Bidspirit auctions | Kedem Auction Nov 15, 2016
Kedem, Nov 15, 2016. 168 lots.
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Lots in this catalog (168)
- Lot 1: Small Torah Scroll - Central Europe, 18th/19th Century
- Lot 2: Illustrated Vellum Esther Scroll - Europe, 18th Century
- Lot 3: Decorated Vellum Esther Scroll - Baghdad, 19th Century - Sassoon Family
- Lot 4: Miniature Esther Scroll with an Exquisite Filigree-Silver Handle - Turkey, 19th Century
- Lot 5: Letter from the Cairo Geniza - Sent by Rabbi Shlomo Cohen of Alexandria to his Father Rabbi Yehuda Cohen in Fustat
- Lot 6: Machzor for Yom Kippur, According to the Roman Rite - Vellum Manuscript - Italy, 15th Century
- Lot 7: Manuscript - Sefer HaKitzin by the Ramban - Spain, 14/15th Century
- Lot 8: Manuscript - Anthology of Medical Books, in the Handwriting of Rabbi Mordechai Finzi - Legnago, Italy, 1466
- Lot 9: Quires of the First Printed Edition of the Talmud - Soncino, 1489
- Lot 10: Babylonian Talmud - Tractate Eruvin - Venice, 1528 - Printed by Daniel Bomberg - Variant
- Lot 11: Psalms - Leipzig, 1533 - First Hebrew Book Printed in Leipzig
- Lot 12: Vayikra,
- Lot 13: Zevach Pesach - Cremona, 1557
- Lot 14: Haggadah - Zevach Pesach - Riva di Trento, 1561
- Lot 15: Passover Haggadah - Ma'ale Beit Chorin - With Map of Eretz Israel - Amsterdam, 1781
- Lot 16: Passover Haggadah with Illustrations - Bombay, India, 1846 - First Bene Israel Haggadah
- Lot 17: Arvit and Sefirat HaOmer Prayers According to Kabbalah - Brno, 1763 - Unknown Miniature Edition
- Lot 18: The Form of Prayers According to the Custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews - Siddur Siftei Tsaddikim -
- Lot 19: LaYesharim Tehilla, by the Ramchal - Amsterdam,
- Lot 20: Three Books Printed in Basel,
- Lot 21: Arba'a Turim - Cremona, 1558 - Copy of Rabbi David son of Rabbi Eliyahu Ba'al Shem of Worms,
- Lot 22: Tavnit Hechal - Amsterdam, 1650 - Signature of Rabbi Shalom Mizrachi Sharabi - The Rashash
- Lot 23: Chiddushei HaRitva - Prague, 1735 - Copy of Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeschutz
- Lot 24: Halachot Ketanot - Venice 1704 - Dedication in the Handwriting of the Publisher and Author Rabbi Moshe Hagiz -
- Lot 25: Me'irat Einayim - Vilna, 1839 / Edut L'Yisrael - Pressburg, 1839 - Copy of the Ktav Sofer, with his Signature
- Lot 26: Sefer Chassidim - Krakow, 1581 - Copy of Ba'al HaHafla'ah, Teacher of the Chatam Sofer
- Lot 27: Be'er Ya'akov - Signature of the Ohev Yisrael of Apta
- Lot 28: Kehillat Ya'akov - Copy of the First Tosh Rebbe and of his Son-in-law the Căuşeni Rebbe, Author of Bnei Shileshim
- Lot 29: Toldot Aharon, by Rabbi Aharon of Zhitomir - Berdychiv 1817 - Signatures of Rebbe Zvi Hirsh of Liska
- Lot 30: Kli HaRo'im (Dynó
- Lot 31: Likutei Amarim Tanya - Shklow, 1806 - First Edition of Igeret HaTeshuva
- Lot 32: Lu'ach Birkat HaNehenin, by the Admor HaZaken, Ba'al HaTanya - Zholkva,
- Lot 33: Avodat Yisrael - Józefów, 1842 - First Edition - Handwritten Unknown Censors' Omissions
- Lot 34: Degel Machane Efraim - Korets, 1810 - First Edition
- Lot 35: Ma'or VaShemesh - First Edition, Breslau, 1842 - Including Two "False" Title Pages, Lemberg, 1745
- Lot 36: Melo HaRo'im - Copy which Belonged to Rebbe David Morgenstern of Kotzk and to Rabbi Avraham Borenstein of Sochaczew
- Lot 37: Tractate Rosh Hashanah - Pietrykaŭ,
- Lot 38: Chok L'Yisrael, Bamidbar - Zhovkva, 1802 - Copy of Rebbe Chune Halberstam of Kołaczyce - With his Own Signature
- Lot 39: Sha'arei Kedusha / Alim L'Terufah - Jerusalem,
- Lot 40: Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat - Thousands of Marginalia - Full Hitherto Unprinted Composition in the Handwriting of
- Lot 41: Chesed LeAvraham / Magid Mesharim - Glosses in the Handwriting of the Author of Arvei Nachal and His Teacher Rabbi
