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the librarian heinrich loewe (1867-1950) who was the original proponent of a national library for the jewish people (today, nli). the diary includes an account of heinrich loewe\u2019s meeting with prof. marx to discuss library matters.  \n  \n   for heinrich loewe see:  \n https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/loewe-heinrich and: https://openscholar.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/rosenzweig/files/_file_1410166371.pdf  \n  \n   see: jewish museum berlin, who possess a wedding poem and journal of heinrich and johanna loewe: \n http://objekte.jmberlin.de/person/jmb-pers-589226;jsessionid=e4ddc65cd7c14e5fd493bae 953b28b9d  \n  \n johanna loewe\u2019s brother was the physician and scholar elias auerbach (see www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/auerbach-elias 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manuscript in german composed in a beautiful calligraphic hand in colors and gilt. pencil drawing above of the association\u2019s logo. with autograph signatures of the twelve community leaders. \n two loose leaves. unbound. folio.  \n  \n vienna, 24th november, 1885.  \n  \n   moriz pollack, ritter von borkenau (1827-1904) was a viennese financier and president of the israelitische kultusgemeinde wien (ikg). for his public services he received from the austrian emperor the patent of nobility with the title \"von borkenau.\"  \n  \n   as a young man pollack took charge of his family's leather business and successfully extended its export reach to france and germany. after which he went into banking, and was associated with the nieder&ouml;sterreichische escomptebank. he also officiated as deputy of the vienna chamber of commerce, director of the wiener kaufmannshalle, and examiner of the austro-hungarian bank.  \n    \n   a member of the municipal council of vienna, pollack took an 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committees, followed by a further 29 signatures of other leaders.  \n   \n elaborately bound within heavy calf boards, upper cover with thick silvered engraved plate. folio. 8 pages.  \n  \n tientsin (tianjin) 9th september, 1937. \n  \n   \"as honorary president of the tientsin jewish union, the tientsin hebrew school, the culture club 'kunst, \u2019 the zionist movement in tientsin, and many other organizations in tientsin, you always endowed optimism and faith in our community. your moral and financial support enabled us to widen the scope of our activities for the benefit of the community\u2026 your departure is a serious loss for our community. we take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of all the members of the tienstin jewish community and on behalf of this organization.\u201d  \n  \n   certificate is signed by representatives of various jewish organizations in tienstin: the jewish union of tientsin, hebrew school, hebrew club, gemilut hesed\" organization, tienstin zionist association, beitar, and others.  \n  \n   until the year 1904 only ten jewish families lived in tientsin. the 1917 revolution in russia led to the rapid growth of the city's jewish population. in 1906 the jews established the tientsin jewish union which rendered various religious services. side by side with this union the tientsin hebrew association was active in the city and took care of welfare needs such as soup kitchens, hospitals, homes for the elderly, etc. during the 1920s and the 1930s, tianjin had the third largest jewish community in china, after shanghai and harbin. in 1935, the number of jewish people in tianjin reached 3,500. with the advent of communism after world war ii all jews left tientsin.  \n    \n   see 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metal vignette on upper cover, rubbed. 8vo.  \n  \n berlin, 1898. \n  \n   poetry album belonging to a teenage margarete fraenkel, whose friends and classmates at the jewish girls' school in berlin record entries.  \n  \n   loving wishes include:  \n  \n   * \"noble be the human being, helpful and good.\u201d (sophie dannenbaum. march 22, 1898).  \n   * \"whoever loves the good only because it is good, only he is quite good.\" (margarete cohn. march 15, 1898).  \n   * \"people err as long as they strive.\" (olga kuttner. february 9, 1898).  \n  \n   many classmates decorated their wishes with pen or pencil drawings, often with  \n  watercolor.  \n  \n   other entries include those by: clara biester, k&auml;the glaserfeld, kathi friedl&auml;nder, elise simon, charlotte herz, erlse hirsch, k&auml;the levinson, getrud engelmann, florentine gaertner, lotte ascher, agnes sparfeld, lilly fischer, trude franck and lilly kuczynski (very likely the daughter of the banker wilhelm kuczynski).  \n  \n  the judische madchenschule was the first school for jewish girls in berlin, initially located at 2 rosenstrasse and then in 1930, it moved to 11-13 auguststrasse according to plans designed by the prominent jewish architect alexander beer (1873-1944). it was closed by the nazis in 1942, and subsequently served as a deportation site.  \n  \n   see www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/old-jewish-girls-school-converted-into-berlin-gall ery-and-restaurant-a-828763.html  \n  \n   accompanied by: autograph notebook. excerpts from plays by schiller, goethe and shakespeare. ff. 74, written in german. original half-calf, rubbed. berlin 1898."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"5","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119695/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:27.351Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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lexicons of wilhelm gesenius for the bible and of carl brockelmann for the aramaic language.  \n  \n   during the 'white terror' of 1920\u201321 immanuel l&ouml;w was imprisoned for 13 months, accused of making political statements against the authorities and the new governor of hungary, admiral mikl&oacute;s horthy. while in prison, he worked on his four volume work die flora der juden.  \n  \n   see https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/low_immanuel and https://blog.nli.org.il/en/rabbi_immanuel_low/  \n  \n   for the loew archive in the national library of israel, see:  \n   https://www.nli.org.il/he/archives/nnl_archive_al002653706/nli?   _gl=1*1wd8xo1*_ga*mta0mdmz mdy4my4xnjy0odayotay*_ga_8p5ppg5e6z*mty2ndgwmjkwmi 4xljeumty2ndgwmjk5my41my4wlja.&_ga=2.69717008. 1624077013.1664802902-  1040 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ancona, late 18th-century. \n  \n   on friday night of the 21st of teveth, 1690, the central italian seaport of ancona was rocked by powerful earthquakes. despite some structural damage, the local jewish community was mostly unharmed, and subsequently sought to commemorate the event with a special \u2018purim ancona.\u2019 this would be the first and most important of the four special purims that the community of ancona would come to observe. the holiday was marked by a fast day, followed by a special prayer service and celebration. \n  \n   r. joseph fiametta (d. 1721), was a rabbi in ancona and father-in-law of r. samson morpurgo. fiametta\u2019s ohr boker (venice, 1709) contains the service for this special purim ancona (ff. 45b-55a) as well as numerous other piyyutim and prayers, many of which became part of the italian rite.","he":"איטליה. יוסף פיאמיטה.  פואמה המתארת רעידת אדמה שאירעה באנקונה ב-29 לדצמבר, 1690 (ת״ן).  \n  \n עמוד אחת, פוליו.  \n אנקונה, מאה ה-18 המאוחרת.  \n  \n בליל שישי, כ״א טבת ת״ן, עיר הנמל המרכזי אנקונה עברה רעידות אדמה חזקות. למרות נזק למבנים, הקהילה היהודית לרובה ניצולה מכל פגע. הקהילה זכרה את הנס כל שנה אם ׳פורים אנקונה׳, הראשון והחשוב מ-4 אירועי ׳פורים אנקונה׳ שהקהילה תציין. היום צויין על ידי צום ולאחריו תפילה חגיגית וסעודה.  \n  \n רבי יוסף פיאמיטה (נפטר ב-תפ״א) שימש כרב באנקונה והיה חמיו של רבי שמשון מורפורגו. ספרו, אור בקר (ויניציאה, תס״ט) מכיל בה סדר תפילת פורים אנקונה, עם עוד הרבה פיוטים ותפילות, חלקם נתווספו למנהג איטליה.  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"7","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119697/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:27.354Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - 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 \n small archive pertaining to the yemenite community of kfar hashiloach.  \n  \n c. 120 papers. occasional tears, creases. \n  \n jerusalem, 1935-67. \n  \n  \n includes:  \n   \n * list of properties and possessions belonging to 31 residents of kfar hashiloach with autographs: aaron maliah, yahya kumeimei, yahya mansour, nissim haibi, rivka mizrahi, yahya nahoum, zahara arami, salam kendil, said nagar, yaish maliah, judah yaish, shalem yitzhak madmuni, moshe tham, yaish madmuni, salac salem yaud, zahara hazi, yahya keha, yosef tabib, yauda mawshar, meir ashram, suleiman yahya ashram, sa\u2019ada garshi, \u2018synagogue\u2019, daud awad, yosef said madmuni, solomon isaac maimuni, aaron azari, yosef gaharen, yahya radai, shimon maliah, saliman tabib, shlomo madmuni husseini. 8 pages.  \n  \n * list of villagers forced to abandon their property, along with additional villagers who left earlier due to governmental pressure and the security situation. includes descriptions of property and evaluations. with stamps of aaron maliah. august, 1938.  \n  *  official request for compensation for property the villagers were forced to leave behind, with valuations of property. addressed to the district governor of jerusalem. in english and hebrew with 22 villagers\u2019 signatures on both copies, along with stamp of mukhtar aaron maliah. april, 1939.  \n  * reply of jerusalem district governor w.r. mcgeach (signed and stamped) rejecting demands for compensation. hebrew and english, march 1939.  \n  * manuscript letter from shlomo akhalufi, as resident of the village. regarding locating a missing promiscuous jewish resident of kfar hashiloach, and the procurement of a get for her. addressed to abraham zarm. undated.  \n  * communique from joseph said madmoni and zalah ya\u2019ud to the va\u2019ad haleumi (national zionist council). complaining of insecurity and poor relations with arab neighbors despite attempts to get along, as well as economic issues. asking for political assistance. with stamp of mukhtar aaron maliach. undated.  \n  * memo from va\u2019ad haleumi to va\u2019ada hayishuvit lekfar shiloach. signed by moshe kehati (nasi adat heteimanim) and sa\u2019adia kobashi (director of va\u2019ad adat hateimanim), stamp of aaron maliah. detailing cause of lawsuit against va\u2019ad adat hasefardim, which, according to the yemenites, misappropriated property in the abandoned neighborhood, wrongfully renting and selling portions. december, 1946.  \n  * response of district governor w.r. mcgeach, signed, to mukhtar aaron maliach stating without elaboration that, \u2018the dung gate cannot at present be opened\u2019. january, 1941.  \n  * request for compensation for property harmed by local arabs and to assume responsibility (via arab mukhtars) for protection of the properties moving forward. from moshe kehati (legal representative of the villagers) to jerusalem\u2019s district governor. january, 1943.  \n  * rental contract for a home in kfar hashiloach, leased by the va\u2019ad adath hasephardim beyerushalayim (jerusalem\u2019s sephardic council) to ka\u2019id rasha muhamed. february, 1946.  \n  * deed of internal sale within the yemenite community, of a home in kfar hashiloach to mukhtar aaron maliach. with signature of aaron maliah. august, 1948.  \n  * other documents include those issued by yitzchak ben zvi (signed), teddy kollak and moshe dayan pertain to seeking a satisfactory resolution to the forced depopulation of kfar hashiloach. \n   \n  \n   kfar hashiloah was a yemenite jewish village established in the late 19th century on the south-western slope of the mount of olives, in today\u2019s city of david (silwan) neighborhood of jerusalem. at its peak, the community numbered 160 families. the neighboring arab settlements eventually encompassed kfar hashiloach, and the villagers suffered greatly during the arab riots of 1921 and 1929. moreover, due to its demographically challenging location, british mandate authorities exerted immense pressure on the villagers to abandon their homes.  \n    \n   as a result of the arab revolt of 1936-39 the british forcibly depopulated the village. despite assurances by the district governor that residents would be able to return once deemed safe, the yemenites were rebuffed in all their efforts to repopulate kfar hashiloach.    \n  \n   upon realizing that such efforts were in vain, the villagers turned their efforts to receiving compensation for their abandoned property, which had since been pillaged and vandalized by their former neighbors. \n  \n   in recent times, the jewish neighborhood has been reestablished, largely on the basis of legal ownership of the properties forcibly abandoned decades earlier. \n  \n   the present lot contains documents pertaining to the community of kfar hashiloach, including the repercussions of their expulsion, demands for compensation and subsequent efforts to resettle the area after it fell under israel control.","he":"מעל 115 עמודים של מסמכים הקשורים לקהילה התימנית בכפר השילוח.  \n  \n מצב טוב, מספר קרעים, קיפולים. ירושלים, 1935-1967 \n  \n מסמכים משמעותים כוללים:  \n  \n *רשימת קרקעות ומיטלטלין השייכים ל31 תושבים, עם חתימות שלהם (אהרון מליח, יחיא קומימי, יחיא מנצור, ניסים הייבי, רבקה מזרחי, יחיא נחום, זהרה עראמי, סלאם קנדיל, סעיד נגר, יעיש מליח, יודא יעיש, שלם יצחק מדמוני, משה ת׳אם, יעיש מדמוני, סאלח סלם יאוד, זהרה חזי, יחיא קחא, יוסף טביב, יואדא מוושר, מאיר אשרם, סולימן יחיא אשרם, סעדיה גרשי, ׳בית-כנסת׳, דווד אווד, יוסף סעיד מדמוני, שלמה יצחק מימוני, אהרון אזרי, יוסף גהרן, יחיא רדאי, שמעון מליח, סלימן טביב, שלמה מדמוני חוסייני). שמונה עמודים. אוגוסט, 1938. \n  \n *רשימת תושבים שהוגרשו בכח, עם עוד תושבים ליצאו מקודם בעקבות הלחץ הכבוד שהופעל עליהם מטעם המנדט הבריטי. עם הערכות הרכוש האבוד. נשלח למושל המחוזי של ירושלים. בעברית ואנגלית עם 22 חתימות של התושבים וחותמת המוכתר אהרון מליח. אפריל, 1939. \n  \n *תגובת המושל המחוזי, ו.ר. מקגיץ׳, השולל את בקשתם של התושבים לפיצוים. עם חתימה וחותמת, באנגלית ועברית. מרץ, 1939. כתב-יד מאת שלמה אכלופי, תושב הכפר, על איתור וגירוש אשה נשואה שחטאה עם ערבי מקומי, שנעדרה כשמעשיה נתגלו. נשלח לרבי אברהם צארם. ללא תאריך.  \n  \n *מכתב מיוסף סעיד מדמוני וצאלח יאוד (תושבי הכפר) לועד הלאומי, המתלונן על חוסר-בטיחות ויחסים רעים עם השכנים הערבים, למרות מאמצים מתושבי הכפר לשפר אותם, וצרות כלכליות. מבקשים עזרה פוליטי בנושא. אם חותמת המוכתר אהרון מליח. ללא תאריך. \n  \n * מסמך מועד הלאומי לועדה היישובית לכפר שילוח. עם חתימות משה קהתי (נשיא עדת התימנים) וסעדיה כובשי (יו״ר הועד, אחד מחותמי מגילת העצמאות) וחותמת של אהרון מליח. אפ פרטי התביעה של התימנים נגד ועד עדת הספרדים, בטענה שהם השכירו ואף מכרו בתים בכפר הנטוש לערבים, ללא הסכמת התימנים. דצמבר, 1946.  \n  \n * מכתב ממושל המחוזי מקגיץ׳ למוכתר אהרון מליח השולל אפשרות לפתוח את שער האשפות, למרות הקשיים שסגירתה הביאה לקהילה. ינואר, 1941. \n  \n * בקשה לפיצויים עבור רכוש שנפגע על ידי ערבים מקומיים, ודרישת אחראיות עתידית על הרכוש על ידי נציגי הערבים באזור. ממשה קהתי למושל המחוזי, ינואר 1943.  \n  \n הסכם שכירות לבית בכפר שילוח, מושכר על ידי הועד עדת הספרדים בירושלים לקאיד ראשא מוחמד, פבואר, 1946.  \n  \n * הסכם מכירה פנים-קהילתי של בית בכפר הנטוש לאהרון מליח, עם חתימתו. אוגוסט, 1948.  \n  \n *מסמכים אחרים, מיצחק בן צבי (עם חתימה), טדי קולק, ומשה דיין, המבקשים פתרון הגון לגירושי הכפר.  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"8","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119698/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":10000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:27.355Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$12,000 - $18,000","currency":"USD","id":119698,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":12000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119699/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119699/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119699/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(poland).  \n  royal universal (proclamation) liquidating the debt of jewish kahals.  \n  manuscript in polish. official copy. \n three pages. foxed, central folds with hole and some loss. folio.  \n  warsaw,  29th february, 1792. \n  \n   since the 17th century, jewish communal authorities (kahals) in poland had accumulated millions of zlotys in debt, leveraging not only communal property, but even the personal property of community members. \n  \n   this precarious situation became a full-blown crisis with the 1764 disbandment of the council of the four lands (va\u2019ad arba aratzot) and many local kahals, which left creditors unsure from whom to claim their money and unwilling to lend further sums. the sudden lack of available credit, and increasing pressure from lenders had severe effects on the financial health of many jewish communities in poland. \n  \n   thus, in 1792, along with numerous other reforms intended to save the stagnant polish-lithuanian commonwealth, king stanisław ii august poniatowski sought to settle the issue of jewish debt once and for all. the present document details how in the course of the next few months, all kahals\u2019 debts would be systematically liquidated by regional courts. \n  \n   see gershon david hundert, the jews in a polish private town: the case of opat&oacute;w in the eighteenth century (baltimore, 1992) and moshe j. rosman, \u201cthe indebtedness of the lublin kahal in the 18th century, \u201d in studies in the history of the jews in old poland: in honor of jacob goldberg, scripta hierosolymitana 38, ed. adam teller, pp. 166\u2013183."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"9","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119699/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:27.357Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":119699,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":5500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119700/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"einstein, albert  \n (theoretical physicist and noble prize winner, 1879-1955).  typed letter signed, written in english to alton r. chapple on the necessity for moral courage.  \n  \n einstein here observes that \u201cpower is in the hands of power-loving persons who know very little restrictions when it comes to the realization of ambitious goals, \u201d stating that this is true of the dictatorial as well as the democratic system, answering negatively the question whether self-restraint on the part of 'productive thinkers and explorers' might not prevent further development of means of mass destruction, for three main reasons, namely: \n  \n \u201c1): the already generally known means of destruction are effective enough to bring about total destruction.  \n  \n 2): people really devoted to the progress of knowledge concerning the physical world like faraday or rutherford have never worked for practical goals, let alone military goals. and nobody could know in advance what kind of application might be developed on the basis of their discoveries.  \n  \n 3): people of technical skill are so numerous and so dependent economically that they cannot be expected to refuse employment offered them by the state or private industry, even if they were able to clearly recognize that their work will lead to disaster on a world-wide scale\u2026\u201d  \n  \n einstein concludes \u201chope can only be based only in the intellectual and moral independence of a sufficient number of people the world over who can resist all the nefarious influences brought to bear upon them\u2026 honesty and courage of the individual to stand up for his convictions on every occasion is the only essential thing.\u201d \n  \n one page, blind-stamped with einstein's address. 4to.  \n  \n princeton, nj. 18th february, 1949. \n  \n an important timeless letter  \n   \n   through the duration of the second world war, albert einstein remained steadfast in his insistence on forceful, aggressive action against nazi germany. immediately after the conclusion of the war and once the full extent of the horror caused by the dropping of the atomic bombs on japan was revealed, he once again advanced, just as vociferously, the pacifist agenda he had subscribed to through most of his life, and quickly became one of the world's leading proponents of nuclear disarmament. \n    \n   in the ominous shadow of the soviet-american nuclear arms race, and with the terrifying specter of nuclear holocaust rendered more palpable than ever, the australian pathologist dr. alton r. chapple (1907-99) turned to einstein with a passionate entreaty to hear words of leadership and hope from the renowned scientist. \n  \n   in response, with the present letter, einstein offered a decidedly pessimistic analysis regarding the state of politics and international relations. instead, hope can only lie with the individual of good conscience. see otto nathan & heinz norden (eds.) einstein on peace (1960) pp. 510-11."},"estimateMax":20000,"lotNumber":"10","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119700/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":6000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:27.358Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$15,000 - $20,000","currency":"USD","id":119700,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":15000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119701/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(herzl, theodor)  \n  birth certificate of herzl's youngest daughter, marguerite herzl .  \n republique francaise. ville de paris. bulletin de naissance. printed document with manuscript entries recording the birth of marguerite herzl, daughter of theodore herzl and julie naschauer.  \n  \n one page. folds, few small tears at edges. 4to.  \n  paris, 31st march, 1900.  \n  \n birth certificate of theodore herzl's youngest daughter, marguerite herzl . \n   an official copy of the birth certificate of marguerite herzl, theodore herzl\u2019s youngest daughter who was born in 1893. this birth certificate was issued in paris in 1900.  \n  \n   marguerite herzl (\u201ctrude, \u201d 1893-1943) was the youngest of herzl\u2019s three children. like her siblings, trude was burdened by severe bouts of depressive illness that required repeated hospitalization throughout her life. she married richard neumann, a man 17 years her senior. the nazis sent trude and richard to the theresienstadt concentration camp where they were killed.  \n  \n   provenance: yitzchak eisig torczyner (1861-1933) and then by descent within the family. \n  \n   an early zionist activist, yitzchak eisig torczyner (1861-1933) was a friend and confidant of theodore herzl. herzl and other members of the hebrew national renaissance and early zionist movement were frequent visitors at the home of eisig torczyner in vienna. eisig torczyner\u2019s son menachem nuchem torczyner (1885-1948), was active in the zionist movement in belgium. menachem nuchem\u2019s son jacques torczyner (1914-2013), was similarly active as a zionist, in the united states. this document was safeguarded for well more than a century within the family as a treasured keepsake relating to the founder of political zionism and his family.  \n  \n   it remains unclear why herzl required a french-issued birth certificate for his daughter seven years following her birth. it is also unclear how yitzchak eisig torczyner came to be in possession of the document. theodore herzl\u2019s papers (both family and political) reside at the central zionist archive in jerusalem.  \n  \n   see: http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/en/collections/herzlarchive/pages/herzldocs.aspx","he":"תעודת לידה של הבת הצעירה של בנימין זאב (תאודור) הרצל, מרגרטה גרטרודה.  \n צרפת, וייל די פריז. מסמך מודפס עם כתיבה ידנית המזכירה את לידתה של מרגרטה לתאודור וג׳ולי הרצל.  \n  \n עמוד אחד, נקרע בשוליים. פריז, 31 ל-מרץ 1900.  \n   \n עותק רשמי של תעודת הלידה של מרגרטה הרצל, בתה הצעירה של אבי המדינה היהודית בנימין זאב הרצל.  \n  \n ׳טרודה׳ נולדה ב-1893. כמו אחים שלה, סבלה מדיכאון כבד ואושפזה מספר פעמים בחייה. התחתנה לריצ׳ארד ניומן, מבוגר ממנה ב-17 שנים. שניהם נשלחו לטרזיינשטט על ידי הנאצים, שמה נרצחו.  \n  \n פרובננס: יצחק אייזק טורטשינר (תרכ״א-תרצ״ג), ומשפחתו. פעיל ציוני מימי תחילת התנועה, תורטשינר היה מקורב להרצל, שביקר את הבית שלו בוינה הרבה. בנו של טורטשינר, מנחם נחום (תרמ״ה-תש״ח) היה פעיל בתנועה הציונית בבלגיה. בנו של מנחם נחום, ג׳ק (תרע״ד-תשע״ג) היה פעיל בארצות הברית. המסמך נשמר בתוך המשפחה למשך מאה שנים.  \n  \n לא ברור למה הרצל הפיק עותק של תעודת הלידה של בתו 7 שנים לאחר לידתה, ואיך טורטשינר זכה במסמך.  \n  \n המסמכים של הרצל (גם אישיים וגם פוליטיים) נמצאים בארכיון הציוני המרכזי בירושלים. ראה את: www.zionistarchives.org.il/eng/collections/herzlarchive/pages/herzldocs.aspx   \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"11","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119701/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:27.360Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119701,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119706/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hirsch, samson raphael).  \n johanna hirsch  autograph letter signed, written in german to her (future) husband rabbi samson raphael hirsch .  \n  \n a delightful letter of courtship. \n 4 pages, one page with clean tear down middle. english translation accompanies the lot.  \n  \n braunschweig, 10th july 1831. \n  \n   provenance: by direct family descent from rabbi samson raphael hirsch, to the consignor.  \n  \n   johanna (hanna) hirsch (nee juedel, 1805-82) conducted a warm and supportive married life alongside her husband for more than fifty years. see e.m. klugman, rabbi samson raphael hirsch [a biography] (1996) pp. 52 and 345. \n  \n   in this heartfelt letter to her betrothed, johanna juedel reveals an intimate side of r. samson raphael hirsch as a committed and affectionate soul-mate. johanna writes about her fears of the impending death of her mother sarah (for whom their eldest daughter would be named) and attempts to take her mind off her concerns by confiding in hirsch.  \n  \n   johanna often waxes poetic as she discusses here topics ranging from serious, such as her faith in god, to trivial, asking the name of a young lady that the rabbi had earlier courted. she closes the letter: \u201cbelieve me, no-one on earth is more devoted to you than your johanna who loves you above all expression.\u201d the two would marry less than three months later, october 5th, 1831.  \n  \n   revealing as this letter is of the depth of relationship between r. hirsch and his wife, it is even more telling of johanna herself, who worked tirelessly on behalf of german orthodoxy but was content to place herself out of the public eye. r. hirsch himself said of her: \u201call the stones that were cast at me, all the filth that was actually slung or threatened, all that she bore also\u201d (klugman, rabbi shimshon raphael hirsch p. 52).  \n  \n   the present letter is a glimpse behind the veil, a testament to the humanity behind the rabbi and rebbetzin giving further weight to their message of torath chaim, a living torah."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"16","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119706/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.841Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119706,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119707/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hirsch, samson raphael)  \n gella hirsch  four autograph letters signed, written to her son, rabbi samson raphael hirsch (and family), in judeo-german, with some hebrew and german.  \n  \n three of the letters are each a page-and-a-half; the fourth letter is larger and has sr hirsch address panel on verso. (english translation of one letter accompanies the lot).  \n  \n hamburg, 1849-59. \n  \n   provenance:  by direct family descent from rabbi samson raphael hirsch, to the consignor.  \n  \n   these four letters highlight the warm, family relationships that lay behind r. hirsch\u2019s rabbinic acumen.  \n  \n   in one letter, gella hirsch (1786-1860) asks her son if her young grand-daughter sophia has grown many teeth. born in 1852, sophia would grow up to marry r. salomon breuer, r. hirsch\u2019s heir to the frankfurt community.  \n  \n   in another letter, gella describes an impending apartment move and sends \u201ca thousand kisses\u201d to her great-grandson pinkas guggenheimer. a note is attached from hirsch\u2019s sister therese, chiding him for not writing to their mother more often.  \n  \n   often signing as \u201cyour mother and grandmother, \u201d the contents of these letters are directed toward both r. hirsch and his children and were likely read aloud to the entire family.  \n  \n   for r. hirsch, investment in family life was a barometer of one\u2019s spiritual success. \u201cjacob is the family man blessed with children; hardworking, serving, weighed down by cares\u2026 this privilege is to him the highest prize, the greatest achievement\u201d (commentary, genesis 32:8).  \n  \n   for another example highlighting r. hirsch\u2019s strong sense of the importance of family see his pentateuch with personal inscriptions, sold kestenbaum sale 91, lot 60."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"17","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119707/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.843Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":119707,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119710/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"kluger, shlomo \n \n (of brody, 1785-1869). autograph manuscript in hebrew. four responsa on yoreh de'ah and recorded in his personal ledger.  \n \n \n  \n \n \n  ff. 2. unsigned. minor tears at edges. tall folio.  \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n brody, 1854. \n \n \n  \n \n \n includes: \n \n \n  \n \n \n  * a responsum to r. ephraim hakohen of bolshevitz (bilshivtsi, ukraine) regarding a case where an improperly slaughtered goose was mixed up with properly slaughtered geese. (partial). published: shu\u201dt tuv ta\u2019am voda\u2019ath 3:1:232. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  * a responsum to r. ephraim hakohen of lvov concerning a case where a woman miscarried early in her pregnancy and later had a male child. the question is whether the child must be redeemed from a kohen (pidyon haben). published: shu\u201dt tuv ta\u2019am voda\u2019ath, 3:2:133. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  * a responsum to r. david meir feder, av beth din of svirzh, ukraine, concerning whether to certify as kosher baked goods that were partially baked in a factory by non-jews. the full responsum was not published until 1994, in shu\u201dt shiyarei avodah, no. 112, while an abbreviated version of this responsum appeared earlier in shu\u201dt ha\u2019elef lecha shlomo, yoreh de\u2019ah no. 185. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  * a responsum to r. yisrael of tlumach, ukraine, regarding a nobleman who hunts and gives the carcasses of his kills to jews to sell. the questioner asks if it permissible to trade in these carcasses. (partial). published: shu\u201dt tuv ta\u2019am voda\u2019ath, 3:2:13. \n \n \n  \n \n \n   orphaned at an early age and raised by the maggid of dubno, r. shlomo kluger was a pre-eminent halachic decisor and a most prolific author of responsa who served as the chief dayan of brody (galicia). his rulings were sought by all, and he remains a halachic phenomenon until today. when penning a responsum, in addition to sending it to the questioner, r. kluger would also record it in his ledger (pinkas), per the common practice. it is from pinkasim such as this one that the great collections of responsa were gathered and published. (in these pages, it is possible to see the notation that the handwritten responsum has now been printed.) during his lifetime, r. kluger used several different pinkasim to record his responsa. a full list can be found in the appendix to dr. hayim gertner\u2019s 1996 ma thesis, \u201cthe sphere of influence of the galician rabbinate in the first half of the nineteenth century: rabbi shlomo kluger as a test case.\u201d","he":"ארבע תשובות בכתב-יד קדשו של רבי שלמה קלוגר מברודי (תקמ\"ה-תרס\"ט), מפנקסו האישי. ברודי, תרי\"ד.  \n \n  \n \n \n 2 דפים, ללא חתימה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n *תשובה לרבי אפרים הכהן מבלשביץ, על אווז לא הושחט כדין שנתערב עם אווזים כשרים (חלקי). נדפס בשו\"ת טוב טעם ודעת ג:א:רל\"ב. \n \n \n  \n \n \n *תשובה לרבי אפרים הכהן מלבוב האם חייבים לפדות בן בכור שנולד אחרי הפלה. נדפס בשו\"ת טוב טעם ודעת ג:ב:קל\"ג. \n \n \n  \n \n \n *תשובה לרבי דוד מאיר פעדער מסבירז, על כשרותם של מוצרים שנאפו על ידי לא יהודים. התשובה המלאה לא נדפסה עד תרנ\"ד בשו\"ת שיירי עבודה קי\"ב. תמצית של התשובה הופיעה בשו\"ת האלף לך שלמה, יו\"ד קפ\"ה. \n \n \n  \n \n \n *תשובה לרבי ישראל, על מסחר בגופות טריפות (חלקי). נדפס בשו\"ת טוב טעם ודעת ג:ב:י\"ג. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n  כשהכין את התשובות שלו, הרב קלוגר היה מכין שני עותקים, כפי המנהג המקובל- אחד להשיב לשואל, ואחד להשאיר אצלו בפנקס. כשרצו להדפיס את התשובות של הרב, העורכים השתמשו בפנקסים האלו. הרב קלוגר שימש במספר פנקסים בחייו עבור התשובות שלו. רשימה מלאה מופיע בעבודתו של ד\"ר חיים גרטנר: \u201cthe sphere of influence of the galician rabbinate in the first half of the nineteenth century: rabbi shlomo kluger as a test case.\u201d \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"20","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119710/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.844Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":119710,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119711/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119711/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(satire). shelosha tzoa\u2019kim v\u2019einan ne\u2019enin [polemical poem criticizing ashkenazi synagogue cantors]. manuscript in hebrew.  anonymous.  \n  \n one-and-a-half pages written in an aschkenazic cursive hand on one long folio leaf.   \n stamp of layzer ran.  \n  \n eastern europe, late-17th century. \n  \n  \n a forceful tirade against ignorant and incompetent chazanim in poland and germany.   \n    \n   written in rhyme, with copious biblical and talmudic wordplay, the poem is entitled \u201cthree cry out and are not answered\u201d (after tract. bava metzia, f. 75b). \u201cthe three\u201d represent the cantor and his two-person accompanying choir who are accused of immodest showmanship and ignorance of the prayers they chant. by their lack of understanding hebrew, wantonly both skipping and repeating words, such melodies are not sung with the intention of praising god, but \u201cstem from the circus music of clowns!\u201d thus polluting the potential beauty of shabbat synagogue services.  \n   \n   interestingly, towards the end, the poem turns to praise the cantorial tradition found in italy, the islamic lands and india. \u201c[they who] pray pleasantly, whose words are pronounced precisely, do not cry out haughtily and fully understand what they are praying.\u201d  \n   \n   the text emphasizes that the purpose here is not to degrade anyone, but solely to put an end to unfortunate practices. the author realizes however that his diatribe will be taken as an attack, hence he chooses to remain anonymous. also known as tochacha lechazanim [\u201cchastisement of the cantors\u201d] the text inspired an apologetic response by r. joel sirkes of leipa, which was published by his son leib, and entitled re'ach nicho'ach (fuerth, 1724).  \n   \n   for an analysis, see m. l. klein, re'ach nichoach: a pleasing aroma, prayer leadership and cantorial mussar in the 18th century (2011). https://www.academia.edu/54398666/_a_pleasing_aroma_prayer_leadership_and_cantorial_ mussar_ethics_in_the_18th_century","he":"שלושה צועקים ואינן נענין. פואמה סאטירית המבקרת את שליחי ציבור אשכנזים.  כתב-יד בעברית,  אנונימי.  \n  \n עמוד וחצי בכתב אשכנזי בפוליו ארוך. חותמת של לייזר רן.  \n מזרח אירופה, מאה ה-17 המאוחרת. \n   \n תוכחה חזקה נגד שליחי ציבור בגרמניה ופולין שלא מכירים מספיק את הלכות תפילה. נכתב בחרוז, עם הרבה ציטוטים של תנ״ך ותלמוד, ה׳שלושה׳ שצועקים ואינן נענין (בבא מציעא ע״ה:ב) מייחס לש״ץ ושני עוזריו ששרים איתו, שאינם צנועים או מלומדים. מדלגים על מילים, חוזרים על מילים אחרים, ומנגננים לא כדי לשבח את ה׳, אלא לפאר את עצמם. גם מוכר לתוכחת החזנים, המחבר ידע שדבריו יגרמו לכאב וכעס ולכו בחר להישאר אנונימי. חיבור שלו זכה לתשובה אפולגטית בספר ׳ריח ניחח׳ (פיורדא, תפ״ד) של רבי יואל סירקס מלייפא.  \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"21","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119711/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.846Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":119711,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":4800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119712/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"wasserman, elchonon bunem  (rosh yeshiva baranowitch and pillar of agudath israel, 1875-1941). autograph letter signed written in hebrew to rabbi yosef yechiel gurevitch of melbourne.  \n  \n concerning the potential escape of yeshivah students from lithuania to australia during world war two. \n  \n one page with integral blank. two punch-hole punches. 8vo.  \n  \n kelme, lithuania, 1940, erev chag hasukoth. \n  \n a most important letter.  \n      the lithuanian yeshivah world watched helplessly as the nazi\u2019s invaded poland, and took in countless refugees from the affected areas. however, as the soviets turned their sights to lithuania in the summer of 1940, students with foreign passports began to consider their pathways out of the war-torn continent. a group of english, american and canadian students, hailing from yeshivoth including mir, kaminetz, grodno and kletzk,  gathered in kelme to assess their options. liaising with the british consulate in kaunas (kovno), they were told their only option was to escape to australia, crossing russia via the trans-siberian railway and sailing to brisbane via vladivostok. (traveling directly to england, canada or america was impossible, as it would entail crossing submarine-infested waters).  \n  \n    uncertain about the plan, and unsure if the soviet occupation necessitated such a drastic escape-route, the group conferred with r. elchonon wasserman, who was spending the yomim noraim (high holy days) in kelme. the rav deliberated back and forth, concerned that the boys would be in danger if the japanese entered the war. \u201cone thing is most important, \u201d r. elchonon declared, \u201cno matter where you go, you will not be able to avoid the chevlei moshiach (birth-pangs of the messiah) unless you dedicate yourselves to torah.\u201d  \n  \n   presciently, the fear of chevlei moshiach was front and center in r. elchonon\u2019s mind at the time, as he again references them in his letter to r. gurewitch, encouraging him to materially support the refugees, \u201cas torah and acts of kindness can save one from the birth-pangs of messiah.\u201d in fact, already before the war, r. elchonon predicted that nazism would bode poorly for european jewry, as witnessed in his ma\u2019amar ikvatha demeshicha.  \n  \n   the students eventually decided to leave, a fateful decision that almost certainly saved their lives. this was especially significant as the small group of only 17 jewish men, women and children, included future leaders of the torah world on new shores.  \n  \n included in the group were:  \n  \n  r. nosson wachtfogel  (1910-98), future mashigiach of lakewood. escaped with his fianc&eacute; chava. the two were wed in a civil marriage so the rebbetzin could leave europe despite not having foreign citizenship, and married halachically upon reaching safety.  \n   \n r. chaim gutnick (1921-2003), future rabbi of melbourne\u2019s elwood synagogue from 1958-2003, founder and president of rabbinical council of victoria. this was the journey through which he reached australia and changed the faced of jewish life there.  \n  \n rebbetzin bluma and henny dessler , wife and daughter of r. eliyahu dessler, mashgiach of gateshead and ponevizh. the family would be reunited only after the war ended.  \n  \n r. chaim dov ber silver (1912-96) later to establish the carlton talmud torah in melbourne and serve on israel\u2019s va\u2019ad hayeshivoth.  \n  \n r. shlomo davis (1915-2017), future maggid shiur at telz, cleveland.  \n  \n before they departed, and in the present letter, r. elchonon stressed the centrality of torah learning - and material support of such learning - to the continued survival of the jewish people.  \n  \n   r. elchanan wasserman was one of the most distinguished leaders of eastern european orthodoxy. seen as the spiritual successor to the chofetz chaim, he served as the rosh yeshivah of baranovitch for 20 years. he was abroad on a fundraising mission when germany invaded poland, yet returned to europe to be with his students. he was murdered by lithuanian nazi collaborators in the seventh fort of kaunas fortress in the summer of 1941 (12th tamuz).  \n  \n   r. yoseph lipman gurewicz (1885-1956) was born in vilna and a devoted student there of r. chaim ozer grodzenski. in 1930 he visited australia on behalf of the lithuanian va\u2019ad hayeshivos and made such a positive impression upon melbourne jewry he was prevailed to take up the pulpit of the carlton united hebrew congregation. in this position, and due to the dynamic community leader that he was, gurewicz became a central figure in the intense struggle to obtain sanctuary in australia for jews desperate to leave nazi-europe.","he":"מכתב בכתב-יד קדשו של רבי אלחנן וסרמן. לרבי יוסף יחיאל גורביץ׳ במלבורן, לגבי קבוצת בחורי ישיבה הנמלטים מהשואה ה בליטא לאוסטרליה.  \n  \n עמוד בודד. קיפולים.  \n קלם, ליטא ת״ש.  \n  \n עולם הישיבות הליטאות צפה בהלם כשהנאצים פלשו לתוך פולין, ועזרו אין-ספור פליטים. אולם, כשהסובייטים סיפחו את ליטא בקיץ ת״ש, בחורי ישיבה עם דרכונים זרים התחילו לשקול את יציאתם מאירופה. קבוצה של בחורים ממוצאים אנגלי, אמריקאי וקנדי מישיבות שונות (כולל מיר, קמינץ, גרודנה וקלצק) התאספו בקלם. הקונסול הבריטי בקובנה מסר להם שהאופציה היחידה הזמינה להם הייתה לברוח לאוסטרליה דרך רוסיה. (נסיעה ישירה מערבה לא התאפשר, בגלל צוללות נאציות). \n  \n הקבוצה התייעצה אם רב אלחנן, ששהה אז בקלם עבור הימים הנוראים. ׳דבר אחד ברור לי׳, רב אלחנן אמר, ׳אפילו אם יפן לא תיכנס למלחמה, לא תנצלו מחבלי משיח אלא אם כן אתם דבקים בתלמוד תורה׳.  \n  \n רב אלחנן ראה את מאורעות הזמן כחבלי משיח מובהקים, כמו כשכותב במכתב הנוכחי לר׳ גורביץ׳, ועודד אותו לתמוך בבחורים שיגיעו, כי תורה וגמילות חסדים מצילים מחבלי משיח. עוד לפני פרוץ המלחמה, רב אלחנן חזה שעליית הנאציזם יגרום לצרות רבות ליהודים (ראה את המאמר עקבתא דמשיחא שלו).  \n  \n בסוף, הבחורים החליטו לצאת, החלטה שהציל את חייהם. בקבוצה הקטנה של רק 17 גברים, נשים וילדים נמנו הרבה תלמידי חכמים ומורי הוראה עתידיים, שירימו את קרן התורה בארצות חדשות אחרי המלחמה.  \n  \n עמם נמנו:  \n רבי נתן ווכטפוגל , המשגיח הליקווד, שברח עם ארוסתו חוה. התארסו בליטא כדי שחוה תוכל לצאת, ונישאו רק כשהגיעו לפליטה.  \n  \n רבי חיים גוטניק , רבה של ביה״כ אלווד במלבורן, מייסד ונשיא ועד הרבנים בויקטוריה.  \n  \n רבצין בלומה והני דסלער , אשתו ובתו של רבי אליהו דסלר המשגיח מפוניבז׳ שהיה אז באנגליה. המשפחה התאחדה שוב רק אחרי המלחמה.  \n  \n רבי חיים דובער סילבר , מייסד ת״ת קרלטון במלבורן וחבר ועד הישיבות בא״י.  \n  \n רבי שלמה דיוויס , ר״מ בישיבת טלז, קליבלנד.  \n  \n לפני שהקבוצה נסעה, וגם במכתב הנוכחי, הרב אלחנן הדגיש את חשיבות לימוד התורה (ותמיכתה) עבור עתיד היהדות.   \n   \n   \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"22","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119712/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4800,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.847Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - $7,000","currency":"USD","id":119712,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119713/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(chassidism).  \n michtav\u2026 m\u2019e[retz] hak[odesh] m\u2019rabo[theinu] hak[edoshim] [\"a collection of epistles of early chassidic masters.\u201d] letters of r. yisrael of polotzk, r. menachem mendel of vitebsk, r. avraham of kalisk, r. leib heneles, r. shneur zalman of liadi and r. chaim chaikel of amdur. spanning the years 1778-92.  \n  \n hebrew manuscript on paper. aschkenazic cursive hand. \n ff. 212-243 (i.e. ff. 32). first and final leaves frayed, browned. disbound. 4to.  \n  \n c. 1850. \n  \n   from their first appearance in print in 1794, these fascinating letters - which reflect both sociological conditions in the early chassidic movement, as well as theological concerns - have often been reprinted, although each edition varies slightly. the present manuscript demonstrates variants from the printed editions.  \n   \n provenance: formerly in the collection of the late prof. abraham i. katsh (1908-98) who possibly acquired it during the course of academic trips to the soviet union commencing in 1956.","he":"חסידות. מכתב... מארץ הקודש מרבותינו הקדושים. מכתבים מרבי ישראל מפאלוצק, רבי מנחם מנדל מויטבסק, רבי אברהם מקליסק, רבי לייב חנה׳לס, רבי שניאור זלמן מליאדי ורבי חיים חייקל מאמדור. משנים תקל״ח-תקנ״ב.  \n  \n  \n כתב יד בעברית על נייר ביד אשכנזי.  \n 32 דפים, ׳דפים רי״ב-רמ״ג׳. דפים ראשונים ואחרונים מיושנים. ללא כריכה. שנת תר״י בערך. \n  \n מאז ההדפסה השראשונה שלהם בתקנ״ד, המכתבים המרתקים האלו, המשקפים את המצב המחשבתי וסוציולוגי של החסידות בימי ראשיתה, הודפסו פעמים רבות.