FISHBURN BOOKS September 2013 www.fishburnbooks.com JUDAICA LIST – [email protected] 118 items, including many pamphlets on Zionism and Palestine; PH: 44 208 4559139 FAX: 44 208 922 5008 Holocaust; Anglo-Judaica; Haggadot; German-Judaica
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5 HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS
Item 1
1. Desmaretz, Georgius [Maresius] (ed.) Biblia Hebraica, sine punctis. Amsterdam, Utrecht Gerardus Borstius, Franciscus Halma, Guilielmus van der Water. 1701 [14889] Darlow and Moule 5139 Attractive red leather binding. An unpointed edition, based on Leusden. Pagination 6ff 293 ff, followed by notes ( pp. 294 to 306) and table of Haphtoroth. About 15 cm high by 8.5 cm £575
Item 2
2. Schatz, Boris / Joseph Klausner. - Boris Schatz His Life and Work Monography. Jerusalem B’ne Bezalel 1925 [14893] Folio, 40cm, Decorative folio with text book in English and Hebrew, 36 + 28 pp plus 40 black and white plates, each of which has an English and Hebrew translation. The folio has an autobiography of the Jewish artist and sculptor Boris Schatz (1867 – 1932), founder of the Betzalel School of Art and one of the most important influences on Jewish art in Palestine. In this bilingual monograph, he relates his works to his life and ideals. The work is prefaced by historian Joseph Klausner and the text pages also feature some illustrations and text decoration. The text is in an orange softcover booklet, placed along with the plates. Slight wear to slipcase, tiny bit of foxing to text booklet, overall very good condition. £450
Item 3
3. Schneur, Zalman - Struck, Hermann (illustrator). - Vilna [Vilnah Poemah Metzuyeret] An Illustrated Poem. Berlin Verlag Hasefer 1923 [14986] Original decorative red gilt cloth. 26 x 20 cm. A poem in Hebrew by the writer and poet, Zalman Schneur (1887- 1959). Illustrated by Hermann Struck (1876 - 1944), a Jewish artist most noted for his etchings. The poem was actually written in 1917 and the drawings were made by Struck in Vilna during the First World War. The poet and artist worked independently. This is Number 59 out of a limited edition of 1,700 copies. The illustrations are in 3 colours. A bit of wear to cloth, a little piece is worn away on the back board. Previous owner’s stamp on title page. A little bit of foxing and rear hinge is shaken. £175
4. Morpugo, A. V. ed A Luzzatto. - Preghiere Che Si Recitano Dagl' Israeliti di Trieste Durante L'Invasione Del Cholera Asiatico Recate in Italiano. Trieste 1855 [7240]
A Prayer for Protection Against Cholera in 19th Century Italy. First edition. Blue plain wrappers, 8vo. Text in Hebrew and Italian. 14 pp Some wear. Includes a prayer compiled by Sabbato Graziadio Treves against the cholera epidemic of 1836. It concludes with the prayer Avinu Malkenu. Cholera was a major problem in the 19 th century and there are a number of these orders of service, including several English ones. £175
5. Agudat Pri Etz Hadar (Pry Ez Hadar) Galed Kollel Miktavim V'Teudot Al Devar Ha- Etrogim Ha-Kesherim be-Eretz Yisrael (Letters and certificates relating to Kosher Etrogim in Eretz Yisrael (Palestine) . Jaffa c 1905 [5108] Original orange wrappers 175 x 113mm, 13 pp. Text in Hebrew. very good condition. £150
ZIONISM, PALESTINE, THE BRITISH MANDATE AND ISRAEL.
6. Jewish National Fund. - White Paper Or Bible? Which Will Prevail. New Palestine Land Ordinances. The Reply of the Jewish National Fund . London, Jewish National Fund, [c 1940] [5127] 26cm, 4 pp, some soiling, a little tearing at fore-edge but with no loss of text. No copies are listed on COPAC and Worldcat lists one microform copy at the NYPL. A rare ephemeral item. The publication of the infamous “White Paper on Palestine” caused a furor amongst the Jewish and Zionist community who felt Britain was betraying the terms of the Palestine Mandate. There were a number of pamphlets and statements by Jewish organisations criticising the the ‘White Paper’. This pamphlet contains Mr Ussishkin’s message on the subject. The first issue of the Iton Rishmi – The Official Journal published on the first day of the State of Israel contains a clause annulling the ‘White Paper.’ £95
7. Liverpool Ladies’ Zionist Association and Young Men's Zionist Association Syllabus of Lectures 1905-1906. Liverpool, Young Men's Zionist Association 1905 [6333] Original card, printed both sides, 25 pp, folded into 3 pp, one side has the syllabus of lectures for the Young Mens Zionist Association and on the reverse is the list of fortnightly Saturday lectures of the Liverpool Ladies’ Zionist Association. An interesting and early piece of Zionist memorabilia. £85
8. Nordau, Max. - Le Sionisme. Paris, L'Echo Sioniste, 1902 [7065] Original wrappers, 17.5cm, 24 pp, some yellowing, stamp "Agudath Zion, Anvers" on front wrapper. Text in French. Max Nordau was a major thinker, philosopher, Zionist activst and speaker at the Zionist Congresses £75
9. Yagol, Yona. - Zionism and the Jewish Survival. Universities' Zionist Council c.1953 [8919] Original wrappers, 22cm, 16 pp, very good condition. 2 copies are listed on WorldCat NLI and the NYPL £45
10. Poale Zion. - Jewish Labour's Case: Memorandum submitted to the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry on European Jewry and Palestine by the General Federation of Jewish Labour in Palestine (Histadruth): March, 1946. London, Poale Zion - Jewish Socialist Labour Party 1946 [5882]
