written by prominent disciples of the Kamenitzer Yeshiva, including R. Noach Shimanowitz and R. Yehuda Cooperberg, and addressed to the mashgiach, R. Naphtali (Leibowitz). The language of the letter is Hebrew. No image is provided, precluding further description of its physical characteristics, material, or precise dating.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.167Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113198,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113199/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper in various yemenite hands. some marginalia. colophon staes that one yahya yoseph received this siddur from yahya ibn said. ff. 152 (incomplete at beginning and end). variously worn from use, stained and torn in places. loose in old leather (padded with textual leaves). sm. folio. yemen: 17th/18th century. a later colophon is dated 1740. the main body of the text obviously pre-dates that as it includes a calendar from a century earlier."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"295","title":{"en":"prayer book according to yemenite rite. includes services for weekday, sabbath and festivals; also hoshanoth, pirkei avoth, hagadah shel pesach with commentary, megilath eichah, kinoth, megilath chashmonaim, selichoth, keter malchuth by ibn gabirol, marriage ceremony, milah, pidyon haben, nusach kethuba, get and chalitza, calendar for 1651-82 and other matters. final leaves contain dream interpretations ordered by subject."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113199/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This is a prayer book (siddur) according to the Yemenite rite, containing a comprehensive collection of services for weekdays, Sabbath, and festivals. It also includes specific prayers like Hoshanoth, Pirkei Avoth, Hagadah shel Pesach with commentary, Megilath Eichah, Kinoth, and Megilath Chashmonaim, along with Selichoth and Keter Malchuth by Ibn Gabirol. The volume further contains texts for life cycle events such as marriage, milah, pidyon haben, nusach kethuba, get, and chalitza, and a calendar covering the years 1651-1682, concluding with dream interpretations. As no image is provided, the material or script style is not discernible.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.169Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113199,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113200/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper in various yemenite square and semi-cursive hands, including r. yahya tzalach. with marginal notes and comments. some words underlined in red. with a calendar 1884-1921 on ff. 127-29. ff. 161. stained, few pages loose. later boards, worn. 8vo. yemen: 18th century. r. yachya tzalach [salih] (1715-1805), rabbi of san\u2019a, known by the acronym mahari\u201dtz, is considered the supreme halachic authority of yemen. he did not receive a salary for his rabbinic duties and earned his livelihood as a scribe.\n the yemenite scholar y. ratzaby states in a note appended to this machzor that the marginalia herein correspond to the commentary \u201cetz chaim\u201d by r. yahya tzalach. ratzaby surmises that the marginalia are an earlier version of his commentary and believes that they are in the hand of the author, as it was his custom to add marginal notes to the works he transcribed. see y. ratzaby, shevuth teiman (1945) pp. 100-17."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"296","title":{"en":"festival prayer book according to yemenite rite. includes services for high holydays, sukoth, hoshana raba, simchath torah. also with selichoth, tikun rosh chodesh, chanukah, purim."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113200/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This is a manuscript festival prayer book (machzor) adhering to the Yemenite rite. It contains services for the High Holy Days, Sukoth, Hoshana Raba, and Simchath Torah, as well as Selichoth, Tikun Rosh Chodesh, Chanukah, and Purim prayers. The book is written in Hebrew script with some rubrication for titles and significant words, and the binding shows signs of age and repair. The pages are handwritten, suggesting it is an older manuscript.","soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.170Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,000","currency":"USD","id":113200,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113201/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(liturgy)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"with blank sheets interspersed throughout, occasionally containing manuscript comments and corrections in dutch. pp. 646, 2. contemporary marbled boards, with ties, backstrip detached. thick 8vo. vinograd, amsterdam 2768. i. levisson, amsterdam: 1857. a prayer-book with a section intended especially for women. the translator was the headmaster of the jewish school of rotterdam. according to the approbation of joseph isaacson, chief rabbi of rotterdam, this translation excels in its clarity finding the true meaning behind the prayers. in his scholarly footnotes, the translator cites such scholars as w. heidenheim and r. yaakov tzvi meklenberg."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"297","title":{"en":"tephiloth beth yisrael [prayers for the entire year]. according to aschkenazi rite. with translation into dutch by a.d. lutomirski. includes techinoth."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113201/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This is a prayer book titled 'Tephiloth Beth Yisrael' (Prayers for the Entire Year), following the Aschkenazi rite. The manuscript or printed book includes a translation into Dutch by A.D. Lutomirski and also contains 'Techinoth' (supplicatory prayers). The primary language of the prayers is Hebrew, with the added Dutch translation. As no image is provided, further physical details, materials, or specific dating are not discernible.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.172Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113201,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113202/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(rabbinica)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper written in various square, cursive and semi-cursive italian hands with scattered marginalia. with stamp \u201cyeshivath ohel moshe, ramsgate, 1867\u201d on first and final leaves. ex-library. contemporary wrappers. 4to. 24 av, (italy): 1832. formerly in the collection of shlomo zalman chaim halberstam (the endpapers have the inscription \u201csh. z. ch. h. no. 246\u201d and montefiore library (h. hirschfeld, hebrew mss. of the montefiore library no. 451)."