הכתב-יד הנוכחי מכיל שינויים מהעותקים המודפסים.  \n  \n פרובננס: פרופ׳ אברהם י. כ״ץ, שאולי השיג אותו במשך הנסיעות הרבות שלו לברית המועצות (מטעמים אקדמיים), מאז תשט״ז.  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"23","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119713/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.849Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":119713,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119714/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(lubavitch).  \n (moishe eliezer kramer).  \n the life of morris l. kramer. a biographical sketch of a jewish scholar and businessman. compiled and arranged by a group of his friends and admirers. text in english (pp. 138) and yiddish (pp. 130) with photographic plates and facsimiles of letters. original boards. 8vo.  \n  \n new york, pinski - massel, 1926.  \n  \n * accompanied by: archive of papers, mostly stemming from attorney sam kramer, relating to the above biography (pre- and post-publication) c. 55 pages; as well as dozens of typed and autographed letters of condolence written to kramer and his family upon the passing of his father in 1925, c. 65 pages. \n  \n with the original folder in which these papers were stored, containing written information from kramer or his staff that may be useful in reconstructing provenance. etc. \n  \n new york, c. 1924-26. \n  \n   biography written in yiddish by jacob mark and translated into english by harold berman of:      moshe eliezer (morris l.) kramer (1864-1925). \n  \n \u201dfew names carry more significance in the story of the lubavitch movement in the 20th century than that of the kramer family.\u201d  \n  \n   \u201cincorporated in 1924 as the umbrella organization for the chabad movement in the united states, morris l. (moshe eliezer) kramer was he first president of agudas chassidei chabad of the united states and canada. subsequently his sons remained dedicated and energetic supporter of the sixth rebbe, rabbi yosef yitzchak schneersohn.  \n  \n   successful american jews, the kramer family\u2019s roots in lubavitch ran deep. in the old country, moshe eliezer\u2019s father had been a scholar and prominent citizen of the shtetl of kurenitz, then in the region of vilna. \u201che would make frequent pilgrimages to the rebbi of liubawitsch [sic]\u201d notes the 1926 biography of morris kramer, \u201cfirst to reb mendele [rabbi menachem mendel of lubavitch, known as the tzemach tzedek (1789-1866)], and later to his successor reb shmulke [rabbi shmuel, the rebbe maharash (1834-1882)], and on these occasions would give generously of his means to all worthy causes.\u201d  \n  \n   czarist russia\u2019s infamous 1882 may laws forbade jews living within the pale of settlement from settling in villages unless they had previously lived there, making it nearly impossible for morris to reside near his parents once he was married. in 1895 he struck out alone for america, leaving behind his wife, rochel elka, and six children. fortunately, morris took to di goldine medina almost immediately. morris\u2019 family followed him to the united states in 1899, and by 1906 he was doing so well financially he buildt a synagogue behind his new home in bath beach, brooklyn, where he could pray nusach ari, the chabad prayer liturgy compiled by the movement\u2019s founder, rabbi schneur zalman of liadi.  \n  \n   as kramer\u2019s pants business, m.l. kramer & sons, grew, morris became known as a generous philanthropist. he was also a scholar in his own right, rising early each morning to study talmud with a group of businessmen and workers. it took them ten years to finish the entire talmud, and just six months before morris passed away they celebrated a siyum hashas on the 19th of kislev, 1924, at the tzemach tzedek nusach ho\u2019ari synagogue on henry street on manhattan\u2019s lower east side, a grand event attended by hundreds of rabbis and lay leaders of new york\u2019s jewish community.  \n  \n   the tzemach tzedek synagogue on the lower east side, of which morris served as president for a time, was one of hundreds of lubavitch-affiliated synagogues in the united states, all of which were disconnected from one another. the fifth rebbe, rabbi sholom dovber of lubavitch, passed away in the spring of 1920, and was succeeded by his only son, rabbi yosef yitzchak. not long thereafter rabbi yosef yitzchak wrote to his followers in america directing them to formally organize the disparate chabad congregations spread throughout the country.  \n  \n   at the rebbe\u2019s direction, rabbi eliyahu simpson, rabbi dovid schifrin, and morris kramer started what was initially called agudas hachasidim anshei chabad of the united states and canada, which was later shortened to agudas chassidei chabad of the united states and canada, incorporated in new york state in july of 1924. kramer became its first president.  \n  \n   \u201camong agudas chassidei chabad\u2019s achievements during this time was developing the network of nusach ari synagogues in america, supporting the lubavitch organizations and community in russia and eretz israel. chabad\u2019s first offices were in morris kramer\u2019s clothing factory at 643 broadway, new york city.  \n  \n   \u201ci thank you very much, my dear friend, for occupying yourself so much with our affairs, which you do well to consider as your very own, \u201d rabbi yosef yitzchak wrote to morris in yiddish from leningrad in january of 1925. \u201cit is true beyond a doubt that we are all seeking the identical aims.\u201d (facsimile of letter included in biography here).  \n  \n   the kramer family were the financial pillars of chabad in the united states. they utilized all the might of their wealth and political connections to free the friediker rebbe from prison and from danger, not once - but twice. in 1927 from unlawful soviet arrest and in 1939-40 assisting his flight ffrom nazi-occupied poland for freedom in the united states.  \n  \n   in out of the inferno (2002), a compilation of original documents detailing the strenuous efforts to rescue rabbi yosef yitzchak from europe, the editors, rachel altein and eliezer zaklikovsky, write that \u201cas we sorted and read and reread these pages, mr. kramer emerged as a remarkable figure, whose wisdom, selfless, unceasing efforts, and ability to focus on, and clearly state, the essence of every issue, all proved crucial to the success of the rescue.\u201d  \n  \n   in 1975, on the occasion of the 50th yahrtzeit of the kramer family\u2019s patriarch, morris, the last surviving child, sam, came to the rebbe\u2019s synagogue at 770, as was his tradition, to lead a minyan and say kaddish for his father. the rebbe told sam that he wished to see the entire family, and shortly thereafter some 20-25 kramers gathered for a unique private audience.\u201d  \n  \n sources:  https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/4124407/jewish/milton-kramer-99-a-third-generation-pillar-of-chab ad-in-america.htm and: https://www.geni.com/people/moshe-eliezer-morris-laizer-kramer/6000000002905959894  \n  \n much of the samuel l. kramer papers are found in the united states holocaust memorial museum, washington dc.  \n  \n see: https://collections.ushmm.org/findingaids/2016.467.1_01_fnd_en.pdf","he":"(לובביץ׳). משה אליעזר קרמר.  \n  \n ביוגרפיה על חייו של התלמיד חכם ועסקן. הוכן על ידי חברים ומעריצים. טקסט באנגלית (138 עמודים) ויידיש (130 עמודים), עם תמונות ופקסימיליות של מכתבים. כריכה מקורית, 8vo. \n  \n ניו יורק, תרפ״ו (1926). \n  \n עם ארכיון מסמכים , רובם מאדב. סאם קרמר, קשורים להכנת הביוגרפיה הנ״ל (לפני ואחרי הדפסה), כ-55 עמודים, עם עוד עשרות מכתבים חתומים המנחמים את המפשחה על פטירת משה אליעזר בתרפ״ה. כ-65 עמודים. \n  \n ניו יורק תרפ״ד-תרפ״ו. \n  \n אין הרבה דמויות יותר חשובות לסיפור תנועת חב״ד במאה ה-20 מאשר משפחת קרמר.  \n  \n הנשיא הראשון של אגודת חסידי חב״ד בארה״ב וקנדה. \n  \n ראה את: חב״דפדיה  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"24","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119714/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.850Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":119714,"category":{"en":"Manuscripts"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119715/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"rabinowitz, yitzchok ya\u2019akov   \n (the first biala rebbe, 1847-1905). letter signed, new year blessings, written in hebrew.  \n  \n offering good wishes, with blessings for \"children, life and sustenance, perfect health\u2026 a good and sweet year, a life of satisfaction, joyous heart, and peace of mind for torah study and worship of gd.\u201d  \n autograph signature: \"yitzchak ya\u2019akov son of r. nahtan dovid.\"  \n  \n one page. marginal punch holes. 4to.  \n  \n biala (biała podlaska, poland), 1886 \n  \n   the first admor of biala - r. yitzchak ya\u2019akov rabinowitz - was the son of r. nathan david of shidlovtsa, who was the grandson of the yid hakadosh, r. yitzchak ya\u2019akov of peshischa. \n  \n   as a young child, r. yitzchak ya\u2019akov stood out for his exceptional intellectual capacities and exalted soul. in 1873, he succeeded his father-in-law r. yehoshua of ostrova-lentsha as rebbe, with a following of many thousands of chassidim. his teachings were published in the divrei binah and yishrei lev series. \n  \n   all his sons and grandsons became significant rebbes in poland who drew large numbers of followers. they include: his son grand rebbe yerachmiel tzvi of siedlce (predecessor of the current biala rebbes\u2019 dynasty), his son r. nathan david of parczew (father of the mukacheve-petach tikva rebbe), his son r. meir shlomo yehuda of mezritch, his son r. avraham yehoshua heshel of lublin and his son-in-law r. yosef tvi kalish of skierniewic - bnei brak. \n  \n   the biala dynasty stems from the yid hakadosh of peshischa, who was a disciple of the chozeh of lublin, who in turn was a disciple of r. elimelech of lizhensk, who was a disciple of the maggid of mezritch, who was among the first generation of extraordinary disciples of the holy ba\u2019al shem tov.","he":"מכתב עם חתימת רבי יצחק יעקב רבינוביץ׳ האדמו״ר הראשון מביאלה.   \n ברכות לשנה טובה בעברית, עם ברכות לבני, חיי, ומזוני, בריאות שלימה שנה טובה ומתוקה, לב שמח שלוה ללימוד תורה ועבודת ה׳.  \n חתימה ׳יצחק יעקב בן ר׳ נתן דוד׳.  \n  \n עמוד אחד. ביאלה, תרמ״ו \n  \n האדמו״ר הראשון מביאלה הצטיין כבר בצעירותו כבעל כשרונות מיוחדות. בתרל״ג ירש את חמיו רבי יהושע מאוסטרובה-לנטשה עם אלפי חסידים. תורותיו הודפסו בדברי בינה וישרי לב. כל בניו ונכדיו נהיו אדמו״רים בפולין. שושלת ביאלה שרש מהיהודי הקדוש מפשיסחה, תלמידו של החוזה מלובלין. \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"25","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119715/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.851Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - 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they solicited funds from gentiles to compensate for their dire financial predicament and loss of member support.  \n  \n   appealing to the citizens of philadelphia, this emergency circular urges that the \u201cworship of god in other ways need be no deterrent to generosity.\u201d  \n  \n   the circular was brought by the synagogue to the attention of the leadership of the city and subsequently, many philadelphia citizens contributed, famously including, benjamin franklin, with a donation of &pound;5. (see henry samuel morais, the jews of philadelphia, pp. 20-21).  \n  \n   this circular appears to be a draft. the version published in various historical sources contains slightly different language. the changes are noted here, (d) representing draft, and (p) published:  \n  \n (d) \u201chebrew tribe\u201d instead of (p) \u201chebrew society, \u201d  \n (d) \u201ccommonly call'd jews\u201d instead of (p) \u201ccommonly call'd israelites\", \u201d  \n (d) \"denominated jews\" instead of (p) \u201cdenominated israelites, \u201d  \n (d) \u201chebrew tribe\u201d instead of (p) \u201chebrew society, \u201d  \n (d) \u201cenabled immediately\u201d instead of (p) \u201cspeedily enabled, \u201d  \n (d) april 1788 instead of (p) \u201capril 30, 1788.\u201d  \n (for comparison, see g.p. zola, m. dollinger, american jewish history: a primary source reader (2014) pp. 57-8).  \n  \n   these softened changes suggests an attempt at circumventing the potential anti-jewish biases that might be found among christian fellow citizens. whether or not changing \u201cjews\u201d to \u201cisraelites, \u201d or \u201ctribe\u201d to \u201csociety, \u201d made the difference, is unknown, but it seems that liberality and enlightenment were indeed present amidst the early american citizenry of philadelphia.  \n  \n draft of a foundational document in the annals of early american jewry, noting a respected place alongside fellow american citizens"},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"34","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119724/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.744Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":119724,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119725/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119725/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119725/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica).  \n jacob mordecai  (1762-1838). autograph manuscript, written in english (with some hebrew) entitled: \u201cinstitutions of moses.\u201d signed by mordecai on the upper cover, along with inscription: \u201cfor mrs. r. lazarus\u201d (i.e., his daughter rachel).  \n  \n opening page with dedicated introduction to his daughter: \u201cthe following sheets contain extracts from a work professing to be a view of the spirit of hebrew poetry the production of j g herder a german commentator it has languished many hours during my confinement to a sick chamber [but now completed] and will prove a source of gratification to a biblical researcher\u2026 for my beloved daughter rachel! who will read with deep interest the expositions\u2026 hidden from the common researcher\u2026 the application of many psalms to material purposes\u2026 they\u2026 improve the hearts of all but are specially conditioned to inspire within each\u2026 [but especially] the soul of a daughter of israel.\u201d \n  \n pp. 30. densely written with a few erasures and edits, pp. 18-19 with overslip. touch foxed. original wrappers. lg. 4to.  \n  (richmond, virginia), circa 1835 \n  \n   jacob mordecai (1762-1838) was a pioneer of women\u2019s education in america, founding the warrenton female academy in warrenton, north carolina, where he and his family were the small town\u2019s sole jews. his daughter rachel (1788-1838), the eldest girl in a family of thirteen, was a teacher at the academy, and in 1821 married aaron marks lazarus, a wilmington, north carolina, merchant and shipper. notably, rachel maintained a correspondence with the anglo-irish novelist maria edgeworth, disappointed as she was with the unflattering stereotypical portrait of a jewish character in edgeworth's the absentee (1812). in later years, rachel lazarus underwent a spiritual crisis and was drawn to christianity.  \n  \n   unstated in this manuscript is any motive or desire to specifically address a crisis of faith, but there can be little doubt that jacob mordecai, by way of the gift of this lengthy essay, sought to renew his daughter\u2019s appreciation of the spiritual gifts to be found within judaism. mordecai at the time was ill - as noted in the flyleaf inscription - and as indicated by his spidery handwriting, clearly, this manuscript was written with considerable physical (and emotional) effort.  \n  \n   waiting until after her father\u2019s death, rachel lazarus converted to christianity on her deathbed.  \n  \n   see emily bingham, thou knowest not what a day may bring forth: intellect, power, conversion, and apostasy in the life of rachel mordecai lazarus, in: donald g. matthews and beth barton schweiger, rethinking religion in the american south (2004) and https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/lazarus-rachel-mordecai  \n  \n a manuscript written under distinctly personal circumstances."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"35","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119725/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.751Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":119725,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119726/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica).  shemoth haniftarim. deceased members of the chevra kadisha of congregation ahavath torah, englewood, new jersey .  \n  \n hebrew manuscript written on vellum. contains names of 19 men and women, the founders of the synagogue. some yiddish, the whole set within architectural arch, flanked by lions and scriptural verses. \n  \n stains, not affecting text, small hole lower right. 22 x 33 inches.  \n  englewood, new jersey, 1912-33. \n  \n   the community members listed on this memorial board were a mix of native-born americans and immigrants. some of them were old enough to have lived through the civil war period, with one, tanchum pearlman, having been born as early as 1844. the founding of congregation ahavath torah in 1895 would lead to many religious firsts in northern new jersey - the first dedicated prayer services, the first locally sourced kosher meat and the first permanent synagogue structure. without a doubt, every single one of these \u2018founding fathers\u2019 listed would be amazed to discover that the religiously-barren landscape of northern new jersey in which they had pioneered orthodox life would 100 years later be considered one of the leading centers of jewish life and learning throughout the entire world.  \n  \n  \n   names on the list include nehe schlamis sher, wife of reverend benjamin sher, the first religious leader of the community, as well as max moses moskin, who helped acquire englewood\u2019s first torah scroll. (moskin\u2019s son, albert would serve as mayor of englewood from 1956-59).  \n  \n   founded in 1895, congregation ahavath torah of englewood was the first synagogue in bergen county, new jersey. lacking a dedicated building, the eight founding families initially met in the home of jacob reznick, before deciding to form a rotation system between member families. \n  \n   by 1911, the community was 50 families strong and purchased its first permanent home at 33 humphrey st. within a year, it outgrew the premises and relocated to a larger building on englewood avenue, where the synagogue would remain until 1960. during the 1910\u2019s, kosher meat was made locally available for the first time in northern new jersey thanks to a butcher joining the ranks of ahavath torah. this convenience availed the community from having to travel to new york for meat (there was no bridge in those days), and served as a further draw for the growing kehillah.  \n  \n   one of ahavath torah\u2019s best-known rabbinic leaders during this period was rabbi moshe gold (1913-1956). son of r. zev wolf gold, a signator to israel\u2019s declaration of independence, gold studied in chevron, the mir and riets, where he befriended r. joseph dov soloveitchik. serving as rabbi of ahavath torah from 1948 to his untimely death in 1956, r. gold established northern new jersey\u2019s first jewish day school and nursery under the community\u2019s auspices. until this point, the closest jewish schools were in paterson and jersey city. gold\u2019s son, rabbi chaim gold, would teach in manhattan day school for more than 50 years.  \n  \n   r. gold was succeeded by rabbi benjamin walfish from 1958-1960, who was followed by rabbi isaac swift, serving from 1960-1984. r. swift established the moriah elementary school in 1964, which was initially operated within the synagogue building. in the 1970\u2019s, r. swift, along with other community members (including alfred frisch), would found the frisch high school. the two schools have thousands of alumni.  \n  \n   guiding ahavath torah into the 21st century is rabbi shmuel goldin, serving at the helm of the community since 1984. under r. goldin, synagogue membership has almost doubled; it stands today at about 750 families.  \n   (see kerry olitzky & marc lee raphael, the american synagogue: a historical dictionary and sourcebook. greenwood, 1996).  \n  \n   the individuals listed were some of the earliest interments made into ahavath torah\u2019s cemetery in saddle brook, new jersey- in use since 1909- where their gravestones stand today. the full list of names (with supplemented english names and lifespans) is as follows:  \n  \n men:  \n  \n moshe (max) moskin (-1912).  \n nissan (nathan) oppenheim (1864-1918).  \n tanchum pearlman (1844-1919).  \n selig rubinstein (1847-1921).  \n yosef (joseph e.) levinsohn (1872-1921).  \n yaakov (jacob) gordon (1868-1925).  \n aharon (arnold) birsh (1863-1925).  \n binyamin (benjamin) weides (1855-1927).  \n moshe (morris) shirk (1869-1928).  \n shlomo (solomon) albert (1842-1930).  \n  \n women:  \n nehe schlamis shor (1870-1912).  \n sarah wides (1875-1915).  \n nana (natalia) lewitz (1891-1926).  \n rivkah (rebecca) moskin (-1924).  \n dvosha brown (1838-1925).  \n zlata (dora) kansky (1862-1926).  \n deborah (freida maryashe) druskin (1870-1927).  \n yetta (yenta) wides (1869-1931).  \n rivkah (rebecca) asch (1863-1933)."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"36","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119726/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.759Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - 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countless other neighborhoods, highlighting new york\u2019s jewish demographic shifts over the ensuing decades. for example, the presence of committed donors to israel residing on williamsburg\u2019s rodney and hooper streets is highly unlikely to be found today as it was in the 1950\u2019s.  \n  \n   minnie (mindel) etra (1894-1999) was widowed at the young age of 23, her husband bernard, a scion of the well known philanthropic etra family, died in a car accident at the age of 29, leaving her with their only child, morty. she never remarried and dedicated much of her long life to charity work, not adverse to advocating on behalf of organizations beyond her own ideological boundaries, fundraising for jewish groups as diverse as the israel aid society, amit, bais ya\u2019akov, yeshiva university and the kollel rabbi meir ba\u2019al haness, among others. minnie etra\u2019s nephew was the late rabbi dr. norman lamm, and her great-nephew is professor of journalism ari goldman. rabbi lamm\u2019s eulogy of minnie etra can be found here: https://archives.yu.edu/gsdl/collect/lammserm/index/assoc/hash017b.dir/doc.pdf"},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"37","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119727/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.760Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":119727,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":3000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119728/041/041.