A group of circa 40 printed and manuscript documents, letters and ephemera from the 19th and 20th centuries pertaining to various organizations, events and personalities in the Holy Land. Includes: A folded four page broadside entitled "Hetek Hakdamath Ha-Pinkas Asher Le-Chevrath Ezrath Yisrael", Jerusalem, circa 1874. Unknown to Shoshana Halevy, but see no. 218 , Machbereth Ezrath Yisrael. The purpose of this organization was to establish co-operation betwen all of the residents of Jerusalem - Ashkenazim, Chassidim and Perushim. Two copies of a rare folded four page broadside entitled "Kol Midaber", to the Jews in Europe stating that donations sent to the Holy Land via the Commitee in Amsterdam administered by Lehren is the only reliable method to ensure that monies will be distributed in an equitable manner. Endorsed by the Sephardic, Ashkenazic and Chassidic Rabbis of Jerusalem, Chevron, Safed and Tiberias. Jerusalem, 1870. [Halevy 158]. These broadsides were addressed respectively, to Rabbi A. Hildesheimer in Berlin and Rabbi E. Guttmacher in Graz. Both are slightly defective but together, the text is complete. Wedding invitation from Menachem Mendel Yerushalemsky dated 1870. * Photgraphs of Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Sir Herbert Samuel, N. Sokolov and others dated 1914. * Colorful New Year's greetings from Kolel Minsk with calendar for 1899. * Colorful New Year's greetings from Nes Ziona. * Various receipts, illustrated booklets issued by the Keren Ha-Yesod. * Mimeographed announcement dated 1924, protestng administration concerning elections to Histadruth. *Printed broadside concerning Poalei Zion, 1932. Etc. From the collection of Leyzer Ran
