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The Missouri Compromise... Missouri and Maine Statehood...
Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island (near Niagra Falls)...
Item #667196
March 11, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820
* Missouri Compromise
* Maine and Missouri become states
* Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement
The top of the front page has an article which announces the approval of the Missouri Compromise: "The bills for the admission of Maine and Missouri into the union have been respectively signed by the president... See More
Israel is granted United Nations membership...
Item #667138
May 12, 1949
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 12, 1949
* Israel joins the United Nations (1st report)
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
The front page has an article headed: "UN ADMITS ISRAEL WITH 37-12 VOTE" with subhead. (see)
Complete in 40 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More
1867 Lipman Pike in a baseball game ...
Item #667099
May 31, 1867
THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 31, 1867
* Lipman Pike plays for Irvington
* 1st Jewish professional baseball player
* Post Civil War reconstruction era
Page 5 has reporting on two baseball games with box scores, one showing "Pike" playing for the Irvington team from New Jersey. (see) He is considered the very 1st Jewish professional baseball player.
Other news and advertisements of th... See More
Prelude to the creation of the Jewish state...
Item #667097
May 11, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1948
* Creating the Jewish state of Israel
* Jews - Judaica - Palestine
The top of page 19 contains an early report concerning the soon-to-be-announced statehood for Israel, headed: "Jews to Proclaim State Despite U.S." with subhead: "U.N. Assembly Held Limited to Recognizing Accomplished Facts--Questions Asked" and begins: "Despite... See More
MS St. Louis...1939 Jewish refugees... Jews...
Item #667061
June 4, 1939
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 4, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees to land in Cuba ?
* The Voyage of the Damned - Jews
Page 11 has a one column heading: "Cuba May Alter Laws To Allow Jews To Enter" with subhead & small related map. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news of the day. Com... See More
1945 Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine...
Item #666702
November 3, 1945
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 3, 1945
* Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
* British Army vs. Irgun & more - Jews - Zionists
The front page has a nice banner headline: "SHOWDOWN ON PALESTINE NEARING AS RIOTS SPREAD" with subhead. (see)
Incomplete issue containing the first 2 leafs (4 pages) only, loose at the spine, nice for display as such.... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #666425
July 15, 1944
NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Hungary & Greece exterminations
Page 3 has a one column head: "HULL AGAIN SCORES NAZI MASSACRES " "Punishment Is Certain for 'Savage Crimes' in Hungary and Greece, He Declares".
See photos for coverage on the Nazi atrocities Rare to find such reports in news... See More
Great Judaica item... Kristallnacht (1st night)...
Item #666327
November 10, 1938
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, November 10, 1938
* Crystal Night (Kristallnacht) (1st report)
* Night of Broken Glass - Persecution of Jews
On the eve of Armistice Day, Kate Smith sings Irving Berlin's God Bless America for the first time on her weekly radio show while the papers report the news of what was to become known as Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass". N... See More
1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising... WWII....
Item #666184
May 22, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1943
* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends in failure
* German occupied Poland - Nazi atrocities
* Jewish resistance - Jews
Page 4 has one column headlines: "JEWS' LAST STAND FELLED 1,000 NAZIS" "Battle in Warsaw Ghetto Was Aided by Armed Squads of Polish Guerrillas" "More Slaughter Starts" and more. (see) See photos for text on the end... See More
1948 Cairo-Haifa train bombings...
Item #666065
March 1, 1949
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 1, 1948
* Cairo-Haifa train bombings
* 1947-1949 Palestine War
* Jewish militant group Lehi
The front page has a nice banner headline: "28 DIE IN PALESTINE BLAST" with caption: "Train Carrying Tommies Blown Up" and subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the ... See More
Adolph Hitler made chancellor of Germany...