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"298","title":{"en":"a collection of six texts bound in one volume (montefiore ms. 451): * 1. moses b. nachman (nachmanides). debate with fra paulus before the king of aragon. ff. 1-10. * 2. eldad hadani. ff. 11-21. * 3. zeh hasha\u2019ar [poetic tochachot and azharoth]. ff. 22-30b. * 4. takanoth rabbeinu gershon [with discussion citing r. yechiel of paris]. ff. 30b - 32b. * 5. mishlei chachamim vechidotham [fables and a poem]. ff. 33-34. * 6. hilchoth nidah by hillel de la torre. nine chapters with words in italian. ff. 35-44."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113202/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This item is a collection of six distinct Hebrew texts bound together in a single volume, known as Montefiore MS. 451. The compilation includes works by Moses b. Nachman (Nachmanides), Eldad Hadani, poetic pieces, Takanoth Rabbeinu Gershon, fables, and Hilchoth Nidah by Hillel de la Torre, which notably contains Italian words. The subject matter ranges from debate and fables to legal and ritual discussions. The texts are presented in a scholarly and historical context.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.173Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113202,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113203/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"jacob ben asher"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper, written in an aschkenazi semi-cursive hand in brown ink. with headings and marginalia containing a synopsis of the chapter in red ink. ca. 435 leaves (incomplete, see below). stained and worn in places, final leaves frayed affecting some text. unbound, loose. thick 4to. (aschkenaz): early 15th century. an important, early manuscript of a halachic code whose over-riding authority has been accepted - indeed prized - by rabbinic scholars for generations.\n this manuscript certainly far predates the first printed edition (piove di sacco, 1475). it contains a number of variances and alternate readings when compared to the received text. for example, in chapter 70 the printed edition reads \u201crashi kathav\u201d (rashi writes) while the manuscript hear reads \u201crashi pasak\u201d (rashi ruled). \n clearly this manuscript deserves to be thoroughly studied to learn further novellae in relation to the standard, received text. \n the text here commences in the middle of chapter 46 (laws of documents) and continues until chap. 418 (torts). the original scribe of this manuscript numbered each chapter and includes a brief synopsis in red ink. these synopses do not appear in the printed editions. however the chapter numbers indicated by the scribe in the manuscript do not match the chapter numbers in the printed edition. a later scribe has crossed out many of the original numbers written in red ink and changed these chapter numbers in brown ink to conform to the standard chapter numbers in the printed editions.\n on the importance of the tur see i. sonne, tiyulim behistoria u\u2019bibliographia in: sepher hayovel alexander marx (1950) p. 222."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"299","title":{"en":"(ba\u2019al haturim). tur - choshen mishpat."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113203/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":25000,"aiDescription":"This item is an ancient manuscript of the 'Tur - Choshen Mishpat' by Ba\u2019al HaTurim, a significant work of Jewish law. It is a textual manuscript, likely on parchment or vellum, characterized by its aged and worn appearance. The pages display handwritten Hebrew script, with some marginal notes or commentary, indicating its historical and scholarly use. The binding appears to be soft or unbound, revealing multiple stacked leaves.","soldPrice":25000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.175Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$25,000 - $30,000","currency":"USD","id":113203,"estimateMin":25000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113204/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"luzzatto, samuel david"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"autograph manuscript in hebrew and italian. ink on paper in two columns, the left with shadal\u2019s original italian translation of the scriptural text, the right, with his commentary. ruled in inkwash. pp. ii, 1-98. lightly stained, trace wormed. later vellum-backed boards. sm. folio. (padua): n.d. samuel david luzzatto (1800-1865) was a leading jewish intellectual light of the 19th century. he was a philologist, grammarian, poet, literary historian and bible commentator, who said of himself \"judaeus sum, judaici nihil a me alienium puto / i am a jew; nothing jewish is alien to me\". [iggerot shadal v. ii, pg. 780] luzzatto served as a bridge between the italian jewish scholarly tradition of polymath rabbis such as azariah de rossi, elijah levita, and leon da modena, engaging in critical historical and philological studies, availing themselves of classical and christian sources as well as the full broadness of the rabbinic literature, and the nascent jewish wissenschaft movement of his time, which was the precusor to modern academic jewish studies. although shadal\u2019s writings are filled with daring, they are also permeated with faith in god and reverence for the torah and traditional rabbinic texts.\n shadal was a bonafide celebrity of jewish learning in his time. he trained two generations of italy's rabbis in his position as professor at the rabbinical seminary of padua, and corresponded on all manner of learned topics with scholars both jewish and christian, in eastern and western europe, in palestine and north africa, in at least four languages.\n shadal wrote broadly in numerous scholarly fields, but his greatest passion was bible translation and commentary (iggerot shadal v. ii, pg. 1414). it may be said of shadal that he wrote the first modern jewish bible commentaries. shadal would teach various books of the bible to his students, and to that end he prepared translations and commented on the text. each time he taught the book again he would revise his text according to his new insights, sometimes including comments of his students or son ohev ger (filosseno luzzatto, 1829-1854) whom he viewed as his scholarly scion. some of this work was brought to the press by shadal himself while others were worked and reworked upon by him and published posthumously or not at all.\n the present manuscript is an original autograph of shadal's italian translation and hebrew commentary to the first half of ezekiel, composed in his exceedingly neat and beautiful italian and hebrew handwriting. it seems to be his third and apparently final revision, completely corrected and superior to the manuscript used for the printing in lemberg 1876 (\"pirush shadal al\u2026 jeremiah, ezekiel, proverbs and job\"), which was based on his second revision. that printed edition contained material crossed out by shadal here in this manuscript, is missing sentences he added later, and also omitted his italian translation.