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VINTAGE SHANA TOVAH CARDS, THE FIRST HEBREW WORK

ON VACCINATION (1785), BATTLE OF BRITAIN IN YIDDISH,

PALESTINE MANDATE, THE HOLOCAUST… AND MORE

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR – SHANA TOVAH

1. [HAPPY NEW YEAR] VINTAGE SHANA TOVA CARDS. New York, Williamsburg Art Company c 1920s.

Original vintage Shana Tovah (Happy New Year) Postcards circa 1920s. Published by the Williamsburg Art Co. and printed in Germany. These are a few examples, we have many more. [ref: 19965] £25 Each

2. [THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR PALESTINE] THE STATISTICAL BASES

OF SIR JOHN HOPE SIMPSON'S REPORT ON IMMIGRATION LAND

SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN

PALESTINE. London, The Jewish Agency for Palestine 1931 May 1931. Original wrappers, 18.5cm, 40 pp, very good condition. A critique by the Jewish Agency of Sir John Hope Simpson's, Report on Immigration, Land settlement and Development, 1930, which concluded the "It has emerged quite definitely that there is, at the present time and with the methods of Arab cultivation, no margin of land available for agricultural settlement by new immigrants, with the exception of such undeveloped land as the various Jewish Agencies hold in reserve". The Hope

Simpson report was issued simultaneouly with the White Paper Cmd 3692 they were seen as hostile to the Zionist movement and angered Weizmann. This “White Paper” was later reversed after pressure from Weizmann and the Jewish community. During this period Jewish immigration was tied to “the absorptive capacity of the land” [ref: 19963 ] £200

3. CZECHOSLOVAK JEWRY PAST AND FUTURE [OCTOBER-NOVEMBER

BULLETIN] SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE

OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE

CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC New York, Czechoslovak Jewish Representative Committee 1943. Original wrappers, 27cm, 42 pp. Text in English and Czech. Tear across several pages at the top edge not affecting text and with no loss. Some wear overall. Messages include those from: Stephen S. Wise, Nahum Goldman, S. Brodetsky, and many others. Articles include: –Hugo Bergmann -- Czechoslovak Jews : twenty-fifth

anniversary of the Foundation of the Czechoslovak Republic, Felix Weltsch - The legal basis of Jewish politics in Czechoslovakia, Gerhard Jacoby -The common fate of Czechs and Jews ; Siegwart Hermann - Anti-semitism further analyzed ; Emil Kafka The Jewish community of Prague 1918-1943 / - Guido Kisch - Czechoslovak Jews before and after Munich [ref: 18837 ] £150

4. INDIAN MUTINY – ORDER OF SERVICE TO BE USED IN ALL THE

SYNAGOGUES OF THE UNITED CONGREGATIONS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

ON WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH OF OCTOBER, 5618. BEING THE DAY

APPOINTED BY PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PRAYER. London, J

Wertheimer and Co 1858

Original wrappers, 22cm, 11 pp. Text in Hebrew and English. Disbound from a larger volume. “Verily our soul mourneth when we hear that mutiny and convulsions prevail in India; that sons of violence, bound to serve the Government of our country, have rebelled against it, transgressing covenant, and scoffing at law” A rare order of service relating to the Indian Mutiny. [ref: 18687 ] £350

5. ROSENBERG, RABBINER DR. J

(IZAAK). ANSPRACHE, GEHALTEN BEI

DER VORBEREITUNG ZUR TRUPPEN-VEREIDINGUNG IN DER SYNAGOGE ZU

THORN AM 19. OKTOBER 1910 [SPEECH

GIVEN ON THE OCCASION OF SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF MILITARY TROOPS IN

THE SYNAGOGUE IN THORN ON OCTOBER

19, 1910] Thorn, Thorner Ostdeutsche Zeitung 1910 A patriotic sermon in German. Rare, original wrappers, 24 cm, 4 unnumbered pages. Worldcat lists 2 copies NLI and Leo Baeck, NY. [ref: 18394] £125

6. DOS GIRANGEL FUN BRITANIA [THE BATTLE OF

BRITAIN AUGUST - OCTOBER 1940]. London, Galil Publishing Co, printed by the Narod Press, 1941. Original decorative wrappers. 24cm, 34 pp. Text in Yiddish. Spine has been taped. A complete Yiddish translation of illustrated version of the pamphlet “The Battle of

