Lot 123:

Collection of Archives and Documents, including the Archive of Rabbi Yosef Halevi Hagiz, with Legal Documents, Land Agreements, Letters, Certificates and More. Jewish and Israeli Historical Treasure. Most of Them from the 1930s to 1960s

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Archive of Rabbi Yosef halevi Hagiz, the lawyer Abba Avramsky, Rabbi Anschil Wienhois, and more.

The varied collection of docuemnts icncludes:

* Religious essays and handwritten letters by rabbis, typewritten and printed. Including: a letter from te Zurich Yeshiva, at the onset of World War II. printed essays from 1941-1942, innovations including innovations handwritten by Rabbi Chaim Zvi Hersan. Stories and a response by Rabbi Shlomo Goren and more.

* Map of the Tiberius and Nazareth district, 1941. Publication of the British government, not to be published. 69X75 cm.

[3] printed leaves with copper engravings: Karaites, Jews in Jerusalem, Leil HaSedder of a Jewish family in Holland at the early 18th century. 20 cm.

* Receipts, financial documents including documents of "Agudas Tadchatz".

* Dozens of letters, 1936-1970, in Hebrew, Yiddisg, English and more, by institutions and private people, including letters by Rabbi Pinchas Epstein Rabd of Jerusalem and Rabbi Meir Bardugo.

* Broadsides and publications of Torah and charity institutions in Jerusalem and more, including a broadside "Nezer Hagaba’ut" of the Merkaz HaRav worldwide Yeshiva. With pictures of Rabbi Kook and the plan of the yeshiva’s new buikding. A from that remained unfilled by hand. Hebrew, Yiddish and English. Palestine-Israel, Solomon Press, Jerusalem.

* Dozens of letters about a truck of the "Tadchatz" Association: insurance and licensing, transfer of title, correspondence with governmental authorities for purchasing tires during austerity, "recruitment of vehicles" for a military drill, and more.

* Dozens of financial balances and economic accounts.

* Issues of newspapers: Davar, HaAretz, HaTzofeh, HaModi’ah and more. 1937-1964. including issues with reference to historical events of World War II.

* Journals and internal publications: HaHed (1935), Komemiyut (1945) HaMa’ayan (1945), an issue for members of Agudah Youth in the Land of Israel (1946). Ma’ayanot journal (1975).

* Certificates and documents, mainly from the Mandate period and the State of Israel. 1925-1967: citizenship certificate, insurance policy, mortgage, loan and saving notebook, a review of the standards institute and more.

* File with dozens of legal documents and letters. mainly from the 1950s and 1960s. Disucssions on copyrights, wages, invading a property, thefts and more.

* File with dozens of agreements, receipts, letters, sketches, powers of attorney and agreements regarding transactions, commerce and real estate. projects on the lands of Kefar Nimrin (Tiberius district), Beit Ikas – "Neveh Yerushalayim", Nebi Samuel and more. Th efile also contains a letter by Rabbi Ezra Zion Melamed and a registration certificate of Tel Aviv.

Please contact the auction house for a more detailed list of the items of this collection.

Rabbi Yosef halevi Hagiz (1886-1974), a multifarious person, a member of the Ashkenazic City Coucil of Jerusalem, a merchant and industrialist, the founder and director of Agudat Tadchatz (Torah, Dat, Chessed, Tzeddakah), the direcor of Yosef Levi Hagiz Publication, the founder of the settlement Achuzat Naftali, one of the leaders of Pagi and active on matters of Torah and charity in Tiberius. His branched activity is indicated by the collection of documents before us.

Various conditions. Good general condition.

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