\n shadal appears to have partly intended to use this commentary to call attention to his precocious son ohev ger as a promising scholar, citing an explanation by him in the very first verse, and throughout. in addition, from chapters 27:17 to 29:14 the commentary is completely authored by ohev ger, as shadal notes in the text. it translates and comments upon the first half of ezekiel alone because all of the haftarot from ezekiel are from this half of the book, and shadal prioritized this part of the text so that his work could be used for bibles in the synagogue.\n in this manuscript shadal makes copious use of the classical jewish commentaries, christian scholars, classical texts, and modern european lexical and reference works, as well as his own original suggestions based upon realia, philology and occasionally positing a textual emendation - a first for a jewish commentator. it is possible that he did not bring this manuscript to press himself because he considered certain emendations provided too controversial.\n (details in this regard, as well as a more comprehensive description available upon request).\n with grateful thanks to shimon steinmetz, brooklyn, ny for his scholarly expertise in preparing the description of this manuscript."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"300","title":{"en":"(shadal). commentary to the book of yechezkel (ezekiel). chaps. 1-33."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113204/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":10000,"aiDescription":"This item is a manuscript commentary by Shadal (Samuel David Luzzatto) on chapters 1-33 of the Book of Yechezkel (Ezekiel). The manuscript consists of multiple handwritten pages, likely on paper, with visible aging and wear. The text is primarily in Hebrew, with notes and annotations possibly in another language, consistent with scholarly commentary. The overall appearance is that of a historical, academic work.","soldPrice":13000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.176Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":113204,"estimateMin":10000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113205/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(megilath esther)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"inscription along margin of final membrane: \u201cthis belongs to naphtali henry hart given to him by his father d. hart, dece(mber?)\u2026\u201d with scattered manuscript notes. set on wooden roller and thumb-tab. stained and faded in places, trimmed first membrane detached. dutch: 18th-century. naphtali henry hart (1800-32) was born in charleston, south carolina to daniel and bella (levy) hart. the senior hart helped rebuild the city\u2019s war-stricken economy by reviving the city\u2019s chamber of commerce; he was also a major financial contributor to charleston\u2019s historic synagogue, kahal kadosh beth elo-him.\n hart family members married into such sephardic dynasties as seixas, lopez and lazarus.\n \n provenance: the late rabbi dr. david de sola pool."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"301","title":{"en":"scroll of esther accomplished in black ink on vellum. composed in 17 columns on 4 membranes. initial column containing a panel for the blessings chanted prior to the reading. the text set within elaborately engraved historiated borders depicting the characters and scenes that populate the purim narrative. height: 6.5 inches."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113205/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":7000,"aiDescription":"This item is a Scroll of Esther, expertly crafted in black ink on vellum, measuring 6.5 inches in height. It features 17 columns of text across four membranes, with the initial column dedicated to the blessings chanted before reading. A notable visual feature is the elaborately engraved historiated borders, which depict characters and scenes from the Purim narrative, characteristic of highly decorated Megillahs.","soldPrice":11500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.814Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":113205,"estimateMin":7000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113206/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(megilath esther)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"of petite size and uncommon format: columns of text encircled by mirhab-shaped arches with repeating, geometric design elements, executed in green and colored inks. on verso of second membrane appears the name hirsch kohen. darkened with few tears in first column, stained or faded in places with minimal loss of text. height: 4.5 inches. continental: 18th-century."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"302","title":{"en":"complete scroll of esther accomplished in black ink on vellum. composed on five membranes in 23 columns."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113206/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This item is a complete Scroll of Esther, meticulously inscribed in black ink on vellum. The scroll is composed of five membranes and arranged into 23 columns of text. As a functional religious artifact, it is likely written in Hebrew script.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.816Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113206,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113207/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(megilath esther)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"length: 125 inches, height: 17.5 inches. continental: 19th-century."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"303","title":{"en":"complete manuscript esther scroll on vellum written in an aschkenazic hand. composed on five membranes in 15 columns. (two repairs). set on wooden roller."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113207/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a complete manuscript Esther scroll, written on vellum in an Ashkenazic hand. It is composed of five membranes, featuring 15 columns of text, and is mounted on a wooden roller for display and use. The scroll has undergone two repairs, indicative of its age and use as a religious object.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.817Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113207,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113208/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(megilath esther)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"length: 71 inches, height: 7.5 inches. housed in pictorial tube. sinai publishing, tel aviv: circa 1968."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"304","title":{"en":"complete manuscript \u2018hamelech\u2019 esther scroll on vellum. composed on four membranes in 16 columns with additional introductory column bearing the hebrew blessings recited before the reading of the scroll. engraved introductory column and columns of text within decorative borders with depictions of scenes from the purim narrative. all in the dutch style of the 18th-century."