Item #666027
January 31, 1933
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 31, 1933
* Adolph Hitler becomes chancellor
* Nazi Germany begins climb to total power
* First event that led to the eventual Jewish Holocaust
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HITLER VICTORY UNITES THREE BIG GERMAN PARTIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Adolph Hitler becoming the new chancellor of Germany.... See More
Reszo Kasztner killed... Holocaust hero ?...
Item #665433
March 16, 1957
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1957
* Rezső Kasztner shot & killed
* Rudolf Israel Kastner murdered
* Hungarian-Jewish journalist & lawyer
* Jewish Holocaust hero ? Nazi collaborator ?
Page 3 has a one column heading: "ISRAELI 'QUISLING' DEAD OF WOUNDS" with subhead: "Dr. Kastner, Branded a Nazi Collaborator, Succumbs to an Assassin's Bullets" (see)
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Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #665308
March 21, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland murders - Ghettos
Page 10 has one column headings: "JEWS OF 5 TOWNS KILLED IN POLAND" "35,000 Persons Reported Slain In German Liquidation of Cities' Ghettos" See photos for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland where extermination of the Jew... See More
Nazi atrocities told in 1946...
Item #665263
May 28, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1946
* Jewish holocaust survivors
* Nazi atrocities revealed
* Post World War II
Page 11 has one column headings: "IMMIGRANTS TELL OF NAZI TORTURES" "Group Brought to Safety Here Reveals Plans for New Life After Years of Horror" Coverage on some of the survivors of the Jewish holocaust making there way into America wi... See More
Young Menachem Begin In 1948...
Item #665250
November 25, 1948
NEW YORK TIMES, November 25, 1948
* Menachem Begin photo
* "The Bernadotte Truce Plan
* Israel War of Independence
Page 7 has one column headings: "IRGUN HEAD SCORES BERNADOTTE PLAN" with subhead: "Begin Dennounces It as Child of British Intrique and Calls for Complete Rejection" and a one column photo of a young Menachem Begin.
Other news, sports and ad
Reunification of Jerusalem... Israel...
Item #664942
June 28, 1967
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 28, 1967
* Reunification of Jerusalem
* East Jerusalem
The front page has a one column heading: "Israel Annexes City of Jerusalem" (see) First report coverage on reunification of Jerusalem, establishing Israeli control over the "Old City".
Complete with 8 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Emil G. Hirsch death... reform Judaism rabbi...
Item #664875
January 8, 1923
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 8, 1923
* Emil G. Hirsch death
* Reform Judaism Rabbi
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Best title to be had ?
The front page has a great banner headline: "DR. EMIL G. HIRSCH DEAD" with subheads. (See) Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 6 with related photo. Great to have from city where he lived and died. Very rare as such.
Complete... See More
Arab-Israeli War for liberation... State of Israel recognized...
Item #664862
May 20, 1948
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 20, 1948
* United States, Russia & others recognizing Israel
* Arab-Israeli War for liberation beginning
* Battle for Jerusalem - Israel
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "All-Out Battle Batters Jerusalem, Perils Mosques and Synagogues" with various subheads and related photo. (see) The United States & Russia ... See More
Fascist Italy announces its 1st anti-Jewish laws...
Item #664853
September 2, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 2, 1938
* Italian Racial Laws announced
* Anti-Jewish - Jews expelled
* Fascist Italy - Pre-World War II
The front page has a one column heading: "ITALY EXILES JEWS ENTERING SINCE '19" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Fascist Italy announcing its first anti-Jewish laws. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this... See More
Early work on creating a Jewish homeland...
Item #664770
November 17, 1938
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 17, 1938
* Search for a Jewish homeland
The front page has: "British Ministers Approve Opening Colonies to Jews; Financial Aid Sought Here" with subheads including: "Quick Action Seen" "Officials Denounce Nazis" "Jews Fear New 'Spontaneous' Outbreak--German Protestants Pray for Them" and more. This was early work on c... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #664525
April 5, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Help on the way ?