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica).  \n  (martinique). autograph letter signed, written in portuguese to jacob gubay, jewish merchant in martinique (\u201cmartenicas\u201d), from his son in amsterdam.  \n  \n confirming safe arrival after a nine-week voyage. \n one page. transcription and english translation accompanies the lot .  \n  \n amsterdam, 23rd october 1664. \n  \n   a remarkably early letter sent to martinique,  an island located in the lesser antilles of the west indies in the eastern caribbean sea.  \n  \n   very few pre-1670 letters sent to the west indies are extant. there was no regular postal service on this route until 1702 following the introduction of dummer packet ships making regular voyages.  \n  \n   thanks to the sephardim diaspora, there were strong contacts and a flow of information concerning world markets between the caribbean and amsterdam, one of europe\u2019s most important ports.  \n  \n   in order to escape the portuguese imposed inquisition in brazil, jews settled french-controlled martinique in 1654 and soon became the principle merchants controlling trade, especially sugar. france had taken possession of the island from the dutch in 1635 and came to see this new capital as useful and consequently defended jewish settlers from jesuit missionary attack.  \n  \n   presumably the gubay family, of the present letter, were one of the jewish merchant-prince families who traded between martinique and amsterdam. see silvia marzagalli, atlantic trade and sephardim merchants in eighteenth-century france, in: the jews and the expansion of europe to the west, 1450-1800, edited by paolo bernardini and norman fiering (2001)."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"38","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119728/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.840Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":119728,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119729/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(american-judaica).  \n  michael gratz autograph letter signed, written in english to his son, simon gratz.  \n  \n business matters. noting a transaction for which judge george wallace of pittsburgh has agreed to pay in cash. \n two pages. with autograph address panel. top line torn with some loss to a few letters. \n  \n philadelphia, 23rd january 1795.  \n  \n   michael gratz writes here to his eldest son and heir simon, regarding matters of business. the letter begins with affectionate fatherly greetings, but in contrast with a mother\u2019s letter (see next lot), is then dense and all business.  \n  \n   michael gratz (1740-1811) was a formidable american jewish businessman during the colonial era and in the early years of the united states. he was born in langensdorf, upper silesia, but moved to london and then india, and finally settled in america in 1760, where his brother bernard was already established.  \n  \n   in addition to his upstanding participation in jewish communal and religious life, he was also among the american patriots who coalesced in opposition to the perceived tyranny of the british crown, leading to the american revolution. gratz was a signatory to maryland's resolution of non-importation in 1765, in protest of the stamp act, a very unpopular form of british taxation in the american colonies. gratz formed a business partnership with joseph simon, and married his daughter miriam. he left a substantial fortune at his death. his business was continued by his son simon and other children."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"39","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119729/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.844Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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updates the children on their father\u2019s health: \u201chis appetite is increasing, he is drinking frequently, which is a relief in the heat.\u201d she is looking forward to their planned return to philadelphia the next week and hopes that the heat will not increase too much so that it will be a pleasant trip.  \n  \n   although signing \u201cmy blessed son from your ever loving and affectionate mother miriam gratz, \u201d miriam subsequently added what amounts to a second letter. here she acknowledges receipt of letters from \u201cmy lovely hyman, becky & rachel\u201d - referring to her other children; becky is rebecca gratz (1781-1869) who would go on to a lifetime of leadership and service to the american jewish community. miriam hopes that \u201cmy dear becky\u2019s finger is better.\u201d  \n  \n   ever the loving mother, miriam tells her children that \u201cit appears an age since i left home.\u201d this time she signs \u201cchildren may every happiness attend you\u201d and signed miriam gratz.  \n  \n   miriam gratz (1749-1808) was the matriarch of a great american jewish family. she was married to michael gratz, and birthed 12 children, including rebecca gratz . her father was joseph simon (1712-1804), michael gratz\u2019s business partner, in whose lancaster, pa home a religious minyan was established as early as 1747.  \n  \n   the port-folio, a philadelphia magazine, contains these words about miriam gratz in its february 1809 number:  \n  \n \u201cdeparted this life on monday the 12th september last, after a short, but very severe illness, which she sustained with pious resignation, mrs. miriam gratz, wife of mr. michael gratz of this city.  \n by the death of this exemplary lady her afflicted husband has lost a faithful and attentive partner, her family are bereaved of a tender and affectionate parent, and society of one of its most useful members. her life exhibited the practice of every virtue. in adversity she was patient and cheerful, in prosperity she was humble and charitable; and always obedient to the will of heaven, she saw the approach of death with serenity and meekness, and met its cold embrace without a struggle. in contemplating the steadfast virtue which supported her at that awful moment we may all find reason to exclaim: \u2018let me die the death of the righteous, and let my latter end be like hers.\u2019\u201d"},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"40","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119730/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.851Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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revolution birthed an influential philadelphia jewish family actively involved in american civic and commercial life, as well as the jewish community and education.  \n  \n   simon was a founder of the pennsylvania academy of the fine arts. later an attorney in lexington, kentucky, at this time the considerably younger benjamin was participating in the family business, a mercantile and land-ownership firm founded by father michael and his father-in-law joseph simon and run by simon gratz and another brother, hyman gratz."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"41","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119731/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.859Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - 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english transliteration. highly scarce first state of title-page with the incorrect spelling: \u201cbegining.\u201d \n  \n pp. (iv), 190, (1). lightly browned, and foxed in places, pp. 16-24 with short tears at lower margin from usage. contemporary gilt-ruled tree-calf, upper cover with morocco label gilt-tooled: \u201cfrances judah.\u201d scuffed. sm. 4to.  \n  singerman 40; rosenbach 47 (illustrated); goldman 32; evans 10344; sabin 62292; karp, judaic treasures of the library of congress (1991) pp. 189 and 301; g.a. kohut, ajhs publications, vol. iii pp. 118-22.  \n  \n new york, john holt 1766 \n  \n the first complete jewish prayer-book published in the new world.  \n   \n provenance:  \n 1. frances judah (late 18th-century morocco book-plate).  \n 2. rabbi dr. david de sola pool (1885-1970).  \n 3. by direct family descent to dr. susan de sola rodstein (1962-2021).  \n  \n   isaac pinto (1720-91) was a merchant who moved from the british west indies to new york in 1751, where he became a member of the spanish and portuguese synagogue, shearith israel, the only jewish congregation in new york city from 1654 until 1825, which comprised perhaps some 400 jews. a fervent patriot, pinto was a signatory to resolutions favoring the nonimportation agreement, and was vocal in support of the revolution.  \n  \n   in this first american colonial prayer-book pinto writes in the introduction: \u201c[hebrew] being imperfectly understood by many, by some, not at all; it has been necessary to translate our prayers, in the language of the country wherein it hath pleased the divine providence to appoint our lot. in europe, the spanish and portuguese jews have a translation in spanish, which as they generally understand, may be sufficient; but that not being the case in the british dominions in america, has induced me to attempt a translation in english, not without hope that it will tend to the improvement of many of my brethren in their devotion.\u201d  \n  \n   \u201cas a product of the british colonies, pinto\u2019s prayer-book included a prayer for king george iii and the royal family of england. yet the fact that the first jewish prayer-book to be published in the english language took place in colonial new york with its tiny jewish community rather than in london, which had ten times the number of jewish residents, most likely served as some sort of declaration of independence. by being the first to use an english prayer-book in their services, the nascent american jewish community could demonstrate to their london elders that they had the will and the ability to determine their own religious practices.\u201d see dr. rebecca jefferson, isaac pinto and the first jewish prayer book in america: https://ufsasc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/isaac-pinto-first-jewish-prayer-book-published-ame rica-ufsasc/  \n  \n \u201cisaac pinto, is surely one of american jewry\u2019s unsung heroes: a man whose passions for america and for judaism helped create the very concept of a jewish-american identity.\u201d see: https://blog.jewishphilly.org/isaac-pinto-and-his-revolutionary-act-of-creating- the-first-american-siddur  \n  \n one of the singular most important printed books of jewish americana.  \n   \n past-auction record: another copy of the pinto siddur was sold ($159,000) by kestenbaum & company, see kestenbaum sale 64, lot 8.  \n  \n note  provided  by the family of the late consignor:  \n   on the 28th october 2021, susan de sola rodstein died from an aggressive form of cancer. susan was the grand-daughter of the rev. david de sola pool and his wife tamar de sola pool (nee hirshenson). close to both her grandparents, susan was strongly connected to the illustrious family history they represented. equally, she carried throughout her life, fond memories of shearith israel, her grandfather\u2019s historic congregation. with a phd in english literature received from johns hopkins, susan had the same literary interests as her grandmother tamar. susan 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(final volume, vol. 26, edited by mayer sulzberger).  \n  \n almost complete set of 20 volumes (of 26) monthly edition.  \n present: volumes 1-11, 13-14, 19-24 and 26. lacks vols. 12, 15, 16 and 25. note: volumes 17 and 18 changed format from monthly to weekly, and from quarto to folio. these two volumes are especially rare and are not part of this offering. \n  \n ex-library. occasionally foxed, few vols shaken, several with signature of joseph newhouse. twelve vols bound in uniform 19-century morocco-backed red boards, three vols bound in uniform 19-century morocco-backed marbled boards, five vols bound in recent red library boards. title for vol. 2 erroneously bound into vol. 6; two index pages of vol 12 frayed, vol. 6 lacking final few pages. 4to.  \n   \n rosenbach 541; goldman, no. 1192.  \n  philadelphia, 1843-69. \n  \n almost complete monthly run of isaac leeser\u2019s the occident, the first successful american jewish periodical.  \n  \n   the occident (1843-1869), was the first general jewish periodical published in the united states.  \n  \n   founded and edited by rabbi isaac leeser from inception through 1868. for 25 years, this was a uniquely important forum for articles on jewish life and thought. it contained a broad array of content, including sermons, obituaries, juvenile literature, scholarly research, theology, spiritual poetry, domestic and foreign news of jewish interest, resolutions adopted by congregations and organizations, book reviews and correspondence. see also l.j. sussman, isaac leeser and the making of american judaism (1995), pp. 136-150.  \n  \n   the volumes of the occident are a treasure trove of jewish history, both american and foreign.  \n  \n  \n  \n   isaac leeser\u2019s legacy to american jewish history is a well-documented life of pioneering accomplishments. as bertram korn succinctly put it: \u201cpractically every form of jewish activity which supports american jewish life today was either established or envisaged by this one man. the most lasting testament to leeser\u2019s energy and hopes can be found in the pages of his journal the occident which arguably contain the single most important historical record of jewish life in the western hemisphere in the mid-19th century. through the agency of the occident, leeser hoped to bring together in one common forum the many american jewish communities that were otherwise divided, by either geography or ideology.\u201d bertram w. korn, isaac leeser: centennial reflections, american jewish archives, vol. xix (1967), p. 136.  \n  \n   mayer sulzberger continued to publish the occident for one year following isaac leeser\u2019s death in 1868, however without leeser\u2019s energy, vision and guidance, this important journal ceased publication. a complete set of the occident was sold by kestenbaum & company, sale 64, lots, 18-19.  \n  \n the occident is justifiably the most important record of american jewish life in the middle decades of the 19th century."},"estimateMax":60000,"lotNumber":"43","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119733/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":20000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.875Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$40,000 - 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$900","currency":"USD","id":119742,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119743/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica).  \n an apology for the naturalization of the jews\u2026 by a true believer. containing,  \n i. an account of the charters, privileges and immunities granted to the jews, by the kings of england, five hundred years ago.  \n ii. the most popular objections to their naturalization, fairly stated and fully answered.  \n iii. the naturalization of the jews an advantage to the kingdom in general, and to commerce in particular.  \n iv. the probable happy consequences of it to the christian religion.  \n v. the privileges enjoyed by the jews in foreign countries, superior to those proposed to be granted them by parliament.  \n vi. the nature, purport and design of the present bill, explained and justified by the facts.  \n  \n pp. (2), 30. ex-library. lightly foxed. modern boards. 8vo.roth, bibliotheca anglo-judaica, p. 223, no. 108.  \n  \n london, printed for m. cooper 1753.  \n  \n in the defense of the jew bill of 1753.   \n  \n   in the year 1609 the naturalization of any foreigner settled in england was made contingent upon receiving the sacrament. although this act was deliberately directed against catholics, it incidentally would later affect jews following the re-admission of 1653. this disability was lifted by the whig government of henry pelham in the act of 1753 to permit persons professing the jewish religion to be naturalized by parliament. the bill was, at best, of limited advantage to the jews since only the wealthy would have been able to set in motion the machinery necessary to obtain naturalization. although the measure was accepted unanimously by the house of lords, it became a pawn in the upcoming general election campaign that resulted in its eventual repeal by the house of commons. taking full advantage of the prejudices and fears that the grant of naturalization to jews had aroused, the tory opposition fueled the unpopularity of the act with a pamphlet and broadsheet campaign that warned of an england overrun with jews. the whig government was forced by public opinion to give way and the pro-jewish legislation was duly repealed in the same year that it was enacted.  \n  \n   our anonymous pamphleteer advocates the naturalization of the jews, arguing that it would be an advantage to the kingdom in general, and to commerce in particular, and that the privileges enjoyed by jews resident in foreign countries are superior to those granted them by england.  \n  \n   see j. picciotto, sketches of anglo-jewish history (1956), pp. 73-86; a. m. hyamson, the sephardim of england (1951), pp. 127-8; a. m. hyamson, \u201cthe jew bill of 1753\u201d in: tjhse, vol. vi (1908-1910), pp. 156-188."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"53","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119743/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:04.540Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":119743,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":900,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119744/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119744/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica).  \n (romaine, william). an answer to a pamphlet, entitled, considerations on the bill to permit persons professing the jewish religion to be naturalized; wherein the false reasoning, gross misrepresentation of facts, and perversion of scripture, are fully laid open and detected.  \n  \n   \n with extensive contemporary, learned marginal notations throughout.  \n  \n pp. (8), 5-67, (1 blank). trace foxed. modern boards. 8vo.  \n roth, bibliotheca anglo-judaica, p. 222, no. 102; hyamson, bibliography of pamphlets relating to the jew bill of 1753 in: tjhse, vol. vi (1908-1910), p. 181, no. 24].  \n  london, 1753. \n  \n an example of the backlash to the short-lived jew bill of 1753.  \n  \n   the present pamphlet is a response to the pro-jewish pamphlet entitled \u201cconsiderations on the bill to permit persons professing the jewish religion to be naturalized by parliament\u201d (london, 1753) by the pseudonymous \u201cphilo-patriae\u201d [roth, p. 221, no. 95]. the present author makes the claim that the jews employed an unnamed non-jew to write that pamphlet. summoning various passages from the new testament, our pamphleteer argues that the naturalization of the jews would be in violation of \u201cthese divine laws\u201d (pp. 14-15).  \n  \n   see j. picciotto, sketches of anglo-jewish history (1956) pp. 73-86; a. m. hyamson, \u201dthe jew bill of 1753\u201d in: tjhse, vol. vi (1908-10) pp. 156-188."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"54","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119744/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:04.541Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":119744,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119745/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica).  \n a modest apology for the citizens and merchants of london, who petitioned the house of commons against naturalizing the jews.  \n  \n pp. viii, 16. ex-library. marginal dampstains. modern boards. 8vo.roth, magna bibliotheca anglo-judaica, p. 220, no. 90   \n london, for w. webb, 1753 \n  \n   \u201cthe jews have exceedingly troubled our city of late, and they are like to trouble it much longer. \n  \n   the ill-fated \"jew bill\" of 1753 provoked an extensive public debate over jewish status in england. upon its passing in may, 1753, the \"jewish naturalization bill\" (properly titled) allowed foreign-born jews to be naturalized without the requirement to receive the sacrament. thereafter a noisy campaign was mounted to have the bill repealed. the language of the debate turned ugly, the masses were whipped into near hysteria, and jewish peddlers were roughed up. just six months later, parliament repealed the act, so that england's jews would remain second-class citizens. indeed jewish legal status stayed unchanged well into the following century.  \n   see t.m. endelman, the jews of britain 1656 to 2000 (2002) pp. 74-76."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"55","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119745/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:04.543Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":119745,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":650,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119746/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(anglo-judaica). the case and appeal of james ashley, of bread-street, london: addressed to the publick in general. in relation to. i. the apprehending henry simons, the polish jew, on a warrant issued out against him for perjury. ii. his trial, and conviction of a capital misdemeanor, last lent-assizes, held at chelmsford for the county of essex. iii. his second trial, at the subsequent assizes, for the same offense, and surprising acquittal. iv. an action brought, and the cruel verdict obtained, against the said james ashley, and others. interspersed throughout with many very uncommon particulars. second edition \u201cwith a remarkable addition.\u201d  \n   pp. vi, (2), 47. ex-library, lightly foxed. modern boards. 8vo.roth b3, 25; rubens, jewish iconography 2258.  \n  \n london, 1753. \n  \n   concerns an alleged assault by simons on ashley and the subsequent charges and countercharges. \n   this second edition with supplementary letter relating to the supposed veracity of jews and the taking of oaths.  \n   see jhse, transactions, vol. xix, pp. 16-7."