Jul 13, 2024Sofe Design AuctionsAntique Judaica Hanging Shabbat Brass/Bronze Oil Lamp ChandelierUS$225
British World War II recruiting poster in Hebrew leads our five auction highlightsWorld War II-era Poster, in Hebrew, Recruiting Jewish Women to Join the British Army, $7,800 TEL AVIV – Second World War posters recruiting British and American women to the war effort are a familiar sight at auction. Less well known, and much harder to find, are the posters that encouraged thousands of Jewish women to […]
Hebrew University adds new manuscripts to Einstein archiveJERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Hebrew University announced Wednesday that it had obtained a “magnificent” collection of Albert Einstein’s manuscripts, shedding new light on the mind and soul of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist ahead of his 140th birthday.
16th C. Hebrew grammar book returns to PraguePRAGUE (AP) – A 16th century book that belonged to Prague’s Jewish community before World War II and surfaced at a New York City auction last year was brought back to the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
Met displays rare Hebrew manuscripts in observance of PassoverNEW YORK – In conjunction with the observance of Passover this year, two medieval Hebrew manuscripts are on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art—one at The Met Cloisters and the other at The Met Fifth Avenue. Both works were recently conserved, and are on loan from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) […]