Rare books, Manuscripts, Documents & Jewish Arts
by Judaica Jerusalem
Platinum House 549 lots | 546 with images
January 15, 2013
Live AuctionLeonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem
47 King George Street
Jerusalem, 91076 Israel
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Viewing Notes7-9/01/2013 12:00-20:00 P.M. 10/01/2013 10:00-12:00 A.M
View all lots in this auction![93. In Memory of 93 Polish Jewish Girls who Chose to Die and not Profane Themselves. Tel Aviv, [1943].](http://image.artfact.com/housePhotos/judaicajerusalem/28/414228/H3413-L40841978_th.jpg)
Lot 1: 93. In Memory of 93 Polish Jewish Girls who Chose to Die and not Profane Themselves. Tel Aviv, [1943].
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Description: In memory of our 93 sisters in Poland who chose to die holy.' Tel Aviv, 'The committee to protect the dignity of the daughters of Israel''. Tel Aviv, 1943.[2], 31, [3] pages. 17 cm. Jacket title page. Refers to 93 girls from the Krakow Bais Yaakov who committed suicide [on the 13th of Av, 1942] before the Nazis could touch them. Recounts the story with testimony.Includes articles and speeches from various personalities, in addition to notes from 9 newspapers. On the left jacket: K-l Malei Rachamim. A booklet titled 'Kiddush Hashem' was published later, apparently by Meir Sharansky, Tel Aviv 1947. Only edition. Very rare.
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Lot 2: Blood Libel in Georgia. Kutaisi Trial. St. Petersburg, 1880.
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Description: Full report from the 'Kutaisi Trial' in the Supreme Court in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. Printed in St. Petersburg, 1880.Russian. [2], 8, 133, [5] pages. Complete. Blank leaves are not connected. Simple, loose, original binding. Owner signatures.The infamous Kutaisi blood libel in the Sachkere village took place on 4.4.1878. Nine Jewish peddlers were accused of murdering a six-year old Christian girl in order to use her blood for baking matzot. Their trial took place in Kutaisi, and was known as the 'Kutaisi Trial'. This libel was publicized worldwide and many Jewish personalities such as Moshe Montefiore and Baron Ginsburg of St. Petersburg tried to assist them. Two famous lawyers, one Russian and one Jew, brought about their acquittal in 1879 in Georgia's Supreme Court. An autopsy of the girl proved that there was no connection between the Jewish peddlers and the murder. In fact, some of the witnesses retracted their testimony and admitted that they had been asked to lie. After the trial, the witnesses were convicted of perjury. Georgian Jews published this book right after the trial to put a stop to the blood libels. Important work. Especially rare. Advertisements for Jewish books in Hebrew and Russian.
View additional info »![Nezer Gabaut Kodesh. Safed, [1921]. Sephardic Kollels.](http://image.artfact.com/housePhotos/judaicajerusalem/28/414228/H3413-L40842315_th.jpg)
Lot 3: Nezer Gabaut Kodesh. Safed, [1921]. Sephardic Kollels.
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Description: Nezer Gabaut Kodesh. The Sephardic kollels in Safed coronate Yeuda Azulai as gabbai of the Safed community in ויליאר [Wiler?] [North Africa]. Safed [1903]. Signed by five Safed sages and community leaders.Two community stamps. Leaf printed by Hagalil press in Safed. Signed in Elul, [1921]. Community stamp dated 1903.\Large leaf, 47:30 cm. Very fine condition. Blue printing with gold letters. Impressive illustrations. Personal details filled in by hand - in gold. Signatures in black.
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Lot 4: Bylaws of the 'Chevrat Yishuv Eretz HaKodesh'. Jerusalem, 1897.
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Description: The 'Chevrat Yishuv Eretz HaKodesh' [Settlement of the Holy Land Society]. Society's bylaws. The society's primary goal was agricultural settlements by the country's residents, with an emphasis on Jerusalem youths. Emissaries were sent to Jaffa and the settlements to search for job opportunities for society members and to recruit additional members. Yechiel Michel Pines was their guiding force. Researcher, A.R. Malachi believes that Pines wrote this booklet himself.13.5 cm. 16 pages. Green paper jacket. Complete. A few tears in the jacket. Thin fold throughout the length of the booklet. Complete.Refer to: Malachi, A.R., 'Chevrat Yishuv Eretz HaKodesh', within 'Perakim B'Toldot HaYishuv HaYashan', p. 207-252.
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Lot 5: Bylaws of Meah Shearim. Jerusalem, 1889.
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Description: Bylaws of Meah Shearim'. Jerusalem, 1889. History of the neighborhood; 13 clauses, measurements of the front courtyards, home prices. Second edition.[The first edition was printed in 1874.]. Sh. Halevi lists the author as Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Baharan. This was one of the first prints of the Zichron Shlomo press.16.5 cm. 60 pages. Fine condition. Aging stains and a few usage marks. Sh. Halevi 685.
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