Original light blue wrappers with red lettering, 21.5cm, 64 pp, very good condition. States on the verso of the title page - This edition is an abridged version of the original memorandum to the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry. The Anglo Committee of Enquiry was appointed in 1945 and started hearings of evidence in January 1946. It was set up to explore the Palestine issue and the condition of the Jews still left in Europe. Numerous individuals gave evidence and many organizations submitted reports and memoranda to the committee. This is the memorandum submitted by the Histadruth. £75
11. Stears, J M. - "As Birds Flying" or Jerusalem 1917: The Most Amazing Event of Our Times. London, The Covenant Publishing Co 1943 [6278]
Original wrappers, 17.5cm, 19 pp, wrappers worn, and some soiling and some creasing. The return of the Jews to Palestine was significant to many religious Christians who produced panphlets discussing the fulfillment of biblical prophesies. £35
12. Masterman, E W G. - The Deliverance of Jerusalem . London, Hodder and Stoughton 1918 [6280]
Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 51 pp, good condition, spine worn. Contains illustarations and maps including a panoramic map and a photograph of Allenby entering Jerusalem. £65
Item 13
13. McDonald, James G. - Palestine to the Rescue - Life or Death for a People . London, Jewish Agency for Palestine, c 1943 [6844]
Original wrappers, cover title, 18cm, 7 pp, a little soiling to top left corner of front wrapper, but overall very good condition. James Grover McDonald served for 2 years as the League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and resigned in 1936 in protest against the failure of the world to take proper action. This is an impassioned plea for action with several suggestion both short and long term to save as many Jews as possible from the Nazis and resettle them in the longer term. Palestine is key but he also explores the possibilities of the uninhabited parts of North Western Australia and parts of Africa. £75
14. Waters, M. P. - Mufti over the Middle East. London, H. Barber 1942 [6858]
Original wrappers, 22cm, 36 pp, very good condition. There is a striking graphic on the front wrapper. Inside there is a photograph of the Mufti meeting Hitler at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin in 1941. M P Waters was a pseudonym for Moshe Pearlman. This pamphlet focuses on the damaging impact of the Mufti and his active support of the Nazi regime. It also discusses at length Arab critiscism of the Mufti, most notably that by Fakri Bey Nashashibi. The Mufti intimidated and organised the murder of Arabs who did not support him. This was Sir Leon Simon’s copy. Sir Leon Simon was an active Zionist, a member of the Palestine Commission in 1918 and the Palestine Education Commission in 1945. He translated the Balfour Declaration into Hebrew and was a protégé of Weizmann and Ahad Haam. £150
15. Neumann, Emanuel. - Zionism and the Arab World . Jerusalem, Jewish Agency for Palestine [1944] [7624] Original wrappers, 17.5cm, 11 pp, very good condition. £75
16. Knesset Secretariat. - The Knesset - Its Origin, Form and Procedure. Jerusalem, the
Government Printer 1957 [7622] Original wrappers, 18cm, 22 pp, very good condition. £25
17. The Jewish Agency for Palestine. Documents relating to the McMahon Letters [With a
Map]. London, Jewish Agency for Palestine 1939 [7647] Original wrappers, 25cm, 20 pp, plus a map, very good condition. Contains the agreement between the Emir Feisal and Dr Weizmann and details statements of British negotiators in the aftermath of the Balfour Declaration and deals with the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. £75
18. Zionist Organisation. Financial Report and Budget. London, Zionist Organisation 1919 [7648] Original wrappers, 21cm, 38 pp, some paragraphs are marked at the side, overall very good condition. £85
19. The Conservative and Unionist Central Office. - Action in Egypt - Was the British Government right or wrong? A Symposium of Powerful Support. London, the Conservative and Unionist Central Office. c.1956 [8912] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 15 pp, very good condition. With many reprinted articles and letters from British newspapers etc. Relates to the Suez Crisis and War in 1956. £45
20. The Department of Antiquities Guide Book to the Palestine Museum of Antiquities . Jerusalem, the Department of Antiquities 1924 [6863] Original wrappers, 22cm, 19 pp, very good condition, with photographs of some antiquities. £45
21. Memorial to Richard Crossman held at Assembly Hall, Church House, Westminster, 15 May 1974. Speakers: Harold Wilson, Brian Abel Smith, George Hodgkinson, Barbara Castle, Gideon Rafael, Anthony Howard, Michael Foot. Privately published and printed. 1974 [8899] Original wrappers, 23cm, 19 pp, very good condition. Richard Howard Stafford Crossman OBE (15 Dec 1907- 5 April 1974) was a British author and Labour Party politician. Secretary of State for Social Services, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons under Harold Wilson. He resigned after Labour's election defeat in 1970 from the Labour front-bench to be editor of the New Statesman. A prominent socialist intellectual, he became one of the Labour Party's leading Zionists and anti-communists. Crossman is noted for his colourful, if highly subjective three-volume Diaries of a Cabinet Minister, which are an acknowledged source for the popular television series, 'Yes, Minister.' £30
