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within the jewish community in particular.  \n    \n   see b.w. korn, american jewry and the civil war (1951), pp.16-25."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"15","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119498/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:07.820Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":119498,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":70,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119499/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica).  \n j. mendes de solla. kol divrei hatorah. a vocabulary of the pentateuch\u2026 designed as a class-book.  \n   \n  first edition.  pp. viii, 152. ex-library. original boards, gutter split, boards detached. 8vo. singerman 1881.  \n  \n philadelphia, for the author, 1865."},"estimateMax":250,"lotNumber":"16","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119499/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":70,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:07.821Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - 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בעזרת משפחות ארונסון ופריידלנד. הת\"ת הגיעה למשכנה הקבועה ב-1315 רח' 43 בתרע\"ב."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"19","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119502/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:07.825Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":119502,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119503/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica).   \n  (pinkas). congregation ohab zedek of flatbush.  \n  \n manuscript in hebrew and yiddish written in a fine calligraphic hand in multi-colors. lists officers and members (men and women). pp. 12 (excluding many blanks). original thick ledger boards. folio.  \n  \n brooklyn, new york, 1954.  \n  \n   with additional detached leaf containing a draft sketch of the title page, including the year it was commissioned (1954). the artist ultimately chose a different design.","he":"פנקס קהילת אוהב צדק ד'פלאטבוש.  \n  \n ברוקלין, תשי\"ד (1954).  \n כתב-יד באנגלית ויידיש בצבעים שונים. עם רשימות חברי הבוארד (וועדה) וחברים כלליים (גברים ונשים).  \n  \n 12 עמודים לא כולל עמודים ריקים. כריכה מקורית. פוליו.  \n  \n עם עמוד נוסף (תלוש) עם טיוטה לעמוד שער אלטרנטיבית לפנקס."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"20","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119503/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:07.826Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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[\u201cwake up! a call to american orthodoxy.\u201d]  \n  \n text in yiddish. pp. (16). light stains. original printed wrappers. 8vo.  \n  \n new york, shulsinger brothers, 1936.  \n  \n   at the time of this publication, r. teitz had been in america for only three years. european jewry was thriving beyond measure and america was still a peripheral \u2018desert of torah.\u2019 outlining a vision for an american orthodox renaissance, it is perhaps in this very pamphlet that the first sparks of r. teitz\u2019s far-reaching vision can be seen. while his ambition and commitment are made clear, none would guess at this early stage just what a remarkable impact this 28-year-old rabbi would make on american jewry at large.  \n  \n   born in latvia and exposed to many of the greatest torah minds of europe before his arrival in america, r. pinchas mordechai teitz (1908-95) was appointed the successor rabbi to r. elazar mayer preil of elizabeth, new jersey, whose daughter teitz married. pioneering a form of \u2018first-rate\u2019 orthodoxy that worked in america, he made significant contributions to america\u2019s developing religious infrastructure.  \n    \n   see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pinchas_mordechai_teitz.","he":"הרב פנחס מרדכי טייטץ.  \n עורה! א רוף צו דער אמריקנער ארתאדאקסי.  \n  \n ניו יורק, תרצ\"ו (1936).  \n טקסט ביידיש.  \n 16 עמודים. כתמים קלים. 8vo.  \n  \n בזמן ההדפסה, הרב טייטץ היה באמריקה רק 3 שנים. יהדות אירופאי הייתה בשיאה ואמריקה עדיין הייתה 'מדבר מתורה'. כברבחוברת זאת ניתן לראות את החזון של רב טייטץ ליהדות פורייה ונאמנת למסורת בארה\"ב."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"21","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119504/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:12.831Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - 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the final hurdle for jewish civil liberties in america.  \n  \n   while the federal constitution and bill of rights guaranteed full equality to american jews, its provisions were not binding on state governments prior to the passage of the fourteenth amendment in 1868. consequently, every state (with the exception of new york) proceeded to adopt a constitution that deprived the jews of political equality.  \n  \n   in maryland there was a protracted struggle to invest the jews with political equality. maryland\u2019s first constitution, passed in 1776, retained a colonial statute requiring all public servants to invoke a christian oath. not only were governmental officials and members of the legislature considered public servants, but so were lawyers, militia officers and jurors. thus, a jew was deprived of a possible professional livelihood and opportunity to demonstrate loyalty to his country. maryland jews protested their inferior status as early as 1797, but it was not until 1826, when the jew bill was confirmed by the legislature, that jews were fully relieved of social prejudices. the staunchest advocates of the jewish cause during this struggle were thomas kennedy of washington county, judge henry m. brackenridge of baltimore, ebener s. thomas and colonel william g.d. worthington. militating for passage of the bill were the jews of baltimore, a sizable community of some 150 souls, led by solomon etting (1764-1847). the jew bill was initially defeated in 1819 but finally passed in 1826.  \n  \n   despite the fact that it was a state issue, the impact of the jew bill extended well beyond maryland, it caught the young nation\u2019s attention and reverberated overseas. in britain, where the jewish question was an even more contentious issue, members of parliament received copies of pro-jew bill speeches: \u201cspeeches on the jew bill in the house of delegates in maryland \u201c (phila., 1829)  \n - see kestenbaum auction xxx, lot 27.  \n  for further, see s.f. chyet, \u201cthe political rights of the jews in the united states, \u201d american jewish archives 10.1 (apr. 1958): 14-75; edward eitches, \u201cmaryland\u2019s jew bill, \u201d american jewish historical quarterly 60.3 (mar. 1971): 258-279; a.j. karp, beginnings: early american judaica (1975), pp. 31-36."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"22","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119505/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:12.832Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":119505,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica).  \n (newspaper). niles\u2019 weekly register. baltimore.  \n  \n group of twelve issues, each features news concerning jews internationally. \n unbound. 8vo. \n  \n baltimore, v.d.  \n  \n * 24th august, 1816: jews expelled from lubec (\u201cthey never seem to have a home.\u201d).  \n  \n * 9th november, 1816: gathering of the jews (\u201c[under a leader] named hosannag massas.\u201d).  \n  \n * 19th december, 1818: greek christians severely attacked christians celebrating mass in the holy sepulchre, jerusalem.  \n  \n * 19th march, 1825: pope clement viii issues edict demanding the conversion of the jews.  \n  \n * 10th september, 1825: house of rothschild loan to the grand duchy of hesse.  \n  \n * 21st october, 1826: auto-da-fe in spain.  \n  \n * 18th november, 1826: reporting on the jews of china (\u201cthese jews are said to be honest and industrious and are esteemed by the chinese.\u201d).  \n  \n * 9th may, 1829: worldwide jewish population statistics (\u201cthe idea of ever gathering together such a scattered nation\u2026 appears rather difficult, if not preposterous.\u201d).  \n  \n * 5th october, 1833: on the emancipation of the jews in britain.  \n  \n * 23rd november, 1833: speech in the british house of commons concerning jewish disabilities (\u201clet us\u2026 support\u2026 a religion whose noblest distinction is that it first taught the human race the lesson of universal charity.\u201d).  \n  \n * 2nd august, 1834: baron rothschild to be honored with the title of royal banker to the queen of spain.  \n  \n * 19th september, 1835: various attacks against jews in hamburg, germany (jews defend themselves, no assistance from authorities; \u201cit appeared a crime, even to the respectable class of citizens that the jews dared to defend themselves\u2026 the remark was that \u2026 every two years [the jews] required to be treated this way\u201d)."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"23","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119506/view","directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2022-11-02T15:31:29.833Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - 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(port.) browned, first page and last page laid down. recent boards. 8vo. roth b1-36. \n  \n london, \u201cprinted, and sold by mrs. davis\u201d, 1692.  \n  \n   in 1654, manasseh ben israel petitioned england for the readmission of the jews following their centuries-long expulsion dating back to 1290. in september of 1655, after menasseh issued his \u201chumble address\u201d to oliver cromwell, a national conference was summoned to debate the issue.  \n    \n   thomas barlow, bishop of lincoln, known for his amenability to the various governments of seventeenth century england, wrote \"for toleration of the jews\" sometime around 1655, although it was not published until much later.  \n  \n   in the present compendium, barlow looked favorably upon the issue of re-admission, one of his \"weighty cases of conscience.\" cromwell favored readmitting the jews, among other reasons, so that they might transfer their trade interests from holland to england. indeed the arguments barlow presents here mostly focuses upon the likely usefulness of the jews to the state.  \n  \n   cromwell indeed gave informal permission to the jews to reside and trade in england on condition they did not obtrude their worship upon the public. although full emancipation of the jews did not occur until the 1840's (and was certainly perceived by 17th century jewry as unattainable), re-admission was the first and most important step."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"24","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119507/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:12.834Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - 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order of service for the success of the arms. 3rd january, 1915.  \n    \n  *  service of thanksgiving for the semi-jubilee of his majesty\u2019s accession to the throne. 1935.  \n * service of praise and thanksgiving to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of don isaac abarbanel. 1937.  \n   \n * special service to celebrate the coronation of her majesty queen elizabeth ii. 1953. \n   \n  *  a memorial service for dr. cecil roth. 1970.  \n   \n * order of service to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of sir moses montefiore bart., f. r. s. 1984.  \n  \n original printed wrappers. 8vo.  \n london, 1891-1990."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"26","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119509/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":225,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:12.837Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":119509,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":50,"sold":false,"available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica) .  \n  (photograph). the montefiore hebrew school. class picture of female students.  \n  \n inscribed on verso: \u201cpresented for remembrance to minnie greenbaum, by joseph terr(y). december 24th, 1907.\u201d handsome period wooden frame. 5 x 3 inches.  \n  \n (london, 1907).  \n  \n most likely the montefiore house school for jewish girls, london.  \n    \n   established in 1905, the montefiore house school for jewish girls operated from 69 stamford hill, stoke newington. the home accepted voluntary admissions as well as children committed by the courts. the girls were disciplined thoroughly and taught the domestic sciences. ceasing operations by the 1950s, the building was razed, with the appropriately named montefiore court flats taking its place."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"27","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119510/view","directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2022-09-12T19:13:11.927Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - 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(2), 141 and (1) 108. with stamps of previous owner (rabbi yitzchak eliezer benkovitz of chelsea, mass.), light staining and foxing. modern boards. large 4to. habermann, shaarei chabad 291.  \n  \n warsaw, schriftgisser, 1866.  \n  \n   published by r. menachem nachum, the son of r. dov-baer, with his introduction stating that he is sorry that he did not publish it sooner. he attributes the many trials and tribulations that he had the past 36 years (including deaths in his family) to the fact that he did not honor his father\u2019s wish to publish this work. he hopes that now he will be able to emigrate to the holy land.","he":"תורת חיים, האדמו\"ר הזקן. שיחות על בראשית, עם ביאור מאת הרב האמצעי.  \n  \n וורשה, תרכ\"ו. שתי כרכים באחת. \n  \n דפ ' (2), 141 ו-(1), 108.  \n  \n עם חותמת הרב יצחק אליעזר בונקוביץ (צ'לסי, מסצ'וסטס).  \n כתמים קלים. 4to גדול.  \n שערי חב\"ד 291.  \n  \n הודפס על ידי רבי מנחם נחום, בנו של האדמו\"ר האמצעי, עם פתיחה שמסביר למה לא הצליח להדפיס אותו לפני כן. מציין שהקשיים הרבים שאירעו בחייו (כולל מיתות במשפחה) אירעו כי לא כיבד את רצון אביו להדפיס את החיבור. מקווה שעכשיו יצליח לעלות לארץ ישראל."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"54","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119537/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:05.263Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":119537,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119538/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119538/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism).  \n schneur zalman of liadi.  shulchan aruch. group of seven volumes of different parts / editions including:  \n  \n  * 1. orach chaim. part i.  first edition . kopyst, yehudah and israel jaffe, 1816.  \n   \n  * 2. orach chaim. part i.  first edition  zhitomir, shapiro brothers, 1847. * bound with:  yoreh de\u2019ah (lacking title and opening four leaves); choshen mishpat (with separate title); shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth (with separate title).  \n   \n  * 3. yoreh de\u2019ah. zhitomir, shapiro brothers, 1856. * bound with: choshen mishpat (with separate title); shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth (with separate title).  \n   \n  * 4. orach chaim. part ii. zhitomir, shapiro brothers, 1859.  \n   \n  * 5. orach chaim. part iii. zhitomir, shapiro brothers, 1859.  \n   \n  * 6. orach chaim. part iv. warsaw, goldman, 1874.  \n   \n  * 7. yoreh de\u2019ah. jozefov, 1875. * bound with: choshen mishpat (with separate title); shailoth u\u2019teshuvoth (with separate title). plus divrei nechemiah (c. 1859).  \n  \n together seven volumes of the shulchan aruch harav. variously worn and stained. variously bound. 8vo. v.p., , v.d.","he":"שלחן ערוך הרב - אוסף של 7 כרכים , חלקים שונים ומהדורות שונות. במצבים שונים. כולל:  \n  \n אורח חיים חלק א', דפוס ראשון,  קופאסט, תקע\"ו.  \n  \n אורח חיים חלק א'. דפוס ראשון. ז'יטומיר, אחים שפירא, תר\"ז. עם יורה דעה (חסר שער ו-4 דפים ראשונים), חושן משפט, שאלות ותשובות. \n  \n יורה דעה, ז'יטומיר, אחים שפירא, תרט\"ז. עם חושן משפט ושו\"ת.  \n  \n אורח חיים חלק ב', ז'יטומיר, אחים שפירא, תרי\"ט. \n  \n אורח חיים חלק ג', ז'יטומיר, אחים שפירא, תרי\"ט.  \n  \n אורח חיים חלק ד', וורשא, גולדמן, תרל\"ד.  \n  \n יורה דעה, יוזפוב, תרל\"ה. עם חושן משפט,  שו\"ת ודברי נחמיה (תרי\"ט). 8vo."