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113208/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"aiDescription":"This item is a complete manuscript 'Hamelech' Esther scroll, created on vellum in the Dutch style of the 18th century. It comprises four membranes, presenting 16 columns of text, along with an additional introductory column for the Hebrew blessings. The scroll is distinguished by its engraved introductory column and text columns, both set within decorative borders featuring scenes from the Purim narrative.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.819Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":113208,"estimateMin":1000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113209/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(mizrach)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"ink on card. unexamined out of frame. 6.5 x 11 inches. n.p: 20th-century."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"305","title":{"en":"charming 2-color mizrach sign featuring hebrew verse from psalms 113: \u201cfrom the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, let god\u2019s name be praised\u201d accented with floral motif."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113209/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This item is a charming 2-color Mizrach sign, a decorative plaque used to indicate the direction of Jerusalem in Jewish homes. It features a Hebrew verse from Psalms 113, 'From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, let God\u2019s name be praised,' enhanced with a floral motif. This piece serves as both a devotional object and an decorative artwork.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.820Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113209,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113210/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(mizrach)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"pastel and pen-and-ink on paper. signed and dated by artist within columns. unexamined out of frame 19 x 15 inches to mat. american(?): 1918."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"306","title":{"en":"shevithi / mizrach finely composed by aaron hakohen lefkowitz in classic architectural style, with typical jewish iconographic elements and incorporating traditional hebrew texts."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113210/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"aiDescription":"This item is a finely composed Shevithi / Mizrach by Aaron Hakohen Lefkowitz, presented in a classic architectural style. It incorporates traditional Hebrew texts and typical Jewish iconographic elements within its design. The colorful composition features a prominent arch, columns, a menorah, a Star of David, and two deer flanking a tablet, all characteristic of devotional plaques.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.822Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":113210,"estimateMin":1200},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113211/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(mizrach)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"colored inks and gouache on paper. uniformly browned, tears and losses expertly repaired, some original ink faded with several texts gone over in later ink. framed. 17 x 23 inches. (ukraine: 19th century). mizrach/shevithi plaques were placed upon the synagogue eastern wall to serve as both an indicator of the appropriate direction of prayer as well as to provide verses and texts upon which worshippers might concentrate to increase their level of \u201ckavannah\u201d (intention), rendering their prayers more efficacious. these plaques often made use of standard decorative motifs of eastern european jewish folk art such as the lions, eagles and livestock - as seen here. a common element is the stylized illustration of the menorah inscribed with the words of psalm 67. while nearly all such plaques included certain stock hebrew phrases, the present shevithi contains a much broader selection of these texts than is seen on nearly any other example. in addition to these standard biblical verses, the present example adds texts from the zohar, the quintessential book of jewish mysticism, numerous talmudic tractates, and surprisingly, several selections from the yom kippur liturgy. accordingly, it has been suggested that the plaque was originally created to serve during the high holiday season.\n the lower register contains a later hebrew dedication reading: \u201cfor the ascent of the soul of the holy martyr levi ben jacob kiknis, called to his eternal rest, nisan 15, 5663, may his soul be bound up in the bonds of life; may his merits protect us.\u201d the equivalent date, mid-april of 1903, and the characteristically ukrainian name kiknis, make it almost a foregone conclusion that this plaque was re-purposed to commemorate one of the victims of the infamous kishinev massacre. although the name of levi kiknis is absent from the list of 49 jews murdered in kishinev, the date suggests that he was likely one of the more than 500 jews who were grievously wounded and who succumbed to his injuries in the days following the massacre."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"307","title":{"en":"intricate and erudite 19th century devotional plaque. with rededication to a victim of the 1903 pogroms."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113211/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"aiDescription":"This item is an intricate and erudite 19th-century devotional plaque, likely made of paper or parchment, featuring a complex architectural and symbolic design. The plaque is adorned with numerous Hebrew texts, including a rededication to a victim of the 1903 pogroms, set within arched frames supported by columns. Prominent visual features include lions, bulls, winged creatures, and a menorah, all contributing to its rich Jewish iconography.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.823Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":113211,"estimateMin":5000},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113212/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"mach, nathaniel of bischheim"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew autograph manuscript signed, written on paper in an ashkenazic cursive script with paragraph headings in square script; some marginalia in another hand. stained, upper margin slightly frayed affecting headings, upper left corner of first three leaves repaired with loss. modern boards. 4to. alt breisach: 1814. the author signs himself as \u201cnesanel mach of bischheim, near strasbourg\u201d (see f. 18b) and references the napoleonic wars of 1814 \u201cwith a blessing for peace, this city should be captured from the germans.