22. Segerman, S. H. - Zionist Leaders: "Young Zionist" Publications No. 7. London, Federation of Zionist Youth [1937] [8903] Original wrappers, 18cm, 56 pp, very good condition. COPAC lists one copy [British Library] in the UK. No date but BL give the date as 1937. £65
23. The Jewish Agency for Palestine. - Constitution of the Jewish Agency for Palestine. London, The Jewish Agency for Palestine 1929 [7664] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 16 pp, very good condition. £50
24. Tolkowsky, S. (Agricultural Engineer, Jaffa) - The Jewish Colonisation in Palestine. London, Zionist Organisation 1918 [8936] Original wrappers, 22cm, 10 pp, very good condition. £85
25. Samuel, Horace B. - New Zionist Publications - No. 2 - Revolt By Leave, Being Certain Criticisms of the Anti-Zionist Policy of the Palestine Government . London, New Zionist Press 1936 [7666] Original wrappers, 20.5cm, 74 pp, very good condition. This pamphlet criticises the Palestine Government in its failure to administrate the Mandate and its ineffective way of dealing with the Arab Rebellion. £85
26. Waters, M.P. - Haganah - Jewish Self Defence in Palestine. London, Newman Wolsey Limited [10996] Original wrappers, 18.5cm, 62 pp, creasing to front cover, otherwise very good condition. Written by Moshe Pearlman using the pseudonym M P Waters. Pearlman was serving in the Haganah at the time of the War of Independence. £85
27. Goldenberg, Nathan. - Zionist Quiz (Second Edition) - Your Questions Answered. London published by Rev A Baum for the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland 1944 [7637] Second edition (revised and enlarged) Original wrappers, 16cm, 16 pp, very good condition. £30
28. Packtor, Auram. - The Sixth Veida of the Illstradruth - a review. London, Hashomer Hatzair 1945 [6345] Original wrappers, cover title, 20 cm, 27 pp, very good condition, typed stencilled printed on one side of the page only. £45
29. Moskowitz, Henry. - Zionism No Remedy - A Voice From America. Reprinted from the New York Times, June 10th, 1917. London 1917 [7663] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 12 pp, good condition. A non-Zionist or anti-Zionist pamphlet. £95
30. The Australian Zionist Pioneer The Tragic Month of "Ab" - Vol. 1, No. 1., Nov. 1929 Melbourne, Australian Zionist Pioneer 1929 [7655] Original wrappers, 22cm, 22 pp, good condition. Great graphic on front cover. £75
31. Morris, Yaakov. Publication No. 97: Laski's Concept of Socialism and Israel. Ahmedabad, Harold Laski Institute of Political Science 1970 [7645] Original wrappers, 22cm, 20 pp, very good condition. £45
32. Miller, E. - Palestine and the Hebrew Revival (Zionist Pamphlets No. 7). London, The Zionist 1915 [7656] Original wrappers, 22cm, 16 pp, very good condition. £75
33. Weizmann, Dr. Chaim. - Palestine's Role in the Solution of the Jewish Problem. London, The Jewish Agency for Palestine 1942 [7662] Original wrappers, 24cm, 14 pp, very good condition. £50
HOLOCAUST AND ANTIANTI----SEMITISM,SEMITISM, WWII
34. Once the Germans Mourned a Jew [Kristallnacht]. London, The Woburn Press 1938 [8078] Original wrappers, cover title, 22cm, unpag. 3 pp, very good condition. A comparison of the assassination of a Jew, Walter Rathenaus by German Nationalists and Ernst vom Rath's assassination by a Jew. Reprinted from The News Chronicle [Nov 18, 1938] as a response to Kristallnacht. Distributed by the Board of Deputies of British Jews. In the USA Worldcat only list 3 microform copies. Copac list one physical copy in Southampton and Worldcat has one in the Netherlands. £50
35. Kadimah Society. - The Tragedy of a People - Jews in Hungary. London, Kadimah Society 1946 [7646] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 21 pp, good condition, staples rusted. Cover design by Rosen Fritz. Together with - Press Statement for Immediate Release: Statement of the Representatives of Hungarian Jewry on the resettlement from Budapest, July 17th, 1951. £125
36. Allen, Elizabeth A. - It shall not happen here - Anti-Semitism, Fascists and Civil Liberty. London, National Council for Civil Liberties, [1943]. [9591] Original wrappers, 18.5cm, 32 pp. Very good condition. Included are reports of antisemitic or fascist slogans scrawled in railway carriages. £45
37. Mann, Thomas [Holocaust] - "Friends of Europe" Publications, No 52 : An exchange of letters. With a foreword by J. B. Priestley . London, Friends of Europe c 1937 [8925] Original wrappers, 22cm, 14 pp, very good condition. £75
38. Kagan, Mark. - Hitlerism Cannot Win. Taunton, Somerset, Goodman and Son, circa 1930s. [8082] Original wrappers, 18.5cm, 15 pp, very good condition. There appear to be no copies on Worldcat or Copac. Mark Kagan (1885-1987) was born in Riga. There were three synagogues in Riga, all served by one rabbi, Kagan's father. He received both a religious and secular education. Kagan attended school in Bremen for two years where he met a German pastor with whom he conversed about Jesus as a Jew. In 1902 Kagan moved to London and met the pastor there again, through whom Kagan converted to Christianity. He became a missionary to the Jews. He contributed to the Yiddish newspaper, "Shepherd of Israel." In addition to magazine articles, Kagan published booklets including "Palestine and the Jew today in the Light of Scripture," "The Certainty and Nearness of Christ's Coming," "The Jewish Passover: How is it Kept Today?" "God and the World Crisis" and "British Israelism Examined by an Israelite." £60
