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die ungesegnete ernte der vorigen jahrs.  \n pp. 10 and folding table at end. unbound, spine reinforced with paper strip. folio.  \n  \n vienna, 1805.  \n    \n  regulations regarding grain shortage.   \n these regulations issued by count von dietrichstein, president of the government of lower austria, address the issue of high grain prices resulting from a shortage caused by a poor harvest the previous year - particularly targeting those who hoard grains and inflate prices.  \n  \n it mandates the calculation and reporting of grain surpluses, with a folded template for reporting attached. each household is permitted to maintain a grain reserve until october of the current year, along with seeding material, while traders have until august to sell their goods. the government reserves the right to purchase surplus grains at a fixed price if necessary. jews are prohibited from trading in grain unless they are already engaged in such business. violations result in the confiscation of grain and can further be subject to arrest, fine, or corporal punishment. additionally, christians acting as proxies for jewish traders are subject to identical consequences.  \n the regulations also encompass import and export guidelines. these regulations were issued at a time when austria joined the british and russian coalition during the napoleonic wars. french troops seized vienna in november 1805 and the following month napolean defeated austrian and russian troops at the battle of austerlitz."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"114","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121242/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.592Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":121242,"category":{"en":"International 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helped the newly established communities, appealing to the common heritage of the ashkenazi and sephardi immigrants in working for the coordination of jewish life in brazil. in 1935 he moved to erez israel and was later appointed senior jewish chaplain to the british forces in the middle east."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"115","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121243/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":125,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":125,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.957Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $400","currency":"USD","id":121243,"category":{"en":"International 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neilson & cowan, 1834.  \n  \n this tall folio volume represents the legislative activities of house of assembly of lower canada from the 7th of january to the 18th of march, 1834, the fourth year of the reign of king william iv.  \n  includes much relating to the equality of rights for the jews of canada  (see pp. 229, 240, 250, 263, 271, 384).  \n  \n  of particular importance: \u201can act to declare persons professing the jewish religion entitled to all rights and privileges of the other subjects of his majesty in this province.\u201d this amended a law previously requiring all civil office holders to swear \"on the faith as a christian.\"  \n  \n the legislative assembly of lower canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of the provincial government in lower canada until 1838. the lower house consisted of elected legislative councilors who created bills to be passed up to the legislative council of lower canada, whose members were appointed by the governor-general. the province of lower canada (province du bas-canada) was a british colony on the lower saint lawrence river and the shores of the gulf of saint lawrence (1791\u20131841).  \n  \n   prior to anywhere else in the british empire, canada granted full equivalency of political rights to jews settled there."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"117","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121245/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":650,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.960Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":121245,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":350,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121246/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(china).  \n    \n    \n  henri cordier.  les juifs en chine. first edition.  \n pp. 14, (1). 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\u201cthe father of danish homiletics, \u201d darmstadt-born abraham alexander wolff (1801-91) assumed the office of chief rabbi of denmark in 1829, a position he served until his death."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"119","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121247/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.962Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":121247,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121248/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(france).  \n    \n    \n  (epidemic).  nous les commissaires d&eacute;put&eacute;s de la chambre de sant&eacute; etabli&eacute; de la ville de strasbourg [.] que tout commerce & n&eacute;goce avec le royaume de pologne, de la moldavie \u2026quant aux juifs des environs de cette ville \u2026l\u2019entr&eacute;e an cette ville sera refus&eacute;e \u2026  \n  french edict.  singe printed page. 14 x 16 inches. \n  \n strasbourg, 1770.   \n    \n  travel restriction on jewish peddlers in response to containing the plague.   \n in response to outbreaks of plague, smallpox, and other contagious diseases, the city of strasbourg enacted this regulation to prevent the spread. it prohibited or suspended any commercial activities originating from or linked to german cities, poland, moldavia, wallachia, the banat of temeswar, and transylvania. additionally, the decree bared deserted soldiers, jewish beggars and vagabonds from entering the city, even if they possessed appropriate papers. jews residing outside strasbourg had to renew their residence permission monthly.  \n  \n during the early modern era in europe, the threat of plague and other contagious diseases loomed large, with uncertainty as to when or where they might strike. although often accompanied by false rumors and alarms, the measures of this edict is likely connected to the russian plague of 1770, which began in moldavia in january 1770. the plague spread during the russian-turkish war, advancing northward through ukraine, poland, and central russia before peaking in moscow in september 1771. this outbreak claimed an estimated thousand lives daily in moscow, with total death toll estimates ranging from 52,000 to 300,000."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"120","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121248/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.963Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $1,000","currency":"USD","id":121248,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":250,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121249/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(france).  \n    \n lettres patentes du roi, sur un d&eacute;cret de l\u2019assembl&eacute;e nationale, portant que les juifs, connus en france sous le nom de juifs portugais, espagnols & avignonois, y jouiront des droits de citoyen actif. donn&eacute;e &aacute; paris, au mois de janvier 1790.  \n [\u201cletters patent of the king, granting the jews of france the rights of active citizens.\u201d] \n two pages with integral blank leaf. unbound. 4to.  \n  \n caen, g. roy, 1790.   \n    \n  the first document to grant (certain) jews equality of citizenship in europe.   \n issued a few months after the start of the french revolution and the \"declaration of the rights of man.\" this granted sephardic jews in france equal rights and offering full french citizenship:  \n \u201cby decree of the national assembly, the jews, known in france under the name of portuguese jews, spaniards and avignonois, will enjoy the rights of active citizens).\u201d  \n louis xvi issued this letter patent as a result of political pressure and acts of violence against jewish communities. it grants equal rights to jews, but only those of sephardic origin, who were mainly concentrated in the south of the country, with ashkenazim not being considered."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"121","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121249/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":250,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.964Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":121249,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121250/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(france / italy).  \n    \n  (napoleon sanhedrin).  group of eight autograph letters signed, written to  \n  rabbi moise zecut levi de veali,  by various italian rabbinic members of napoleon's assembly of notables. texts in italian, french and hebrew. 1-2 pages each. \n most folded, with autograph address panel on verso. few stains, one with marginal tear affecting few words. 4to.  \n  \n paris, 1806-07.  \n  \n contents:  \n  \n  * 1.  written by:  donato ottolenghi  (the son-in-law of r. moise zecut levi). ottolenghi writes that although the date of the assembly is not yet established, a prime location at the hotel de la ville has been chosen. the pomp and luxe of the selected location appears to have convinced ottolenghi that \u201cthe hero of the universe\u201d (napoleon) greatly admires the jews and aims to grant them full equality. 23rd july, 1806.  \n  \n  * 2. written by: donato ottolenghi. includes a copy of letter from a minister in which the date of the first session, july 26th, is given. informs that mos&egrave; formiggini wrote to jacob lazard asking him to prepare accommodations as one of the 16 jews from italy who have been nominated to the paris assembly. they anticipate that the first meeting will only have nominal participation from the italians. he says that it will take a long time and expects to be in need of more funds. on the reverse is the letter from the ministry of the interior, giving the time and place, as well as the order that the assembly will have a president, secretary, and three observers. the questions the emperor has will be communicated. the purpose is to make the jews useful citizens and remove existing misunderstandings. 24th july, 1806.  \n  \n  * 3.  written by:  mos&egrave; formiggini.  confirms his arrival in paris and the difficulties of the carriage journey he took along with the other italian deputies. at the assembly they were unable to participate in discussions as much had already been decided. 28th august, 1806.  \n  \n  * 4.  