- Lot 42: Autograph Glosses of Rabbi Akiva Eger - On Torat Chesed Responsa, Salonika, 1723
- Lot 43: Ohel David - Vienna, 1825 - Additions and Corrections in the Handwriting of the Author, Rabbi David Deutsch,
- Lot 44: Ma'amar Mordechai - Dyhernfurth, 1719 - Copy of the Kabbalist Mula Or Shraga from Yazd,
- Lot 45: Chiddushei Aggadot Maharam Shick and Ahavat Yehonatan - Dozens of Long Hitherto Unprinted Glosses Handwritten by Rabbi
- Lot 46: Leaf Handwritten by Rabbi Chaim Vital - Segulot and Cures for Various Ailments and Practical Kabbalah of Amulet
- Lot 47: Handwritten Volume, Compilation of Compositions of the Arizal's Kabbalah,
- Lot 48: Manuscript, Kol Barama - Commentary on the Idra Rabba,
- Lot 49: Leaf in the Handwriting of the Chatam Sofer - Documentation of a Kabbalistic Manuscript in his Possession - Signed by
- Lot 50: Manuscript, Siddur Kavanot Ha'Ari - 18th Century
- Lot 51: Manuscript - Siddur Kavanot Ha'Ari, Edited by Rabbi Moshe Zacuto - Italy, Early 18th Century
- Lot 52: Manuscript, Sha'ar Ma'amarei HaZohar - Algiers, 1762 - Signatures and Colophons
- Lot 53: Sermons in the Handwriting of Rabbi Ya'akov Yisrael Algazi - Jerusalem, 1744
- Lot 54: Manuscript of the Novellae of the Maharam Jaffe - Disciple of Rabbi Akiva Eger
- Lot 55: Complete Handwritten Pamphlet of Torah Novellae by the Netziv of Volozhin, with his Signature
- Lot 56: Manuscript of a Halachic Composition of Responsa - Handwritten and Signed by the Author Rabbi Yosef HaLevi of Meknes,
- Lot 57: Notebook of Torah Novellae by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach - Jerusalem Ca. 1940
- Lot 58: Manuscript,
- Lot 59: Manuscript, Notebook Handwritten by Rabbi Zekil Loeb Wormser - the Ba'al Shem of Michelstadt
- Lot 60: Manuscript - Letters of Halachic Responsa - Original Letters in the Handwriting of the Lubavitcher Rebbe,
- Lot 61: Letter by the First Husiatyn Rebbe - Son of Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin
- Lot 62: Letter of Acceptance for a New Shochet in the Carlsberg Community - Handwritten and Signed by Rebbe Yechezkel Panet,
- Lot 63: Letter of Confirmation by Rebbe Yeshaya Schorr of Iași, Author of Kelil Tiferet
- Lot 64: Letter of Approbation by Rebbe Zvi Hirsh of Liske
- Lot 65: An Interesting Letter of Smicha by Rabbi Chaim Kitza, Rabbi of Irsa
- Lot 66: Letter Regarding Smicha for the Rabbinate - Handwritten and Signed by the Ktav Sofer - Pressburg, 1842
- Lot 67: Interesting Letter by Rabbi David Deutsch, Author of Ohel David
- Lot 68: Letter by Rabbi Yehuda Assad - To his Son-in-law Rabbi Aharon Bichler, Rabbi of Jászberény
- Lot 69: Autograph Letter Signed by the Gerrer Rebbe, Author of Sfat Emet
- Lot 70: Halachic Responsum in the Handwriting of the Siget Rebbe, Author of Atzei Chaim
- Lot 71: Letters of Support for the Emissary of the Meron Yeshiva - Signed by Renowned Rabbis and Rebbes
- Lot 72: Letter of Recommendation by Rebbe Elisha Halberstam of Görlitz
- Lot 73: Letter by Rabbi Simcha of Dessau (Author of Glosses on the Talmud) to Rabbi David Berlin, Author of Korban Ha'Eda
- Lot 74: Letter by the Maharsham of Berezhany - Halachic Responsum and Good Wishes for a Gmar Chatima Tova
- Lot 75: Letter with Halachic Responsum - By Rabbi Meir Arik
- Lot 76: Interesting Letter by Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, Author of Arugot HaBosem
- Lot 77: Letter by the Va'ad HaKlali - Jerusalem, 1910 - Many Signatures,
- Lot 78: Letters by Rabbis upon the Construction of the Bikur Cholim Hospital - Jerusalem, 1907 - 15 Important Signatures
- Lot 79: Letter by the Rogatchover Gaon Yosef Rosen, Rabby of Dvinsk - Two Signatures
- Lot 80: Letter by Rabbi Meir Simcha HaCohen, the Or Same'ach - To his Son-in-law Rabbi Avraham Luftvir