39. Amery, The Rt. Hon. L[eo]. S[tennett]. - Hitler's Claim for Colonies. London, Trustees for Freedom [8083] Original wrappers, cover title, 20.5cm, 7 pp, very good condition. Amery (1873-1955) was a Conservative politician and journalist. Born in India, he attended Balliol College, Oxford. He was First Lord of the Admiralty (1922-1924), Secretary of State for the Colonies (1924-1929) and Secretary of State for India and Burma (1940-1945). He helped draft the Balfour Declaration (1917). He also encouraged Jabotinsky in the formation of the Jewish Legion of the British Army. This pamphlet discusses Germany's interest in joining the League of Nations. £45
40. Council of Polish Jews in Great Britain. Polish Independence Day 1941. The New Synagogue... Sunday, November 16th, 1941 at 11 a.m. London, 1941 [9598] 22cm. Very good condition. A simple order of service including the Polish, English and Zionist anthems and Polish songs as well as traditional Jewish hymns. £125
41. Office of the Chief Rabbi A Service of Prayer and Mourning for the Victims of the Pogroms in Poland... June 26th, 1919. London, Office of the Chief Rabbi 1919 [9612] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 11 pp. Very good condition. Hebrew and English. £150
42. Solomons, A. - What the Nazis are Against. Manchester 1935? [8086] Original wrappers, 20cm, 8pp. Good condition. £45
43. Solomons, A. - The Jews and Finance. Manchester 1935? [8088] Original wrappers, 20.5cm, 8pp, good condition. £45
44. Smith, Tom W. - What do Americans think about Jews? Working papers on Contemporary Anti-Semitism . New York, The American Jewish Committee 1991 [5265] Original wrappers, 22cm, 67 pp, very good condition, tables and statistics from surveys. Part of the series "Working papers on Contemporary anti-Semitism" £18
45. Untern Yokh fun di Fashistishe Farkhapers [Holocaust]. Moscow, Der Emes, 1941. [11009] Original wrappers, 17cm, 30pp. Text in Yiddish, yellow pages, wrappers and few front pages chipped to edges, rusty staple, text not affected Letters and articles sent from occupied Poland, France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and translated into Yiddish. Includes an article by Ilya Erenburg: 'Paris under the boot of the Fascists.' £125
46. Kaczerginski, Shmerke. - Tsvishn Hamer un Serp Tsu der Geshikhte fum der Likvidatsye fun Yiddisher Kultur in Sovyet Rusland. (Between the Hammer and the Sickle. The Liquidation of Jewish Culture in Soviet Russland) Paris 1949 [11010] Original wrappers, 13cm, 95pp. Text in Yiddish, yellow pages, covers and spine somewhat damaged, text not affected. Kaczerginski was a Yiddish writer and cultural activist, known mostly for his involvement in the 'Paper Brigade', a group in the Vilnius Ghetto devoted to saving collections of YIVO. Kaczerginski was involved in communist groups for which he served a term in Polish prison before the war. His song 'Barikadn' ('Barricades'), written as a teenager became extremaly popular. During the Soviet occupation of Vilnius, he became disillusioned with Communism. 'Between the Hammer and the Sickle' describes his experiences under the Soviet power. £75
47. The Jews in Germany. Persecution at a New Pitch. London, The Jewish Board of Deputies 1935 [11019] Original wrappers, 24cm, 14pp. Text in English, edge bent, rusty staples, covers soiled, fraying to corner, text not affected. Four articles reprinted from The Times £45
48. Horlacher, Richard Dr. (ed.) - Antisemitismus? 125 Antworten aus Bayern Berlin , Verlag der Abwehrblätter 1931 [11017] Second edition. Original wrappers, 19cm, 43pp. Text in German in old German script, pages somewhat yellowed, but still a very good copy. Contains a collection of statements against anti-semitism by German scholars and other prominent figures, including Thomas Mann. Includes article about anti-semitism and German culture by Richard Horlacher. Published by Abwehrblätter, a journal published between 1891 and 1933 devoted to fighting against anti- Semitism. £75
49. The United Jewish Committee (Incorporating the 1942 Committee). - Jews Must Answer! "If not Now - When!" London, The United Jewish Committee 1942 [7653] Original wrappers, cover title, 20.5cm, 15 pp, very good condition. Cover illustration of an anguished Jewish woman. The booklet lists Nazi attrocities on the Eastern Front and the pamphlet includes pleas from Jews in the Soviet Union. The Committee was formed to "To answer the appeal of Soviet Jewry and promote mutual cultural relations." To achieve this purpose, a Conference of Anglo-Jewish Organisations, Societies and Religious Institutions was held on August 30th, at the People's Palace, London. It was decided how British Jewry, in response to the call by Soviet Jewry, can render material help to our great Russian Ally in addition to the undetakings of the Anglo-Soviet Alliance, and thus perpetuate the Jewish name in the heroic struggle of the Soviet Union £125
50. Heckert, Fritz. - What Is Happening in Germany? New York City, Workers Library Publishers 1933 [7630] Original wrappers, 15cm, 39 pp, very good condition. A fascinating insight into German Communism at the beginning of Hitler's regime. Includes the "Resolution of the Presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, adopted April 1, 1933…Every day will show with greater clearness that Hitler is leading Germany to catastrophe." £45