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"56","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119746/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":650,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:04.544Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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(1936).  \n  \n * to our sovereign lord king george vi and to our gracious queen elizabeth on the occasion of their majesties\u2019 accession to the throne. issued gratis by chief rabbi joseph shapotshnick (president of the rabbinical association).  \n  \n text entirely in english. unopened. pp. 8. unbound. 12mo.  1937 .  \n  \n london (1936) and 1937. \n  \n   london-based joseph shapotshnick (1882-1937) was a maverick chasidic rabbi and social activist during the interwar years. his activities, particularly in the field of enabling agunot to remarry, were vigorously opposed by the vast majority of his rabbinic colleagues, including some of the senior rabbinic authorities of his era, such as rabbi israel meir kagan, rabbi avraham mordehai alter of gur, and rabbi hayyim ozer grodzinski.  \n  \n   at the end of 1928, it was announced that the british monarch, george v, was suffering from a life-threatening infection. soon afterwards shapotshnick revealed he had been in touch with buckingham palace regarding a herbal remedy to cure the king, and had received a letter of thanks from the royal physician, lord dawson of penn.  \n  \n   shapotshnick was always sensitive to popular sentiment, and, as his attempt to cure the king and these items reveal, he was keenly aware that the british royal family was both beloved and revered by the jewish immigrant population.  \n  \n   the death of king george v in january 1936 was greeted with shock and sadness by all segments of the jewish community, and shapotshnick, whose constituency had by then shrunk to a small group of uneducated jews in london's east end, issued a tribute to the late king, and then to his son, george vi, in anticipation of the latter's coronation in may 1937.  \n  \n   just five months after the coronation of george vi, shapotshnick died at the age of 55, while being operated on at london\u2019s jewish hospital for renal failure. his funeral, which was studiously avoided by fellow rabbis and communal leaders, was attended by over 5,000 mourners drawn from the common folk, who endured the pouring rain to pay shapotshnick his last respects.  \n  \n   these two rare printed items show the reverence by ordinary jews in pre-war england for the british royal family.  \n  \n   see: rabinowicz, harry, a world apart \u2013 the story of chasidim in britain (london, 1997), pp. 56-66; 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pp. (1), 6. london, 1815.  \n   \n * david aaron de sola. seder berachoth. the blessings, or expressions of praise and thanksgiving. with an interlineary [sic] translation. first edition. dedication to sir moses montefiore, and with rare final leaf of errata tipped in. pp. (1), 16, (3)-94, (1). london, 1829.  \n  \n * another copy. \n  \n some light wear. contemporary calf and boards. 8vo.londonv.d"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"58","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119748/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":225,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.793Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":119748,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119749/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(antisemitica).  \n wagner, richard.  das judenthum in der musik.  \n  \n first edition in book form. from the library of the late rabbi dr. david de sola pool with his signature (dated 1906) and bookplate. \n  \n pp. 57, (1). light wear, few leaves creased, pervious owner\u2019s marks in pencil. contemporary boards. 8vo.  \n  \n leipzig, j. j. weber, 1869. \n  \n   this essay \u201cjewishness in music\u201d is an attack by richard wagner on jews in general and the composers giacomo meyerbeer and felix mendelssohn in particular. it is an important landmark in the history and development of german anti-semitism of the modern era.  \n  \n accompanied by: paulus cassel. der judengott und richard wagner. eine antwort. pp. 44. original printed wrappers. berlin, 1881."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"59","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119749/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.795Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":119749,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119750/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(antisemitica).  \n chwolson, daniel. употребляють-ли евреи христианскую кровь (\u201cdo jews drink christian blood?\u201d).  \n  text in russian. \n pp. 69. ex-library. some foxing. contemporary boards. 4to.  \n  st petersburg, cederbaum & goldenblum, 1879. \n  \n   the present work was written on the heels of an infamous blood libel that roiled tensions throughout russia. after a six-year-old christian girl disappeared from her home in the tiny georgian mountain village of perevisa (outside of sachkhere), nine jewish merchants were arrested on the suspicion of murdering her for use of her blood to bake matzah. \n  \n   tried in the regional captial of kutaisi over the course of 1878, the case was covered heavily by the russian media; conservatives clamoring for the death penalty and progressives shocked that such accusations could still be taken seriously.   \n    \n   as a general rule for the jews of russia in the 19th century, no publicity was good publicity. thus, the national interest taken in the libel case prompted chwolson (1819-1911) to author the present work. it was immensely popular with multiple editions selling out in the same year. \n  \n   on march 13th, 1879, the prisoners were acquitted and released. sadly, many local georgians were not convinced, and simmering tensions came to a head with a brutal pogrom in kutaisi in 1895 leaving dozens of casualties."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"60","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119750/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.796Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":119750,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119751/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119751/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(antisemitica).  \n elvira bauer. trau keinem fuchs auf gr&uuml;ner heid; 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(2), 2-181, 63, (2). dutch marbled endpapers. signature of early owner on front endpaper pasted over, tear on f. 103. contemporary gilt stamped calf, rubbed, spine chipped. 12mo. vinograd, amsterdam 720; fuks 407. \n  \n immanuel athias, amsterdam, 1700-01.","he":"חמישה חומשי תורה. הוכן על ידי דוד ניניז טריס. עם חמשת המגילות והפטרות. 2 דפים אחרונים ללא מספרים, עם הסכמות. \n  \n (2), 2-181, 63, (2) דפים. קרעיה בדפ׳ ק״ג.  \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 720.  \n אמשטרדם, עמנואל עטיה, תק״ס-א.  \n  \n מאוספו של הרב ד״ר דוד דה סולה פול. \n  \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"65","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119755/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:05.803Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - 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including the clover-leaf world map.   \n  \n   the german theologian heinrich b&uuml;nting (1545-1606) is famed for this work first published in 1581. it provides the most complete summary of biblical geography available and describes the holy land by following the travels of various notables from the bible.  \n  \n   in addition to conventional maps (holy land, egypt, and views of jerusalem and the temple of solomon), the book also contains the three celebrated figurative maps.  \n  \n  * europe in the form of a crowned and robed woman.  \n   \n * asia as the winged horse pegasus.  \n   \n * and most famously, a world map showing the three continents of europe, asia and africa on a cloverleaf projection with jerusalem at the center and with the coast of the new world appearing far left."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"68","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119758/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.646Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - 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thus the need for a map, clearly delineating its sacred borders.  \n  \n   grandson of grand rabbi mordechai joseph leiner of ishbitz, the author (1839-91, known as the \u201cba\u2019al hatecheleth\u201d) claimed to have discovered the natural source for the techeleth (blue dye) for the tzizith fringes - a secretion extracted from the cuttlefish squid.  \n  \n   see e. & g. wajntraub, hebrew maps of the holy land pp. 162-4 who records this map with the dimensions: 370 x 230 mm. the present copy of the map is far larger (490 x 260 mm). furthermore, the present copy features two additions unknown to wajntraub: the personal stamp of grand rabbi gershon henoch leiner and portions of this map are hand colored in blue, pink, yellow and brown.","he":"סדרי טהרות של רבי גרשון חנוך ליינר האדמו״ר מרדזין.  \n  \n דפוס ראשון עם מפת ארץ ישראל (צבעוני) שהוכן על ידי האדמו״ר. ׳זאת תהיה לכם ההארץ לגבולותיה סביב׳. עם חותמת האישית של האדמו״ר. \n  \n (4), 272, (1) עמודים. \n יוזפוב. זטנר וורנר, תרל״ג.  \n  \n ההופעה הראשונה של המפה החשובה של הרבי מרדזין. הוצא עם הפירוש שלו למסכת כלים, בגלל האמירה בפרק א משנה ו שארץ ישראל מקודשת יותר משאר הארצות - היווה צורך להגדיר את גבולות הארץ.  \n  \n נכדו של רבי מרדכי יוסף ליינר האדמו״ר מאז׳ביץ, המחבר (בעל התכלת, תקצ״ט-תרנ״א) טען שגלה את מקורו של התכלת. \n  \n גודל המפה הנוכחית, 490 x 260 מ״מ הרבה יותר גדול מהמידות המוזכרות בווינטראוב (370 x 230 מ״מ). יותר מזה, העותק הנוכחי כולל עוד שני פרטים שלא נודעו לווינטראוב- חותמת הרבי וצבעים (צבע-יד) בכחול, ורוד, צהוב וחום . \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"69","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119759/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.648Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119759,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119760/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119760/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119760/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119760/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(christian hebraism).  \n group of four volumes, all from the library of the late rabbi dr. david de sola pool,  each with his bookplate.  \n   \n * buxtorf, johannes. lexicon hebraicum et chadaicum. pp. dedication, 999, index. london, 1646.  \n   \n * lightfoot, john. horae hebraicae et talmudicae. (8), 244, (4). london, 1671.  \n   \n * catechismus judaeorum. translated from abraham jaghel\u2019s text by ludovico compiègne de veil. ff. (9), 57. franeker, 1690.  \n   \n * pasino, joseph. dikduk lashon hakodesh - grammatica linguae sancta. first edition.  \n  \n pp. (x), 189, (3), xiv. padua, 1756. light wear. contemporary and later boards. 4to.v.dv.d"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"70","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119760/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":175,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.649Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":119760,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119761/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(de sola pool, david).  \n tikun shlomo - seder tikunei shabbath [sabbath liturgy]. edited by shlomo zalman london.  \n endpapers with 4-page detailed manuscript, (de sola) pool birth and death register (c. 1838-58) written in english along with hebrew. \n  \n ff. (1), 180. worn from use. contemporary diced morocco, detached. 8vo.  \n  \n amsterdam, 1803. \n  \n accompanied by: william smith (ed.) a dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology. pp. 1093. london, 1890. with jews college london prize label on front, awarded by m. friedlander to \u201cdavid pool - for distinction in all subjects.\u201d"},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"71","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119761/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.651Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":119761,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":24000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119762/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119762/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(hagadah).  \n the haggadah. executed by arthur szyk. edited by cecil roth.  \n  \n  printed entirely on vellum. one of 125 numbered copies issued for the british empire. richly illustrated in color by szyk.  \n  \n full- and half-page color half-tone reproductions of compositions by szyk, including numerous decorative initials, text ornaments and many small vignettes. pictorial doublures on silk.  \n  \n bound by sangorski & sutcliffe: royal blue morocco, gilt- tooled pictorial inlay. housed in original matching solander-case, velvet interior.  \n  \n text in hebrew and english printed in black and sepia. signed by the artist and editor. \n  \n case sunned, extremities bumped. folio.yudlov 3861.  \n  \n london, beaconsfield press 1939. \n  \n the most sublime of all passover hagadahs.  \n  \n   dedicated to king george vi of england, szyk\u2019s great illuminated masterpiece is a stunning work of the book-arts, conceived with extraordinarily high production values.  \n  \n   \u201cthe times literary supplement recognized szyk\u2019s masterpiece as one of the most beautiful works ever produced by human hands. when one considers the brilliant multi-layers not only of illumination and color, but of themes and sub-themes, szyk\u2019s haggadah stands among hebrew illuminated manuscripts in a moment in time, for all time, in a class by itself.\u201d i. ungar, justice illuminated: the art of arthur szyk (1998) p. 15.  \n  \n   see also j.p. ansell, arthur szyk: artist, jew, pole (2004) pp. 96-100.","he":"(הגדות).  \n ההגדה. ארתור שיק. עריכה של ססיל רוט.  \n   \n הודפס כולה על קלף . אחת מ-125 עותקים עבור האימפריה הבריטי. עם איורים עשירים בצבע של שיק.  \n  \n טקסט בעברית ואנגלית. עם חתימות האמן והעורך. \n  \n פוליו. יודלוב 3861. \n לונדון, תרצ״ט (1939). \n  \n ההגדה הנהדרת ביותר.  \n   \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":30000,"lotNumber":"72","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119762/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":24000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.652Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$25,000 - $30,000","currency":"USD","id":119762,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":25000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119763/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119763/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119763/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119763/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119763/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119763/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119763/007/007.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(hebraica).  \n group of seven volumes, all from the library of the late rabbi dr. david de sola pool,  each with his bookplate and bibliographic notes.  \n  \n * david meldola. halichoth olam, u\u2019movo hagemara. ff. (5), 51. bound with: darchei hagemara. ff. (3), 13, (1), 20. amsterdam, 1754.  \n  \n * sepher avodath mikdash. as per the custom of livorno. with introduction and final leaf in ladino by moshe milul. ff. 48. [vinograd, livorno 151]. livorno, 1777.  \n  \n * avraham kohen of lask. beith ya\u2019akov. ff. (6), 50. [vinograd, livorno 318]. livorno, 1790.  \n  \n * ya\u2019akov of fulda. shoshanath ya\u2019akov [on palmistry]. ff. 44. livorno, 1792.  \n  \n * yitzchak hirschenson. kevutzath kuntreisim. machleketh sifthei yesheinim. jerusalem, 1840-53.  \n  \n * (eliezer ben-yehudah). kitzur divrei hayamim lebnei yisrael. jerusalem, 1864.  \n  \n * kalman schulman. tzvi lechol ha\u2019aratzoth. with manuscript dedication-page penned by the author to lord nathaniel rothschild. pp. 136. vilna, 1893. \n  \n some wear. variously bound. 8vo.","he":"קבוצה של 7 ספרים מאוספו של הרב ד״ר דוד די סולה פול :  \n  \n דוד מלדולה, הליכות עולם ומבוא הגמרא. (5), 51 דפים. עם דרכי הגמרא, (3), 13, (1), 20 דפים. אמשטרדם, תי״ד.  \n  \n ספר עבודת המקדש כפי מנהג ליוורנו, עם פתיחה ודף אחרון בלאדינו מאת משה מלול. 48 דפים. ליוורנו תקל״ז.  \n  \n אברהם כהן מלאסק, בית יעקב. (6), 50 דפים. ליוורנו תק״ן. יעקב מפולדה, שושנת יעקב. 44 דפים, ליוורנו תקנ״ב.  \n  \n יצחק הירשנסון, קבוצת קונטרסים. מחלקת שפתי ישנים. ירושלים ת״ר-תרנ״ג.  \n  \n אליעזר בן-יהודה, קיצור דברי הימים לבני ישראל. ירושלים, תרכ״ד.  \n  \n קלמן שולמן, צבי לכל הארצות. עם הקדשה בכתב-יד ללורד נתנאל רוטשילד. 136 עמודים, וילנה, תקצ״ו.  \n  \n מיושנים, כריכות שונות.  \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"73","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119763/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.654Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":119763,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119764/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"hirsch, samson raphael.  \n  (\u201cben usiel\u201d).  igroth tzaphun. neunzehn briefe &uuml;ber judenthum [\u201cnineteen letters about judaism.\u201d]   \n   \n first edition. german interspersed with hebrew. from the library of the late rabbi dr. david de sola pool, with his signature (dated 1906) and his bookplate. \n  \n pp. viii, 111, (1 blank), (2). foxed, some pencil markings along margins. later boards. 8vo. \n altona, johann friedrich hammerich, 1836. \n  \n rabbi samson raphael hirsch's elegant defense of traditional judaism.  \n  \n   written in the form of an exchange of letters between two thoughtful young men: benjamin, an idealist impressed by society\u2019s rapid progress in the arts and sciences, and naphtali, a young rabbi. \u201cthe nineteen letters\u201d was immensely popular for its lucid presentation of judaism before a rationalist audience.  \n  \n see e. klugman, rabbi samson raphael hirsch (1996) pp. 59-67.","he":"רש״ר הירש. אגרות צפון- דפוס ראשון.  \n  \n גרמנית עם קצת עברית. 8, 111 עמודים.  \n אלטונה, יוהן פרידריך המריך, תרצ״ו.  \n  \n הגנתו המשוכללת של רבי שמשון רפאל הירש על היהדות המסורתית.  \n  \n נכתב בצורת 19 מכתבים בין בנימין הצעיר לבין נפתלי הרב. הספר מגיש את היהידות בצורה רציונליסטית מודרנית. מאוספו של הרב ד״ר דוד דה סולה פול, עם חתימתו (תרס״ו). \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"74","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119764/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.655Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - 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of course for diametrically different reasons - the immigration of german jews to palestine.   \n  \n   in the spring of 1933, the union of german zionists contacted elements within the nazi party that might support the zionist cause. kurt tuchler, a german-jewish jurist who was a member of the german zionist association, formed a relationship with baron leopold von mildenstein, head of the jewish department of the sd (nazi and ss security service). with their respective wives, the two traveled to palestine for a month, in order to give von mildenstein an impression of the zionist enterprise. subsequently von mildenstein published a dozen illustrated articles, with the full cooperation of propaganda minister josef goebbels, of his mostly favorable impressions of palestine. on the occasion of the published series, entitled \u201cein nazi f&auml;hrt nach pal&auml;stina\u201d (a nazi goes to palestine), goebbels issued this medal.    \n  \n   the remarkably unlikely cooperation between tuchler and von mildenstein\u2019s was a feature of the israeli documentary film \u201chadirah\u201d (the flat), directed by arnon goldfinger, tuchler\u2019s grandson."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"75","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119765/view","tags":["usnumismatics_coins","usnumismatics","usnumismatics_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:07.657Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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parents, siblings and child - were deported to theresienstadt, leaving him alone in prague. despite his failing health, seidler was drafted into a forced labor group compelled to clean and maintain the city\u2019s streets.  \n  \n   by the time the family letter from theresienstadt reached him, seidler\u2019s father and sister had already perished in the camp. brother josef, as well as mother berta would not survive the war, sent to their deaths in auschwitz some time in 1944.  \n  \n   the paperwork attests that seidler\u2019s untenable position came to a head in the autumn of 1944. his increasing weakness, repeated slave labor orders, and the upholding of a mandated eviction edict he had tried to resist, are the last pieces of documentation of seidler\u2019s survival. by the end of 1944, fewer than 7,000 jews were still alive in prague, less than 6% of its prewar jewish population of 120,000.  \n  \n   no record is found of either josef\u2019s unnamed child who is described in the letter here as \u201cdoing poorly and struggling to cope;\u201d nor of rudolf\u2019s son paul, who \u201cwill be a tall, handsome man.\u201d free translation of josef\u2019s letter: \u201cmy beloved! warmest greetings to you. we thank you deeply for your wonderful parcels and receive such a joy from them. how are you? are you healthy? your paul is becoming a big, handsome young man. our little one is doing poorly and is still struggling to cope. let us hear from you soon and best regards from the seidler family. i am with our dear mother every day. she is healthy and is always happy with your letters.\u201d  \n  \n see www.geni.com/people/rudolf-seidler/6000000185385761884 and https://www.geni.com/people/josef-seidler/6000000019494065774  \n  \n the present documents personalize one of countless holocaust experiences, from day-to-day bureaucracy to final words exchanged within a doomed family."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"77","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119767/view","tags":["collectibles_books","collectibles","collectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3600,"lastUpdate":"2025-01-24T16:51:57.873Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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oltalomlevel - schutzbrief. protective pass-book issued to the celebrated hungarian-jewish actor sarkadi aladar (and his wife olga werber alad&aacute;r) by the swedish red cross in budapest, with autograph signature of valdemar georg langlet.  \n  \n eight printed pages with full manuscript personal entries along with two photographs of the bearers and stamped endorsements. text in swedish, hungarian and german. \n  \n original gilt printed blue covers containing the red cross emblem. 12mo.  \n   \n budapest, 10th october, 1944. \n  \n this rare protective pass-book was issued and personally signed by valdemar langlet, the head of the swedish red cross in hungary.  \n  \n   the bearer of this life-saving document was a well known public figure in hungary. born on march 26, 1874 in budapest, alad&aacute;r sarkadi (schuller) was an actor and comedian, particularly known for such productions as a papag&aacute;ly (1913), dr&oacute;tost&oacute;t (1918) and cs&aacute;rd&aacute;skir&aacute;lyn&ouml; (1927). his overflowing charismatic personality widely endeared him to many. he died on december 15, 1949 in budapest. for a detailed biography, see https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/sarkadi_alad&aacute;r  \n  \n   the remarkably brave actions of professor valdemar langlet (1872-1960) of sweden, are recorded by the yad vashem database as follows:  \n  \n   \u201cin 1944, valdemar langlet was a lecturer of the swedish language at the budapest university and an unpaid cultural attach&eacute; at the swedish embassy. the 72-year-old langlet, originally from valla, sweden, had come to the hungarian capital 13 years earlier and had a thorough knowledge of hungary. he was aware of the imminent danger threatening the jewish population after germany\u2019s entry in march 1944. langlet\u2019s rescue activity on behalf of jews started early \u2013 several months before wallenberg\u2019s arrival in july 1944. it all began with langlet\u2019s wife nina, who, one day, during a stroll, noticed a sign of the red cross and it gave her an idea to use the swedish red cross to help jews. soon connections were made, and langlet was appointed representative of the src. economic support came from the hungarian jews who also deposited money and valuables with them, including real estate properties and they were all marked with red cross emblems. the langlets were constantly in contact with jewish organizations and they managed to issue the first letters of protection in may 1944. these letters saved people from being deported to death camps. at first, these life-saving documents were given to people who worked for the swedish red cross, but later were distributed to people outside the organization, too. on october 15, 1944, the arrow cross party came to power and a reign of terror against the jews ensued. the humanitarian activity of the src increased.  \n  \n   both valdemar and nina manifested courage and exceptional devotion to the task of rescuing jews, despite all the dangers involved. instead of 400 letters of protection allowed by the hungarian authorities \u2013 they handed out many times that number. they also gave refuge to jews at their home. nina langlet devoted herself especially to the rescue of children. owing to the langlets\u2019 initiatives, the jewish orphanage in budapest was saved. nevertheless, the activities of the couple did not remain secret and the authorities stopped the src work on december 14, 1944. both langlets were arrested, beaten and interrogated, but they were released through the intervention of ambassador danielsson. they left the country on may 26, 1945. after the war, the langlets wrote about their wartime experiences in hungary. valdemar penned the book: works and days in budapest, and nina wrote: chaos in budapest. on february 16, 1965, yad vashem recognized valdemar and nina langlet as righteous among the nations.  \n  \n see https://righteous.yadvashem.org/? search=langlet&searchtype=righteous_only&l anguage=en&itemid=4035627&ind=0"},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"79","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119769/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":8000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:13.344Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":119769,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119770/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119770/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust)  \n stadtplan von warschau [\"city-map of warsaw\"]. text in german and polish.  \n  \n large 4-color folding-map (scale 1:20,000). sixteen pages of introductory text, including street index and ads. area of the warsaw ghetto ringed by light blue border.  \n  \n light wear, few minor tears along creases. 27 x 34 inches (68.5 x 86.3 cm).  \n  \n warsaw, ruch, 1941. \n  \n   the warsaw ghetto was the largest of the nazi ghettos during world war ii. at its height, as many as 460,000 jews were imprisoned there, in an area of 1.3 square miles, with an average of nine persons per room, barely subsisting on meager food rations. the germans sought 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 warsaw\u2019s demographic infrastructure as a way to exclude the city\u2019s jews. \n  \n   \u201cthe holocaust is largely a spatial history, \u201d see interview with harrie teunissen, www.ehri-project.eu/interview-harrie-teunissen-map-collector and see map no. 15 in harrie teunissen, topography of terror: maps of the warsaw ghetto, http://www.siger.org/warsawghettomaps/"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"80","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119770/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:13.345Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":119770,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119771/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n  rechtsstellung der juden im protektorat b&ouml;hmen und m&auml;hren: stand zum july 7, 1942 [\u201clegal status of the jews in the protectorate of bohemia and moravia as of july 7th, 1942.\u201d]  \n  compiled by franz friedmann of the altestenrat (jewish council of elders). mimeographed on recto pages only. inscription on first page. few underlinings. \n  \n pp. 45. original printed wrappers, chipped, upper cover loose. folio.  \n  \n prague, juedische kultusgemeinde, 1942. \n   \n rare only two copies recorded in worldcat.  \n    \n   compiled by prague\u2019s jewish council of elders (altestenrat) for internal reference the present work is a complete account of all restrictive laws applicable to the jews of bohemia and moravia, preserving the systematic nazi disenfranchisement of czech jewry.  \n  \n   the table of contents underscores the pervasiveness of the laws on every aspect of daily life, with sections on general provisions, emigration, organizations, confiscation of jewish property, position in public life, segregation from the aryan population, elimination of the jews from the economy, work assignments, living conditions, culture, police measures, etc.  \n  \n   a senior member of prague\u2019s jewish community, frantisek (franz) friedmann (1897-1945) represented the jewish party on the city\u2019s national council and edited the community bulletin (věstn&iacute;k pražsk&eacute; židovsk&eacute; n&aacute;božensk&eacute; obce). during the holocaust friedmann served as the head of prague\u2019s council of elders from 1943. he lived to see the city liberated on may 11, 1945, but died of health complications as a result of the stresses of the war, just two weeks later."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"81","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119771/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:13.346Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119771,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119772/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n the mass extermination of jews in german occupied poland. note addressed to the governments of the united nations on december 10th, 1942, and other documents.  \n  \n title in red with eagle, symbol of poland. mint condition.  \n  \n pp. 16. original printed wrappers. 4to.  \n  \n london, hutchinson, for the polish ministry of foreign affairs, 1943.  \n  \n    the first official information to the western general public of the nazi's systematic extermination of the jews.   \n   \n    during world war ii, poland maintained a government-in-exile in london. this pamphlet, a government paper issued by poland\u2019s exiled ministry of foreign affairs in london, constitutes the first official announcement of the existence of the final solution and thus, the holocaust. in an appeal to the worlds\u2019 conscience, it details the systematic extermination of the jewish population of poland, with particular emphasis on the mass deportations from the warsaw ghetto to the extermination camp at treblinka.  \n   \n   the facts presented were gathered, at great personal risk, by  jan karski  (kozielewski), a polish government emissary in occupied poland from 1940 to 1942, \u201cwho was smuggled into the warsaw ghetto and into a concentration camp in the lublin area. the horrors he witnessed marked him deeply and propelled him to become not only the messenger of the polish underground, but to concentrate on giving voice to the suffering of the dying jews. in november 1942, karski reached london, delivered the report to the polish government-in-exile, and set out to meet winston churchill, other politicians, journalists, and public figures. upon completing his mission, karski went on to the united states, where he met with president roosevelt and other dignitaries, and tried in vain to stir up public opinion against the massacre of the jews.\u201d (yad vashem).  \n   \n   cited by lucy dawidowicz in her work, the holocaust and the historians (1983) p. 167, karski's report could not be more explicit in its description of the horrors nor in its plea for help: \"the new methods of mass slaughter applied during the last few months confirm the fact that the german authorities aim with systematic deliberation at the total extermination of the jewish population of poland and of the many thousands of jews whom the german authorities have departed to poland from western and central european countries and from the german reich itself. the polish government consider it their duty to bring to the knowledge of the governments of all civilized countries the following fully authenticated information received from poland during recent weeks, which indicates all too plainly the new methods of extermination adopted by the german authorities.\"  \n  \n   the pamphlet contains the text of raczynski\u2019s note, a letter written by edward raczynski, the president of the republic and the minister of foreign affairs of poland in exile, delivered on december 10, 1942 to the 26 government signatories of the declaration by united nations. raczynski\u2019s note introduced the reality of the holocaust to the world and sounded the global alarm bells about the nazi massacre of european jewry.  \n   \n for more about karski and the singular importance of this publication see:  \n  https://righteous.yadvashem.org/searchtype=righteous_only&language=en&item id=4043972&ind=nan   \n and  \n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jan_karski"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"82","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119772/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:13.348Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - 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while all other locales are generically categorized as \u201cother exchanges.\u201d the latter includes towns what have since developed into major cities but at the time were considered outposts: petah-tikvah (just three telephones); rehovoth (four telephones); and tel aviv - just nine telephones!  \n  \n   the dawn of telecommunication in palestine began with military infrastructure hastily erected by the british army during world war one. as civilian authorities took control of and improved these services, telephone coverage gradually spread across the mandate territory. remaining highly uncommon throughout the mandate period and seen as a status symbol even during the early days of the state, the first private telephone lines in the land of israel are a far cry from the modern state\u2019s dominance in technological research and innovation. while subscription was primarily corporate due to high operating costs, notable individual entries include zionist figures such as itamar ben-avi (p. 13), pinchas rutenberg (p.16), meir dizengoff (pp. 20, 38) and harry sacher (p. 16). the directory is full of commercial advertisements that are a fairly representative cross-section of commerce in the developing nation. exchanges in fully jewish locations were \u201cclosed on the sabbath.\u201d  \n  \n   a delightful piece by amos oz describes the memorable family occasion that was the tri-annual phone call made from jerusalem to relatives in tel-aviv in the early 1940\u2019s:  \n  \n   \u201ci do not recall if we were wearing our finest clothes in honor of the walk to the pharmacy (where the telephone was), but it would not surprise me if this was the case. it was a festive occasion. already on sunday, my father would say to my mother \u2018fania, you remember that this week is the week for the call to tel-aviv?\u2019 on monday, my mother would say \u2018arieh, don\u2019t come home late in two days.\u2019 and on tuesday they would both say to me \u2018amos, don\u2019t prepare any surprises for us, you hear, don\u2019t get sick on us, you hear, and don\u2019t get chills or fall between now and tomorrow afternoon.\u2019 and on the night beforehand they would say: go to sleep early, so you will have energy for the phone call tomorrow\u2026 and so the anticipation would build.\u201d  \n see amos oz, a tale of love and darkness (2002) pp. 11-14.","he":"הספר הטלפונים הראשון שנדפס בארץ ישראל. palestine posts, telegraph & telephone/ telephone subscribers list.  \n  \n דפוס ראשון. טקסט באנגלית בלבד. 38 עמודים. פוליו. \n (ירושלים), דפוס הפטריארכט היווני, 1921.  \n   \n אין אזכור לספר טלפונים זה במאגרי מידע סטנדרטים.  \n  \n אפשר לראות בפריט זה את החידוש של קוי הטלפון מזה שהספר מזכיר רק את שלושה ערים ראשיים, ירושלים, יפו וחיפה. (קווים בשאר הערים נזכרים כ׳מקומות אחרים׳). זה כולל כפרים שלימים יגדלו לערים גדולות כמו פתח-תקווה (שלושה טלפונים), רחובות (ארבעה טלפונים) ותל-אביב - רק 19 טלפונים!  \n  \n תחילת עידן הטלקומוניקציה הגיע עם הקמת תשתית צבאית על ידי הבריטים תוך כדי הלחימה במלחמת העולם הראשון. כשהמינהל האזרחי השטלט על החיים בארץ, שיפרו את השירותים ולאט לאט, הביאו את קווי הטלפון לרחבי הארץ. השירות נשארה נדירה למשך המנדט ואפילו לתוך הימים המוקדמים של המדינה.  \n  \n ניתן למצוא את האליטה של התנועה הציונית בספר טלפנים זה, לדוגמה  איתמר בן-אבי  (עמ׳ 13),  פנחס רוטנברג  (עמ׳ 16)  ומאיר דיזנגוף  (עמ׳ 20 ו-38). הפרסומות בספר גם מייצגות את צביון החיים בארץ.  \n  \n לתיאור משעשע של שימוש מוקדם של הטלפון, ראה את התיאור של עמוס עוז בתחילת הספר שלו, סיפור על אהבה וחושך. \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"87","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119777/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":7000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:13.355Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119777,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119778/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119778/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119778/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119778/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119778/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119778/006/006.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy).   \n machzor [prayers for the entire year].  \n   \n complete in two volumes. vol. i with additional extravagantly engraved title page. according to the custom of poland, aschkenaz, bohemia, et. \n  \n ff. 149; 128. browned, marginal repairs with occasional loss, title laid down. modern cal-backed marbled boards. folio.  \n vinograd, frankfort on the oder 135. \n  \n frankfurt on the oder, michael gottschalk, 1700. \n  \n lavish engraved title page.","he":"מחזור.  (תפילות לכל השנה).  \n שלם בשני כרכים. כרך א׳ עם עמוד שער נוסף. לפי מנהג פולין, אשכנז, בוהם וכו׳. \n 149, 128 דפים. תיקונים שוליים עם איבוד מקרי, עמוד שער מתוקן. פוליו.  \n וינוגרד, פפד״א 135.  \n פרנקפורט דער אודר, מיכאל גוטשאלק, ת״ס. \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"88","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119778/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":700,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.668Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":119778,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119779/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119779/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(liturgy).  \n tephilloth. containing the forms of prayers which are publicly read in the synagogues, and used in all families.  \n  \n first edition. translated by b. meyers and a. alexander. hebrew and english on facing pages. two title-pages. 10-page list of subscribers and with two leaves at end (translators\u2019 preface in english) missing in many copies. \n  \n ff. (3), 3-203, pp. 204-213, (17). lightly browned. contemporary calf, worn, covers loose. 8vo.vinograd, london 60; roth, london 16.  \n  \n london, w. tooke 1770.  \n  \n the first hebrew-english prayer book printed in england.","he":"(תפילה).  \n   \n הסידור תפילה הראשון בעברית ואנגלית שנדפס באנגליה.  \n   \n דפוס ראשון. שני עמודי שער עם רשימה של 10 עמודים של תומכים. \n  \n (3), 3-203 דפ׳, 204-213, (17) עמודים. וינוגרד, לונדון 60. \n  \n לונדון, טוק, תק״ל (1770). \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"89","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119779/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.670Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119779,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119780/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119780/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(miniature book).  \n seder tephiloth lechadashim u\u2019lemo\u2019adim [prayers for the entire year].  according to the sephardi rite.  \n  \n published by the children of meir crescas. divisional title on f. 223. signatures on covers including rafael nunes, 1869. from the library of the late rabbi dr. david de sola pool.  \n  \n ff. 318. stained and worn. contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grain morocco, covers detached, rubbed. 32mo. vinograd, amsterdam 1505.  \n  \n amsterdam, naphtali hertz levi roph&eacute;, 1739.  \n  \n \u201ca delightful miniature prayer-book in hebrew is the seder tefilloth according to sephardi rites, printed by dr. naphtali herz levi in amsterdam in 1729 [sic].\u201d l.w. bondy, miniature books (1981) p. 31.","he":"ספרים מיניאטורים. ספר תפילות לחדשים למועדים.  \n  \n לפי מנהג הספרדים. הודפס על ידי בני מאיר קרשקש. דף שער נוסף בעמ׳ 223. חתימות בשער כולל של רפאל נוניז, תרכ״ט.  \n 318 דפים. כתמים ומיושן.  \n וינוגרד, אמשטרדם 1505.  \n אמשטרדם, הרץ לוי רופא, תצ״ט.  \n  \n ׳סידור תפילה מיניאטורי משעשע׳, (בונדי, miniature books, תשמ״א, עמ׳ 31).  \n מאוסף הרב ד״ר דוד די סולה פול.  \n  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"90","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119780/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":850,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.671Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - 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sea, is also the acronym of his name, ya\u2019akov mordechai). the author, an emissary from eretz israel by way of vienna, describes on the very first page here, his 74-day journey across the pacific ocean, embarking from china, to \u201cthat new world, the golden state of california.\u201d  \n  \n   netter visited california a year prior to his more famous contemporary, the traveler benjamin ii, earning netter the distinction of being the first to describe california and its jewish life to world jewry.  \n  \n   staying in san francisco for passover, netter delivered a shabbat hagadol sermon, which he transcribes here. netter also includes specimens of his poetry, written in california, as well as that composed in bombay and hong kong .  \n  \n   after traveling across the united states, delivering a shabbat shuva sermon in utica, ny, along the way, netter undertook a 40-day trip across the atlantic and reached vienna, where his travels had begun several years prior.","he":"(מסע).  \n יעקב מרדכי נטר.  שלוים מן הים.  \n   \n דפוס ראשון. טקסט בעברית. \n ללא כריכה, 8vo. \n פריידברג, אות ש 1386. \n  \n וינה, תר״כ (1860). \n   \n עם הפרוזה העברית הראשון שנכתב בארצות הברית.  \n   \n ספר מסעות המתאר את נסעית המחבר ברחבי העולם.  \n   \n הספר הראשון לתאר את מדינת קליפורניה וחיי היהודים שם לעולם היהודי הרחב.  \n   \n גם עם פרוזה  שנכתב בהונג קונג ובומביי.  \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"97","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119787/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:12.681Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - 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$1,500","currency":"USD","id":119788,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119789/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"weizmann, chaim.  \n complete collection of chaim (charles) weizmann\u2019s scientific research patents.  \n  \n almost 90 individual printed patents. \n ex-library. original wrappers. 4to.  \n  (manchester - london), 1905-1945. \n  \n almost 90 individual printed patents. an astounding testament to chaim weizmann\u2019s synthesis of scientific and diplomatic abilities.  \n  \n   one of the founding fathers of the state of israel and its first president, chaim weizmann (1874-1952), was also an accomplished chemist. most famously, his breakthroughs in the production of acetone - a crucial component in casting cordite, the gunpowder of the time, contributed to britain\u2019s securing the upper hand in world war one over germany. weizmann leveraged his resulting clout in the political sphere, resulting in the momentous balfour declaration of 1917.  \n  \n   an indefatigable man of action, chaim weizmann pursued his scientific and nationalistic ambitions in tandem. this can be seen from his earliest patents, dating from 1905-1908, which were achieved as a research fellow at manchester\u2019s victoria university, working in the service of clayton aniline company limited. the owner of the company was charles dreyfus, a distant relative of the french alfred dreyfus, and president of the manchester zionist society. it was dreyfus whoin 1905 introduced weizmann to prime minister lord arthur balfour, who was the mp for the entrepreneur\u2019s east manchester constituency. the personal connection dreyfus helped foster between weizmann and balfour (coupled with weizmann\u2019s later crucial breakthroughs related to acetone) would be instrumental in the later issuing of the balfour declaration.  \n  \n   at the time, weizmann\u2019s duties for the company involved discovering new methods of producing synthetic dyes. ten patents in the present lot include \u2018improvements in the manufacture of isobornyl esters, anthracene derivatives and dye stuffs therefrom, camphene, obtainment of bye products, manufacture of pinene hydrochloride, camphor, treatment of liquid or oily pinene-hydrochloride and the obtainment of solid pinene-hydrochloride and camphene therefrom\u2019. (the site of weizmann\u2019s laboratory is presently home to academy stadium, part of manchester\u2019s sportcity. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/clayton_aniline_company)  \n  \n   weizmann\u2019s next period of scientific creativity occurred in the context of his position as a senior chemistry lecturer at the university of manchester. conducting joint research with professor william henry perkin (1838-1912), the \u2018father of synthetic, organic dyes\u2019 who had discovered the first such dye in 1856. perkin was considered an elder statesman of the organic chemistry academic community, having essentially transformed the fashion industry with his discoveries. from 1910-12, perkin and weizmann conducted a plethora of experiments, with patents relating to improvements in the production of synthetic manufacture of coutchouc and halogen derivatives of organic compounds.  \n  \n   at this stage in his scientific career, weizmann began developing patents on his own. this professional maturity coincided with the onset of the great war, which saw desperate governments looking towards their best minds for technological solutions to the chronic shortages and insufficiencies the war created in nearly every aspect of national economies. weizmann leaned on his experience in production of synthetic material to pioneer the field of industrial fermentation. specifically - in what would become weizmann\u2019s crowning scientific accomplishment - he discovered the clostridium acetobutylicum bacterium (also known as the weizmann organism), which could produce acetone, ethanol and butyl alcohol (n-butanol) from starch (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/acetone\u2013butanol\u2013ethanol_fermentation) the former was used in the production of cordite (the most commonly used explosive in the british military at the time) and the latter two were used for fuel and synthetic rubbers. in resource-starved europe, the \u2018weizmann process\u2019 gave britain a decisive advantage in what had become a war of economic attrition. the c. 6 patents from 1915-18 relate to \u2018improvements relating to the manufacture and fermentation processes for the production of acetone and butyl alcohols, bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates and in bacterial cultures for the same and improvement in the production of glycols\u2019.  \n  \n   weizmann\u2019s discoveries ingratiated himself with britain\u2019s government, affording him privileged access to the men who would decide the fate of palestine. it was at this time weizmann\u2019s scientific and political aspirations seemed to become one and the same. it was not lost on him that during 1916-17, british soldiers were conquering the very land in which the zionists envisioned their future state, thanks to technology that weizmann himself had engineered. after a flurry of meetings and communication, the balfour declaration, which expressed the british government\u2019s favorable view of \u2018the establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people\u2019, cemented weizmann\u2019s status as one of the foremost zionist leaders. thus it was no surprise that in 1920 he was elected president of the world zionist organization, a position he retained for 22 of the following 26 years.  \n  \n   while at this point one might think weizmann\u2019s national responsibilities precluded his continued scientific experiments, he managed to maintain both of them concurrently. shortly after his return from a fundraising trip in america with fellow zionist and world-renowned scientist albert einstein, weizmann submitted additional patents based on research he conducted with his brother-in-law, joseph blumenfeld (1901-81), a chemist who would later operate the parisian rare earth company \u2018societe de produits chimique des terre rares\u2019. between 1922-25, the two made discoveries related to the \u2018production of titanic acid, improvements relating to titanium compounds, preparation of titanium hydroxide, relating to filtration of solutions, treatment of solutions for the separation of suspended matter, preparation of pigments and paint\u2019. weizmann\u2019s next patents reveal a renewed interest in the development of various foodstuffs, presumably in search of more efficient forms of industrial fermentation - his field of primary interest. between 1934-39 weizmann patented research \u2018pertaining to improvements relating to yeast or protein preparations, relating to foodstuffs, production of fatty acids and alimentary preparations\u2019.  \n  \n   with the outbreak of world war two, and the immediate jeopardy of weizmann\u2019s past, present and future homelands (russian jewry, britain and palestine), weizmann threw himself into his research to aid the british war effort. over 50 patents were filed between 1939-45, almost all in search of new ways to produce materials needed on the front. special focus was placed on abe fermentation, in search of cheap and efficient means of producing ammunition, synthetic rubber and the now all-important gasoline. at this point, weizmann\u2019s reputation had spread to america; president roosevelt himself invited the scientist to collaborate in search of a solution to the rubber shortage. weizmann allegedly solved the issue, using maize to create butadiene (a key ingredient in rubber), but claimed that the large american oil companies mooted his proposal to protect their profits.  \n  \n   further patent heres relate to the manufacture of aromatic hydrocarbons, conversion of cvr benzole into an aromatic product, aromatic compounds from solvent naphtha, aromatic materials from light olefins, improvements in and relating to fermentation processes (using sweet fruits \u2018such as figs, dates, bananas, pineapple, grapes or carobs\u2019 as part of fermentation process for butyl alcohol and acetone), discovery of acid-producing bacterium \u2018butylo-bacterium, improvements in and relating to the utilization of coal-oil, improvements relating to motor fuels, manufacture and production of ketones (un/saturated, aliphatic), and improvements relating to the manufacture and fermentation processes for the production of acetone and butyl alcohols.\u2019  \n  \n   however, weizmann\u2019s efforts to save world jewry were not limited to his wartime research. one of his patents, sent on april 1, 1943, bears his temporary address of the st. regis hotel in new york. weizmann was stateside at the time, having just delivered the keynote address at a major madison square garden rally in solidarity with the jews in europe. moreover, his america visit involved dozens of meetings with politicians, businessmen and community leaders, seeking to enlist them to the cause of alleviating current jewish suffering, and preparing the ground for a future state for the european refugees to arrive at when the war would end. the overlapping dates between weizmann\u2019s trip and his research patent highlights the tirelessness of israel\u2019s first president, acting without pause in multiple fields of intellectual activity concurrently, all in the greater service of his people.  \n  \n   the duality of weizmann\u2019s political and scientific achievements were cemented in his involvement with the weizmann institute of science in rehovot, israel. one of the founding members of the school that would later be named for him, weizmann spent much of his presidency in the institute\u2019s laboratories, mingling with professors and students. it was the hope of the great scientist-politician of israel that his burgeoning nation would be one rooted in the stem fields (in addition to cultural creativity). weizmann\u2019s scientific discoveries went hand in hand with his political accomplishments, preparing future israelis to live, discover and innovate in a country of their own. were he to see the countless patents emerging from israel\u2019s \u2018start-up nation\u2019 today, in fields ranging from agriculture to cyber-security, weizmann would perhaps shed a tear, mouth agape in awe."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"99","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119789/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.017Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":119789,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":10000},{"startPrice":4500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119790/359/359.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119790/360/360.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119790/361/361.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(numismatics).  \n palestine mandate. album of coins issued, 1927-1946.  \n  \n full set of 59 circulated coins. including:  \n  *  1 mil (ten coins)  \n * 2 mil (five coins)  \n  *  5 mil (eight coins)  \n  *  10 mil (12 coins)  \n  *  20 mil (eight coins)  \n * 50 mil (eight coins)  \n * 100 mil (eight coins). \n  \n housed in contemporary custom album, displaying obverse and reverse of each coin within fitted holder. with hebrew captions of year of issue. \n  \n rare full set of british mandate palestine-eretz israel coins.","he":"(מטבעות). \n \n \n אלבום עם כל המטבעות שהוציא המנדט הבריטי בארץ ישראל, 1927-1946. \n \n \n  \n \n \n 59 מטבעות, כולל 1 מיל, 2 מיל, 5 מיל, 10 מיל, 20 מיל, 100 מיל. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"100","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119790/view","tags":["usnumismatics_coins","usnumismatics","usnumismatics_all"],"directSalePrice":4500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.019Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":119790,"category":{"en":"Books"},"estimateMin":7000},{"startPrice":4000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119791/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(philately).  \n  original artwork of the 1948 provisional government commemorative of israel postmark.  \n  \n \u2018minhelet ha'am do\u2019ar jerusalem 16.5.1948.\u2019 black ink over pencil with corrections in white-out on yellowish card, 20 x 15.5 cm; design diameter 10.6 cm. marked at bottom right 3.4 cm (the actual size of the postmark) and signed by the (unidentified) artist. framed with penciled lines. fine condition.  \n  \n the outer margin is inscribed \u2018do\u2019ar yerushalayim [jerusalem post]\u2019 and \u2018jerusalem.\u2019 the inner circle contains the words \u2018minhelet ha\u2019am [people\u2019s council, i.e the provisional government] and the date in hebrew (7th of iyar 5708) and english (16.5.1948). with ya'akov tsachor coa #18974 (2008).  \n bale, mandate & israel no. b-5.  \n  jerusalem, 1948. \n  \n the original illustration of the festive souvenir postmark made to commemorate the establishment of the state of israel.  \n dated may 16, 1948, the first day of the nascent state\u2019s postal services.  \n  \n \u201con may 16th [1948], the date of the declaration of the state [of israel]\u2026 a special postmark was used\u2026 for that day only .\" see e. glassman, the postal history of jerusalem from 1948 (1978) p. 38 (illustrated on cover).  \n  \n see also, holy land postal history bulletin (winter 2009) p. 462 (illustrated)."},"estimateMax":7000,"lotNumber":"101","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119791/view","tags":["uscollectibles_stamps","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":4000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:06.021Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$5,000 - 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(excluding the countries in lots above).  \n  \n including : belgium, italy, netherlands, (former) yugoslavia, etc. with larger groups that include austria, czechoslovakia, france, and rumania.  \n  \n many with inscriptions and postmarks on verso. few photographic postcards. each postcard housed within thick plastic postcard sleeve. \n  \n v.p, 20th-century \n  \n a sumptuous collection, including many rarities. also with postcards from the near east, australia and the americas.","he":"אוסף של כ-230 גלויות עם בתי כנסת ברחבי העולם . \n \n  \n \n \n כולל בתי כנסיות מבלגיה, איטליה, הולנד, יוגוסלביה, אוסטריה, צ׳קוסלובקיה, צרפת, רומניה, מזרח התיכון, אוסטרליה והעולם החדש. \n \n \n  \n \n \n הרבה עם הקדשות וחותמות. כל גלויה נמצאת בתוך עטיפה פלסטיק. \n \n \n  \n \n \n מאה ה-20. \n \n \n  \n \n \n  \n \n \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"109","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119799/view","tags":["uscollectibles_stamps","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":4800,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.063Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119799,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119800/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119800/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(new year\u2019s cards).  \n two rosh hashanah greeting cards.  \n  \n styled as currency. offering \u2018credit towards a happy year\u2019. text in yiddish with some russian and german. \n folds, restored tears.  \n  \n riga, c. 1900. \n  \n   two especially creative \u2018shanah tovah\u2019 cards.  \n  \n   one depicts grand rebbe, r. menachem mendel schneersohn, the tzemach tzedek of lubavitch; while the other presents the image of the matriarch sarah.","he":"מכתבי ראש השנה.  בסגנון של כסף , מציע ׳אשראי׳ עבור שנה טובה.  \n  \n טקסט ביידיש עם קצת רוסית וגרמנית. קיפולים, קרעים מתוקנים.  \n ריגה, תר״ס בערך. \n  \n אחת המכתבים מראה את רבי מנחם מנדל שניאורסון, הצמח צדק מלובביץ,  השנית מראה את רחל אמנו. \n  \n הערה: תיאור הפריט הינו תקציר של התיאור באנגלית ואינו כולל את כל המידע שנמצא שם. על כל מציע לעיין בתיאור הפריט באנגלית לפני הרכישה."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"110","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119800/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.064Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":119800,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":200000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119802/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119802/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"kaufmann, isidor.   \n portrait of a yeshiva student wearing a black beaver hat.  torah curtain backdrop .  \n  \n oil on panel. signed by the artist in small script extreme right. housed in elaborate rococo gilt viennese frame. \n  \n museum exhibition labels on verso.  9 x 11.5 inches inches (22 x 29 cm).  \n  \n (austro-hungarian, 1853-1921)"},"estimateMax":300000,"lotNumber":"112","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119802/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.065Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200,000 - 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in pencil in german, on the mat. the handwriting is unidentified, perhaps but not necessarily szalit-marcus\u2019. \n  \n of the 18 drawings, 17 are mounted with a cardboard mat (passepartout) and backed with paper. all the mats exhibit foxing spots and age stains around the edges. seven of the drawings have some foxing in the image and another five have light foxing in the image; the rest are clean. the one unmounted drawing has a 6cm horizontal closed tear in its top right corner.  \n  \n the 16 titled drawings are, in alphabetical order:  \n  \n * 1. am fischmarkt.  \n  \n * 2. beim stulger [sic]  \n  \n * 3. beim telerderh&auml;ndler [sic]  \n  \n * 4. beim vorstand der synagoge.  \n  \n * 5. da costa und jankele im thater [sic]  \n  \n * 6. da costa und sein diener.  \n  \n * 7. frau da costa wird [indecipherable]  \n  \n * 8. frau rabbi p&ouml;ckelhering.  \n  \n * 9. grobstroh und da costa.  \n  \n * 10. grobstroh und die bettler.  \n  \n * 11. im c&agrave;f&eacute; [sic]  \n  \n * 12. in der loge.  \n  \n * 13. jankele.  \n  \n * 14. mittagmahl beim rabbi p&ouml;ckelhering.  \n  \n * 15. rabbi p&ouml;ckelhering.  \n  \n * 16. rat der f&uuml;nf. \n  \n dimensions: 7.5 x 9.5 inches (19 x 25 cm).  \n 1921 \n  \n lost for 100 years: suite of 18 orginal drawings dated 1921, by the artist rahel szalit-marcus to illustarte israel zangwill's \u201cthe king of schnorrers.\u201d  \n  \n the drawings\u2019 titles and the research detailed below conclusively prove that these are illustrations by szalit-marcus for the story the king of schnorrers by the anglo-jewish author israel zangwill (1864-1926). the king of schnorrers is zangwill's picaresque novel, a collection of amusing tragicomic episodes concerning one \"manasseh bueno barzillai azevedo da costa.\u201d  \n  \n the first english edition of the king of schnorrers was published in london in 1894 by heinemann. the first german edition was published three years later, in 1897, under the title der k&ouml;nig der schnorrer (berlin: cronbach).  \n  \n an interesting coincidence is that the third german edition was published by cronbach in berlin in 1921, the same year these szalit-marcus drawings are dated. this may indicate that szalit-marcus created these drawings for this third edition. whether or not this is correct, they were not used in this edition, nor any later one.  \n  \n despite the mention of the szalit-marcus illustrations in numerous respected biographical sources, no edition of the king of schnorrers with illustrations by szalit-marcus exists, in any language. moreover, no mention can be found anywhere of the existence or survival of the original the king of schnorrers illustrations, which thus could be considered as having been lost for the past 100 years.  \n  \n more recent information on the matter was provided by sabine koller, professor of slavic-jewish studies at the university of regensburg, germany. in 2012, professor koller published an article titled \u201cmentshelekh un stsenes: rahel szalit-marcus illustriert sholem aleichem\u201d [people and scenes: rahel szalit-marcus illustrates sholem aleichem] in leket: yiddish studies today, ed. marion aptroot, et al (d&uuml;sseldorf) pp. 207-231). in her article, professor koller states, \"fenster and sennewald mention [illustrations by szalit-marcus for] martin buber's \u2018stories for children, \u2019 as well as [for] israel zangwill's \u2018the king of schnorrers.\u2019 i have not been able to locate these .\" (see pp. 210, footnote 17).  \n  \n in private correspondence (january 2017) professor koller writes: \"i would have liked to have found proof for the fact that the illustrations were published, but i could not find out anything. nor have i seen these illustrations.\"  \n  \n in april 1968 the tel aviv museum of art hosted an exhibition entitled \u201cmemorial exhibition: jewish artists who perished in the holocaust\u201d curated by dr. haim gamzu. three works by rahel szalit-marcus were included and are listed in the exhibition catalogue. item number 207 (not illustrated in the catalogue) is described as an \u201cillustration to 'king of the schnorrers' by zangwill, 1921 / charcoal on paper, 25x20 / signed and dated lower right.\u201dthe list of institutions and private collectors who lent items to the exhibition states that item 207 was lent by asher and nehama rosenblum of ramat gan, israel. the rosenblum collection was a widely renowned israeli collection of jewish art. interestingly, of the 18 drawings in the suite, one is marked on the verso in hebrew \u201casher rosenblum.\u201d none of the other 17 drawings are marked similarly. this may indicate that this is the drawing that was lent by the rosenblums to the exhibition.  \n  \n conclusion: based on the above empirical data, it can be concluded that:  \n  \n * these 18 drawings are the original illustrations szalit-marcus prepared for zangwill's the king of schnorrers.  \n  \n * these are the same illustrations referred to by fenster, borvine, sennewald, nieszawer and koller in their respective writings (see references below).  \n  \n * the illustrations were likely prepared for the 1921 german edition of der k&ouml;nig der schnorrer but for unknown reasons were not utilized.  \n  \n * the illustrations have to date, and for the past 100 years, been considered lost.  \n  \n provenance:  \n 1. collection of asher (1918-2002) and nehama (1923-2011) rosenblum, ramat gan, israel, from the mid-20th century and then in 2011 by descent to:  \n 2. descendent of the rosenblums, tel aviv, acquired in 2016 by:  \n 3. private collector, tel aviv. the previous owner remembers the drawings being in the rosenblums\u2019 possession since circa the 1960\u2019s but does not know how and when they entered the collection.  \n  \n references:  \n the existence of szalit-marcus\u2019 illustrations for the king of schnorrers is documented in the following sources:  \n * fenster, hersh. nos artistes martyrs - undzere farpaynikte kinstler. paris: eigenverlag, 1951 (pp. 231-235).  \n * borvine frenkel, boris; et al. nos artistes morts victimes du nazisme. issue no. 4. paris: l\u2019association des artistes peintres et sculpteurs juifs de france, february 1960.  \n * sennewald, adolf. deutsche buchillustratoren im ersten drittel des 20. jahrhunderts: materialien f&uuml;r bibliophile. wiesbaden: harrassowitz, 1999 (p. 225).  \n * nieszawer, nadine; et al. peintres juifs &agrave; paris, 1905-1939 &eacute;cole de paris. paris: deno&euml;l, 2000 (p. 324).  \n * koller, sabine. mentshelekh un stsenes: rahel szalit-marcus illustriert sholem aleichem. d&uuml;sseldorf: d&uuml;sseldorf university press, 2012 (pp. 207-231).  \n * gamzu, haim. memorial exhibition: jewish artists who perished in the holocaust. tel aviv: tel aviv museum of art, 1968 (no. 207).  \n  \n pdf\u2019s of all the above references are available upon request.  \n   \n rahel marcus (1894-1942) was born in lodz, poland. after studying at the art academy of munich she married the jewish actor julius szalit. gravitating to berlin, marcus-szalit became a member of the november group - young avant-garde artists who coalesced after the november revolution of 1918. when the nazis rose to power, she fled to france, however was subsequently deported to auschwitz where she perished. see ej, vol. xv, col. 656."