b'204 (GERMANY). Varied collection of 18 individual manuscripts. All written in German, concerning a range of social, legal and political matters as affecting Jews and their obligations and rights (residency, occupational religious, etc.) Primarily in the Northern Bavarian towns of Beyreuth and Baiersdorf. Ranging from a single page, to several leaves.SHOULD BE SEEN.Variously worn.1715-1853. $5000 - $7000ENGLISH ABSTRACT OF EACH MANUSCRIPT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.205 (CHASSIDISM) (Israel Baal Shem Tov). Shivchei HaBeSHT [collected tales of the founder of the Chassidic Movement]. Hebrew manuscript on paper, written in a cursive Sephardic hand. A faithful copy of the traditional text, up to the nal section, concerning the death of the Baal Shem Tov. With eight blank leaves at end. ff. 90. In a cursive Sephardic script. Loose in contemporary marbled boards. 4to. (Syria?), Late 19th century. $3000 - $5000 First published in 1815, the Shivchei HaBeSHT is the earliest and the most popular Chassidic work to appear concerning the life and teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of the Chassidic Movement. THIS REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTsheds light upon the spread of Chassidic literature to geographical regions far from its source in the Ukraine, even to the far-ung Sephardic communities in the Near East. - Hence, representing the fascinating interconnectivity between distant communities of the Jewish world.206 (CHASSIDISM). Avraham Elimelech Perlow of Karlin-Pinsk (1891-1942). Hebrew Manuscript Shana-Tovah Greetings, with extensive New Years blessings to the Rebbe from his followers. Signed by 21 prominent Chassidim from Safed, including: Avraham Werner, Yehoshua Lerner, Avraham Asher Zaltz and the Shochet Aharon Yisroel Tzvi Zaltz.We will pray for the Rebbe, his family and the entire Court, at all the Holy Places, for a sweet New Year, good health, long life and salvation for all who request his blessings. In return the Chassidim request their Rebbes compassionate remembrance in his prayers, to bless them with health, livelihood and to be able to remain in the holy connes of Eretz Israel. [The Rebbe] should be a holy channel emanating an abundance of life and a source of blessings for all. One page. Folds. 9 x 11 inches. Safed, During the Days of Compassion, 1926. $1000 - $1500RabbiAbrahamElimelechPerlowofKarlin-Pinsk succeeded his father, R. Yisroel, the Yenukah of Stolin, as Rebbe in 1921. He visited Eretz Israel a number of times where he established a Yeshiva and attracted a large following. He returned to Poland in 1939 just prior to the outbreak of World War II despite the entreaties of his Chassidim to stay in the Holy Land. He stated that although he saw dark clouds above Poland, he felt obligated to return there to be with his family and his followers.99'