51. Board of Deputies of British Jews. - Remember the Warsaw Ghetto: In Tribute to the Heroes . London, Board of Deputies of British Jews (Federation of Polish Jews in Great Britain). 1944 [8092] Original wrappers, cover title, 18.5cm, 11 pp, very good condition. Black and white photograph collage on front cover. £75
ANGLO JUDAICA
Item 52
52. Adler, The Rev. N. M., Ph.D - Solomon's Judgement; A Picture of Israel. A Sermon delivered at The Great Synagogue, on ‘Shabbat Chanukah’ Sabbath of Dedication, 31st December, 5614. London, The Great Synagogue 1854 [7654] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 15 pp, very good condition. £150
53. Board of Shechita Laws of the Board for Administering the Affairs of Shechita, established 5564-1804. London, Board of Shechita 1945 [7650] Original wrappers, 22cm, 24 pp, very good condition. Includes a list of the members of the Board, being representatives of the various synagogues. £50
54. Bayliss, Sir Wm. M. [Professor of General Physiology in University College, London] The Jewish Method of Slaughtering Animals for Food – Report . London, The Board of Deputies of British Jews 1923 [8313]
Original wrappers, 18.5cm, 11 pp, light rusting from staples otherwise very good condition. £45
55. Hertz, Dr J H. - Gratitude [Central Synagogue, First Day of Tabernacles, Oct 12 1916]. London, 1916 [6394] "With the Warden's Compliments" handwritten on endpaper. Original wrappers, 18.5cm, 9 pp, very good condition. 2nd sermon in series. £75
56. Hertz, Rabbi Dr Joseph Herman. A Decade of Woe and Hope . London, Humphrey Milford and Oxford University Press 1923 [11854] Original wrappers, sewn, 21.5cm, 15pp, appendix, text in English, very good condition Part of the Opening Address by the Chief Rabbi at the Conference of Jewish Preachers, 10 July 1923, regarding pogroms in Ukraine £45
57. Hertz, Dr. J. H. - The Synagogue: Its Traditional Position in Jewry. Sermon preached at the consecration of the Harrogate Synagogue, September 10, 1925. London Office of the Chief Rabbi 1925 [8314] Original wrappers, 19cm, 12 pp, very good condition. ‘With compliments’ written on inside front cover. £45
58. Laski, Neville. - Statement on Retirement from the Presidency of the Jewish Board of Deputies. London, Jewish Board of Deputies 1940 [6343]
Original wrappers, cover title, 22cm, 15 pp, very good condition. Signed by Neville Laski. £50
59. Jew's College London. Order of Service on the occasion of the Consecration of the Bernard Prevezer Room. London, Jew's College London 1961 [6334] Original wrappers, cover title, 20.5cm, 2 pp, very good condition. Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie was one of the officiating ministers. £15
60. Lord Rothschild. The Best Laid Plans: What is planning, what is not planning, what is a planner [London] 1976 [6337] Original wrappers, 21cm, 24 pp, excellent condition. The first Israel Sieff Memorial Lecture. Economic policy £30
61. United Synagogue. - Order of Service on the Twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the Hampstead Synagogue, 9th September 1917 . London, Hampstead Synagogue 1917 [6341] Original wrappers, cover title, 21.5cm, 13 pp, very good condition. Includes history of the synagogue, photographs of officers, lists of officers and past officers, prayers, national anthem. £95
62. Minz, B. - The Way Ahead: A Presidential Address. London, Poale Agudat Israel 5770 [6342] Original wrappers, 21cm, 14 pp, very good condition. £25
63. Eichler, Rabbi M M. - What Makes Life Worth Living? New York, Beth Israel Culture Association 1904 [6395] Original wrappers, 23cm, 56 pp, good condition, spine worn. This is a series of Eight Friday Evening discourses delivered before the Beth Israel congregation in Philadelphia, PA, Winter 1903-1904. £85
64. Singer, Rev. S. Conversionist Activity and its Perils - A Sermon Delivered at the New West End Synagogue, On Sabbath, 7th November, 1903 . London, Jewish Chronicle 1903 [6849] Original wrappers, 22cm, 8 pp, very good condition. Reprinted from the Jewish Chronicle. £45
65. Chain, Professor Sir Ernst. - Robert Waley Cohen Memorial Lecture, 1970 - Social Responsibility and the Scientist in Modern Western Society. London, The Council of Christians and Jews 1970 [6853] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 26 pp, very good condition. Subscription form at back. £25
66. Lieberman, J. Nina. - He Came to Cambridge - Rabbi David Samuel Margules. Cambridgeshire, Ellisons' Editions [6854] Original wrappers, 21cm, 35 pp, very good condition. Number 13 of 500 limited edition copies. Letter enclosed from publishers. £15
67. Souvenir: Seder Birkat ha-Mazon Reception at the Empress Ballroom, Derby Lane, Stockport, Cheshire Following the Re-Consecration of the Synagogue, on Sunday, 24th January, 1954. Presented by Mr. & Mrs. S. Clare Manchester, The Abbey Press 1954 [11012] Original wrappers, 10cm, 4pp, unpaginated. Text in Hebrew, very good condition £25
68. Crouch, A. C. - Jews are News! Leicester, Newman Wolsey 1922 [6857] Original wrappers, 18cm, 32 pp, very good condition. £45
69. Feldman, Dayan Dr. A. - Mrs. J. H. Hertz - In Memoriam - With funeral sermon and obituaries London, Office of the Chief Rabbi 1930 [6859] Original wrappers, 22cm, 14 pp, very good condition. ‘With compliments’ slip inserted, from Office of the Chief Rabbi, portrait of Mrs Hertz. £35
70. Rules of the Beth Hamedrash Hagodel Synagogue Leeds. Leeds, J. Porton & Sons [10997] Original wrappers, 20.5cm, 8pp, text in English, minor soiling to front wrapper, otherwise in very good condition £75