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"55","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119538/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":10000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:05.264Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":119538,"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119539/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism).  \n elimelech of lizhensk. noam elimelech [discourses on the torah].  \n  \n inscriptions on front blank of a shlomo myerson. ff. 74. foxed. modern boards. 4to. vinograd, lemberg 1930.  \n  \n lvov, avraham nissan zim, 1863.  \n  \n the most profound text of all early chassidic literature.","he":"נועם אלימלך.  \n  \n לבוב, תרכ\"ג.  \n חתימת שלמה מיאורסון. \n  \n  \n דפ' 74. 4to.  \n וינוגרד, למברג 1930.  \n  \n הטקסט החשוב בחסידות המוקדמת."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"56","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119539/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:05.265Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":119539,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":60,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119540/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism).  \n likutei yekarim [teachings and homilies of the baal shem tov and disciples].  \n  \n ff. 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la persecution des juifs en allemagne: lois et ordonnances instituant un regime de discrimination a l\u2019egard des ressortissants allemands de race non-aryenne.  \n   \n  two volumes. pp. 37 and 81. original printed wrappers. tall folio.  \n geneva, bureau d\u2019information de geneve, 1933-4.  \n  \n   \u201cthe persecution of jews in germany: laws and ordinances establishing a system of discrimination against non-aryan germans.\u201d  \n   \n   accompanied by: union suisse des communautés israélites. la persecution des juifs en allemagne. attitude des eglises chrétiennes des etats-unis, du canada, de france, de grande-bretagne, des pays-bas, de roumanie, de suisse et de syrie. pp. 27. geneva, 1933."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"87","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119570/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:13.675Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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[nazism] will serve as the stick of intense fury which shall strike the jews with murderous rage all across the land. the very impurities to which we have bowed will be the ones that attack us\u2019 (pp. 21).  \n  \n   r. elchanan wasserman (1874-1941) was one of the most distinguished leaders of eastern european orthodoxy. seen as the spiritual successor of the chofetz chaim, he served as the rosh yeshivah of baranovitch for 20 years. a staunch opponent of zionism, r. wasserman wrote his essay ikvatha demeshicha as a response to the burgeoning zionist movement. dismayed by the blatant disregard many zionist leaders and followers had for tradition, r. wasserman here argues that the movement could not possibly have a role in the future redemption. furthermore, he states, it would be better for orthodox jews to remain in russia with the torah than live in the land of israel without the attachment to torah priorities.  \n  \n r. wasserman was murdered by lithuanian nazi collaborators.","he":"מאמר עקבתא דמשיחא ומאמר על האמונה מאת רבי אלחנן וסרמן.  \n  \n ניו יורק, תרצ\"ט. \n יידיש. ציור של הישיבה בברנוביץ' בשער ועמוד אחרון. \n עמ' 52.  \n  \n חיבור על עמדותיו של הרב על החילון של יהדות אירופה. חדשים ספורים לפני פרוץ מלחמת העולם השנייה, הרב וסרמן צפה את החורבן הנאצית, שהבין כעונש על נטישת הדרך הישר (ראה עמ' 21)."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"88","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119571/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":80,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:13.676Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":119571,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119572/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119572/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119572/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n sandor istvan szekely. a masodik zsidotorveny teljes, hiteles szovege reszletes magyarazatokkal. [\u201cthe complete, authentic text of the second jewish law with detailed explanations\u201d]. pp. 64. budpest, 1939.  \n   \n * with: bertalan hegedus. az uj zsidotorveny reszletes magyarazattal [\u201ca detailed explanation of the new jewish law\u201d]. pp. 48. budapest, 1939.  \n   \n * and : egyh&aacute;z &eacute;s t&aacute;rsadalom a fajelm&eacute;letről &eacute;s a ii. zsid&oacute;t&ouml;rv&eacute;ny javaslatr&oacute;l. egyh&aacute;zfők, tud&oacute;sok, &aacute;llamf&eacute;rfiak, k&ouml;z&iacute;r&oacute;k &eacute;s test&uuml;letek megnyilatkoz&aacute;sai [\u201cchurch and society on the proposal of a second jewish law. statements by heads of churches, scientists, statesmen and public writers\u201d]. pp. 84. (budapest, 1939). together, three printed pamphlets. original printed wrappers. 12mo.  \n  \n  \n   hungary adopts here comprehensive laws and measures specifically to exclude jews from public life.  \n  \n   following passage by the hungarian parliament of the first discriminatory \u201cjew law\u201d on may 24th 1938, this second set of anti-jewish legislation passed on 3rd may, 1939 carried even more drastic restrictions seeking to exclude jews from all walks of public and economic life, predicated on the racist - or as it was termed - \u201calien spirituality\u201d principle.  \n  \n   \u201cthe draft of the first jewish law, limited to 20 percent the ratio of jews in the free professions, in administrative jobs, and as employees of commercial and industrial companies. (jewish now was defined to include those who had converted after 1919 or were born to jewish parents after this time.) the opposition parties strongly attacked this draft; nevertheless, it was ratified by both houses of parliament (act xv of 1938). the second jewish law (act iv of 1939) was announced on 3 may 1939; this legislation extended the definition of jewish on a racial basis and further limited the economic activities of those considered jews. the ratio of 20 percent set by the first jewish law was reduced to 6 percent\u201d (yivo encyclopedia)."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"89","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119572/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:13.678Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":119572,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119573/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119573/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n noua legislatiune cu privire la evrei [\u201cthe new legislation regarding jews.\u201d] decret-lege nr. 3984 din 4 decembrie 1940; nr. 842 din 28 martie 1941; nr. 882 din 1 aprilie 1941.  \n  \n text entirely in romanian. pp. 21. original printed wrappers. 8vo. not listed in worldcat.  \n  \n bucharest, editura curierul judiciar, 1941.  \n  \n   rumanian government issue announcing racial laws concerning jews. in 1940, the ion gigurtu cabinet adopted romania's equivalent to the nuremberg laws, forbidding jewish-christian intermarriage, and defining jews after racial criteria."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"90","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119573/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:13.679Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":119573,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":300,"sold":false,"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n tzava\u2019ah fun 93 kedoshoth [last will and testament of 93 beis-ya\u2019akov girls who killed themselves rather than be forced into nazi prostitution].  \n  \n yiddish text. single page, on stationery of mercaz agudath israel of romania. some folds. 12.5 x 9 inches. \n  \n arad, rumania, circa, 1943.  \n  \n   remarkable letter reporting that 93 beth-ya\u2019akov students and teachers killed themselves, rather than be forced into a nazi brothel.  \n  \n   issued by the agudath israel of arad, romania and noting that the letter was sent from bergen belsen to rabbi dr. yitzchak lewin. the agudath israel of arad adds: \u201cjewish sisters! how can you fulfill their wish? by joining the ranks of bnos agudas israel. yearn to live the life for which they died.\u201d  \n  \n   news of this letter reached the united states and eretz israel and was broadly reported, including in the new york times (january 8, 1943). the dramatic incident became the inspiration for many prayers and poems.  \n  \n   in regard to the veracity of the event, see j.t. baumol-schwartz and j.j. schacter, the 93 beth jacob girls of cracow: history or typology? in: reverence, righteousness, and rahamanut, essays in memory of rabbi dr. leo jung (1992) pp. 93-130.  \n  \n accompanied by: \u201c93.\u201d a memorial booklet issued \u201cin memory of girls who symbolized bravery, purity and modesty.\u201d pp. 32. hebrew text. published by the \"committee to protect the honor of the daughters of israel.\" tel aviv, 1943.  \n  \n   the booklet contains speeches, prayers and songs contributed by the entire gamut of israeli society from prof. joseph klausner, dr. a. kaminka, prof. fischel schneerson, the poet abraham broides, to the chief rabbis of tel aviv amiel and toledano, as well as by rabbi moshe blau.  \n    \n   streets in tel aviv and petach tikva were ceremoniously named \"the 93\" based upon this pamphlet.","he":"צוואה פון 93 קדושות.  \n  \n ארד, רומניה. תש\"ג. \n יידיש. עמוד בודד. קמטים קלים.  \n  \n המכתב היוצא דופן שדווח על התאבדותן של 93 תלמידות ומורות בת יעקב במקום להיטמא על ידי הנאצים. הדיווח נשלח מהאגודת ישראל מארד לאחר שהתקבל מהרב ד\"ר יצחק לווין בברגן-בלסן. הדיווח הגיע לארץ ישראל ואמריקה והתפרסם בעולם הרחב יותר, כולל כתבה בניו יורק טיימס. \n  \n עם חוברת,  לזכרן של הבנות הטהורות. עמ׳ 32, עברית. תל אביב, תש״ג."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"91","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119574/view","directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2022-09-12T19:12:41.631Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":119574,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":400,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119575/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119575/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119575/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n prawda o majdanku [\u201cthe truth about majdanek.\u201d]  \n  \n pp. 42. brittle. original printed wrappers, top edge chipped, taped at spine. 8vo.  \n  \n lublin, 1944. \n  \n   issued by the ministry of information and propaganda of the polish committee of national liberation. this exceptionally rare publication was released very shortly following the liberation by soviet soldiers of the majdanek nazi extermination camp in july 1944 - while the war still raged."