Britain, August - October 1940”. Note on the inside back cover “A full translation by permission of the Controller of His Majesty’s Stationery Office, of the “Battle of Britain” issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information. Crown Copyright reserved. Available from “The Battle of Britain” in Yiddish Jewish Publications Appeal Royal Airforce Benevolent Fund. (Apply to to the Hon. Sec., The Rev. M. J. Rosenfeld, 137, Regent St, W.1.) Published by the Galil Publishing Co, Printed in England by the Narod Press.” On the rear cover is says “In Aid of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, Souvenir Copy Commemorating the Battle of Britain” OCLC - one copy at UCL. Together with [REVEREND ROSENFELD] JEWRY'S OPPORTUNITY

TO READ THE STORY WHICH THRILLED THE WORLD BATTLE OF BRITAIN

London Jewish Publications Appeal for the RAF Benevolent Fund. This is a promotional pamphlet and order form and it reproduces a letter from Chief Rabbi Hertz welcoming this publication. This pamphlet is poor condition [ref: 19040 ] £350

7. GEDENK-BLÄTTER FÜR SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH. RABBINER DER

ISRAELITISCHEN RELIGIONSGESELLSCHAFT ZU FRANKFURT A. M. (MIT

ILLUSTRATIONEN). [COMMEMORATIVE PAGES FOR SAMSON RAPHAEL

HIRSCH. RABBI OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN FRANKFURT. (WITH

ILLUSTRATIONS)] Frankfurt A. J. Hofmann 1889. Original Wrappers, 18 cm, 40 pp. Slight chipping to covers at edges. 2 copies found on WorldCat (Germany, Israel). Comes with 4 illustrations - 1. Front wrapper Samson Raphael Hirsch. 2. The interior of the synagogue in Frankfurt. 3. The exterior of the synagogue in Frankfurt. 4. School of the Jewish community in Frankfurt. [ref: 16979 ] £150

8. LAWS OF THE SOUTHEND AND

WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA HEBREW

CONGREGATION 1947. Westcliff-On-Sea 1947. Original wrappers, 22.5cm., 15pp., text in English, creased down the middle, in very good condition. [ref: 14697 ]

£100

9. SHORT HANDBOOK OF PALESTINE. PALESTINE, G.S.I. H.Q. 1947 Original wrappers, 21cm, 78 pp. Third edition. Very good condition. Fold-out map of railways of Palestine. Fold-out appendices on meteorological statistics of Palestine. [ref: 19864 ] £280

10. WHOSE FIGHT IS IT?

London Trades Advisory Council c 1948 Original decorative wrappers, 22cm, 18 pp. Pamphlet against anti-Semitism and Fascism from trade union members. [ref: 19740 ] £125

11. HEAD-JENNER, CAPT.

H.C. THE REAL ORIGIN OF THE

BALFOUR DECLARATION! WHY

SHED BRITISH BLOOD IN

PALESTINE? [London] [1946]

Original wrappers, 18cm, 30 + (2)pp. With a striking image on the front wrapper. Focuses a lot on the activities of James Malcolm, a diplomat who became the High Commissioner for Refugees during the 1930s till he resigned feeling that the issue was not being addressed seriously enough. [ref: 18992 ] £275

12. HERTZ, JH - LIONEL

ROTHSCHILD ET AL . A DUTY TO

BRITAIN AND A DUTY TO THE

COMMUNITY - A MESSAGE TO YOU

FROM THE LEADERS OF BRITISH

JEWRY THIS MONTH, EVERY MAN

AND WOMAN IN BRITAIN BETWEEN

THE AGES OF 16 AND 65 IS BEING

ASKED BY SIR JOHN ANDERSON:-

WILL YOU VOLUNTEER FOR

NATIONAL DEFENCE? ..... London Woburn Press c 1940 23 x 15 cm, single sheet 2 sided. Signed by the Chief Rabbi JH Hertz, Lionel de Rothschild (President of the United Synagogue) Neville Laski (President, Board of Deputies) and several other Anglo Jewish notables. [ref: 19741 ]