written by:  mos&egrave; formiggini.  he received a letter through his son-in-law (of moise) who is leaving paris and who also spoke to him about \"your [i.e., rabbi moise zecut levi de veali\u2019s] appointment.\u201d eventually he will get busy on site at the assembly, and he will communicate further on its matters. 8th september, 1806.  \n  \n  * 5.  written by: elia aron lattes. he writes that he delivered the letter to his excellency [rabbi david] sinzheim, and complains about his confirmation as president of the assembly. references to a plan to be approved by the government. the opening of the assembly is now in its third session. 1st february, 1807.  \n  \n  * 6.  written by:  emiglio vitta.  he mentions exchanges of letters and jewish initiatives in casale at the opening of the sanhedrin. 13th february, 1807.  \n  \n  * 7.  written by:  emiglio vitta.  he refers to delays in the correspondence concerning a organizzazione del culto, about which he shall make observations. there is talk of legislation on houses, but nothing appears to have been done. the opening of the sanhedrin is set for february 1st and the rabbis are expected to complete the questions. the rabbis already present are discussing the answers to be given \"in the process of doctrinal decision.\" 7th december, 1807.  \n  \n  * 8.  written by:  buonoventura modena.  after a preamble on health he communicates that the final members to complete the sanhedrin have not yet arrived (g. ariani from mantua, g. finzi from padua, g. foa from venice, and four delegates from holland). the number for the worship has been completed. there will be local consistories composed of two rabbis and three lay people, and a central committee in paris with two rabbis and two laypeople. 9th december, 1807. \n  \n  summary:  \n   \n to consolidate his conquest of much of europe, napoleon carefully planned how to place all existing institutions in europe under his control. to execute this for religious institutions, he required the creation of a system called consistories, which combined religious and lay-led groups, together with those government employees responsible for religious doctrines and practices. after setting up this system for catholics and then protestants, napoleon turned his attention to the jews resident in his territories. \n to begin with, he called for the creation of an assembly of notables, a french carryover institution from before the revolution of 1789, where, on occasion, the king would gather aristocrats, religious leaders, powerful laymen, and intellectuals, to address matters of state.  \n in 1806 napoleon had the jews convene such an assembly. the representatives were jewish leaders stemming from across france, as well as italy, and the areas of germany conquered by napoleon. they gathered to consider and respond to questions the french posed concerning the loyalty of jews to the modern state. the answers provided, if approved, were to lead to the creation of consistories for the jews. each would be responsible for some 2,000 jews, and would be the basis upon which jews would become equal citizens in the eyes of an emperor who cared far more about stability and order than he did about maintaining ancient prejudices.  \n the initial assembly consisted of 111 jewish notables in paris, including 13 from piedmont and 16 from other parts of italy. following this, a sanhedrin was convened in 1807 to consider the conclusions of the assembly and establish the religious doctrines to which the jewish consistories would be responsible for.  \n the moniker \u2018sanhedrin\u2019 was used by napoleon to recall the ancient judicial and legislative body of the jews, 1,800 years prior.  \n  \n  rabbi moise zecut levi de veal i (1750-1823) was the son of rabbi elijah levi de veali (1713-92), the rabbi of alessandria in piedmont, whom he succeeded as rabbi after his death. he was appointed grand rabbi of montferrat, in piedmont, by napoleon.  \n his correspondents in these batch of letters include his son-in-law donato ottolenghi, and four members of the italian delegation to the assembly of notables, mos&egrave; formiggini (1756-1809), emilio vitta of mantua, elia aron lattes (d. 1839), and buonoventura modena."},"lotNumber":"122","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121250/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":2000,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":2600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.965Z","textCase":"lower","currency":"USD","id":121250,"category":{"en":"International 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and overall support the social interest of jewish women in the community. \n  \n  *  draft of the statutes of the pension fund of the north german rabbinate. pp. 8. an annotated interleaved copy. marburg, c. 1910.  \n  \n  *  pension regulations of the association of jewish nurses. pp. 4. frankfurt, c. 1910. \n  \n  *  statutes of the agudas yisroel youth group in frankfurt am main. pp. 4. 1926.  \n stated goals: \u201cto educate its members whereby torah is the focus of their aspirations\u2026 making agricultural preparation for the needs of eretz yisroel\u2026 studying hebrew as a colloquial language.\u201d \n  \n  *  association of jewish nurses of frankfurt am main. rules of admission. pp. 5. frankfurt am main, c. 1910.  \n regulations include the \u201cguarantee that every young woman practice her religious convictions and stand up for her sisters for this right.\u201d \n  \n  *  regulations of the cemetery of the synagogue community in posen (located at glogauerstrasse, 50). pp. 11. posen (poznań), 1903. \n  \n  *  statutes of the jewish men\u2019s medical clinic. pp. 28. offenbach, 1902. \n  \n  *  statutes for the jewish religious community of bamberg. pp. 32. occasional hebrew. 1910.  regulations include the procedures of accepting new members, upkeep of the synagogue building, and maintaining appropriate decorum. \n  \n  *  articles of the jewish women\u2019s association in hechingen. pp. 8. 1906.  \n hechingen is a town in central baden-w&uuml;rttemberg, situated 90 kilometres north of lake constance and the swiss border. \n  \n  *  regulations for the jewish school of friedrichstadt. pp. 18. 1843.  \n the school viewed itself as \u201ccontributing as much as possible to the fitness and upbringing of the youth of the jewish community, providing children of both sexes with all the knowledge and skills important to them as future members of civil society.\u201d friedrichstadt is a town in the district of nordfriesland, schleswig-holstein. \n  \n  *  revised statutes of the jewish community in berlin. pp. 24. 1896. \n  \n  *  statutes of the reichenheim weisenhaus orphanage. pp. 8. berlin, 1885.  \n \u201cthe institution's task is to train pupils so that, physically and mentally, they become fully fit to enter civil life.\u201d \n  \n  *  statutes of the society for the study of jewish art and antiquities. pp. 9. frankfurt am main, c. 1920. \n  \n  *  statutes of the beth hamidrash association of fulda. pp. 12. occasional hebrew. frankfurt am main, 1900.  \n the association sought to \u201clearn torah for the sake of heaven\u201d (no ulterior motive). it was founded under the theological worldview of rabbi me&iuml;r ben jacob hakohen schiff (1608\u201344, known as the maharam schiff). \n  \n  *  statutes of the jewish association for funeral services and chevra kadisha of munich. pp. 16. occasional hebrew. (1900). \n  \n  *  regulations of the jewish schools of hannover. pp. 19. 1854.  \n content includes the rights of teachers and school employees, instruction in hebrew and jewish prayers mandatory, summary of fees. \n  \n  *  statutes of the rabbinical association of germany. pp. 10. berlin, 1903.  \n the association aimed to \u201celevate religious meaning and life in judaism defending the honor of judaism against attacks, and preserving the dignity and reputation of the rabbinical class.\u201d details pertaining to the procedures of voting, membership, and official duties are included. \n  \n  *  statutes of the berend lehmann foundation. pp. 13. occasional hebrew. berlin, 1883. supporting the yeshiva established through the legacy of the halberstadt banker issachar berend lehmann (1661-1730). \n  \n  *  statutes for the association of the distribution of meat and flour to the local jewish poor. pp. 14. trier, 1908. \n  \n  *  statutes for the association \u201cmalbish arumim.\u201d pp. 9. frankfurt, 1878.  \n the purpose of the association was to \u201cprovide clothing to poor jewish boys who attend local schools.\u201d \n  \n  *  the association of mohalim (ritual circumcisers) of frankfurt am main. pp. 8 (lacking title?). occasional hebrew. 1906. \n regulations pertaining to membership, applicable duties, and activities of the association, are articulated. interestingly, the association notes that the \u201csanitary measures of the respective local police must be strictly followed.\u201d additionally, the association mandated that \u201ca registrar of names be kept of boys born in mixed marriages to a non-jewish mother.\u201d \n  \n  *  statutes of the association for the promotion of crafts and technical professions for jews resident in baden oberland. pp. 4. freiburg, 1886. \n  \n  *  statutes of the jewish community of strelitz pp. 24. neustrelitz, 1847. \n  \n  *  revised statutes of the jewish community of strelitz pp. 18. neustrelitz, 1868. \n  \n  *  statutes for the synagogue members of preu&szlig;isch stargard. pp. 16. stargard, 1857.  \n bylaws and regulations concerning the synagogue and its burial sites, religious school, and other religious properties and functions. preu&szlig;isch stargard district was a prussian district that existed from 1772 to 1920 with varying borders. it was in the part of west prussia that fell to poland after world war i through the treaty of versailles in 1920. from 1939 to 1945 the district was re-established in german-occupied poland as part of the newly established reichsgau danzig-west prussia. today the territory of the district is located in the polish pomeranian voivodeship.  \n  \n collection of synagogue, jewish institutional and communal regulations and statutes."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"123","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121251/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:32.967Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - 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$500","currency":"USD","id":121253,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121254/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(germany).  \n    \n edict, wie es die judenschafft in denen s&auml;mmtlichen k&ouml;nigl. landen, in ansehung derer gestohlenen oder verd&auml;chtigen sachen die ihr zum kauf gebracht werden, halten, ingleichen, wie gegen diejenigen juden, so dergleichen kauffen, verfahren werden solle: de dato berlin, den 15. jan. 1747.  \n  german edict.  elaborate title page and initial, ornamental woodcut at the beginning of the text featuring the motto \u201csidera considerat virtus.\u201dpp. 4. later wrappers. folio. \n  \n breslau, johann jacob korn, 1747.  \n  \n edict prohibiting jews from accepting or trading stolen goods, issued by the prussian king frederick ii (1712-86), also known as frederick the great.  \n violators faced severe penalties, including the revocation of protection letters for themselves and their families, and the obligation to compensate the rightful owners for the value of the traded goods. in cases where a convicted jew could not pay the fine, the entire jewish community was mandated to reimburse the value of the stolen items.  \n such collective punishment measure was among several anti-jewish edicts introduced following frederick\u2019s peace agreement with maria theresa of austria in 1742.  \n this edict was later included in the \u201cgeneral privilegium\u201d of 1750, a set of restrictive regulations governing jews in prussia and brandenburg."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"126","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121254/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:28.203Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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[pt.] 6 [no.] 12. pp. 69 \u2013 72).  \n edict. unbound, spine reinforced with paper strip. 8vo. \n  \n dresden, 1829.   \n    \n  burial laws, dresden, 1829.   \n king anthony of saxony (1755\u20131836) introduced legislation that burials could only take place a full 72 hours following death, to avoid the danger of entombing persons alive. additionally, an official death certificate is required following examination by an appointed physician, and permitting jewish morticians to conduct burials solely upon presentation of this certificate.  \n this regulation conflicted with the jewish tradition that required the deceased is buried within 24 hours from time of death."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"132","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121260/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:28.211Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":121260,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121261/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121261/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(germany).  \n    \n vorl&auml;ufige verordnung wegen des judenwesens im gro&szlig;herzogtum posen. vom 1. juni 1833. \n  part of:  gesetzes-sammlung f&uuml;r die k&ouml;niglichen preu&szlig;ischen staaten, no. 10 (no. 1436). pp. 66-72. \n  preceded by:  gesetzes-sammlung f&uuml;r die k&ouml;niglichen preu&szlig;ischen staaten, no. 10 (no. 1435). p. (1). \n  \n  edict.  pp. 8. unbound, spine reinforced with paper strip. 8vo. \n  \n berlin, 1833.  \n  \n  emancipation edict, posen, 1833.   \n while the prussian emancipation edict of 1812 had granted civic equality to all jews residing in brandenburg, pomerania, silesia, and east prussia; in other prussian provinces civic rights were granted only gradually.  \n in the grand duchy of posen, this emancipation edict of june 1, 1833, issued by prussian king frederick william iii (1770\u20131840), marked a significant first step towards jewish civic rights. however, it introduced a two-tiered system, distinguishing between naturalized jews and those merely tolerated. thus the 1833 edict only extended citizenship to the affluent and educated segments of posen\u2019s significant jewish population.  \n these naturalized jews were mandated to adopt a family name, conduct business in german, fulfill military service obligations, and pay taxes at par with christians. they were able to purchase land, settle in villages and cities and pursue various professions, except for governmental and political roles. jews residing in posen who did not meet the criteria for naturalization were instead granted a status of toleration. this meant they were subjected to annual status reviews and encountered limitations on residence, travel, marriage, and professional pursuits. any jew not falling into these categories were expelled back to their home countries, with the option to seek protected status.  \n jewish communities remained autonomy in most internal affairs and were obliged to provide basic education for children aged 7 to 14, through either christian or jewish schools, as part of the broader campaign for germanization in the grand duchy. ultimately, on july 23, 1847, jews in posen finally achieved full parity with their counterparts in the core prussian territories.  \n  \n see david sorkin, jewish emancipation: a history across five centuries (princeton university press, 2021); and edward david luft, the naturalized jews of the grand duchy of posen in 1834 and 1835 (avotaynu, 2004)."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"133","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121261/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:28.213Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - 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(atabey 20; berlin kat. 2782; blackmer 31; fowler 19).  \n  \n re-margined at gutter and mounted to binder's stubs throughout, red ink library stamps on title and elsewhere, light browning and fingermarks, paper repairs to last leaf with slight loss. modern morocco-backed marbled boards. folio.  \n  \n florence, pietro ceconcelli, 1620.   \n    \n  \u201cunsurpassed for centuries\u201d  (tobler, 87).  \n the geography and structures of the holy land were of profound interest to christendom. however under ottoman rule, most holy places were inaccessible to europeans, making trustworthy accounts and images of them all the more valuable.  \n franciscan father bernardino amico of gallipoli resided in the holy land from 1593 to 1597, during which time he surveyed the ancient sacred buildings, mostly in jerusalem, but also bethlehem and cairo. he executed fine and exactly observed plans, drawings of fa&ccedil;ades and sections of buildings and upon returning to rome engaged antonio tempesta to finish his drawings.  \n amico\u2019s images were the first accurate renderings of the holy sepulchre, and provided the foundation for modern scholarly archaeological research into the historic sites of the holy land.  \n  \n this second edition of amico\u2019s excellent work is  the first to include plates engraved by jacques callot  who was commissioned for the work by cosimo ii de medici.  \n  \n  provenance:   \n  \n 1. colonna family of rome (library stamps).  \n  \n 2. sir ronald henry amherst storrs kcmg cbe (1881-1955), british military official, the first military governor of jerusalem (inscription at end).  \n  \n 3. roman vishniac (1897-1990), russian-american photographer and scientist (his sale, bonhams)."},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"137","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121265/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:36.362Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":121265,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":2000,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121266/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121266/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n    \n  simonis, johann.  onomasticum veteris testamenti sive tractatus philologicus  \n [\u201clexicon of the old testament with philological treatise.\u201d]  \n title in red and black. latin interspersed with hebrew, arabic, ethiopic and greek. engraved frontispiece featuring  hebrew map of the land of israel  with place-names and divisions by tribe captioned in hebrew, covered by a grape-vine, all within ornate frame.  \n pp. (16), 644, (118). ex-library, foxed (as usual). later boards. 4to. 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[elevations et profils du temple et de palais de salomon].  \n nineteen engraved plates (incomplete). most double-page, few fold-out. ex-library. modern vellum-backed boards. tall folio.  \n  \n (paris, charles antoine jambert, 1757.)  \n  \n  rare.   \n only one copy recorded in worldcat (amsterdam)."},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"140","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121268/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:36.369Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,500 - $2,500","currency":"USD","id":121268,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":600,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121269/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121269/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121269/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121269/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n    \n  joly, joseph romain.  la g&eacute;ographie sacr&eacute;e, et les monuments de l\u2019histoire sainte. \n  first edition.  numerous maps and plates.  \n pp. ix, (3), 389, (3). browned, stamps on title, lightly worn in places. contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, rubbed. lg. 4to.  \n  \n paris, alexandre jombert, 1784.   \n    \n  a first-rate study on the natural history of the holy land."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"141","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121269/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:36.371Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":121269,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1800,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121270/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121270/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121270/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121270/004/004.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel, land of).  \n    \n views in palestine from the original drawings of  luigi mayer.  with an historical and descriptive account of the country, and its remarkable places. \n  first edition.  24 full-page color aquatint plates. text in english and french.  \n pp. 47, (1). small ink stains along a few outer margins. original boards with printed label on upper cover, later neatly rebacked. elephant folio. 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(cmd. 5479). pp. 8. unbound. 8vo.  london, hmso, 1936.  in a bid to grant limited self-government in palestine, it was proposed that the british high commissioner preside over a legislative council consisting of twelve elected officials: eight moslems, three jews and one christian."