\u201d he wrote the manuscript in alt-breisach, in the house of abraham oppenheimer, son of the communal leader, getz oppenheimer (see top of f. 15a and bottom of 21a).\n the author clearly taught talmud as he cites commentaries that were said\u201dlepilpul hatalmidim.\u201d he also cites lengthy comments from \u201craban shel kol bnei hagolah,\u201d however the margin is frayed and the specific name is not discernible (see ff. 19a and 21b). commentaries in the name of his teachers appear but unfortunately the margin on those leaves are frayed as well and only the phrase \u201cadoni mori verabi hacharif\u2026hakollel\u2026luntschitz\u201d can be seen (f. 8a). the author confidently takes issue with both r. jonathan eybeschuetz and his successor in altona, r. noach tzvi berlin (f. 9b) and on the whole, the novellae here are quite intricate in their scholarship."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"308","title":{"en":"(chidushei sugyoth) [novellae to the talmud]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113212/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"aiDescription":"This is a manuscript of 'Chidushei Sugyoth,' or novellae to the Talmud. The item is a textual religious work, specifically Jewish legal commentary. It is composed of handwritten text in Hebrew script, covering the entire page with a dense block of script. The paper appears aged with some discoloration and minor tears, particularly along the bottom edge.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.825Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":113212,"estimateMin":1500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113213/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"meir(son), golda"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"one page each. punch-holes. 8.5 x 6 inches. jerusalem: v.d."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"309","title":{"en":"(fourth prime minister of the state of israel, 1898-1978). two typed letters signed, in hebrew on letterhead of the ministry of labour. * to secretary of finance levi eshkol. golda contradicts the argument, then current, that amidar, the state-owned housing company has largely completed its task of providing new immigrants with adequate housing. she supports the efforts to restructure amidar so that their work may be furthered rather than terminated. 23rd may, 1954. * to secretary general of the histardrut trade union m(ordechai) namir. golda disassociates herself from a restructuring program for kibbutz ein harod sponsored by a minority of the mapam party, allowed for the appropriation of the kibbutz property and that would benefit not the kibbutz but the initiators of the program. she feels that this would set a dangerous and divisive precedent. 21st june, 1954."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113213/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of two typed letters signed by Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel (1898-1978), written in Hebrew on Ministry of Labour letterhead in 1954. The first letter, dated May 23, 1954, is addressed to Levi Eshkol, Secretary of Finance, and concerns the restructuring of Amidar, a state-owned housing company. The second letter, dated June 21, 1954, is addressed to Mordechai Namir, Secretary General of the Histadrut trade union, and expresses Meir's opposition to a restructuring program for Kibbutz Ein Harod. Both letters are significant historical documents relating to early Israeli social and economic policy.","soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.826Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":113213,"estimateMin":800},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113214/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(music)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"written, illustrated and decorated in colored inks and gouache. text in german with some hebrew. ff. 20. original boards. sm. 4to. hamburg: 1907. this charming booklet contains the lyrics for a musical performed in honor of hamburg\u2019s chief cantor nathan jakob susskind (1831-1915) to commemorate his many years of service. written by alfred behrens, the characters include personified versions of all the jewish holidays, played by a dozen performers. the musical numbers are each denoted with a traditional tune from the synagogue liturgy. written in an elegant hand, with the name susskind highlighted several times, this special copy is doubtlessly the unique exemplar, created as a keepsake for the honoree himself."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"310","title":{"en":"alfred behrens. des schammes traum [\u201cthe sexton\u2019s dream.\u201d]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113214/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a calligraphic, illuminated manuscript titled \"Des Schammes Traum\" (\"The Sexton's Dream\") by Alfred Behrens, dated January 27, 1907, Hamburg. It is a 'Festspiel' (festival play) dedicated to Obercantor M.I. Süsskind. The visual features include decorative red columns adorned with green leafy vines, supporting a yellow arch with the title, all in a folk-art style.","soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:12.827Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113214,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113215/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(sciences)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper, written in an aschkenazic cursive hand. decorative title-page many astronomical charts and diagrams. ff. 197, (5). lightly worn and stained, few edges frayed, lower corner of title repaired, few other neat marginal repairs. contemporary marbled boards, broken. folio. 6th tammuz, vilna: 1769. as stated on the title-page, the scribe, yitzchak eliyahu b. yonah, composed this manuscript in the beth hamedrash hayashan of vilna, completing it in the summer of 1769. this was during the lifetime of the vilna gaon - likely a reflection of the strong interests in the natural sciences that the vilna gaon himself encouraged having such subject matter be published in hebrew.\n this manuscript predates the first edition (berlin, 1777) which was edited from an incomplete, defective manuscript by the celebrated baruch schick of shklov, a disciple of the vilna gaon. the second edition (1848) was published by ber goldberg with corrections based upon another incomplete manuscript. \n the present manuscript contains variances and more complete passages when compared to these published versions. a critical edition consulting all available manuscripts remains a desideratum. a careful comparison with this manuscript would obviously be a necessity.\n the author of the yesod olam, wrote this work at the request of his teacher, asher ben yechiel (rosh). it is considered the most important contribution toward the study of astronomy throughout hebrew literature."