71. St John's Wood Synagogue. Order of Service in memory of the late Dr Adolph Büchler. London, Office of the Chief Rabbi 1939 [10999] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 7 pp, Hebrew and English text, folding to corners and creasing to edges, text not affected £35
72. Stern, Rev. J. F. - Brotherhood - A Sermon Preached at the New West End Synagogue, on Sabbath, April 28th, 1906. London, Jewish Chronicle 1906 [6864] Reprinted from the Jewish Chronicle. Original wrappers, 22cm, 4 pp, very good condition, foxing to cover. £45
73. Freedman, Maurice. - Noah Barou Memorial Lecture, 1957: The Structure of Jewish Minorities. Gustave Tuck Theatre, University College, London on Thursday 13th December 1957. London, World Jewish Congress (British Section) 1957 [7626] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 24 pp, very good condition. Freedman was a Reader in Anthropology at the University of London, at the London School of Economics and Political Science. £15
74. Fraenkel, Josef. - The Jewish Press in Great Britain, 1823-1963. London, The British Section of the World Jewish Congress, June-July 1963 1963 [7633] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 63 pp, very good condition. Details all the Jewish publications in Great Britain during 1823- 1963, including English, Yiddish, Hebrew and other languages (Hungarian, Polish, Russian) publications. Includes many advertisements for Israel travel and Jewish publications. £25
75. Stafford-Clark, Dr. David - Robert Waley Cohen Memorial Lecture 1960: The Psychology of Persecution and Prejudice. 22nd November, 1960, The William Beveridge Hall, Senate House, University of London. London, The Council of Christian's and Jews 1960 [7635] Original wrappers, 22cm, 27 pp, very good condition. Includes bibliography. £15
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76. Münz, Dr. L. - Ein Buch für die jüdische Ehefrau. Frankfurt am Main, Hofmann. 1935 [9595] Original orange wrappers, 22cm, 63 pp. Good condition with some chips to covers. In German. £35
77. Verwaltungs-Bericht des Vorstandes der Jüdischen Gemeinde zu Berlin für das Jahr 1937. Berlin 1938 [11014] Original wrappers, 22.5cm, 35pp. Text in German, photos of communal institutions and activities, yellowing throughout, covers chipped to edges with some fading and minor foxing, creasing to front cover and tear to spine, but still a good copy. £95
78. Simon, Dr Max. - Grundzüge des Jüdischen Kalenders und leichtfassliche Anleitung zu seiner Berechnung. Berling, Verlag des Bibliographischen Bureaus 1891 [11015] Original wrappers, 19cm, 39pp, uncut, ex-library. Text in German, ex-libris, some wear to spine and corner creased. £75
79. Nobel, Josef. - Die Orgelfrage . Mainz, Joh. Wirtz 1897 [11016] Original wrappers, 20cm, 27pp, ex-library. Text in German in old German script, vertical crease, covers soiled, minor pen and pencil markings inside. Response of the rabbi of Halberstadt to the issue of using organs during prayer service. Worldcat lists only five copies in the USA and Israel £95
80. Programm und Festschrift zu dem am Sonnabend, d. 24. November 1934 im "Curiohaus" stattfindenden Gesellschaftsabend des Fussball-Club Blau-Weiss Hamburg . Hamburg 1934 [11018] Original wrappers, 21.5cm, 8pp. Text in German, logo of the club on front cover, illustrated adverts. Program of celebrations for the first anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish sport club, Blau-Weiss in Hamburg £95
No 81 to 87. Sch'wilim: Hebräische Lese- und Unterrichts-bücher: A rare group of pamphlets. Only Item 83, (book 3) is listed on Worldcat (Texas at Austin). As a complete set: £200
81. Sch'wilim: Hebräische Lese- und Unterrichts-bücher: 1. Agadah. Von Adam bis zum Tode Mosis. Aus dem "Sefer Ha-agadah" von Bialik und Rawnitzki Berlin, Hebräischen Schulverein 1920 [13000] Original wrappers, 22.5cm, 16 pp, very good condition. In Hebrew, with a German and a Hebrew cover. £40
82. Sch'wilim: Hebräische Lese- und Unterrichts-bücher: 2. David Frischmann; 1. Ewed iwri, 2. Nachasch hanechoschet, 3. M'cholot, 4. Hamal'ach hakatan. Berlin, Hebräischen Schulverein 1920 [7643] Original wrappers, 22.5cm, 16 pp, very good condition. In Hebrew, with a German and a Hebrew cover. £40
83. Sch'wilim: Hebräische Lese- und Unterrichts-bücher: 3 . I. D. Berkowitz. 1. Haacharon, 2. Melakot, 3. Maftir, 4. Mimar'ot hairah (Ketaim). Berlin, Hebräischen Schulverein 1920 [7642] Original wrappers, 22.5cm, 16 pp, very good condition. In Hebrew, with a German and a Hebrew cover. £40
84. Sch'wilim: Hebräische Lese- und Unterrichts-bücher: 4. M. S. Feierberg 1. Haegel, 2. Baarew, 3. Ben haschmaschot b'"cheder", 4. Lel awiw, 5. Misichronot hajaldut. Berlin, Hebräischen Schulverein 1920 [7641] Original wrappers, 22.5cm, 16 pp, very good condition. In Hebrew, with a German and a Hebrew cover. £40
85. Sch'wilim: Hebräische Lese- und Unterrichts-bücher: 5. S. Ben-Zion. S'kenim (Idyll). Berlin,
Hebräischen Schulverein 1920 [7639] Original wrappers, 22.5cm, 16 pp, very good condition. In Hebrew, with a German and a Hebrew cover. £40
86. Sch'wilim: Hebräische Lese- und Unterrichts-bücher: 6-7. Medele Mocher S'forim. Baderech. (Aus dem "Sefer hakabzanim".) Berlin, Hebräischen Schulverein 1920 [7638] Original wrappers, 22.5cm, 32 pp, very good condition. In Hebrew, with a German and a Hebrew cover. £40
87. Elischewa: Drei Aufsätze zur Charakteristik der Dichterin. Tel-Aviv, Tomer 1928 [7640] Original wrappers, 17.5cm, 16 pp, very good condition. In German. Jewish women. £35