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"152","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121280/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:33.282Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - $300","currency":"USD","id":121280,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121281/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121281/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121281/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel / palestine).  \n    \n correspondence between sir henry mcmahon and the sharif hussein of mecca. (cmd. 5957).  \n pp. 18. folding color printed map.  \n  * and:  report of a committee set up to consider certain correspondence between sir henry mcmahon and the sharif of mecca. (cmd. 5974). pp. 51.  \n together two printed documents. unbound. 8vo.  \n  \n london, hmso, 1939.   \n    \n  first publication of this famous correspondence.   \n  \n during wwi, britain managed to commit to three mutually contradictory policies:  \n a) the sykes-picot treaty, whereby britain renounced its claim to syria in deference to france;  \n b) the balfour declaration of support for a jewish national home in palestine;  \n c) pledged support for arab self-determination and self-government via the mcmahon-hussein correspondence.  \n  \n the second-named work is the report of the maugham committee, set up during the london (or st. james's palace) conference of 1939, to determine the nature of this correspondence, and gives the british and arab positions on the promises of independence made to the arabs during wwi, and of their relevance to arab rights in palestine."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"153","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121281/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":550,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:33.283Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":121281,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121282/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel / palestine).  \n    \n palestine land transfers regulations. (cmd. 6180). pp. 10. ex-library. unbound. 8vo.  london, hmso, 1940.  the land transfer regulations of 1940, enacted by british high commissioner harold macmichael divided palestine into three zones in an effort to reduce land transactions from arabs to jews."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"154","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121282/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":250,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:33.284Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":121282,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121283/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel / palestine).  \n    \n palestine: statement of policy. (cmd. 6019). pp. 12. unbound. 8vo.  london, hmso, 1946.  reprint of the the white paper of may 1939, noting: \u201chis majesty\u2019s government\u2026now declare unequivocally that it is not part of their policy that palestine should become a jewish state\u201d (p. 4).  \n to achieve a perceived even balance between jewish and arab interests in palestine, the british government curtailed jewish immigration and prohibited any further transfer of arab land to jews. to expand the jewish national home indefinitely, believed the mandatory government, would result in \u201crule by force, \u201c and thus they declared over the subsequent five years, immigration would be limited to no more than 75,000 jews.  \n by 1939 britain had suppressed the arab rebellion in palestine and, realizing that war with germany and italy was imminent, sought alliances with other arab states. the british decided to appease arab concerns by restricting jewish immigration, just as many jews were attempting to flee germany."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"155","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121283/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:34.036Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":121283,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121284/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel / palestine).  \n    \n palestine royal commission report (cmd. 5479). eight folding color maps. pp. xi, 304. original printed wrappers, gutter split. thick 8vo.  london, hmso, 1946.  a reprint of the peel report of 1937. \n the royal commission on palestine under the chairmanship of earl peel was appointed by the british government on august 7th, 1936, to study the underlying causes of the arab riots. in july 1937 the commission presented its report recommending the partitioning of palestine into a jewish state, an arab state, and a british mandatory enclave. the partition proposal of the peel commission was a revolutionary solution to the palestine problem and a concept that dominated attempts for peace in the region culminating with the united nations partition plan of 1947, the arab rejection of which sparked the war of independence in 1948."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"156","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121284/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:34.037Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":121284,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":100,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121285/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(israel / palestine).  \n    \n report of the anglo-american committee of enquiry. (cmd. 6808). pp. (4), 80. original printed wrappers. 8vo.  london, hmso, 1946.  this joint american and british committee was created \"to examine political, economic and social conditions in palestine as they bear upon the problem of jewish immigration and settlement therein and the well-being of the peoples now living therein.\"  \n while britain had, at this time, severely limited legal jewish immigration to palestine, following the end of world war ii and the holocaust, president harry s. truman urged policy allowing 100,000 jewish refugees from europe be admitted to palestine.  \n the report contains policy suggestions including truman's recommendation, as well as advice against the partition of palestine into two states.  \n virtually all of its proposals were disregarded."},"estimateMax":300,"lotNumber":"157","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121285/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":100,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":100,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:34.039Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$200 - 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$300","currency":"USD","id":121291,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121292/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121292/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(italy).  \n    \n ordinanza dell'avvocato giovanni bortolucci presidente del tribunale di prima istanza in modena profferita sul fatto della giovinetta ebrea benedetta formiggini all'oggetto di abbracciare la religione cristiana cattolica. first edition. pp. 23, (1). original green wrappers. 8vo. \n  \n modena, nicola zanichelli, 1860.  \n  \n \"order by advocate giovanni bortolucci\u2026 concerning the jewish girl benedetta formiggini and her desire to embrace the christian catholic religion\u201d (title). \n  \n benedetta formiggini, a 14 year old jewish girl, expressed her desire to convert to catholicism. despite her family's opposition, she was admitted to a catholic educational institution.  \n benedetta\u2019s father insisted on her return, alleging she had been coerced and lacked the necessary understanding and maturity to make such a significant religious decision. he also suggested that benedetta's conversion might have been influenced by a romantic involvement with a catholic boy, questioning the integrity of her intentions.  \n the case was brought before the judiciary in modena, with arguments revolving around benedetta's mental competence and the influence of external factors on her conversion. despite objections from her family, examinations concluded that benedetta was mentally competent and had made a sincere decision to convert. the claims seeking her return to her native born home and jewish faith were ignored.  \n see m. a. kalak (ed.) una chiesa nel tempo. clero e societ&agrave; a modena dalla restaurazione al concilio vaticano ii (2014).  \n  \n this far less known history is of course is hugely reminiscent of the mortara case, the 1857 italian cause c&eacute;l&egrave;bre wherein a six-year-old boy named edgardo mortara was seized from his jewish family in bologna and subsequently raised as a catholic under the protection of pope pius ix who refused his parents' pleas for his return.  \n  \n   exceptionally rare.  worldcat locates just one single copy worldwide (jtsal)."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"164","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121292/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:34.047Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$600 - $900","currency":"USD","id":121292,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121293/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(netherlands).  \n    \n    \n  collection of c. 30 printed pamphlets: rules and regulations of dutch synagogues, jewish communities, charities and related communal associations. 1815-1947.   \n all publications in dutch. titles provided here in english translation. many in original printed wrappers, occasional wear. 8vo.  \n  \n  \n includes:  \n  \n  *  regulations of the nursing association of the jewish orphanage in the municipality of arnhem by the central jewish orphanage in utrecht. pp. 14. (1878). \n  \n  *  articles of association of the association for the central jewish orphanage and transit home \u201cmachseh lajesoumim.\u201d pp. 14. leiden, 1920. \n  \n  *  regulations of the dutch jewish boys orphanage \u201cmigdale yesomim.\u201d pp. 16. amsterdam, 1910. \n  \n  *  articles of association and operating rules for the association of benevolence funds. pp. 12. amsterdam, 1875.  \n this charitable organization \u201cweldadigheidsfonds, \u201d was founded by the diamond workers on the initiative of the chief rabbi \u201cto provide material support to needy people who are worthy of it\u2026through temporary assistance and the granting of interest-free loans.\u201d \n  \n  *  regulations for the association of ahawas gesed neoriem. pp. iii, 6. arnhem, 1911.  \n this association (\u201cloving acts of kindness\u201d) distributed clothing to the needy during the cold season and assisted the financially impoverished in finding employment. \n  \n  *  articles, the association of the jewish community interest. pp.11. rotterdam, 1947. \n  \n  *  regulations for the pi&euml;us-asylum, aguzath gnolam association. pp. 36. autograph endorsement by the director and secretary. leeuwarden, 1849. \n  \n  *  articles of association and general regulations of the s.a. rudelsheim foundation. pp. 17. (accompanied by related papers). leeuwarden, 1919.  \n the foundation aimed to \u201ccare for, raise, and teach, mentally retarded jewish children in the netherlands.\u201d \n  \n  *  regulations for the jewish youth association in veendam and wildervank. pp. 8. 1894.  \n the association aimed to \u201cprovide jewish lectures, hold social and festive gatherings for the benefit of jewish youth in the community.\u201d \n  \n  *  regulations of the men\u2019s grave-diggers association of the main synagogue. pp. 24. (accompanied by related papers). amsterdam, 1880.  \n a chevra-kadisha association. \n  \n  *  regulations of the pension fund for civil servants of the netherlands-israel main synagogue of amsterdam. pp. 8. 1911. \n  \n  *  regulations for the support fund for members of achva and their families. pp. 4. arnhem, 1898. \n  \n  *  statutes of association of the jewish men\u2019s \u201cgemieloeth gasodiem\u201d (acts of lovingkindness) association. pp. 12. apeldoorn (1931). \n  \n  *  regulations of the jewish orphan fund. pp. 10. arnhem, 1900. \n  \n  *  statutes of the jewish psychiatric and mental health care foundation. pp. 3. amsterdam, 1933.  the association sought to \u201ccare in accordance with the regulations of the jewish religion, jewish\u2026adults who are mentally retarded, living in the netherlands.\u201d \n  \n  *  regulations of the association of (charity) collectors for netherland\u2019s jewish needy. pp. 15. rotterdam, (c. 1870?) \n  \n  *  regulations of the chevra kadisha gemilath chassadim (jewish burial society) of zutphen. much use of hebrew. pp. 16. amsterdam, 1896. \n  \n  *  regulations and orders for the jewish community in oldenzaal. pp. 8. (with handwritten notes written on community letterhead). rotterdam, 1896. \n the association dictated particular religious norms and functions such as the forbidding the attendance of a child under five years of age, only the cantor may pray aloud, mourners may only recite kaddish while wearing a hat, departure from synagogue only after the completion of the aleinu prayer, no change of seating during the rabbi\u2019s sermon, forbidding the refusal to partake in the torah blessing should one be called upon, the required donations after being given an honor, and more similar.  \n  \n  *  articles of association for the central organization for the religious and moral elevation of the jews of netherlands. pp. 7. amsterdam, 1916.  \n the association aimed \u201cto improve and elevate the religious and moral condition of jews in the netherlands in accordance with the principles of the jewish religion and its traditions.\u201d  \n  \n  *  regulations of the association for the protection of jewish girls. pp. 8. the hague, 1919.  \n the association aimed to \u201cprovide advice and information to parents and guardians\u201d concerning moral and financial support for young jewish girls living in the hague.  \n  \n  *  statutes and internal regulations for the charity fund association. pp. 16. amsterdam, 1913.  \n the association aimed to help \u201cpeople living in amsterdam who, after research, are in need and deserving of financial and moral support, sensitively and practically, by providing interest-free loans.\u201d  \n  \n  *  regulations of the women\u2019s grave-diggers association of the main synagogue. pp. 20. with occasional hebrew text. amsterdam, c. 1880. \n  \n  *  regulations for the dutch-jewish girls orphanage. pp. 15. amsterdam (1913).  \n the orphanage served underprivileged orphan girls of the jewish community, providing them with \u201chousing, food and clothing, religious and social education, and then train them in needlework and household duties, suitable for \u201cproviding for themselves after dismissal.\u201d  \n  \n  *  internal regulations of the gemieloet chasadiem (acts of lovingkindness) association. pp. 15. the hague, 1877. \n  \n  *  d.m. sluys. regulations of the netherlands-israel synagogue (nederlands isra&euml;litisch kerkgenootschap). pp. 132. with occasional hebrew text. amsterdam, 1909.  \n content includes rules relating to the religious school, fund for the needy, student grants, kosher certification for ritual butchers, and much more.  \n  \n  *  regulations on the granting of pensions to civil servants of the dutch-israel main synagogue. pp. 12. amsterdam (1911). \n  \n  *  regulations for the pension fund for jewish civil servants. pp. 16, (2). contemporary annotations. rotterdam, 1865. \n  \n  *  community regulations of the \u201choofd-synagoge. pp. 63. autograph endorsement by the secretary. upper corners chewed. amsterdam, 1815.  \n  \n collection of synagogue, jewish institutional and communal regulations and statutes."},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"165","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121293/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:36.529Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - 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$4,000","currency":"USD","id":121298,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":900,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121299/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121299/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121299/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121299/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(prague).  \n    \n zur statistik der fabriks-etablissements von j.j. pollak & s&ouml;hne in prag. \n  \n  \n eleven printed pages. last page with  calligraphic manuscript  paste-down stating the firm won an industrial prize at the fair.  large format folding lithograph  at end displaying the company factory, outer buildings and industrial medals set in in nine segments and laid down (34 x 43 cm).  finely bound  by johann hoffelner, vienna, red boards, with gilt extra, central brass clasp and hinge.  \n opening endpapers silk. slightly browned. 8vo.  \n  \n prague, m.j. landau, 1854.  \n  \n business details and statistics of the factory establishments of j. j. pollak & s&ouml;hne in prague.  \n produced for special clients attending the allgemeine deutsche industrie-ausstellung (industrial exhibition) held in munich in 1854.  \n the leather and lacquer factory j. j. pollak and sons, was founded by josef joachim pollak and directed by his son, adam pollak (1812-64).  \n  \n   rare.  worldcat records just one single copy (bayerische staatsbibliothek)."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"171","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121299/view","tags":["uscollectibles_promotional","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":900,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:36.537Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$1,000 - $1,500","currency":"USD","id":121299,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":60,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121300/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(russia).  \n    \n justice for the russian jew: an appeal to humanity for the cessation of an unprecedented international crime against an outraged and oppressed race. being a complete stenographic report of the speeches delivered at the great mass meeting in washington, d.c., january 21, 1906, called to protest against the murders of the jews in russia. pp. 125. ex-library. original printed wrappers, light wear. 12mo.  new york, j.s. ogilvie, (1906).  \u201cthe truth told in brilliant speeches by eloquent men.\u201d  \n outrage by americans of notes (members of congress, supremes court justices, etc) concerning the series of violent outbreaks against jews in russia between 1903 and 1908; including the kishinev pogrom, the odessa pogrom, the kiev pogrom, the bialystok pogrom, etc."},"estimateMax":180,"lotNumber":"172","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121300/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":60,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":275,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:36.539Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$120 - 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$900","currency":"USD","id":121302,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121303/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(vienna).  \n    \n statuten des israelitischen bethaus-vereines chewra beth-hatfilah im bezirke allergrund in wien [\u201cstatues of the jewish synagogue-association chevra beth-hatefilah in the district of alsergrund in vienna.\u201d] pp. 7. original printed wrappers, light wear. 12mo.  vienna, druck von moris kn&ouml;pflmacher, 1887.  \u201cthe jewish prayer house [synagogue] association chewra beth hatfilah in the alsergrund district was founded in 1867. in august 1887, the association, under the chairman leopold quittner, manufacturer, living at 9, michelbeuerngasse 6, applied to the lower austrian assembly to change its statutes. according to the \u2018draft of amended statutes\u2019 from 1887 [which would then become these official statues], the association's purpose was \u2018for the establishment and dignified preservation of an jewish temple in the ninth district of vienna, as well as for the proper holding of jewish worship services there\u2019.  \n  \n \u2018any jew who has completed the twentieth year and is domiciled in vienna\u2019 could become a member of the association. founders and honorary members were everyone who donated a one-off contribution of 500 crowns or showed special merit. founders could be assured that after their death, the memorials on the anniversaries (jahrzeits) of which \u2018are performed by the association by worthy persons\u2019 (draft statutes 1887).  \n  \n the association's resources were annual contributions, proceeds from the leasing of properties, donations and foundations, contributions from members for the association's bible school and other income such as subsidies from the jewish community. the association had expenses that consisted of maintaining the synagogue, paying employees and running the bible school\u2026  \n  \n the position of the last chairman of the association was held by max eisner, who lived in vienna 9, boltzmanngasse 12 in 1938. the dissolution of the jewish prayer house association chewra beth hatfilah in the alsergrund district, its deletion from the register of associations and its incorporation into the jewish religious community - with the abolition of its legal personality - was carried out by the standstill commissioner for clubs, organizations and associations in 1939.