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14: "JEWISH CONGRESS ASKS AID IN EUROPE", "Chicago Division to Push Succor Programs for the 5,000,000 Jews There" and more (see photos). See photos fo... See More
Arab riots of 1929... attacks on Jews...
Item #664456
September 2, 1929
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 2, 1929
* More on the Safed Massacre
* Palestine riots - Arabs vs. Jews
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ARAB ATTACKS CONTINUE; MILLIONS NEAR REVOLT, MOSLEM CHIEFTAIN WARNS" with subheads. (see)
Sixteen pages, light toning and some wear t the margins, should be handled with care.... See More
Yiddishkeit and revolution...
Bob Dylan returns with The Band for a two-month tour...
Item #664310
January 10, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, January 10, 1974
After taking an 8-year hiatus from touring, Bob Dylan came out of his unofficial touring retirement to team up with The Band for a two-month tour. This issue features a lengthy review of his premier performance which took place in Chicago: "Bob Dylan's opening night - Most Likely he'll go his way."
. A few mon... See More
New colony of Georgia... re: Franklin's lightning rod... Judaica...
Item #664269
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1756 Regarding America... There is an article near the front: "Account of American Affairs", which is continued from a previous issue & includes talk on "New Forts in America". There is also a detailed account of Oglethorpe's English colony at Georgia, now 22 yrs. old & still suffering from "want of inhabitan... See More
Rabbi Menachem Schneerson's funeral...
Item #664200
June 13, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 13, 1994
* Menachem Mendal Schneerson death funeral
* Orthodox Jewish rabbi - Jews - Judaica
The front page has a large photo with a one-column heading: "Famed Rabbi's Funeral Draws Thousands", with more on an inside page which include a small photo of him. Considerable details regarding his life are included. See images for details.
Other news of the ... See More
George Washington makes the front page... Jewish colony in the East Indies...
Item #664001
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1757 * Early Major George Washington
* Jewish colony in the East Indies
The first 2 1/2 pages have reports from the French & Indian War in America, including five letters written by General Braddock datelined Williamsburgh and Alexandria. In the introductory comments on the first page is mention that: "...concerning the territorie... See More
Russia recognizes Israel as a new state...
Item #663836
May 18, 1948
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, May 18, 1948 The front page has a two column head: "Jews Say Acre Surrenders, 500 Arab Troops Drown" with notable text that includes: "Russia recognized Israel...".
History would show Russia to be the first major power to formally recognize Israeli statehood.
Complete in 12 pages, nice condition.
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Kristallnacht... night of broken glass... Jews...
Item #663689
November 12, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 12, 1938.
* Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Night of Broken Glass
* Persecution of Jews
The front page has a nice headline: "NAZIS PERIL PEACE !" with subheads that includes: "Germans' Anti-Semitic Violence Disrupts Premier's Campaign" and more. (see)
Complete with all 24 pages, light toning and a few small archival mends... See More
1948 Hadassah medical convoy massacre...
Item #663573
April 14, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1948
* Hadassah medical convoy massacre
* Mount Scopus, Northeast Jerusalem
* Jewish doctors, nurses - Jews - Judaica
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "34 JEWS ARE SLAIN IN HOSPITAL CONVOY" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see) First report coverage on the Hadassah Medical convoy massacre on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem during the 1947-4... See More
MS St. Louis ocean liner.... Jewish refugees...
Item #662967
June 5, 1939
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 5, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba
* "Voyage of the Damned" - Jews
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Wanderers on Sea" with caption: "Jewish Refugees"
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small ad... See More
Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany...
Item #662954
November 15, 1938
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, November 15, 1938
* Kristallnacht - crystal night
* Persecution of Jews
A follow up to "Kristallnacht" or Night of Broken Glass, a coordinated attack upon Nazi Jews which resulted in 91 deaths and over 30,000 being sent to concentration camps. The 3 line headline reads: "U. S. PLAN TO MOVE 600,000 JEWS REPORTED ACCEPTED BY BRITAIN" with sub... See More
Prints of the Naval Academy at Annapolis... Jerusalem...