£150

12. ICKES, HAROLD L. - PALESTINE AND THE DESTINY OF THE

JEWISH PEOPLE WITH A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT FRANKLIN

D.ROOSEVELT . New York United Palestine Appeal 1936 Original self wrappers, 23cm, 15 pp [ref: 19744 ]

£200

13. JAKOBOVITS, RABBI

IMMANUEL. - HUMAN

FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY - A

JEWISH VIEW SUBMISSIONS TO THE

WARNOCK COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY

AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

AND SOCIAL SECURITY BY THE CHIEF

RABBI SIR IMMANUEL JAKOBOVITS

London, Office of the Chief Rabbi 1984 Original wrappers, cover title, 21cm, 22 pp, very good condition. [ref: 18568] £25

14. JAKOBOVITS, SIR

IMMANUEL. - ETHICAL

GUIDELINES FOR AN AGING JEWISH

WORLD - OPENING ADDRESS AT THE

SYMPOSIUM ON AGING IN THE

JEWISH WORLD, JULY 3RD 1985, JERUSALEM. UNDER THE AEGIS OF

THE J.D.C.-BROOKDALE INSTITUTE, JERUSALEM. London Office of the Chief Rabbi 1985 Original wrappers, 21cm, 14 pp, very good condition. [ref: 18570] £25

15. JEWISH WELFARE BOARD:

SERMONS AND ADDRESSES BY

JEWISH CHAPLAINS IN THE

ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED

STATES. New York Commiittee on Army and Navy Religious Activities, National Jewish Welfare Board 1944 Original wrappers, 28 cm, 57 pp, text in English, typed. Worldcat lists 8 copies. The sermons and address are by a large number of chaplains including Judah Nadich, Meyer Goldman, Henry J Berkowitz and many others. JWB logo on front cover. Chipping to spine. [ref: 19960] £200

16. LEVENBERG, DR S. - THE EXTERNAL

FRONT - A ZIONIST SURVEY. EXTRACTS FROM AN

ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE 56TH ANNUAL

CONFERENCE OF THE ZIONIST FEDERATION

[London] Zionist Federeration of Great Britain, printed by the Narod Press 1957 Original blue wrappers, 22cm, 30 pp. There is an introduction by Barnett Janner. Very good condition. [ref: 18635] £45

17. MENACHEM BEGIN; ANWAR SADAT; JIMMY CARTER;

MENACHEM BEGIN; JIMMY CARTER; ANWAR SADAT THE CAMP DAVID

ACCORDS DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE CONCLUSION OF PEACE

Washington D C Embassy of Israel 1979 Original card wrappers. Unnumbered pages [32pp] Maps. 28cm. A historic document outlining the peace agreement with Egypt. Contents - 1. The Camp David accords.--2. The peace treaty with Egypt and associated documents.--3. Memoranda of agreement.--4. Addresses delivered at the peace signing ceremony on the White House lawn, 26 March 1979. [ref: 18693] £125

18. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF

RABBI. PRAYER TO BE RECITED

ON UNITED NATIONS DAY

ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION OF

THE SECOND ASSEMBLY OF THE

UNITED NATIONS TO BE READ

EACH YEAR ON THE SABBATH

PRECEDING OCTOBER 24TH (OR

ON THE LATER DATE IF IT BE A

SABBATH), AFTER THE PRAYER

FOR THE KING AND THE ROYAL

FAMILY. London, Office of the Chief Rabbi 1948

Original wrappers, cover title, 21cm, un-paginated (3 pp), Hebrew and English text, very good condition. [ref: 19662 ] £75

19.. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI. THE WORLD WAR - SERVICE OF PRAISE

AND THANKSGIVING FOR THE VICTORY

OF THE ALLIED NATIONS London, Office of the Chief Rabbi 1945

Original wrappers, cover title, 22cm, 16 pp, ex library, A little wear and fading overall a good copy. Hebrew and English text. With a supplication for surviving brethren in and from Nazi land; prayer for the king and the royal family; Memorial Prayer for the Victims of the Mass Massacres, prayers for the victims of the war. There is also a Kaddish for all Victims of War and Massacre. Poignantly this is followed by Birkat Hagomel (A prayer recited after surviving a dangerous or life-threatening experience) [ref: 18937] £250