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"92","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119575/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:04.860Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":119575,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119576/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n e.g.r. sind die christen verbunden, die zehen gebote zu befolgen? oder geh&ouml;rten sie nur f&uuml;r die j&uuml;dische nation?  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jews who had never ceased residing in the holy land. their practices would become increasingly rare as they slowly took on spanish sephardic practices with the arrival of the sephardim in ottoman lands following their expulsion from the iberian peninsula.   \n   first appeared in constantinople 1564 under the title tikun issachar. the author writes in the introduction here that this venice edition is to be preferred, as the text of the original is corrupt.","he":"עבור שנים (על לוח השנה) של רבי יששכר אבן שושן.  \n \n  \n \n \n ויניציאה, די גארה, של״ט. \n \n \n דפוס שני תוקן. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הרבה לוחות. \n \n \n דפ׳ 136. 4to. \n \n \n וינוגרד, ויניציאה 640. \n \n \n  \n \n \n על מנהגי \n המוסתערבים , יהודים שהתגוררו בארץ ישראל."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"95","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119578/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:04.863Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":119578,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119579/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119579/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119579/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).   \n  cunaeus, petrus. de republyk der hebreen, of gemeenebest der joden [\u201cthe republic of the hebrews, on the commonwealth of the jews.\u201d]  \n  plates and maps, some folding. pp. (28), 556, (24). vol. ii (of 3). worn and stained in places. contemporary vellum, rubbed. 8vo.  \n  \n amsterdam, willem goeree, 1683.  \n  \n   peter van der cunaeus (1586-1638) was a professor at leiden. \u201cde republica hebraeorum is an essentially conventional presentation of the traditional calvinist views on biblical antiquity and on judaism and the jews\u2026the true novelty of his work, however, consists in its quarrying of the mishneh torah for the study [of] the ancient jewish commonwealth.\u201d see aaron l. katchen, christian hebraists and dutch rabbis (1984) p. 39."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"96","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119579/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:04.865Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":119579,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n   \n   \n group of c. 110 hebrew printed posters, documents, letters etc. pertaining to: jewish life in ottoman and mandate palestine, and especially, the eidah chareidis and jerusalem\u2019s meah shearim in mandate palestine and early israel.  \n  \n all in hebrew. some wear. v.s.  \n jerusalem, 1900-1950\u2019s. \n   \n large group containing much of great interest, controversy, etc.","he":"אוסף של כ-110 מסמכים, פוסטרים מכתבים וכולי, הקשורים לחיים יהודים בא\"י האותמאנית ומנדטורית, במיוחד לעדה החרדית ושכונת מאה שערים.  \n  \n ירושלים, 1900-1950.  \n הכל בעברית. קצת בלאי. \n הרבה עניין, פילוגים."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"97","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119580/view","directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2022-09-12T19:12:38.782Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":119580,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119581/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119581/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119581/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, state of).  \n   group of four hebrew-language newspapers recording historic events:  \n   \n * haaretz, 30th november, 1947: announcing the united nations plan to partition palestine.  \n * yediot ma\u2019ariv, 18th june 1948: events following the un\u2019s mediated ceasefire.  \n * yediot achronot, 25th january, 1949: inaugural meeting of the constituent assembly following national elections. (with supplement on theodor herzl).  \n * davar, 13th august, 1946: expulsion of illegal immigrants to cyprus.  \n  \n some wear. tel aviv, , v.d.","he":"קבוצה של 4 עיתונים המתעדים רגעים היסטוריים במאבק לעצמאות.   \n  \n תל אביב. קצת בלאי. \n  \n הארץ, 30 בנובמבר 1947, ההחלטה לפצל את ארץ ישראל.  \n  \n ידיעות מעריב, 18 ביוני 1948, אירועים לאחר ההפסקת אש באמצת מלחמת השחרור.  \n  \n ידיעות אחרונות 25 בינואר, 1949, ישיבה ראשונה של הממשלה לאחר בחירות.  \n  \n דבר, 13 באוגוסט 1946, גירוש מעפילים לקפריסין."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"98","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119581/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:04.866Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":119581,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119582/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119582/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119582/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, state of).  \n    \n avi -dan\u2019s mail. on the first anniversary of israel\u2019s independence.  \n  \n photographic illustrations throughout. pp. 16. original pictorial stiff wrappers. 8vo.  \n  \n jerusalem, jewish national fund, 1949.  \n  \n charming patriotic publication directed to youthful readers in celebration of the first anniversary of the independence of the state of israel.","he":"דואר אבי-דן. לכבוד שנה ראשונה לעצמאותה של מדינת ישראל.  \n  \n ירושלים, קק\"ל, תש\"ט.  \n עם תמונות. עמ' 16."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"99","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119582/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:04.868Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$150 - $200","currency":"USD","id":119582,"estimateMin":150},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119583/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(italy).  \n nuove regole imposte dall\u2019universit`a degl\u2019ebrei di modana concernenti alla somministrazione degli annuali pagamenti dovuti da\u2019loro singoli &. l\u2019anno 1755. li 29. giugno, corrispondente all\u2019anno 5515. della creazione, e 20. del mese di tamuz. 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$500","currency":"USD","id":119667,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119668/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119668/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(america).  public letter with autograph signatures of 27 rabbis endorsing the ruling of the agudath harabanim of new york against the manufacture of kosher and non-kosher salami in one plant; specifically in the factories of vilna sausage and sinai sausage in chicago.  \n   \n two pages, on the letterhead of congregation ohave sholem of chicago. \n  \n chicago, 1916. \n  \n in addition to the leaders of the agudath harabanim, this announcement was signed by most of the leading traditional rabbis of chicago and the midwest. \n   \n including:  \n the president, r. moshe zevulun margolioth (rama\u201dz);  \n  \n dov aryeh levinthal, philadelphia; \n  \n tzvi shimon album (author of divrei emeth);  \n  \n dov ber abramowitz, st. louis;  \n  \n abba shabthai, (dr. schaffer), baltimore;  \n  \n nachman tzvi ebin, buffalo;  \n  \n ephraim epstein; samuel shach;  \n  \n chaim tzvi rubinstein (founder of beth midrash latorah);  \n  \n ephraim pelcowitz;  \n  \n mordechai shlomo silber, minneapolis;  \n  \n avraham ber goldenson of nusach ha\u2019ari, st. louis;  \n  \n boaz cohen;  \n  \n mordechai shulman;  \n  \n sender wolpe, of anshe sholom, chicago;  \n  \n shmuel kemerowski;  \n  \n ya\u2019akov levinson of chicago, later brooklyn;  \n  \n yehuda michel selezen;  \n  \n shaul yedidya shochat, louisville;  \n  \n shmuel schick of koheleth yaakov, chicago;  \n  \n ya\u2019akov zeistchin, washington;  \n  \n yehuda leib zilber;  \n  \n zisha yechiel gordon, st. joseph, missouri. \n  \n   the union of orthodox rabbis, or agudath harabonim, was founded in 1901 in order to bolster orthodoxy in america. its rabbis, primarily products of the yeshivoth in eastern europe, grappled with the permissive culture pervasive among even traditionalist american jews.  \n  \n   ensuring kashruth standards was an especially widespread issue. lacking proper means of enforcement, (as well as a deficiency of requisite knowledge of the manufacturers), the supervising rabbis resorted to a \u2018stick and carrot\u2019 approach in order to slowly but surely regulate the kashruth industry in america\u2019s largest cities. to be sure, the problem still persisted, as r. joseph b. soloveitchik would famously discover in boston more than two decades later. however, the present letter marks an early, concerted effort on the part of rabbis across the country to unite in order to raise the standards of kashruth.","he":"מכתב פומבי התומך בפסיקת אגודת הרבנים נגד הכנת בשר כשר ובשר טרייף באותו מפעל.  \n עם 27 חתימות.  \n  \n במיוחד נגד הנעשה במפעלים ווילנא סוסאז' וסיני סוסאז' בשיקגו.  \n שיקגו, תרע\"ו (1916).  \n  \n בנוסף למנהיגי האגודת הרבנים, המכתב נחתם על ידי רוב הרבנים המובילים בשיקגו ומערב התיכון של אמריקה. ראה את התיאור פריט באנגלית לפירוט השמות. \n  \n אגודת הרבנים נוסדה בתרס\"א כדי לעודד אורתודוקסיה בארצות הברית. הרבנים שלה, רובם תוצרת הישיבות במזרח אירופה, התאבקו נגד התרבות המתירה הרווחת אפילו אצל יהודים מסורתיים בארצות הברית.  \n  \n הבטחת סטנדרטים בסיסיים בכשרות היתה בעייה רווחת. ללא אמצעות אכיפה, הרבנים השתמשו בשיטת הגזר והמקל כדי לאט לאט להתחיל להכניס סדר ורגולציה לענף הבשר. המכתב הנוכחי מסמל מאמץ מוקדם על ידי רבני ארה\"ב לאחד כדי להחזיק את רמת הכשרות."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"185","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119668/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:36.110Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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(1), 25. later boards. 4to. vinograd, lemberg 515.  \n  \n lemberg, chava grossman, 1832.  \n  \n son of grand-rebbe baruch hager of vizhnitz, r. chaim hager (1862-1931) served as the first grand-rebbe of otinia.  \n  \n r. zvi hirsch eichenstein (1763-1831), the founder of the zidichov dynasty, was a student of the chozeh of lublin, maggid of kozhnitz and r. menachem mendel of rimanov.","he":"הקדמה ודרך לעץ החיים, מאת אדמו\"ר צבי הירש אייכנשטיין מזידצ'וב.  \n לבוב, תקצ\"ב.  \n  \n עם הקדשה, 'נקנה עבור בית מדרשו של האדמו\"ר מאוטיניה. מנחם בן שלמה מויז'ניץ'.  \n   \n דפ' (1), 25. 4to. \n וינוגרד, לבוב 515.  \n  \n בנו של האדמו\"ר ברוך הגר מויז'ניץ, רבי חיים הגר שימש כאדמו\"ר הראשון של אוטיניא. האדמו\"ר צבי הירש איכנשטיין, מייסד שושלת זידצ'וב, היה תלמידם של המגיד מקוז'ניץ, החוזה מלובלין, ורבי מנחם מנדל מרימנוב."