\u201d  \n  \n (translated from https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/vereinssynagoge_des_israelitischen_be_thausvereine s_chewra_beth_hatfilah_im_bezirke_alsergrund )  \n  \n worldcat records just one single copy worldwide (harvard university)."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"175","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121303/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:38.010Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,200","currency":"USD","id":121303,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":600,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121304/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(vienna).  \n    \n geschäftsordnung des israel. bethausvereines \u201cchewra beth-hatfilah\u201d im ix. bezirk in wien [\u201crules of procedure of the israel prayer house association \u201cchewra beth-hatfilah\u201d in the ixth district of vienna].  \n  \n pp. 15. tiny tear on last page not affecting text. original lavender printed wrappers. 8vo. \n  \n  vienna, for the israelitische bethausverein, 1898.  \n  \n worldcat records just one single copy worldwide (yivo).  \n all publications of the israelitischen bethaus-vereines chewra beth-hatfilah are \n  extremely rare."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"176","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121304/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3000,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:38.011Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - 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(indeed, one jewish newspaper commented in september 1917 that anti-semitism had become a \u2018national sport.\u2019) as the welfare problem posed by the refugees developed into a highly charged issue in viennese politics, welfare work also became an important arena of jewish politics.\u201d (austrian history yearbook, vol. 28, january 1997).  \n  \n no copies in worldcat nor kvk.  \n an outstanding copy of an exceedingly rare viennese jewish imprint, perhaps a unique surviving copy."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"178","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121306/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":600,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":3400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:38.014Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$700 - $900","currency":"USD","id":121306,"category":{"en":"International Judaica"},"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":300,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121307/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(antisemitica).  \n    \n    \n  (simon of trent).  officium proprium sancti simonis innocentis et mart. tridentini, per totam diœcesim trident. a s&aelig;cularibus et regularibus dominica iii post pascha celebrandum.  \n title-page with engraving featuring \u201ctriumphant simon.\u201d  \n pp. 19. touch browned. contemporary wrappers. 8vo.  \n  \n trento (tridenti / trent), giovanni battista monauni, c. 1783.  \n  \n \u201can account of saint simon the innocent and martyr. tridentine\u2026 to be celebrated\u2026on the 3rd sunday after easter.\u201d  \n  \n simon of trent (simonino di trento) was a boy from the city of trent, italy, whose disappearance around easter, 1475, was blamed squarely on the leaders of the city's jewish community based upon confessions extracted under torture. the veneration for the missing boy by the catholic church resulted in a ruthless blood libel that rampaged across europe with ramifications that lasted almost five centuries.  \n  \n within a year of his disappearance numerous miracles were directly attributed to\"little saint simon\", and his cult spread across italy, austria and germany. his veneration was confirmed (equivalent to beatification) in 1588 by pope sixtus v who canonized the boy and approved a special mass in his honor.  \n  \n in 1965, in the wake of the second vatican council, the catholic church reinvestigated the story of saint simon and opened the trial records anew. declaring the events questionable, the cult of saint simon was suppressed by pope paul vi and the shrine erected to him was dismantled, although catholics in some quarters ignored this suppression and continued to venerate the cult.  \n  \n for further, see madga teter, blood libel: on the trail of an antisemitic myth (2020) pp. 43-89."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"179","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121307/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":300,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:38.016Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - 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(see the conjuror magazine, https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php/silent_mora"},"estimateMax":150,"lotNumber":"183","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121311/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":50,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:38.023Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$100 - $150","currency":"USD","id":121311,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & Holocaust"},"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":550,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121312/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121312/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121312/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121312/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121312/005/005.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n    \n vogel, alfred. erblehre und rassenkunde in bildlicher darstellung [\u201cracial biology and ethnology in pictorial presentation\u201d]. graphic reproductions by eberhard braucht. second, revised and expanded edition. 62 (of 78) plates, including colored charts, illustrated and photographic plates. ex-library. lacks plates 63-end. (the calvin university copy also lacks the final series of plates see https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/vogel.htm ).  \n loose as issued in original portfolio, light wear. folio. \n  stuttgart, verlag f&uuml;r nationale literatur gebr. rath, 1939.  the illustrated plates in this portfolio were intended for school instruction. through these vivid, deeply anti-semitic presentations, students would imbibe rabid nazi theories of race, with its pseudo-scientific views of modern genetics.  \n  \n alfred vogel, a biology curriculum writer and elementary school principal in baden, worked alongside artist eberhard brauchle to create these extremely virulent pedagogical images, utilizing the latest in fine color printing technology.  \n  \n due to such insidious pedagogic tools as this portfolio, by the time hitler unleashed the final solution, the belief that jews were irrevocably racially inferior was pandemic throughout german society."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"184","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121312/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":550,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:38.025Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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$700","currency":"USD","id":121315,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & Holocaust"},"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":150,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121316/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121316/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(holocaust).  \n    \n the camp of disappearing men - a story of the oswiecim concentration camp, based on reports from the polish underground labor movement.  \n with illustrations by  john groth.   \n pp. 42. original pictorial wrappers. rectangular folio.  \n  \n new york, 1944.  \n  \n published by \u201cpoland fights, \u201d the polish labor group."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"188","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121316/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:40.206Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - 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tractates of the talmud and so resolved to publish and distribute them to the \u201cshe\u2019erith ha-peleita\u201d - the remnants of our brethren.\u201d (the other volume that simultaneously appeared was masechta nedarim)."},"estimateMax":700,"lotNumber":"201","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121329/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":450,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:45.448Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$500 - $700","currency":"USD","id":121329,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & 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in manuscript (one typed).  \n  \n lodz, c. 1939-44.  \n    \n  *  1. brot-karte (ration card for bread).  \n  *  2. milch-karte (ration card for milk).  \n  *  3. nahrungsmittel-karte (ration card for food).  \n  *  4. zigaretten-karte (cigarette ration card).  \n  *  5. smoking license."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"203","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121331/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:45.461Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$400 - $600","currency":"USD","id":121331,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & 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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%c3%a1r  \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://collections.yadvashem.org/en/righteous/4035627"},"estimateMax":10000,"lotNumber":"204","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121332/view","tags":["usjudaica_documents","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":6500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:45.464Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$7,000 - $10,000","currency":"USD","id":121332,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & 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forced deportations to germany to evade encroaching allied forces; and her long road to recovery in sweden.  \n  \n written in ink in a cursive hand in hungarian in a school lined exercise book. pages numbered 1-40, followed by a further 20 pages of disconnected writings along with calculations, listings of places, names and addresses. also included are the names and dates of birth of family members who were killed. the diary contains a personal letter written to her father, apparently, the only family member to survive. \n  \n original covers detached. 8vo.  *  related family property documents and personal papers available to the purchaser.  \n  \n 1945. \n  \n marta grosz was born in northern hungary in 1929, in kalkapolna, heves county, into a merchant family. hungary\u2019s increasing antisemitic \u201cjewish laws\u201d put strain onto the family, the german occupation resulted in the confiscation of all their property. subsequently, the entire family (excluding the father) was deported to auschwitz.  \n  \n according to marta\u2019s son (the consignor of this diary): \u201cmy mother lived an eventful and successful, happy life after the war, until the age of 87.\u201d  \n    \n  summary:  \n  \n hungarian jewish prisoner marta grosz provides a written account of her imprisonment in auschwitz in june of 1944, her subsequent deportation to the horneburg and later porta-westfalica camps, both subcamps of the neuengamme concentration camp (northern germany), forced deportation to the bendorf subcamp of the hinzert concentration camp (western germany, on the border of luxembourg) to evade the incoming allied forces, forced deportation to the ocusol (ohrdruf?) concentration camp, a subcamp of the buchenwald concentration camp near weimar, and finally, forced deportation to the langenhorn concentration camp, a women\u2019s satellite camp in hamburg-langenhorn (ochsenzoll).  \n  \n grosz recounts her liberation in denmark at the age of 16, in may of 1945, her recovery in malm&ouml;, quarantine in osby, her emergency medical operation due to kidney inflammation as a result of harsh treatment, being able to write a letter to her surviving father through the world jewish congress and preparing for rosh hashana and yom kippur festivals at the hungarian women\u2019s hospital in sweden. grosz remembers spending the yom kippur festival alone in the hospital, tearfully remembering such jewish festivals in her pre-war life.  \n  \n the diary ends with gross announcing her correspondence with her father, uncle gyula, and aunt kati, as well as saying goodbye to her friends at the hungarian hospital while promising to keep in touch, \u201cand i will keep my word.\u201d  \n    \n  *  the diary includes a letter grosz wrote to her father expressing her wish to be reunited - apparently he was reluctant to do so. \u201cif you don\u2019t feel you need me anymore, you are tired of me, tell me that.\u201d heartbreakingly, marta continues: \u201ci only know the ugly side of life. life had not offered me anything beautiful\u2026 life has tired me so much that i believe less each passing year.\u201d whether or not he agrees to reunite, marta writes: \u201ci will still be your daughter, and i will love you just the same as before.\u201d  \n  \n  further literary contents of the diary available upon request."},"lotNumber":"205","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121333/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":3000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:48.525Z","textCase":"lower","currency":"USD","id":121333,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & 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found sanctuary from nazi persecution and served as a physician for the jewish community. \n  \n frankfurt, 1895-1961 and shanghai, 1939-47.  \n  \n dr. paul bendix (1895\u20131961) was a medical doctor from frankfurt/main who began his career as an army physician during world war i and later established a successful medical practice in frankfurt.  \n  \n bendix emigrated to shanghai in 1939, after the nazi employment ban on jewish physicians in july 1938, which rendered him unable to continue practicing, he was among the few german jews who returned to germany in 1947, where he resumed his medical career in frankfurt and worked for the hessian state health insurance. dr. bendix passed away in frankfurt in 1961.  \n  \n the collection includes a range of significant documents documenting his life, including his high school report cards from frankfurt, records and diplomas of his medical studies in heidelberg and frankfurt, and materials from his service as an army doctor during wwi. \n  the collection is particularly notable for the extensive documentation from his time in shanghai.  \n  \n between 1936 and 1949, shanghai was a sanctuary for approximately 20,000 german and austrian jews, providing one of the few places in the world where visas were not required.  \n  \n dr. bendix\u2019s personal papers feature a variety of items from his time in shanghai, such as his chinese identity papers, his business cards, a map of the shanghai ghetto, his calligraphic exercises teaching himself chinese and english, clippings, notes, and his involvement in the jewish community in shanghai.  \n  \n the collection also sheds light on paul bendix\u2019s personal and family tragedies. his only brother, walter, was killed in world war i in 1915. his mother, lina friedlaender bendix (1873, posen - 1921, frankfurt) died at the age of 48.  \n  \n dr. bendix\u2019s german wife divorced him in 1936 due to his inability to provide for her after gradually losing his patients and livelihood due to restrictions placed against jews. she subsequently remarried into a german noble family. custody of their daughter, ruth (born 1931), was initially given to paul bendix, but his wife\u2019s relatives intervened and the little girls was removed from him. one week before the full professional ban on jewish physicians (july 25, 1938), bendix drafted a heart wrenching farewell letter for ruth, sealed and only to be opened on may 11, 1947, one day before ruth\u2019s 16th birthday in which he explained the circumstances of the divorce and his struggles due to nazi persecution.  \n  \n in two additions to this farewell letter later that year, he advised his daughter to be proud of her jewish heritage and pointed out several ancestors from the wider bendix samuel friedlaender family. the letter also expressed that he was trying to emigrate either to america or kenya. ultimately, paul bendix succeeded in emigrating to shanghai in late march 1939.  \n  \n ruth survived the war, married and settled in frankfurt; her father joined them after his return to germany. dr. bendix\u2019s sister, lotte, succeeded in escaping to london. their father, ludwig levi meier bendix, born in 1858 in krotoschin, perished in theresienstadt in 1942.  \n  \n  sources:   \n  \n irene eber (ed.) jewish refugees in shanghai 1933-1947: a selection of documents (g&ouml;ttingen: vandenhoeck ruprecht, 2018), pp. 292, 395 (about paul bendix).  \n  \n alon tauber, zwischen kontinuit&auml;t und neuanfang\u202f: die entstehung der j&uuml;dischen nachkriegsgemeinde in frankfurt am main 1945-1949 (wiesbaden: kommission f&uuml;r die geschichte der juden in hessen, 2008), p. 161 (about paul bendix).  \n    \n  a stolpersteine  is located outside paul bendix\u2019s former home: 14 hermannstrasse, frankfurt-nordend, see:  \n  \n 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addressed envelopes. \n all letters include a censorship identification number on the front of the envelope. the contents of the letters include familial and financial affairs, such as securing necessary paperwork and certificates from the international red cross and the american consulate. the letters display the deep bond of loyalty between the siblings, and their insistence to see one another once the war ends.  london, 1940-42.  wartime correspondence, stretching some three years from a german-jewish refugee to her brother imprisoned by the british home office as an \u201cenemy alien\u201d in canada. the letters provide a glimpse into the details of internment life both in england and in canada, as well as the censorship laws jews had to navigate during the course of correspondence.  \n  \n the faust siblings (there was also a sister, hanna) were all born in fuerth, to raphael and adele faust. rabbi mordechai faust, the klaus rabbiner in fuerth was their paternal grandfather. their maternal grandfather was the orientalist prof. jacob obermeyer.  \n  \n born in 1920, mrs. frances (franziska) frankel, nee faust, escaped germany after kristallnacht to england, eventually moving to new york in 1946 with her husband, hamburg-born robert (\u2019bob\u2019) frankel. they settled in washington heights where robert frankel served as cantor of k\u2019hal adath jeshurun (breuer\u2019s) for 40 years. frances frankel was a life-long friend of fellow former fuerth\u2019er, mrs. paula kissinger, mother of the late secretary of state, henry kissinger."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"207","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121335/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":150,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:48.528Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":121335,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & 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  \n    \n  illuminated manuscript.   \n \u201cgolden yizkor-buch fun tchenstenchovker releef - czenstochover relief, new york.\u201d  \n  \n memorializing the jews of częstochowa, poland.  czenstochower yizkerbukh.   \n created by  chonon kiel  (formerly kielczygłowski, 1908-98). \n  \n sixty artistic pages, four pages of photographs, (excluding all blank pages).  \n each page records a family murdered, its various members killed / lost in the holocaust years and subsequently dedicated by a surviving family member. text in yiddish with much use of english. \n  \n  \n new york, 1964-74.  \n  \n a beautiful and varied calligraphic penmanship. several pages with dense historical information. each page with an extraordinary diversity of artistic styles and decorative motifs. includes details of the various \u201cactions\u201d leading to the full deportation and extermination of the jews of czenstochov. several memorial pages include photographic portraits of family members.  \n the first family dedication page in this volume is by częstochowa-born sigmund rolat (1930-2024), polish-american industrialist and founding donor of the polin museum, warsaw. \n  \n  a production of extraordinary artistic merit. each and every page composed with great originality. highly important historic content. heartbreaking legacy.   \n  \n introductory pages in yiddish and english read: \n \u201cthe golden memorial book of the czenstochover relief was founded for the purpose of perpetuating the names of our landsleit who perished for kiddush hashem in the concentration camps. we wanted to establish a living monument which will serve as a symbolic bridge between the tragic past and the hopeful future. we who witnessed the destruction of our thriving jewish community in the years 1939-45 have helped erect the kinderheim in kfar saba, where the name of our beloved czenstochov will be engraved as an everlasting reminder for the coming generations.