- Lot 81: Letter in the Name of the Saba of Kelm - Handwritten and Signed by his Son-in-law Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Broide - Head of the
- Lot 82: Archive of Letters and Manuscripts - Rabbi Baruch Yoseph Feivelson, One of the Heads of the Radin Yeshiva
- Lot 83: Letter by Rabbi Chaim Ozer to the Chazon Ish
- Lot 84: Letter by Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman to the Chazon Ish - World War I Period
- Lot 85: Letter by the Chazon Ish and his Sister Rebbetzin Kanievsky - To Their Mother, the Rebbetzin of Kosava
- Lot 86: Interesting Letter by Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner - Jerusalem, 1933
- Lot 87: Halachic Responsum by Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman - Montreux, 1942
- Lot 88: Long Letter of Condolence Handwritten and Signed by the Lubavitcher Rebbe the Rayatz,
- Lot 89: Two Letters by the Lubavitcher Rebbe - To his Cousin, the Poet Zelda, and to her Mother, Ms. Rachel Schneerson,
- Lot 90: Letter by Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, Mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe - Brooklyn, 1951
- Lot 91: Album of Letters of Good Wishes for a Wedding in the Family of the Stern-Kinstlicher Rabbis - Dozens of Letters from
- Lot 92: Letters of Good Wishes for a Wedding in the Family of Rabbi Weizel,
- Lot 93: Ketubah Recording the Marriage of Rabbi Amram Blau with the Proselyte Ruth Ben-David
- Lot 94: Ketubah on Vellum - Gibraltar, 1794 - An Early Gibraltar Ketubah
- Lot 95: Large Ketubah with Colorful Illustrations - Jerusalem, 1865 - Signatures of Jerusalem Rabbis
- Lot 96: Collection of Ketubot and Marriage Contracts - Persia
- Lot 97: Bill of Real Estate Sale Handwritten on Cloth - Teheran, 1928
- Lot 98: Collection of Printed Posters and Hand-Illustrated Leaves in Honor of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I and his
- Lot 99: arly Architectural Drawing of the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue - Jerusalem, 1855
- Lot 100: Collection of Items from the Home of the Husiatyn Rebbes
- Lot 101: Set of Silver Utensils - Bottle for Wine, Tray and Goblets - Belonged to Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Husiatyn
- Lot 102: Ancient Amulet for Home Protection, Customarily Given by the Tsaddik Rebbe Yeshaya Kerestirer,
- Lot 103: Spoon and Bowl of Rebbe Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz - The Ribnitz Rabbi
- Lot 104: Jalabiya of Kabbalist Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira - The Baba Sali
- Lot 105: Huge and Diverse Collection of Hanukkah Gelt Coins, Willow Leaves,
- Lot 106: Italian Torah Ark - Mantua, 1836
- Lot 107: Small Torah Shield Set with Gemstones
- Lot 108: Pair of Torah Finials - Abraham Lopes de Oliveyra - London, 1740
- Lot 109: Torah Case Wrapper and Embroidered Cloth - Tunisia
- Lot 110: Exquisite Mappah for the Synagogue - Italy, 19th Century
- Lot 111: Tallit - Yemen
- Lot 112: Hanukkah Lamp - Holland, 17th Century
- Lot 113: Hanukkah Lamp - Birmingham, 19th Century - Sir Edward Thomason
- Lot 114: Exquisite Passover Cup - Vilmos Farkasházi-Fischer - Cluj, 1881 / "Herend" Porcelain Factory
- Lot 115: Unique Three Dimensional "Pop-up" Engraving - Diorama of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
- Lot 116: Samaritan Manuscript - Siddur and Piyyutim for Holidays, 18th-19th Century
- Lot 117: Ceramic Relief by Boris Schatz - "Judith"
- Lot 118: Large Collection of Amulets - Persia
- Lot 119: A Large Collection of Two Hundred Shechita Knives
- Lot 120: Large Silver Tray - Sassoon Family Crest
- Lot 121: Large Collection of Books and Baghdad Printings - 19th and 20th Centuries - R. David Sassoon Collection
- Lot 122: Large Collection of Books, Booklets and Illustrated Calendars - Bombay (India) Printings - 19th and 20th Centuries - R.