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"311","title":{"en":"yitzhak ben yoseph israeli. yesod olam [geometry, astronomy and cosmography]."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113215/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"aiDescription":"This is a manuscript titled 'Yesod Olam' by Yitzhak Ben Yoseph Israeli, a textual work on geometry, astronomy, and cosmography. The item is an open book displaying two pages of handwritten text in Hebrew script. The pages also feature a hand-drawn diagram illustrating astronomical or geometrical concepts, including circles and lines, along with marginal notations in the same script. The paper appears aged with some staining and foxing.","soldPrice":6000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.637Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":113215,"estimateMin":5000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113216/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"schachter-shalomi, zalman"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"a deep and probing correspondence relating to matters of depression, sexuality and suicide. accompanied by four envelopes. winnipeg, brooklyn, and east hampton: 1963-65. as a deeply troubled student, charles (chuck) vernoff (1942-2013), actively sought out both psychiatric and spiritual advice in an attempt to come to terms with the existential problems which plagued him. among the rabbis he consulted was meshullam zalman schachter-shalomi, one of the founders of the jewish renewal movement. in one of the letters here, schachter-shalomi, who achieved a level of notoriety for experimenting with \"the sacramental value of lsd\" suggests that vernoff make the acquaintance of timothy leary in cambridge, though admonishing him not to \u201ctake anything - yet.\u201d vernoff also corresponded with rabbi menachem mendel schneerson during the same period (see next lot). despite his excessive youthful angst, vernoff went on to enjoy a successful 28 year career as a beloved professor of religion at cornell university until his sudden death in 2013."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"312","title":{"en":"(\"reb zalman,\" 1924-2014). four autograph letters signed to charles vernoff (1963-65), written in characteristic calligraphic style. * with: one letter from vernoff."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113216/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises four autograph letters signed by \"Reb Zalman\" (1924-2014) to Charles Vernoff, written between 1963 and 1965. The letters are noted for their characteristic calligraphic style. The lot also includes one letter from Vernoff to Reb Zalman. No image is available for this lot, but it represents personal correspondence from a significant religious figure.","soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.638Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":113216,"estimateMin":200},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113217/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"schneerson, menachem mendel."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"includes a third typed letter, signed by yehuda krinsky of merkos l\u2019inyonei chinuch concerning vernoff\u2019s plans to come for yomtov (10/66). * accompanied by three envelopes. brooklyn, new york: 1964-66. charles (chuck) vernoff, as a deeply troubled young man, wrote to the lubavitcher rebbe seeking spiritual guidance. the two compassionate yet firm responses which comprise this lot display the rebbe\u2019s personal involvement and the great lengths he went to provide mental comfort and spiritual direction."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"313","title":{"en":"(seventh grand rabbi of lubavitch, 1902-94). two typed letters signed, written in english to shaye elye (charles) vernoff."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113217/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This lot contains two typed letters signed by the Seventh Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch (1902-1994), written in English to Shaye Elye (Charles) Vernoff. These letters are examples of correspondence from a prominent religious leader of the 20th century. No image is available for this item.","soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.640Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113217,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113218/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"shereshefsky, chaim"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper. artistic title-page in hebrew with some german. ff. 35. modern calf. 8vo. (tavrig, lithuania: 1875). an interesting but depressing autobiography. written in a fine hebrew style, including some rather sorrowful, self-reflective poetry. commences with a description of his newly married life, which due to financial reversals ended rather quickly. a visit to st. petersburg sparked the decision to seek a new future by traveling to america. shereshefsky settled in baltimore and found work as a peddler and hebrew teacher. he was despondent to come across a sunken level of morality in the jewish community alongside unethical business practices. after a stay of three months, the writer decided to return to lithuania."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"314","title":{"en":"hazeman vemikreihu-sepher hazichronoth lehazkiram [autobiography and travelogue in america]"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113218/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This item is a printed book titled 'Hazeman Vemikreihu-Sepher Hazichronoth Lehazkiram,' which is an autobiography and travelogue detailing experiences in America, beginning from the year 1872. The front cover features a decorative border with horizontal and vertical lines, framing the title in Hebrew script, along with a quote from Psalm 40:8 in German and Hebrew. The overall aesthetic is that of a late 19th-century or early 20th-century publication.","soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.641Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113218,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113219/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(yemen)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"hebrew manuscript on paper, uniform yemenite hand. illustration on f. 34. ff. 38. slight worming in places. modern calf. 8vo. (sa\u2019ana): 19th century."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"315","title":{"en":"three manuscripts relating to shechitah bound together: dinei re\u2019iyah [reflecting local practice of sa\u2019ana community]. * samuel b. nathaniel halevi. hilchoth shechitah and treifoth. * israel najara. kitzur\u2026hilchoth shechitah."