\u201d  \n  \n on april 9, 1941, the nazis created a ghetto for jews in the city. almost the entire community of 45,000 of częstochowa's jews were killed by the germans. life in german-occupied częstochowa is depicted in the pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel maus, by art spiegelman, the son of a jewish częstochowa resident.  \n  \n czestochowa is a city in southern poland, silesian voivodeship, located on the warta river. the city is particularly known for the monastery of jasna g&oacute;ra, as a sight of pilgrimage to millions. czenstochov (chen-sta-chov is the yiddish pronunciation of the polish częstochowa).  \n  \n for the history of the jews in częstochowa see:  \n https://www.czestochowajews.org/old-czestochowa/jews-of-czestochowa/  \n and:  \n https://sztetl.org.pl/en/towns/c/425-czestochowa/99-history/137211-history-of-community  \n  \n  biography of chonon kiel, by his son, rabbi mark w. kiel:  \n chonon kiel z\u201dl (formerly kielczygłowski, 1908-98) was born to a merchant family in częstochowa. during the war, his family dispersed. chonon fled to the soviet-occupied sector of poland, but was deported to a gulag. when he was freed from the gulag in 1942, częstochowa jewry was being annihilated. he married before the war and had a daughter, ruth. her mother, sarka, was murdered in auschwitz, while ruth survived in a convent.  \n  \n having survived the war, he married his deceased wife\u2019s sister, liza and, together with his daughter, settled permanently in new york, where his son, mark, was born in 1948.  \n  \n chonon was truly multi-talented. he was best known as a yiddish poet and lecturer. as an artist, he worked in numerous media. he illustrated journals and designed covers for his colleague\u2019s books.  \n  \n in th[is] yizkerbukh, the text and iconography become an instrument of eternal remembrance. he executed the tome in watercolor, pastel, crayon, magic marker, pencil, and pen and ink.  \n  \n as survivors began to die, some families insisted that the names of the recently departed, as well as those who had died before the war, be included \u2013 along with those who had perished in the holocaust. although this was contrary to kiel\u2019s initial vision of the book as a strictly holocaust memorial, he was flexible and acceded to their wishes.  \n  \n the illustrations, as illuminated manuscripts do, shift the experience of remembering to a complementary aesthetic experience through a symbolism readily recognizable to the survivors.  \n  \n for the survivors, the words are primary and are the whole point of yizkor. but, as the survivor generation fades, for others, those who have no personal connection to the names, the illustrations take the forefront.  \n  \n nevertheless, the recurrent words of the translated hebrew and yiddish texts serve as a powerful reminder of the book\u2019s original purpose.  \n  \n with the artist\u2019s guidance, survivors found their authentic voice reflected in the traditional pictorial and textual vocabulary of the book.  \n  \n for chonon kiel, creating the yizkerbukh was not only a labor of love, but also, undoubtedly, a catharsis, a relief from the pain and longing that was always with him over the loss of his beloved czenstochow.  \n  \n  see also  https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/each-page-was-inspired/"},"lotNumber":"208","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121336/view","tags":["usjudaica_manuscripts","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":20000,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:48.530Z","textCase":"lower","currency":"USD","id":121336,"category":{"en":"Antisemitica & 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bibliotheca magna rabbinica.  \n  first edition.  four volumes. engraved frontispiece portrait of giulio bartolocci (vol. i).  \n each volume with title page printed in red and black, preceded by half title. text in latin with much hebrew and some greek, arranged in two columns in alphabetical order by author\u2019s name, topic or work. includes includes many illustrations, diagrams, charts, musical notes, foreign alphabets, etc. and several indices. several charts printed in red and black, of which four are folding. \n  *  vol. i (1675): pp. (26), 831.  \n  *  vol. ii (1678): pp. (16), 923, (1).  \n  *  vol. iii (1683): pp. (12), 1002, (1).  \n  *  vol. iv (1693): pp. (8), (lxxvi), (8 misbound), 683, (1).  \n  \n lightly foxed, browned in places. lower corner of p. 829 torn away affecting some text. contemporary vellum, worn, spine defective. folio.  \n  \n rome, typographia sacrae congregationis de propaganda fide, 1675-93.  \n  \n  first edition of this monumental work, the first systematic, all-inclusive bibliography of jewish literature.   \n  \n the magnum opus of italian cistercian hebrew scholar giulio bartolocci (1613-87) who served as scriptor hebraicus at the bibliotheca vaticana. there, he was united with his former teacher giovanni battista (1588-1671) who had over years accumulated much material with plans to compile a hebrew bibliography, improving upon buxtorf\u2019s bibliotheca rabbinica.  \n  \n the fourth volume (left in manuscript form until the letter \u201cshin\u201d) was completed posthumously by italian theologian and hebrew scholar, carlo guiseppe imbonatus, bartolocci\u2019s student.  \n  \n totaling nearly 3,500 pages and approximately 1,960 entries,  bartolocci\u2019s work was an extraordinarily ambitious success.   \n  \n \"bartolocci's work is the first systematic, all-inclusive bibliography of jewish literature\" (grolier, breslauer & folter, 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portions of the book ecclesiasticus. from hebrew manuscripts in the cairo genizah collection presented to the university of cambridge by the editors.  \n first edition.  extensive, learned marginalia  in hebrew and greek hands aligning the edition of the hebrew with the lxx greek of ben sira/ecclesiasticus. two photographic plates.  \n original gilt-titled boards, spine loose. sm. folio. pp. lxxxvii, (2), 68, (3-24).  \n  \n cambridge, cambridge university press, 1899.  \n  \n the book of sirach or ecclesiasticus is a jewish work, originally written in hebrew. it consists of ethical teachings, from approximately 200 to 175 bce, written by the judahite scribe ben sira of jerusalem. although the greek translation made by ben sira's grandson was included in the septuagint, the 2nd-century bce greek version of the hebrew scriptures used by diaspora jews, the book of ben sira is not considered part of the jewish biblical 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later may be too late.\u201d as you now, there is an urgent need for medications, medical supplies\u2026 during the crisis which exists in palestine at the present time\u2026 it will take millions of dollars to save the thousnads of persons who are sacrficing their lives in order to defend the jewish homeand which is rightfully ours.\u201d"},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"240","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121368/view","tags":["usmemorabilia_entertainment","usmemorabilia","usmemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:48.810Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$300 - $500","currency":"USD","id":121368,"category":{"en":"Judaica Printed Books"},"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":1500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121369/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121369/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121369/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121369/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"(illuminated facsimile).  \n    \n    \n  die darmstadter pessach-haggadah ...aus dem vierzehnten jahrhundert  \n  \n  one of only 15 numbered copies. facsimile edition. full calf elaborately blind-tooled with brass corner- and center-pieces, clasps (one lacking) and hinges. colophon leaf laid in.  \n yudlov 3094; yaari 2064; mayer 1147 (who fails to note this particular edition)  \n  \n leipzig, 1928.  \n  \n the darmstadt hagadah. \n issued in just 15 copies this is a rare and quite remarkable facsimile of an exceptional, illuminated medieval hagadah. the binding replicates that of the original manuscript."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"241","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121369/view","tags":["usjudaica_books","usjudaica_all","usjudaica"],"directSalePrice":1500,"fullPriceVat":true,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:48.811Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - 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many quite 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":"252","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121380/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":1200,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":1300,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:47.492Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":121380,"category":{"en":"Illustrated Books & Graphic Art"},"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":400,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/kestenbaum/cloned-images/121381/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-09-19","available":false,"description":{"en":"(photography).  \n    \n    \n  frank hurley.  australian soldiers posing on a staircase at the foot of the dome of the rock, jerusalem. 12 x 15 inches. \n  \n jerusalem, 1917.  \n  \n australian war photographer, frank hurley shot this historic photograph of australian forces in the palestine campaign of world war i.  \n  \n the australian and new zealand army corps (anzac) was formed in 1914 and fought alongside allied forces. apart from taking part in combat throughout europe, anzac is remembered for its major contribution to the british victory in the sinai and palestine campaign. in december 1917, the anzac mounted division was the first to enter through the gates of jerusalem.  \n  \n australian james francis \"frank\" hurley obe (1885-1962) participated in a number of expeditions to antarctica and served as an official photographer with australian forces during both world wars. he was the official photographer for the australasian antarctic expedition and the imperial trans-antarctic expedition of 1914\u201316. his artistic style produced many memorable images. he also used staged scenes, composites and photographic manipulation."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"253","url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/kestenbaum/source/catalog/auction/49454/lot/121381/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"fullPriceVat":true,"soldPrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-10T01:40:47.493Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - 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