- Lot 123: Large Collection of Books, Booklets and Leaves Printed in Calcutta (India) - 19th and 20th Centuries - R.
- Lot 124: Collection of Missives, Letters and Emissary's Letters - Sassoon Family Archives - Signatures of Eretz Israeli Rabbis,
- Lot 125: Huge Collection of Prayer Booklets and Leaves - Prayers for the Royal Family and for Various Occasions Related to the
- Lot 126: Large Family Photographs - Sassoon Family
- Lot 127: Collection of "Shanah Tovah" Greeting Cards - Sassoon Family
- Lot 128: Collection of Photographs and Documents - Jewish Congregation in China - Tianjin and Harbin, 1920s-1930s
- Lot 129: Letter to Napoleon Bonaparte, with his Signature - Jaffa or Egypt, Late 18th Century
- Lot 130: Eleven Privileges for Jews of Mantua - Manuscripts - Italy, 17th Century
- Lot 131: Four Monumental Photograph Albums - Travels in Eretz Israel and its Surroundings in 1894
- Lot 132: Albums of Pressed Flowers - Extensive Collection of Souvenirs from the Holy Land
- Lot 133: Photograph Album - Photographer Avraham Soskin - Souvenir for Maxa Nordau
- Lot 134: Archive of Yehiel Michal Zabludowski - Letters and Manuscripts - Early Hebrew Journalism
- Lot 135: Collection of Letters from Ephraim Deinard to Elkan Nathan Adler
- Lot 136: Collection of Letters from Zionist Leaders and Activists
- Lot 137: Collection of Letters from Authors, Poets and Intellectuals
- Lot 138: The Poet Zelda - Handwritten Notebook - Hitherto Unprinted Poems and Tales
- Lot 139: Yehuda Amichai - Handwritten Notebook - Poems, Notes and Various Writings - Europe, 1970
- Lot 140: Communist Movement in Eretz Israel - Collection of Early Publications and Documents - 1917-1948
- Lot 141: The Canaanites Movement and the Periodical "Alef" - Collection of Items
- Lot 142: Theodor Herzl - The Jewish State - First Edition, with Original Wrappers
- Lot 143: Franz Kafka - Collection of First Editions, 1913-1924
- Lot 144: Collection of Family Books - German Jewry, 1879-1966
- Lot 145: Musée des Horreurs - "Museum of Horrors" - Series of Anti-Semitic Posters Following the Dreyfus Affair,
- Lot 146: "Sifre al Sefer Devarim" - One of the Last Books Printed in Nazi Germany - Berlin, 1939
- Lot 147: Collection of Paper Items - British Internment Camp on the Isle of Man, 1940s
- Lot 148: Elaborate Silver Pendant Presented to Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski - Crafted by a Jewish Silversmith in Lodz Ghetto, 1941
- Lot 149: Album with Photographs, Collages and Hand-drawn Illustrations - A Jewish Family from Bratislava during the Holocaust
- Lot 150: Heinz Jost - Photo-Album - Warsaw Ghetto and East Europe, 1941-1942