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113219/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of three manuscripts bound together, all relating to 'shechitah' (kosher ritual slaughter). The manuscripts include 'Dinei Re'iyah,' reflecting the local practices of the Sa'ana community; 'Hilchoth Shechitah and Treifoth' by Samuel b. Nathaniel Halevi; and 'Kitzur\u2026Hilchoth Shechitah' by Israel Najara. These are textual religious works in Hebrew, focusing on Jewish dietary laws and practices. No image is available for this lot.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.642Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113219,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113220/1/1.png"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"print-cutout surrounding hebrew hand-written names of deceased members, ordered by males and females. executed in golds and browns, mounted onto board. stained and with various repairs. 31 x 23 inches. odobesti, romania, : 1904-48. theodor herzl, father of political zionism, passed away just two days following the founding of this zionist brotherhood."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"316","title":{"en":"large synagogue memorial plaque of a zionist brotherhood society, founded july 1st 1904. theodor herzl prominently displayed within central cartouche. surrounded by architectural arch."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113220/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This is a large synagogue memorial plaque of a Zionist brotherhood society, founded on July 1st, 1904. The plaque prominently displays Theodor Herzl within a central cartouche, surrounded by an architectural arch. This piece serves as a historical artifact commemorating a Zionist organization and its connection to Herzl. No image is available for this lot.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.644Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113220,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113221/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(zionism)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"original boards. 4to. est: $4,000 - $6,000 oscar gruen (1890-1953) was the founding editor of the first jewish news bureau, the juedische pressezentrale, which published a weekly edition in zurich from 1917 to 1940. gruen began the pressezentrale in the wake of world war i in order to counteract what he saw as international agitation against jews. in 1919, gruen was a member of the committee which, under the leadership of louis marshall, presented the jewish case to the paris peace conference and secured the inclusion of the \"minority rights clause\" in the various constitutions of the newly established states in central europe. as editor of one of the world\u2019s leading jewish periodicals, gruen witnessed firsthand many of the most important jewish-related events of the time, including the 20th zionist congress (1937) and the evian conference (1938).\n this autograph book records more than 300 signatures and inscriptions from the delegates and attendees of these two important conferences. signatures include: chaim weizmann, marcus ehrenpreis, stephen s. wise, a.s. yahudah, abba hillel silver, elias tcherikower, cyrus adler, judah magnes, felix warburg, david de sola pool, louis lipsky, lord marley, menachem ussishkin and a great many others. also found within the album are many inscribed visiting cards as well as a few candid snapshot photographs of conference attendees."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"317","title":{"en":"autograph book belonging to the journalist oscar gruen, with hundreds of entries obtained at the twentieth zionist congress (1937) and the evian conference (1938)."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113221/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"aiDescription":"This lot is an autograph book belonging to journalist Oscar Gruen, containing hundreds of entries and signatures collected at the Twentieth Zionist Congress (1937) and the Evian Conference (1938). The collection includes various handwritten entries, signatures, and small photographs. Notable visual features include a drawn portrait of a man, several business cards, and a photographic print showing men in suits. The entries are in multiple languages, including Hebrew and German script, providing a rich primary source of historical interactions and connections from significant pre-WWII events related to Zionism and the Jewish refugee crisis.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.645Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":113221,"estimateMin":4000},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113222/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"struck, hermann."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"etching. signed by artist in pencil lower left and marked \u201cprobdruck i 3.\u201d on japan paper. 20 x 25 inches (sheet size). est: $400 - $600"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"318","title":{"en":"the scholar."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113222/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is an etching titled \"The Scholar,\" depicting an elderly man with a long beard and a thoughtful expression, seated in an ornate chair while engrossed in a large open book. The artwork is characterized by its detailed cross-hatching and shading, conveying a sense of deep concentration and intellectual engagement. The style suggests a portrait or genre scene from the early to mid-20th century, with a focus on traditional scholarly imagery.","soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.646Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113222,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113223/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"struck, hermann."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"signed by struck lower left, three numbered lower right. artist\u2019s monogram in the plate on two. range 5.5 x 4.5 inches to 13 x 10.5 inches."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"319","title":{"en":"group of four etchings by struck including a self-portrait."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113223/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"aiDescription":"This lot consists of a group of four etchings by Hermann Struck, including a self-portrait. One etching depicts a man in a long robe and head covering, holding a staff. The subject matter suggests portraiture and genre scenes. The material is etchings, and visually, the works feature fine lines and tonal variations typical of the medium.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.647Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":113223,"estimateMin":500},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113224/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"struck, hermann."},"available":false,"description":{"en":"etching. signed and numbered by struck lower left. artist\u2019s monogram and date in the plate. numbered 24/100. 