The present catalogue includes an extensive chapter dedicated to Bezalel artists, including illustrated books, various objects, drawing and paintings. This chapter features numerous original sketches for works by Ze'ev Raban - Raban's sketchbook (lot 318), sketches for illustrations to the Song of Songs (lot 320), sketches of the signs of the Zodiac (lot 327), a large collection of photographs of works by Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh (lot 344), and many other unique items from the estate of Shlomo Kedmi, who succeeded Raban and Gur Aryeh in the Industrial Art Studio.
The chapter dedicated to Hebrew children's books features charming works by prominent writers and illustrators: stories by Benzion Raskin illustrated by Uriel Kahana, Chaim Hanft and Haim Goldberg; poems by Itzhak Katzenelson illustrated by Gertrud Caspari; rhymes by Ya'akov David Kamson illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor; children's book published by "Omanut", with color lithograph illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim" (Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov and Higer); pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa; and other rare books.
The avant-garde chapter features Yiiddish, Hebrew and Russian books, with illustrations and cover-designs by important Russian avant-garde artists such as El Lissitzky, Joseph Chaikov, Issachar Ber Ryback, Mark Epstein and Nathan Altman.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism, bibliophile works, letters, travelogues and maps of Palestine, photographs, postcards, rare Ladino periodicals, works by Safed-based artist Yosef Zvi Geiger, bibliophile works, a chapter dedicated to numismatics, and many more items.
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Women Underground Fighters in Mandatory Palestine, Interned in the Bethlehem Prison – Correspondence between Anitta ...
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Women Underground Fighters in Mandatory Palestine, Interned in the Bethlehem Prison – Correspondence between Anitta Müller-Cohen, Prison Doctor Hanna Perlman, Prison Rabbi Jacob Goldman, and others
Collection of letters exchanged between Anitta Müller-Cohen and various individuals and organizations as part of her efforts to assist Jewish women interned at the women's prison in Bethlehem. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Bethlehem, 1946. German, English and Hebrew.
The women's prison in Bethlehem operated between 1930 and 1948, housing members of the Jewish underground organizations – Irgun, Lehi, and others. Among the women interned there were Geulah Cohen, Sarah Livni, Esther Raziel-Naor, and the daughter of social worker Anitta Müller-Cohen – Ruth.
The present collection comprises Anitta Müller-Cohen's correspondence with various individuals, both from within and without the prison, as part of her attempts to establish a prison infirmary, receive information regarding the prisoners' condition, and deliver packages to the prisoners:
• Six letters handwritten by the prison's doctor, Hanna (Anna) Perlman. German.
• Handwritten document by Dr. Perlman (accompanied by several printed copies), listing the articles required for the establishment of a prison infirmary. German.
• Four letters by the prison's Rabbi, Jacob Goldman. Hebrew.
• Handwritten and printed lists of items delivered to the prisoners: cigarettes, cosmetic items, magazines, etc. English and German.
• Approx. 55 letters exchanged between Anitta Müller-Cohen and various individuals and organizations (Müller-Cohen's letters printed on carbon paper; most are signed with her initials): Arieh Shenkar, Jewish-British army officer Rachel Maklev-Mazur, and others. English and German.
• Receipts for goods purchased for the prisoners, envelopes, and additional paper items.
Approx. 85 letters, documents, and paper items. Size and condition vary. Stains, creases, filing holes and blemishes.
Anitta Müller-Cohen (1890-1962), Zionist social activist, social worker, journalist, and politician, native of Vienna. During World War I, she was involved in rescue and welfare operations on behalf of mothers, orphans, refugees, and the homeless. In recognition of her efforts, she was awarded a Medal of Honor by Emperor Karl I. In addition to activity in the field of social work, she was active in Zionist affairs and journalistic reportage, and campaigned on behalf of women's rights. She was one of the first women to be elected to Vienna's city council (the "Wiener Gemeinderat"). Immigrated to Palestine in the 1930s, where she continued her social activism, serving as head of the Mizrachi Women's Organization and as president of the Austrian Immigrants' Association. Enlisted as a member of the Etzel (Irgun Tzva'i Le'umi; National Military Organization) and later was affiliated with the Herut party. Her daughter Ruth was interned in the Bethlehem women's prison at the age of 17.
