Auction 91 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
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![Two travelogues by J.J. Benjamin ["Benjamin II"] and Jacob Saphir, documenting Jewish communities from around the w](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale91/47_1.jpg "\"Mass'ei Yisrael\" / \"Even Sapir\" – Two Travelogues documenting Journey")
![Two travelogues by J.J. Benjamin ["Benjamin II"] and Jacob Saphir, documenting Jewish communities from around the w](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale91/47_2.jpg "\"Mass'ei Yisrael\" / \"Even Sapir\" – Two Travelogues documenting Journey")
1. "Mass'ei Yisrael…" ("wherein it is told of our brethren of the Children of Israel, dispersed to the lands of Asia and Africa…"), by J.J. Benjamin. Translated to Hebrew by David Gordon. Lyck (Elk, Poland): R. Zvi Hirsch Petzoll, 1859.
[1] f., [16], 134 pp., 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Inked library inked stamps. Tears, including open tears, mostly minor. Few repairs with adhesive tape. Title page mounted onto paper for reinforcement. Some handwritten notations. Fine. Later binding.
2. "Even Sapir…" ("Touring throughout the Land of Ham [Egypt], the Red Sea, Yemen, all of East India, the New Land of Australia…") by Jacob Saphir HaLevi. Part I. Lyck: M'kize Nirdamim, 1866. With: "Even Sapir, Part II… Eden, India Bombay, Bene Israel… Calcutta… Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, New Zealand…"), by Jacob Saphir. Mainz: Buchdruckerei vin J. Brill, 1874.
[10], 111 ff; [10], 237, [1] pp., 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes and tears. Scorch marks to one leaf. Inked library stamps. Fine, later binding.
224 forms (printed on 56 leaves), from the register of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki, recreated after the great fire in 1917, with names, places of residence and photographs. Thessaloniki, 1924. Ladino.
56 printed leaves, each bearing four declaration forms: "We the undersigned declare that […] is a native of Thessaloniki". The forms are filled in by hand, bear portrait photographs of those registered, and are signed by witnesses, members of the local Jewish community.
In the early 20th century, the Jewish community of Thessaloniki was one of the largest and most thriving Jewish communities in the Balkan. The Jewish community constituted nearly half of the population of the city. It had dozens of synagogues, Jewish and Hebrew schools, publishing houses, newspapers and even a modern, well-equipped Jewish hospital.
In 1917, an accidental fire that burned for 32 hours destroyed thousands of houses in the city, leaving some 70,000 people homeless. Along with the local houses, synagogues, schools, banks and offices, the fire destroyed the archives of the Jewish community which held records of centuries-long Jewish presence in Thessaloniki. In order to obtain compensation, the victims of the fire were required to prove residency, and so the Jewish community had to build a new community register. The present forms, part of the new register, state that the persons listed were indeed residents of the city.
56 ff., 33 cm. Condition varies (good to good-fair condition). Creases and stains (mostly minor). Closed and open tears to edges (some mended with tape).
![Handwritten and illuminated certificate of appreciation, presented to Philip Leach [Leachinski], upon the end of his tenure a](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale91/49.jpg "Illuminated Certificate of Appreciation, for the President of the Nott")
Handwritten and illuminated certificate of appreciation, presented to Philip Leach [Leachinski], upon the end of his tenure as president of the Nottingham Palestine Association. Nottingham, England, 1925. English.
The text is written in calligraphic script and decorated in the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts. Signed by several members of the Nottingham Palestine Association. Beneath the signatures – the Hebrew verse "for our people and the cities of our God" (2 Samuel 10:12). On top – the Hebrew word Zion within a Star of David.
Thick card, 35.5X45.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes.
Handbill urging British Jews to join the military. London: The Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot, [ca. 1915]. Yiddish.
The handbill urges Jewish parents to encourage their children to join the British Army, reminding them that Britain did everything at its disposal to assist its Jews, and calling them to respond in kind. The prospected recruits are instructed to present themselves to the London recruiting depot, headed by Major Lionel de Rothschild.
The handbill is signed in print by chairman of the "Jewish War Services Committee", Edmund Sebag-Montefiore, and secretary of the committee, Samuel Stephany.
For additional information on the Jewish War Services Committee, see: Justin Cavernelis-Frost, 'There are three types of men': Lionel de Rothschild and the Jewish War Services Committee, 1915-1919 (Archive Review of the Year 2013-2014).
19X25.5 cm. Good condition. Minor marginal stains.
Lot 51 Collection of Printed Items – Aid Organization "Federation of Ukrainian Jews" – London, 1920s
Included: • "The Call of Ukraine", booklet with a summary of the annual conference of the organization, 1923 (enclosed are two postage stamps with the logo of the conference). • A letter of appreciation for a donation, typewritten on official stationery. • "The menorah, A Chanukah Journal", issued by the organization, with illustrations, a list of donors to the organization and a supplement for children (printed separately). 1923. • Illustrated form (not filled in) for a Hanukkah donation. • Two fund-raising handbills. • And more.
Two of the items are addressed to Rev. Isaac Livingstone, Minister of Golders Green Synagogue in London.
Enclosed: a handbill issued by the Russian Jewish Relief Fund.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
Folding program, printed on both sides. A color illustration of a man flying a blue-and-white flag is printed on front.
29.5X20.5 cm (when open). Good condition.