14.5 x 11.5 inches. 1905 a sympathetic portrait of josef israels (1824-1911) accomplished in his later years."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"320","title":{"en":"joseph israels. three-quarter view bust portrait facing left."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113224/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"aiDescription":"This is an etching by Joseph Israëls, featuring a three-quarter view bust portrait of an elderly man facing left. The man has a prominent beard and mustache, and wears glasses. The artwork, in an sepia tone, captures a thoughtful or somber expression, characteristic of 19th-century portraiture.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:13.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":113224,"estimateMin":400},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113225/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(rabbinic portraits)."},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"chromolithograph. unexamined out of frame. some staining along center left portion. chipped at corner, lower right. 15.5 x 19.5 inches to mat. breslau, late 19th-century a most interesting selection of 40 rabbinic portraits from the more well-known and celebrated (the vilna gaon, r. jonathan eybescheutz and the chasam sofer) to the less commonly depicted (rabbis naftali hirsch katzenellenbogen, yedidya tia weil of karlsruhe and david hacohen de azevedo). printed by s. schottlaender whose press operated from 1888-94.\n see a mirror of jewish life: a selection from the moldovan family collection (tel aviv, 1999) no. 5."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"321","title":{"en":"\u201cdie grossen, gelehrten rabbiner jsraels. the great learned rabbis of israel.\u201d featuring bust portraits of the great ashkenazic and sephardic rabbis from the 12th to 19th centuries, with a larger, central image of maimonides; the whole topped by \u2018crown of torah.\u2019 hebrew (and some german) captions which include respective rabbi\u2019s name and other information including: city, position, magnum opus and date of death."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113225/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is a framed historical print titled 'Die Grossen, Gelehrten Rabbiner Israels,' depicting numerous bust portraits of prominent Ashkenazic and Sephardic rabbis from the 12th to the 19th centuries. A larger central image of Maimonides is featured, crowned by a 'Crown of Torah.' The print includes Hebrew and some German captions detailing names, cities, positions, magnum opuses, and dates of death. The visual design is ornate, with decorative borders and textual elements, suggesting a celebratory or educational purpose.","soldPrice":900,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:26.534Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113225,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113226/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(algeria)"},"available":false,"description":{"en":"lithograph with texts in hebrew and french with all in tones of green and beige. unexamined out of frame. 11 x 15 inches to frame. 20th-century"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"322","title":{"en":"portrait of rabbi ephraim (ben israel) elnkaoua (alnaqua) of tlemcen (1359-1442). featuring vignettes of: the rabbi\u2019s arrival on lion-back with rein of snake; the synagogue; the \u201csource,\u201d or ritual bath of the rabbi; the entrance to the cemetery; the tomb of the rabbi. all adorned with cornucopia of motifs, stars-of-david, a crown of torah and an open hebrew book flanked by rampant lions."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113226/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"aiDescription":"This framed print is a decorative portrait of Rabbi Ephraim (ben Israel) Elnkaoua (Alnaqua) of Tlemcen (1359-1442). The central image shows the rabbi's tomb, surrounded by vignettes depicting significant scenes from his life or legend, such as his arrival on a lion with a snake rein, the synagogue, his ritual bath, the cemetery entrance, and his tomb. The artwork is richly adorned with motifs including cornucopias, Stars of David, a Crown of Torah, and an open Hebrew book flanked by rampant lions, with captions in Hebrew and French, indicative of a devotional or commemorative piece.","lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:26.536Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":113226,"estimateMin":300},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113227/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"banet, mordechai"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"copperplate engraving. 12 x 9.25 inches. rubens, jewish iconography 115. moravia, early 19th-century a scarce portrait of r. mordechai banet (1753-1829) of nikolsburg, chief rabbi of moravia."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"323","title":{"en":"marcus benedict. ober landrabiner in mähren. half-length portrait of mordechai banet, facing front. captioned below in german and hebrew."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113227/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"aiDescription":"This is a half-length portrait print of Marcus Benedict, identified as Ober Landrabiner in Mähren (Chief Regional Rabbi in Moravia), depicting Mordechai Banet. The subject faces forward, sporting a long white beard and a fur hat. Captions below the portrait are in German and Hebrew, providing textual context for this religious portrait. The print's style suggests an 18th or 19th-century date, commonly used for commemorating significant figures.","soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:17:26.537Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":113227,"estimateMin":600},{"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/113228/2/2.jpg"],"artist":{"en":"(costume)"},"soldDate":"2017-06-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"three framed. sold not subject to return. rubens, jewish iconography nos. 56, 59, 62, 91, 1654, 1975, 2370, 2374, 2422, 2424 and others. 18th-19th centuries provenance : alfred rubens collection."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"324","title":{"en":"group of c. 24 prints: mostly jewish costume, also synagogue and related scenes."},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/2531/lot/113228/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":2000,"aiDescription":"This lot comprises approximately 24 prints, primarily focusing on Jewish costume, with additional scenes depicting synagogues and related subjects. The image shows a colored print titled \"Dzieci żydowskie / Enfants Juifs\" (Jewish Children), illustrating a group of figures in traditional attire outside a building. 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