HAGGADOT AND PASSOVER
88. Goldschmidt, Ernst Daniel. Seder Hagadah shel Pesah : Die Pessach-Haggada. Berlin, Schocken 1937 [13556] Original paper covered boards, 20 cm., 115 p., text in Hebrew and German. Tearing to spine, staining to covers and some pages. Yudlov #3602; Ya'ari #2231 £45
89. Ferber, Rabbi Tsvi Hirsch [Hersch]. - Sefer Kerem Hatzvi, Otsar Chidushim U'Biurim ... Al Haggadah Shel Pesach. London, 1958 [14884] First edition. Original wrappers, 26cm, 128 pp. Text in Hebrew. Rabbi Ferber (1882-1966) was the Rabbi of the Soho based West End Great Synagogue (Dean Street). He wrote a popular commentary on the Chumash as well as several other shorter works. A little marking and soiling to covers, overall very good condition. It does NOT contain the text of the Haggadah. £45
90. Haggadah shel Pesah lefi Haggadat Venetsyah 1599. Tel Aviv Yediyot Aharonot [11002] Original wrappers, 20cm, 32cm, illustrated. Text in Hebrew. Crease to back cover, otherwise in very good condition. History of the Venetian Haggadah at rear. A gift for the readers of Yediyot Aharonot. Reprint of Venetian Haggadah from 1599 £20
91. Saul, Felix. - Haggada Berättelse om Israels uttag ur Egypten för de bada första paskaftnarna. Stockholm, Kungl. Boktryckeriet, P A Norstedt & Söner 1954 [14936] Original paper covered boards, cloth backstrip, 23cm, 71 pp. In Hebrew and Swedish. With musical scores by Felix Saul. A little wrinkling to a few pages at the top edge, (a little damp?) and a little age toning, a couple of marks to covers, previous owner’s name on the front free endpaper. Otherwise overall good condition, with a little wear on lower edge. The Hebrew text is after Bamberger's edition from Frankfurt Am Main (1933). Illustrated by Stanislaus Bender. Yudlov 4402. Photographic reproduction of Haggadah published in Stockholm 1945 £45
92. Mandel. Nathan M. - The Passover Haggadah With a New Translation, Selected Commentary, Explanation of the Seder Laws & Customs, and a Review of the Exodus Story. New York, Balshon Brooklyn 1954 [14938] Original cloth, 23.5 cm, 32 + 128 pp Text in Hebrew, Yiddish and English. Some wear to extremities, slight warping to boards, overall very good. A couple of black and white, illustrations. There is a printed letter of encouragement from Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik. Yudlov 4385 £45
93. Pool, Rev David de Sola. - The Haggadah of Passover for Members of the Armed Forces of the United States. New York, Jewish Welfare Board 5705 - 1945 [14939] Fourth impression. Original wrappers, 19cm, 123 pp. illustrated. Concludes with the Star Spangled Banner and America. Yudlov 3970. Some staining. Some wear and tear wrappers and some internal staining. Keywords: World War 2 II, Military, Jewish, Judaica £20
94. Ziegelheim & Co. Publisher. - Service for the First Two Nights of Passover. Vienna, Ziegelheim & Co. 1928 [7790] Original wrappers, 18.5cm, 64 pp, good condition. With some black and white illustrations. English and Hebrew. £95
95. Heidenheim, W (trans.) Erzälhung von dem Auszuge, Israels aus Egypten an den beiden Pessach-Abenden. Rödelheim, J. Lehrberger & Comp. 1867 [7805] Original boards, 18 cm, 79 pp, good condition, papers stained but strong. German and Hebrew. Yudlov #1304. £125
96. Lugassy, Joseph. - Hagada de Pessah. Casablanca, L'Ideale c1940s [7810] Original wrappers. 21cm, [1]. 20, [4], 23-30 pp. Very good condition. Black and white illustration. French and Hebrew. Yudlov #3824. £85
97. Magil, Joseph. - Magil's Linear Haggadah for Passover for the School and the Home . Washington, Joseph Magil's Publications "For the School and the People" 1913 [7811] Original wrappers, 23.5cm, 36 pp, very good condition. Black and white illustrations. Third edition. English and Hebrew. £95
98. Bueno, Yishak (ed.) - Agad'a de Pesah. Galata, Güler Matbaasi 1953 [7813] Original wrappers, 20cm, 48 pp, previous owners on front wrapper and title page overall good condition. Black and white illustrations. In romanized Ladino. Yudlov #4356. £85
99. Heller, Janet. - Passover Meals Food Marketing Leaflet 5 (Revised 1954). New York, Food Marketing Program 1954 [11023] Original wrappers, 23cm, 11pp. Text in English, photo of seder plate on cover, tearing to spine and signs of foxing on two pages, minor creasing to corners Nutrition plan with menu examples for Passover £45
UUUNITEDUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
100. Levy, Rabbi J. Leonard. The Reform Pulpit - Vol 5, No 5. Dec. 3, 1905 - Why Does God Permit Suffering? Pittsburg, Charles H. Joseph 1905 [6850] Original wrappers, 23cm, 22 pp, very good condition. This series contains the Sunday Lectures of Rabbi Levy. £25
101. Philippson, M[artin]. Reworked by Rev. F. Schauer. - Die blutgier Spaniens und Vertreibung der Juden: Historische Skizze aus den Zeiten des fuenfzehnten Jahrhunderts. Milwaukee 1873 [8075] Original wrappers, sewn, 19cm, 23 pp, very good condition. Text in German. This was the first Jewish book printed in Milwaukee. Martin Philippson (1846-1916) was Professor of History, first at the University of Bonn, and later at the University of Brussels. He authored several modern historical studies ranging from the Elizabethan Era to the History of the Counter-Reformation. His final years in retirement in Berlin were devoted to Jewish communal work. He headed the Lehranstalt für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, which commissioned his three-volume Neueste Geschichte des Jüdischen Volkes (1907-11). See JE, Vol. IX, pp.684-5; EJ, Vol. XIII, col. 397. Singerman 2414. £95
