Collection of c. 43 Autograph / Typed Letters and other Documents. Primarily related to the Old Yishuv during Mandate times.

Auction 98 | Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

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Lot 7
(ERETZ ISRAEL).

Collection of c. 43 Autograph / Typed Letters and other Documents. Primarily related to the Old Yishuv during Mandate times.

Includes (see below): Condition varies.

Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $700
<<*>> Three Letters from R. Elijah Mordechai Eisenstein (1867-1957; Director of Beith Va’ad HaKelali and Onetime Personal Secretary to R. Shmuel Salant), and Three Letters to Him, along with Four Letters from father R. Abraham Eisenstein and another Family Member. (Total 10 Letters). <<*>> Traveler’s Cheque Redeemable through Va’ad Haklali Knesseth Israel. Jerusalem, 1922. <<*>> Postcard to R. Isaac Eliezer Charlap, Requesting Prayers at Holy Sites of Jerusalem for Ailing Wife of a Mr. Straussberg. Signed by a Mr. Ziskind. Germany, 1913. <<*>> Receipts from Va’ad Haklali Knesseth Israel. Jerusalem, 1921 and 1922. <<*>> New Years’ Wishes from R. Yisrael Shimon Katzenellenbogen to the Benefactor L.Z. Jerusalem, 1931. <<*>> Postcard from R. Yisrael Aryeh Sapir (Founder of Petach Tikva), to R. Eliezer Yitzchak Berman the ‘Minsker Maggid’ and Rosh Yeshivath Eshel HaTorah. Petach Tikva. <<*>> Typed Letter to R. Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook. Incomplete. <<*>> Typed Notice from the Eidah Chareidis to Only Eat Meat with their Supervision. <<*>> Letter from Va’ad Adath Ha’Ashkenazim Presenting Seven Marriage Certificates (Not Included) to the Mandate Authorities. Jerusalem, 1940. <<*>> Typed Halachic Ruling from R. Avraham Schorr ABD Beith Din Chassidim. Signed by Secretary R. Mordechai Cohen. Jerusalem, 1933. <<*>> ‘Form of Affidavit to be Used in Lieu of a Passport’ for Refugee Sarina Stern, in Cairo, seeking to reach Palestine. Cairo, 1946. (Tear in place of photo). <<*>> Receipt for parcel, Haifa 1932. <<*>> Machzikei HaDath of Palestine Blank Stationary. Jerusalem, 1923. <<*>> Receipt from Hitachduth Rabbanim D’Lita. Jerusalem, 1951. <<*>> Trilingual Telegram Form, Blank. <<*>> Typed Letter from American Central Relief Committee. pp. 3, one page with letterhead. Jerusalem, 1924. <<*>> Typed Letter from Va’ad Adath Ashkenazim BeYerushalayim. <<*>> Va’ad Haklali Knesseth Israel Yiddish Appeal. <<*>> Flyer by Va’ad Haklali Knesseth Israel Summarizing Activities for the Year 1925. (x2). <<*>> Envelope Addressed to Monsieur Mashiah Galihoff, Jerusalem. 1935. <<*>> New Years’ Wishes from Va’ad Haklali Knesseth Israel. English and Yiddish. <<*>> Blank Va’ad Haklali Knesseth Israel Kaddish Form. <<*>> Va’ad Haklali Knesseth Israel Appeal. <<*>> Typed Letter from ‘Neros Shabbos’ Organization to Chief Rabbinate. Jerusalem, 1947. <<*>> Flyer Advertising Loan Opportunities with the Machzikei Hadath Gemach. <<*>> Letter Detailing Kollel Bucharest Transaction. <<*>> Letter to Kol Yisrael Newspaper. Tiberias, 1944. <<*>> Letter of Guarantorship, Jerusalem 1935. <<*>> Four Papers Relating to Lawsuit Between Moses and Sarah Levin of Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 1935. <<*>> Letter from Chayei Olam Yeshiva and Orphanage with Stamp. <<*>> Letter from R. Shlomo Eliach, Director of Beith Tavshil Haklali. With stamp, on letterhead. Jerusalem, 1927.