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"188","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119671/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:36.121Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - 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now dov - residing on tel aviv\u2019s dizengoff street reads: \u201cgrandfather\u2019s name is not falk, possibly falek. we are here saying kaddish.\u201d therese died a few months later in berlin; bernhard and his wife raised a family of nine children in israel.","he":"שלושה מסמכים המעידים על היחס של יהודי גרמניה לארץ ישראל- תרפ\"ו-תש\"ב (1926-1942).  \n  \n 1. חוברת מהסנטרלויריין (גוף הראשי של יהודי גרמניה) שמתנגד לציונות (ברלין, תרפ\"ו).  \n  \n 2. דקות מישיבה של הוועדה המיוחדת של יהושים שוויצרים לארץ ישראל. בה מדובר על מימון הקמת יישוב חדש (קיבוץ רודגס, לימים קבוצת יבנה). ציריך, תרצ\"א.  \n  \n 3. מכתב בחסות הצלב האדום מטרסה לוץ בברלין לבן שלה, דוב, בתל אביב. תש\"ב.  \n  \n המסמכים מעידים על איך בכמה שנים קצרים, גרמניה וארץ ישראל שינו מקומות בסמליותם כהעבר והעתיד של העם היהודי. ראה את התיאור באנגלית ליתר פירוט."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"190","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119673/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:36.125Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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$600","currency":"USD","id":119674,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119675/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119675/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119675/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"grossleit, pinchas michael.  manuscript copy of sermon and ethical will. hebrew.  \n  \n with stamps of copyist, aharon asher wolinetz. pp. 16, 12. tears, occasional loss. original notebook. 4to. \n  \n antopal, 1909.  \n  \n   r. pinchas michael grossleit (1808-90) was the rabbi of antopal, belarus for nearly three decades. he was the recipient of the curious iggereth hachalom, a letter sent to him by r. mordechai rosenblatt of ashmyany. rosenblatt claimed to have been dispatched by mahar\u2019i ibn lev (d. 1580) in a dream to purchase a copy of ibn lev\u2019s responsa from grossleit, as mastering it was the only means through which he could perfect his soul. furthermore, grossleit was instructed by ibn lev, through rosenblatt, to use the money to print his novellae to tractates meilah and temurah. the novellae were indeed issued in 1885 under the name leket hakotzrim. \n  \n   the present manuscript contains a copy of grossleit\u2019s tzava\u2019ah (ethical will), transcribed before the first edition was printed. it includes a number of textual variances from the printed version. the rest of the manuscript holds an unpublished sermon of grossleit, criticizing the reform movement and its intellectual forebear, moses mendelssohn.  \n for more on r. grossleit and the iggereth hachalom, see https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx? req=3310&st=&pgnum=209&hilite= .","he":"דרשה וצוואה של רבי פנחס מיכאל גרוסלייט.   \n  \n אנטופאל, תרס״ט.  \n עברית. עם חותמת המעתיק, אהרון אשר וולניץ.  \n  \n עמ׳ 16, 12. מחברת מקורית. 4to.  \n  \n הרב גרוסלייט (תקס״ח-תר״ן) קיבל את ׳האגרת החלום׳ המפורסמת מרבי מרדכי רוזנבלט מאשמאני. הרב רוזנבלט כתב שמהר״י אבן לב הופיע אליו בחלום וציווה אותו לרכוש עותק התשובות שלו מהרב גרוסלייט. לימוד התשובות האלו היו הדבר היחיד שחסר לו כדי לתקן נפשו. הרב רוזנבלט היה חייב לרכוש דווקא את העותק של הרב גרוסלייט, כדי שהרב גרוסלייט ישתמש בכסף להשלים את חידושיו למסכתות מעילה ותמורה. אכן, החידושים נדפסו בשם לקט הקוצרים בתרמ״ה."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"192","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119675/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":150,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:36.104Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - 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(2), 86, (9); (1), 157. ex-library, stained. old boards, worn. folio. vinograd, prague 914. \n  \n prague, katz & jeiteles, 1776.  \n  \n a direct descendant of the tosfoth yom-tov, r. yechiel heller (1814-61) authored responsa \u201camudei ohr\u201d (koenigsberg, 1856) that led to his recognition as a leading rabbinic authority in lithuania.  \n see e. katzman, \u2018mofet hadaor, hagaon r. yechiel heller zt\u201dl, ba\u2019al amudei ohr\u2019 yeshurun vol. 4 (1998) pp. 648-695. https://seforimblog.com/2006/06/r-yechiel-heller-and-status-of-non/? print=print .","he":"נודע ביהודה מהדורה קמא, עותק אישי של רבי יליאל הלר עם חתימות והערות.  \n  \n פראג, תקל\"ו. \n  דפוס ראשון.  \n  \n שני חלקים בכריכה אחת.  \n דפ' (2), 86, (9), (1), 157. \n וינוגרד, פראג 914.  \n  \n צאצאו של התוספות יום-טוב, רבי יחיאל הלר (תקע\"ד-תרכ\"א) הוכר כאחד הרבנים המובילים בליטא. ספר השו\"ת שלו, עמודי אור, הודפס בתרט\"ז."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"195","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/25555/lot/119678/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:35:36.109Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":119678,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119679/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-09-12","available":false,"description":{"en":"(jerusalem).  \n letter of gratitude upon receipt of donation to jerusalem\u2019s sephardic kollel. jerusalem, 8th iyar, 1863.  \n  \n with signatures of dignitaries of jerusalem\u2019s sephardic community; 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