Collection of c. One hundred Booklets and Pamphlets Concerning Historical Events, Personalities etc. In Jerusalm and the Land of Israel. All written and edited by Pinchos Grajewsky.
AUCTION 22 |
Tuesday, January 27th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Lot 90
(ISRAEL, LAND OF)
Collection of c. One hundred Booklets and Pamphlets Concerning Historical Events, Personalities etc. In Jerusalm and the Land of Israel. All written and edited by Pinchos Grajewsky.
Jerusalem: 1926-39
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Pinchos Grajewsky was a most prolific scholar of the history of Jerusalem. His research uncovered.
and preserved historical documents, photographs, tombstones etc. He also interviewed many of the early settlers of the Yishuv in order to preserve their biographies, reminiscences and genealogy. The writings in the present lot run the gamut from transcriptions and translations of historical documents; personalities of the Yishuv (both Aschkenazic and Sephardic); the origin of institutions and organizations; women; converts; artisans, etc.
An important source for the history of Jerusalem.