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In the present catalogue, a distinct chapter is dedicated to the Dayan family, featuring personal letters, photographs, books and documents from the estate of Ruth Dayan; together, this miniature collection recounts the story of the Dayan-Schwartz family over three generation, from Moshe's father Shmuel Dayan to Ruth's and Moshe's children. Included in this collection are a number of letters written by the famous of all Dayans – Moshe Dayan, and a variety of letters and other items sent or presented to family members, such as pictures dedicated to Moshe Dayan by Nobel peace prize laureate Albert Schweitzer, a micrography by Abraham Haba and a letter of appreciation to Moshe Dayan by Yigael Yadin, who served as IDF chief of staff during the 1948 War.
The art chapter features a number of Old Master works – including a forest view by Allaert van Everdingen and "Ruins of the Brederode Castle" attributed to Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael – as well as works of Israeli and Judaic art from the collection of art historian Uzi Agassi.
the catalogue also includes an extensive chapter dedicated to numismatics, with an abundance of scrips and coupons, some used by Jewish Palestinian communities in times of distress and need (World War I, the 1948 siege on Jerusalem), some issued by small businesses throughout Palestine – bakeries, groceries and various stores, many of which had gone out of business soon afterwards. The chapter also includes various coins and banknotes: Ottoman, mandatory, and Israeli banknotes and coins, and two silver amuletic medals struck in honor of the formation of the Mandatory government and the appointment of High Commissioner Herbert Samuel.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism – rare books (such as Sh.Y. Agnon's first book published in Palestine and "Tsveyuntsvantsik" by Ka-Tsetnik), letters and manuscripts (by Leah Goldberg, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Uri Tzvi Grinberg and Agnon), publications and ephemera from central events in the history of Zionism (the Katowice conference protocol, autograph postcards by Leo Motzkin), travelogues and scholarly works, Bezalel art, rugs, photographs and more.
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"The Jewish Faith" by Grace Aguilar (First Edition) – Copy belonging to the Etting Family of Baltimore, among the ...
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"The Jewish Faith" by Grace Aguilar (First Edition) – Copy belonging to the Etting Family of Baltimore, among the First Jewish Families in the United States – Handwritten Dedication by Solomon Etting, America's First Native-Born Jewish Ritual Slaughterer
The Jewish Faith, by Grace Aguilar. London: Richard Groombridge, 1846. English.
The book entitled "The Jewish Faith; Its Spiritual Consolation, Moral Guidance, and Immortal Hope" – an epistolary work, consisting of a series of letters written by an elderly Jewish woman, Inez Villena, to her young friend, Annie Montague, entreating her not to abandon her Judaism – was published shortly before the passing of the young English author, Grace Aguilar (1816-1847).
This copy of the book was the property of the Etting family of Baltimore, Maryland – among the earliest Jewish immigrant families in the New World (arriving before the United States of America gained its independence) – for three generations; Solomon Etting gave this copy as a gift to his daughter Richa, and Richa in turn bequeathed it to her niece.
Solomon Etting (1764-1847) was a merchant, politician, and activist on behalf of the American Jewish community. At the age of 18, he became the first native-born American Jewish ritual slaughterer in the history of the United States. For many years, he campaigned for the enactment of a bill that would enable the Jews of Maryland to hold public office. Known as the "Jew Bill, " it finally became law in 1826. With its passing, Etting became a member of Baltimore's city council. Solomon Etting's first wife was the daughter of Joseph Simon, and his second wife was the daughter of Barnard Gratz. Solomon's son, Samuel, took part in the historic battle of Fort McHenry (1814).
Two handwritten dedicatory inscriptions – documenting the transfer of the book from one owner to the next – appear on the front endpaper. At the top of the page – presentation inscription handwritten by Solomon Etting's, to his daughter, Richa: "To my dear Richa, from her Affectionate father" (dated June 15, 1847). This is followed by another presentation inscription (undated and faintly handwritten) from Richa to her niece: "To Georgie Cohen from her Loving Aunt Richa." In all likelihood, the "Georgie" mentioned here is Georgiana Cohen, daughter of Richa's sister.
The book is leatherbound. Front and back boards with a decorative gilt border. Front board gilt-stamped with the name "Richa G. Etting." Ownership autograph on title page: "Richa Gratz Etting.
xvi, 448 pp., 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor blemishes and few stains (mostly to first leaves and to edges). Embossed stamp to title page and on following leaf. Spine missing. Blemishes and wear to binding. Front board detached; back board partly detached.