Item 102
102. Temple Beth Zion, New York. - Dedication celebration pamphlet. Buffalo, New York, Temple Beth Zion 1967 [8904]
A fold-out poster. Folded, it is 23cm x 15.5cm, with a history of the Shul. Unfolded, it is 45.5cm x 61cm. Full colour, many photographs. £45
Hebraica
103. Rav Moshe Ben Menachem Prager Kuntras Maaseh Hashem Ki Norah Who. London Yaakov Kopul Duchinsky 1928 [6329] Number 23 of 75 copies printed. Entirely in Hebrew. £50
104. Luzzatto, Samuel David (DR P Schlesinger editor) Pirush Al Chamisha Chumshei Torah - S. D. Luzzatto’s Commentary To The Pentateuch. Tel Aviv, Dvir [14875] Original card wrappers. 24 cm, 569 pp Text in Hebrew. The first edition was published in Padua in 1871. This edition has been newly edited by P Schlesinger. Some marking to covers, previous owners name on half title, overall very good condition. Samuel David Luzzatto (1800 - 1865) was an Italian Jewish scholar, poet, and a member of the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement. He is also known by his Hebrew acronym, Shadal. £45
105. Shapotshnick, Rabbi Joseph. - Cherus Olam. London Printed by “Express” Printers 1928 [14984] Orig. cloth 37 cm 64 pp, text in Hebrew, yellowing to endpapers, overall a very good copy. Shapotshnick was a colourful East End character and bane of the rabbinic establishment, always getting involved in controversies and starting new projects which seemed to peter out. He died in 1937. This work deals with the Agunah Issue (the chained wife) £95
106. Oppenheim, Rabbi Zvi Yaakov. - Sefer Zvi Gaon Yaakov -Shailot U’Teshuvot, Chidushim U’Buirim B’Suggyot HaShas V’Haposkim [Responsa Literature] Riga 1929 [14988] Original paper covered boards, small folio, 34 cm, 184 pp Text in Hebrew. The book was printed in Warsaw by Rabbi B Hutner. Kuntres Hateshuvot Hachdosh No 3141 £125
MISCELLANEOUS
107. Jordan, Dr. Samuel Alexander. - Rabbi Jochanan Bar Nappacha. Lebensbild Eines Talmudischen Weisen des Dritten Jahrhunderts Nach den Quellen Dargestellt. I. Theil. Budapest, Wilhelm Junosy & Sohn 1895 [9616] Original wrappers, 23cm, xv+100 pp. Spine worn and covers almost disbound but interior good. Browned. In German. £45
108. Ferrau, Nino. - Il Colloquio Continua Lina Da Fana. Aya Messina, 5725 [5466] Original wrappers, 23.5cm, 68 pp, very good condition. Text in Italian. Inscribed "Cordiale omaggio, Lina da fana aye, Roma - elul 5725" £25
109. Weinstock, Rabbi Dr I. - Purim. London, Bnei Akivah 1943 [6275] Torah Va'Avodah Library, number 3. Original wrappers, cover title, 21cm, 27 pp, very good condition, includes biblical extracts, yiddish folk songs for purim. £45
110. Wassilevsky, I. Chassidism - A Resumé of Modern Hebrew Mysticism. With an Introduction by Professor C. H. Herford, M.A., Litt.D., of the University of Manchester. Read before the Annual conference in London of the International Society of Philology, Science, and Fine Arts, June 2nd, 1916. London, Blackburn 1916 [7652] Original wrappers, 21cm, 31 pp, very good condition. Ex libris. £35
111. Swift, Rabbi Harris. - Companion for the Divine Worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur - Prepared for the Durban United Hebrew Congregation and the Jewish Community of Natal Durban, Durban United Hebrew Congregation 1955 [8866] Original self wrapps, 21 pp overall very good condition. Keywords: South Africa, Judaica, Judaism £25
112. Isaacs, Haskell D. (with the assistance of Colin Baker) - Medical and Para-Medical Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 1994 [14976] Original cloth, 31cm, no dj as issued. 144 pp plus 20 plates. Very good condition. £95
113. Wallenstein, Meir. - Hymns from the Judean Scrolls - With introduction, Translation, and Annotation by Wallenstein. Manchester, The University Press 1950 [6862] Original wrappers, 24cm, 23 pp, very good condition. Hebrew and English, some photographs of original scrolls. £18
114. Bunis, David M. - A Guide To Reading And Writing Judezmo. Brooklyn, The Judezmo Society 1975 [7897] Original wrappers, 28 cm, 49 pp, very good condition. Illustrated with examples of text. Signed by the author in Judezmo. £65
115. Schwab, Moise. - Homélies Judéo-Espagnoles. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale 1916 [7898] Original wrappers, 28.5 cm, 32 pp, good condition, fragile. Text in French. £95
116. Duschinsky, Dr. Charles. - Jacob Kimchi and Shalom Buzaglo. London, Luzac & Co. 1914 [8932] Original wrappers, 24.5cm, 21 pp, very good condition. £48
117. Rosenau, Helen. - Contributions to the study of Jewish iconography. Manchester, The Librarian, The John Rylands Library and the Manchester University Press. 1956 [8933] Original wrappers, sewn, 24.5cm, 466-482 pp. Very good condition. £30
118. Gerstenkorn, Yitshak. - Hazon Ish 11 Heshvan 5639 - 15 Heshvan 5714 (Zayn Yerushe fir Bnei-Brak). Tel Aviv, Dov Guterman 1953. [11001] Original wrappers, 15cm, 31pp. Text in Yiddish, photos of Hazon Ish with the author and of Hazon Ish's letter. Discolouration to edges of covers and to spine, and slight staining to front cover, still a very good copy A tribute to rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz (Hazon Ish) paid by the founder and first mayor of Bnei Brak, Yitshak Gerstenkorn. The Hazon Ish was a prominent Lithuanian rabbi and a leader of Haredi Jews in Israel. After immigrating to Palestine he settled in Bnei Brak. £25