Di Farshvundene Velt [The World that Vanished], edited by Rafael Abramovitch. New-York: Forward Association, 1947. Yiddish and English.
A book in album format, with photographs of Jews from East Europe. Numerous photographs of synagogues, streets, stores and figures, in two parts: Jewish cities and people. Photographs are from the collections of the Joint, Yivo and photographers Alter Kacyzne and Roman Vishniak. Cover illustration by Shlomo Yudovin.
575, [8] pp, 20X26.5 cm. Good- fair condition. First and last gatherings are loose. A number of detached leaves. Stains. Some tears at margins of first leaves. Minor blemishes to corners of leaves. Binding partly detached, with some tears to spine and corners.

Report, 1946-1949, Jewish Agency for Palestine, mission in Germany, [by Haim Yachil (Hoffmann)]. Munich, [1949].
A report, typewritten and mimeographed, composed by the representative of the Jewish Agency in Germany, Haim Yachil (Hoffmann) who took part in the organization of relocating She'erit Hapletah to Palestine. The report sums up the three years of his service in Europe: training of displaced persons, assistance in organizing the Youth Aliya, opening branches of Zionist organizations in camps, smuggling Jews through Romania, organizing illegal immigration ships, sports educations, health and other subjects.
Enclosed: a letter, typewritten and mimeographed with a short explanation about the report. Signed: "B. Yaffe", and addressed by hand: "'Davar' Editorial, Tel-Aviv".
28 pp, approx. 25 cm. Good condition. Some stains to first and last leaves. Some blemishes to top left corners throughout all of the leaves. Cover in good-fair condition, stained, with damages and tears along the spine. Two stamps are pasted to top and bottom margins of spine (on one stamp- a small handwritten inscription). Ink-stamps on front cover and on two leaves.

Approximately 65 letters sent to Shemaryahu Remen, a post office clerk in Palestine, by his family members who survived the holocaust. Berlin, Munich, Siauliai (Lithuania), Lodz and other places in Europe, mid-late 1940s (mostly from 1946-1947). Yiddish, some Hebrew and German.
Most letters are long, and contain an interesting documentation of Jewish life in Displaced Persons Camps after the holocaust. Described in the letters, among other things, are the liberation by the Red Army soldiers, confiscation of property and parcels by Polish officials on the way to the Displaced Persons Camps, corruption and bribery among the managers, attempts to transfer letters by Jewish Brigade soldiers, insisting on assistance to get "certificates" for immigration to Palestine, and other topics.
Most letters are contained in the original envelopes. Two letters from earlier years and three letters are to other addressees (probably acquaintances and other family members). A few letters are written on postcards.
Enclosed: work agreement (printed and filled-in by hand) from 1936, between the Mandate government and Shemaryahu Remen as a post office clerk; nine letters sent to Shemaryahu Remen by the Mandatory postal authorities in Palestine (letters of appointment, change of position and other subjects); about 30 photographs of the Remen family members, from mid-1940s to the early 1950s (some earlier photographs).
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.

Four "Shanah Tovah" greeting cards with photographs of the senders, with an illustrated symbol of the organization "Eschwege Binyamina", shaped as a Star of David. • "Shanah Tovah" card from Bari Displaced Persons Camp, with a photograph of a street in the camp and the name of the camp, the year and four Stars of David; "Shanah Tovah" card from Palese Displaced Persons camp with three photographs of the camp and an illustration of Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl.
Size varies, average size: approx. 9.5X5.5 cm. Condition varies. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. One card has a tear at the left margin.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.

Passover Haggadah, Palestine Field Survey Company 524. Italy, 1945. Printed in blue.
Non-traditional Haggadah, partly humorous, with illustrations depicting the company's life. The chapter "Vayehi Bachatzi Halalyla" was adapted as a parody telling about a guarding officer who fell asleep while on duty, and "Adir Hu" reflects the professional specializations of the unit's soldiers.
Enclosed with the Haggadah are a menu leaf and an illustrated map. The menu is humorous and details the dishes – mainly the disadvantages of army food: "Eggs – next year… warm drinks – tea with no chlorine…". On the bottom of the leaf appear the title "Passover dinner menu", the name of the company and the year.
The map, titled "Exodus from Egypt from slavery to liberty", presents the journey trail of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. No date.
Field Survey Company R.E. 524 was formed in 1942, after two British field survey companies were taken as war prisoners. Most soldiers of the company had training in engineering, surveying, architecture, graphics and printing, mechanics and driving. For preparation of the maps the company used a mobile printing press which explains the extraordinary technical level of the Haggadahs that it printed.
Haggadah: [13] leaves (including cover), 15 cm. Menu: 25.5X17 cm. Map: 26.5X22.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. On the inside front cover appears a dedication written by hand: "to Amitai, as a souvenir".