20. RATHBONE, F. ELEANOR. RESCUING THE PERISHING: A

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

REGARDING THE NAZI MASSACRES

OF JEWISH AND OTHER VICTIMS AND

OF PROPOSALS FOR THEIR RESCUE. AN APPEAL, A PROGRAMME AND A

CHALLENGE London The National Committee for Rescue from Nazi Terror 1943

First Ed. 20cm., 23pp., text in English, in very good condition. There is a two-page addendum loosely inserted dated 20th May 1943. There is a little errata slip tipped in on the contents page. Some rusting to staples and age-toning, otherwise good condition. [ref: 18952 ] £250

21. SCHILLER, SOLOMON MAYER. - BEFOERDERT DAS WOL DES VATERLANDES!

BEFOERDERT DAS WOL DES VATERLANDES! :

PREDIGT UEBER JEREMIAS 29,7 ZUR

GEBURTSFEIER SR. MAJESTAET UNSERS

ALLGELIEBTEN KOENIGS FERDINAND V., KAISERS VON OESTERREICH ... 5606 (19. APRIL 1846) [AND SEEK THE PEACE OF THE

FATHERLAND! A SERMON ON JEREMIAH 29:7

FOR THE BIRTHDAY OF HIS MAJESTY, OUR

BELOVED KING FERDINAND I, THE EMPEROR

OF AUSTRIA... 5606 (APRIL 10, 1846)]

Leipzig E.L. Fritzsche 1846 A patriotic sermon in German on the occasion of birthday of the Austrian Emperor, Ferdinand I Habsburg. It presents a love for one’s country as a religious commandment. Solomon Mayer Schiller (1820-1890) was a rabbi and, at that time, assistant professor at the Lutheran College of Eperies, Hungary. Rare (two copies in Germany and Israel), 20 cm, 16 pp. [ref: 18400] £200

22. SCHWARTZ, ELIAS - A JEW

REPLIES. London, Published by the Author. Original wrappers, cover title, 20cm, 7 + 1 pp. With a Foreword by the Rev Reginald W. Sorensen, M.P. Worldcat lists one copy at UCL. [ref: 19664] £125

23. SCHWARZSCHILD,

EMANUEL. DIE GRÜNDUNG DER

ISRAELITISCHEN

RELIGIONSGESELLSCHAFT ZU

FRANKFURT AM MAIN UND IHRE

WEITERENTWICKELUNG BIS ZUM

JAHRE 1876. [THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JEWISH

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY IN

FRANKFURT AM MAIN AND ITS

DEVELOPMENT UNTIL 1876.]

NACH SEINEN ERINNERUNGEN

GESCHILDERT VON EMANUEL

SCHWARZSCHILD. ALS

MANUSCRIPT GEDRUCKT. [DEPICTED BY THE MEMORIES OF

EMANUEL SCHWARZSCHILD. PRINTED AS A MANUSCRIPT.]

Frankfurt am Main Louis Golde 1896 Original Wrappers, 22 cm, 48 pp. Text in German. With a foreword by Emanuel Schwarzschild and two illustrations (pp. 33, 44). Only 1 copy on WorldCat (Denmark). [ref: 16952] £150

24. ABRAHAM BEN SOLOMON OF HAMBURG ALEH TERUFAH (LEAF OF

HEALING). [ TREATISE OF THE LEGAL PERMISSIBILITY OF VACCINATION

(FOR SMALLPOX)] London Alexander ben Judah & Son 1785 Modern leather binding, 20cm, 22 leaves. Outer corners of first and last few leaves darkened and chipped. Text in Hebrew. Browned some chipping to edges. [Responsa. Part I: Treatise of the legal permissibility of vaccination (for smallpox); part II: notes on tractate Berakhot; part III: Sermons given in the London Beth ha-Midrash of the Ashkenazim]. Title within simple typographical border. 3 parts in one volume . Vinograd, London 111; Roth, Hebrew Printing in London 52; Roth, Magna p. 338: 18. See Jeremy Brown - Vaccines, Hysteria and Rabbinic Responsibility: A Plea From the Trenches. The Lehrhaus, January 28, 2019. Also Friedenwald - Jewish Medical Luminaries page 30. [ref: 19977] £850