},"estimateMax":18000,"lotNumber":"113","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119803/view","tags":["usart_drawings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":12000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":12000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.067Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$14,000 - $18,000","currency":"USD","id":119803,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":14000},{"startPrice":8000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119804/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"gropper, william.   \n the talmudist, 15x12, 1957.  \n  \n oil on panel. signed lower left. \n framed. 12 x 15 inches.  \n american, 1957 \n  \n   social realist painter and political cartoonist william gropper (1897-1977) was the child of jewish immigrants from romania and the ukraine. gropper\u2019s work was influenced by cubism as seen in the angles and prismatic effects of color in the present piece.  \n  \n provenance: consigned directly from the artist\u2019s family."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"114","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119804/view","tags":["usjudaica_art","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":8000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.068Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$10,000 - $15,000","currency":"USD","id":119804,"category":{"en":"Graphic 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both perished in the holocaust - together. \n see https://culture.pl/en/article/the-twin-brothers-who-painted-and-perished-as-one& amp; lt; /a>  \n  \n  &   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/seidenbeutel_brothers"},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"116","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119806/view","tags":["usart_paintings","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.070Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$4,000 - $6,000","currency":"USD","id":119806,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":4000},{"startPrice":9000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119807/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"bergner, yosl (1920-2017).  \n three kites / clowns.  \n  oil on canvas. signed by the artist in hebrew and dated lower left. \n framed. 23 x 29 inches (58.5 x 73.5 cm).  \n  \n 1957 \n  \n provenance: frumkin family. 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paris, montreal and new york, before settling in israel in 1950. here his work became more allegorical and colourful, while continuing to reflect his passion for justice and sense of mortality. he became known for book illustrations and theatre sets and in 1980 was awarded the israel prize, a state award regarded as the israel\u2019s highest cultural honour. his work was the subject of a major retrospective at the tel aviv museum in 2000. he died in 2017, aged 96.\u201d the art gallery of new south wales, sydney, australia."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"118","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119808/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.073Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":119808,"category":{"en":"Graphic 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have a life of their own. they are just beginning their independent journey not only as objects of beauty but as contemporary vessels of jewish education and learning for generations to come.\u201d avner moriah, jerusalem, october, 2018.  \n  \n avner moriah\u2019s complete bible has been exhibited at hebrew union college - jewish institute of religion, new york. see http://huc.edu/news/2019/09/09/avner-moriah-five-books-moses  \n  \n see also  https://avnermoriah.com"},"estimateMax":70000,"lotNumber":"129","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119819/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":40000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.245Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50,000 - $70,000","currency":"USD","id":119819,"category":{"en":"Graphic 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photography).  \n  \n   james graham (1806-69) was a scottish photographer and lay missionary who arrived in jerusalem in 1853 and stayed until 1857. his photographs of jerusalem and the holy land are among the earliest paper photographs taken in the region, following the first calotypes of jerusalem made by george bridges in 1850. during his stay in palestine, graham photographed the region from syria and lebanon in the north, to egypt. he met the artists william holman hunt and thomas seddon who visited the near east, and accompanied them in their journeys, taking photographs while they were painting."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"130","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119820/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.248Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - 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bethany road.\u201d \n  \n  \n * \"jerusalem n[orth] e[ast] portion of the city.\u201d \n  \n a little spotting to images, mounts rather spotted, one mount with tears (not affecting image).  \n  \n 1850s \n  \n three early paper photographs of jerusalem."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"131","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119821/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.249Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":119821,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119822/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119822/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119822/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(photography).   \n photographies de terre sainte.  \n   \n album with 48 large albumen prints by felix bonfils, including a large linen-backed 3-part \u2018panorama de jerusalem.\u2019  \n  \n title-page lettered in gilt. \n  \n images measure 9 x 11 inches (23 x 28 cm) nearly all with bonfils' scripted credit and caption. some photographs faded, browning to mounts. original leather-backed carved olive-wood boards, rubbed. oblong folio.  \n  \n jerusalem, f.f. marroum, late 19th-century. \n  \n   fine album including 48 richly printed photographs, some rare, depicting ancient and holy ruins throughout ramallah, jaffa, damascus, bethlehem, and jerusalem. also with depictions of local life, scenic views, and architectural interiors, as well as six portraits. \n  \n   the french photographer f&eacute;lix adrien bonfils (1831-85) was one of the first fine photographers to produce images of the bible lands on a commercial scale."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"132","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119822/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.251Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":119822,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119823/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119823/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(photography).   \n portfolio containing 34 large albumen prints of the holy lands by j. p. sebbah, f. vester, f. bonfils and others.  \n  \n includes 22 photographs by f. vester (signed \u201camerican colony\u201d in negative); eight photographs by bonfils; one photograph by j.p. sebbah; and three others (unsigned). \n  \n each mounted on blue card, 8.5 x 10.5 inches (21 x 27 cm). contemporary red morocco portfolio, upper cover entitled \u201corient, \u201d worn. oblong folio.  \n  \n c. 1900."},"estimateMax":1800,"lotNumber":"133","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119823/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":800,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.252Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,200 - $1,800","currency":"USD","id":119823,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":1200},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119824/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2023-01-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(photography).  \n mosh&eacute; raviv-vorobeichic (pseud. \u201cmoi ver.\u201d ) \u201cein ghetto im osten wilna.\u201d  \n collection of fourteen avant-garde photographs from the artist's personal archive.  \n   each photograph with vorobeichic\u2019s studio hand-stamp on verso. \n  \n image sizes range from 8 x 11.5 inches to 2 x 3.5 inches (20 x 28 cm to 5 x 8 cm).  \n  \n c. 1931. \n   \n   \n important  photographs  of pre-war jewish vilna.  \n  \n  lithuanian-born photographer mosh&eacute; raviv-vorobeichic (1904-96) trained at the bauhaus. following further studies at the &eacute;cole de photo cin&eacute; in paris, he returned to visit family and photograph life in the jewish community of vilnius. the result was the celebrated 1931 portfolio: ein ghetto im osten wilna [\u201cthe ghetto lane in vilna.\u201d]  \n  \n   these influential photographic images and photo-collages of lithuanian jews were proclaimed by the vilna historian lazer ran as \u201cthe most important pictorial source of old vilna ghetto streets\u201d (see l. ran, jerusalem of lithuania, vol. iii (1974) p.33).  \n  \n   later in parr & badger\u2019s the photobook: a history (2004), they noted (p. 130) that vorobeichic \u201cpushed the envelope of the documentary form\u201d with his inventive photo-montages.  \n  \n   adopting zionism in 1934 vorobeichic migrated to palestine where he changed his name to \u201craviv.\u201d along with reuven rubin he co-founded the artists\u2019 colony of safed.  \n  \n  provenance:  galerie bassenge, berlin."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"134","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119824/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":6500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.253Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":119824,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":7500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119825/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(photography).   \n  leo lieb. s.s. serpa pinto  (as per inscription lower right). silver gelatin photograph.  \n  \n photographer\u2019s stamp on verso. framed.  minimal cracking. 10 x 13 inches (25 x 33 cm).  \n  \n new york, 25th september 1941. \n  \n   the portuguese ship, the \u201cserpa pinto\u201d remains dear in the memories of thousands of refugees. known as the navio da amizade (\u201cfriendship ship, \u201d) she transported precious cargo across dangerous seas as doors rapidly closed for jews seeking to flee europe.  \n  \n   most notably, just three months prior to this photograph, the serpa pinto carried to safety a married couple who grew to become internationally loved\u2026  \n  \n   \u201cwhen the portuguese liner serpa pinto weighed anchor in lisbon on june 12, 1941 (17th sivan) and set sail across the atlantic ocean, who on board could have guessed that one of the most important pages of jewish history was in the process of being written? eleven days later, on june 23, (28th sivan), rabbi menachem mendel schneerson, son-in-law and future successor of the lubavitcher rebbe, and his wife, chaya mushka, disembarked from the ship in staten island, new york, together with hundreds of other refugees from nazi-occupied europe. for the chabad community all over the world, the 28th of sivan became a special occasion for rejoicing\u2026signif[ying] a turning point in the revival of judaism in the united states and the entire world.\u201d  \n  \n see www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/2623573/jewish/the-story-of-the-serpa-pinto.htm  \n  \n   this photograph appeared in the pm daily new york newspaper on 25th september, 1941 and has not been publicly issued since.  \n  \n   the photographer (morris) leo lieb (1909\u20132001), lived at 282 mott street and was employed as a staff photographer for the pm daily newspaper. pm was a liberal-leaning daily newspaper published in new york city by ralph ingersoll from june 1940 to june 1948 and financed by chicago millionaire marshall field iii.  \n  \n   the present photograph depicts children on board the ss serpa pinto, a portuguese ship, secured by the hebrew immigrant aid society and the american friends service committee, with help from the joint distribution committee in lisbon, portugal. most of the children were jewish refugees, the majority unaccompanied. the ship arrived in new york harbor on september 24, 1941 and the photograph ran the following day in the pm daily ny newspaper."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"135","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119825/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":7500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.255Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$8,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":119825,"category":{"en":"Graphic Arts"},"estimateMin":8000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119826/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(photography).   \n  edward serotta. in a timeless place: central europe and its jews, 1986-1990.  a photographic journey.  \n  \n portfolio of fifteen silver gelatin print photographs. one of 40 numbered sets. \n each matted on acid-free board measuring 16 x 20 inches (40.5 x 50 cm). original black portfolio case.  \n  \n (1991) \n  \n deeply evocative photogrpahs.  \n  \n   edward serotta is a journalist, photographer and filmmaker specializing in jewish life in central and eastern europe. he is the founding chairman of the vienna-based institute centropa.  \n see https://www.centropa.org/en and www.tabletmag.com/contributors/edward-serotta"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"136","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119826/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.257Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":119826,"category":{"en":"Graphic 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biblical forefather abraham next to the altar at which the sacrifice of isaac was to take place. further upwards are two stitched depictions of 7-branched temple menorahs adorning the ark of the covenant. to the left of this is a tall ship with the legend \u201cthe deana, \u201d possibly the name of the ship by which this family made its way to america. beneath the temple imagery and above the abraham and isaac depiction is a four line poem:  \n  \n \u201cabrm forber the angel cryed.  \n thy faith is known thy love is tried.  \n thy son shall live and in his seed.  \n shall the whole earth be blessd in deed.\u201d  \n  \n   this is an extract from \u201csubmission and deliverance: or, abraham offering his son, \u201d a hymn written by isaac watts (1674-1748), a minister of the congregational church, whose contributions to english hymnody were vast. watts\u2019 hymns and spiritual songs went through at least two dozen editions in the 18th century.  \n  \n   although the jean / johnston family were certainly christian, the sampler shows a side of protestant, and particularly american, christian religion in its emphasis on themes from the hebrew bible which stands in stark contrast to the lack of imagery, quotes, or references with explicitly christian themes."},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"137","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119827/view","tags":["usdecor_textiles","usdecor","usdecor_all"],"directSalePrice":7000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.258Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$8,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":119827,"category":{"en":"Graphic 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rare and highly important parcel-gilt silver filigree spice container.  \n  \n an impressive silver filigree spice container of tower form. the three-tiered tower features a hinged door with latch. each of the four sides is set with an engraved clock face. the central section houses a single bell and is surrounded by four gilt cast male figures bearing, respectively, a braided candle, and musical instruments (flute and lyre).  \n  \n the upper section of the tower is encircled by four filigree pennants and a further four gilt cast male figures respectively bearing, a wine-cup, spices and a prayer-book (upon which (identifying?) marks are engraved). at top rests a domed cupola with pennant (detached). the whole, set upon a (slightly later?) fluted raised circular pedestal above which stands a male figure with arms outstretched clutching a prayer-book and spices. no visible silver marks. one of the four gilt cast figures later. height 16.5 inches (41.5 cm). \n  \n   \n housed in: 18th-century custom fitted leather-case.  \n  \n germany / galicia, mid-18th century \n  \n an exceptional spice-tower of exquisite quality, complete with contemporary custom fitted case.  \n  \n provenance:  \n 1. collection of a prominent, frankfurt a/main jewish family.  \n 2. kestenbaum & company, sale 90 lot 6.  \n  the silver sheet base of this most distinctive  spice-tower is typically german, yet the feature of a standing male figure, is almost only ever seen as part of a havdalah compendium. used here in the present fashion, as part of a spice-tower is unparalleled - and there appears to be no other  similar  such spice tower extant.  \n   the body of this spice-tower is also of a typical german form, with the four towers at the corners and the faceted central tower above. yet the fine filigree work is clearly galician. the filigree flag at top is also a regular feature of galician towers, while the use of a clock face is a german convention. the exciting appearance of male figures, here standing on the parapets of the tower, can be found both in fine german sheet silver examples, as well as on fine filigree galician models, and are always, most highly prized.  \n  \n   all in all, this magnificent silver spice tower with multiple cast human figures is very much in the 18th century german style, but fashioned from a silver technique that is quite clearly galician. a most unique example.  \n  \n   for a similar spice-tower formerly in the collection of the jewish historical society of england and subsequently sold at auction, see kestenbaum & company, sale 56, lot 5 (hammer-price, $280,000).  \n see https://www.kestenbaum.net/auction/lot/auction-56/056-005/  \n  \n   the jewish museum of frankfurt (jmf 87-104) possesses a similar spice tower, but not as elaborate as the one offered here (see j&uuml;dische t&uuml;rme aus schwabische gm&uuml;nd (2001) p. 70). also similar, but several inches shorter, is a spice-tower from the arthur howitt collection sold at auction in 1932 and resold by christie\u2019s amsterdam, december 10th, 2007, lot 196.  \n see www.christies.com/lot/lot-5021400/? intobjectid=5021400  \n  \n   for historical context, see the learned article by michele klein \u201cthe havdalah candle holder\u201d in ars judaica (2012) pp. 31-54.  \n  \n kestenbaum & company is grateful to mr. william l. gross (tel aviv), for his scholarly advice; and for his expert,  curatorial   assessment  of this spice-tower.  \n   \n this spice-tower was previously purchased at auction (kestenbaum sale 90 lot 6) by an investment entity. it is now re-offered for the benefit of a charitable trust.  \n  \n spice-tower accompanied by: elaborately bound manuscript testimonial from congregation k\u2019hal adath jeshurun of frankfurt, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of emanuel schwarzschild. frankfurt a/main, 1895. further details available upon request."},"estimateMax":100000,"lotNumber":"138","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119828/view","tags":["usjudaica_silver","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":50000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:17.260Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$50,000 - $100,000","currency":"USD","id":119828,"category":{"en":"Ceremonial Art"},"estimateMin":50000},{"startPrice":5000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119829/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"german silver chanukah lamp.  \n eight leafy tendril each set with removable oil pan. central stave ending with figure of judith.   \n   the whole set on domed base. additional removable servant light.  \n marked. repaired. h: 9.5 inches (24 cm). \n  \n 19th-century \n  \n a rare chanukah lamp that prominently features judith, thanks to her crucial role in the slaying of holofernes, king nebuchadnezzar\u2019s general.  \n  \n provenance: a prominent new york family, comprising four generations of collectors."},"estimateMax":9000,"lotNumber":"139","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119829/view","tags":["usjudaica_lamps","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":5000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:15.574Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$6,000 - $9,000","currency":"USD","id":119829,"category":{"en":"Ceremonial Art"},"estimateMin":6000},{"startPrice":12000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119830/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/119830/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"heavy polish silver chanukah lamp.  \n large backplate centered with removable lion-shaped servant light; applied coronet with rampant lions and single deer; flanked by prominent architectural columns with flowered urns atop.  \n  \n  \n front row of eight individual open-mouthed beasts, extended tongues serve as wick-holders, each with miniature removable crown as oil-stopper. the whole set on four paw supports, and suspension ring atop. with hebrew year engraved at foot of columns: \u201c1821.\u201d \n  \n marked. 10.5 x 12 inches (26.5 x 30.5 cm).  \n  \n c. 1800 \n  \n a polish lamp of marked prestige.  \n  \n  provenance:  a prominent new york family, comprising four generations of collectors."},"estimateMax":25000,"lotNumber":"140","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/29147/lot/119830/view","tags":["usjudaica_lamps","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":12000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:36:15.577Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$15,000 - $25,000","currency":"USD","id":119830,"category":{"en":"Ceremonial 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