25. [KALTER, BENOR]. TEL AVIV THE NEW JEWISH TOWN

Haifa S Adler Collection of photographs of Tel Aviv, tipped in. Not dated but 1930s/1940s - 2 copies on Worldcat NLI and Stanford. Photo-etchings by J Benor Kalter and Izchak Kalter. Benor Kalter (1897-1969) was a prominent Israeli artist and photographer. A lot of his work relates to Jerusalem this foray into Tel Aviv is a bit more unusual. The front cover is foxed. [ref: 19124] £350

26. SELICHOT [MINHAG

FRANKFURT] Frankfurt A,M ,

Beirhaffer 1763 Vellum binding - splitting at spine, 159 (1) leaves text in Hebrew with translation into Yiddish using Vaybertaytsh or mashket. Selichot according to the custom of the Frankfurt community. Vinograd 531. [ref: 19978] £300

27. DOV BER BEN RAV SHNEUR

ZALMAN SHAAREI TESHUVAH

Shanghai, Otzar Hachassidim (Lubavitch) 1947 Original cloth with gilt lettering, 19.5cm, 148 + 138 pp. Text in Hebrew. Tear to title page with no loss. During WWII there were about 30,000 Jewish refugees in Shanghai including the Mirrer Yeshiva and some other Yeshivot including Chachmei Lublin. To meet the needs of the Yeshiva students and other members of the community, over 80 Hebrew books were published in Shanghai during this period. This is one of those books. It is a photo-offset a 19th century printing of the book in Zhitomir. [ref: 19979] £250 28. MASECHET YEVAMOT MIN TALMUD BAVLI [TRACTATE YEVAMOT

FROM THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD] Munich Vaad Hatzala 1948 Original boards, cloth backstrip, 21cm, text in Hebrew, stapled, pages heavily yellowed. Some wear and discolouration to boards. At the front is a Daf Yomi calendar for the years 1947-52, and there is a letter reprinted from Rabbi Isaac Halevi Herzog, Chief Rabbi of the Holy Land (later the state of Israel) and Rabbi Samuel Sneig the Chief Rabbi of the American Zone, based in Munich. Both these historic letters (in Hebrew) address the survivors. Rabbi Sneig addresses those learning Daf Yomi in the camps and talks about Rav Meir Shapira the founder of Daf Yomi. A very historic item. [ref: 19980] £200

29. Steinschneider, Moritz. CATALOG DER

HEBR ISCHEN

HANDSCHRIFTEN IN

DER STADTBIBLIOTHEK

ZU HAMBURG UND DER

SICH

ANSCHLIESSENDEN IN

ANDEREN SPRACHEN. Hamburg,

Otto Meissner 1878 Cloth, 22cm, 220 pp. Text in German with some Hebrew. An important work by

one of the giants of Hebrew bibliography in the 19th Century. Foxing and age-toning. [ref: 19971] £150 30. LA TEFILA DU SOLDAT. LIVRE DE PRIERES A L’USAGE DES

MILITAIRES ISRAELITES EN CAMPAGNE SEDER TEFILAH BI-KETSARAH LI-VENE YISRA’EL HA-YOTS’IM LA-MILKHAMAH. Paris, N L Danzig 1915 Original blue cloth with gilt title, 17 cm, 36+ (10)+ 62 pp, French and Hebrew sections. Second edition. French military prayer book. Contains Ashkenazic and Sephardic variations to prayers. Includes a list of French Jewish army chaplains. With an opening word by Rabbi A Levy, the Chief Rabbi of France. Includes a calendar for the year August 1915 – September 1916. [ref: 16501] £250

31. Harris, Dr. Maurice H.- THE HUMAN

PILGRIMAGE. ADDRESS AT THE NIEHLAH

SERVICE OF YOM KIPPUR AT THE TEMPLE

ISRAEL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. [New York, 1928] Original wrappers, 20cm, 7 pp, very good condition. No copies listed on Worldcat. On bottom of back wrapper it says “Compliments of Mr Sol G Rosenbaum – Mr Lawrence B Cohen” [ref: 9114] £75