Item #662950
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July 1871 This issue has a wealth of images, maps, and content, including: "The Mount Cenis Railway and Tunnel" with eleven related prints; "The United States Naval Academy" with eleven related prints; "Along the Florida Reef" with 7 prints; "The Recovery of Jerusalem" with 12 prints; "Gallery At ... See More
Key Judaica interest... Mordecai Noah and his island of Ararat...
Item #662915
November 26, 1831
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 26, 1831 An inside page has a nice report on the ceremonies of the laying of the cornerstone of the city of Ararat. This was the project of Mordecai M. Noah, who is acknowledged to be the first American born Jew to rise to national prominence. His city of Ararat was to be a Jewish homeland in America, and was situated on Grand Island in the Niagara... See More
Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality...
Item #662864
November 27, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1940
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations - atrocities
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "WOMAN OF POLAND DEPICT ITS MISERY" with subhead: "EXTERMINATION HELD AIM" and more. See images for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland where extermination of the Jewish pop... See More
Jews required to wear the Star of David in Nazi Germany...
Item #662832
September 7, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Sept. 7, 1941 Page 5 has a very significant Judaica report concerning their treatment by the Nazis under Hitler's rule: "Inside Germany: All Jews Must Wear Big Yellow Star; Beaten States Gone Forever".
Page 5 also features a photo of the new B-17E Flying Fortress Bomber with article: "B-17E: The War Department Orders Mass Production of Flying For... See More
Immigration Act of 1924 signed into law...
Item #662758
May 26, 1924
THE OMAHA EVENING BEE, Nebraska., May 26, 1924
* Immigration Act of 1924
* President Calvin Coolidge
* Limiting immigrants into America
The front page has a nice banner headline: "COOLIDGE SIGNS JAP BILL" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on President Calvin Coolidge signing he Immigration Act of 1924 into law.
Other news, sports and advertisements of ... See More
Nazis put Jews into a ghetto: response to Kristallnacht...
Item #662750
November 11, 1938
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Nov. 11, 1938 A banner headline announces a follow-up to what became known as Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass".
"HITLER TO PUSH JEWS INTO GHETTO" with subheads: "Nazis Draft Laws On Medieval Lines as 'Final Solution' " "Consider Expulsion of Foreign Jews---Hitler to Talk at Vom Rath Rites". ... See More
Reunification of Jerusalem... Israel...
Item #662695
June 29, 1967
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 29, 1967 The front page has three column headline: "Divided Jerusalem Made Single City; U. S. Won't Recognize Hasty Action" with subhead.
Also on the front page: "Israeli Annexation Felt Violation of Confidence" with caption: "Washington Deplores Move"
1st report coverage on reunification of Jerusalem, establishin... See More
Rose Gruening death... Jewish settlement founder...
Item #662681
August 1, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1934
* Jewish settlement founder Rose Gruening death
* Camp Moodna, Mountainville, New York
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "'GRAND ST. ANGEL' IS DEAD AT CAMP" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Rose Gruening, founder of the Camp Moodna at Mountainville, New York.
Other news, sports and advertise... See More
1945 Forward, the Jewish newspaper...
Item #662679
April 26, 1945
(FORWARD), Jewish newspaper, New York, April 26, 1945
* Near the end of the war in Europe
* Jewish holocaust era - rare title
Printed entirely in Yiddish (a high German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, which uses the Hebrew alphabet), including the advertisements. Near the end of the World War II in Europe.
We have been told by a reliable source the following:
"The main he
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Rare Jewish newspaper from New York...
Item #662678
November 22, 1929
THE JEWISH AMERICAN FAMILY MAGAZINE & GAZETTE, New York, November 22, 1929 Noted in the masthead is: "A National Jewish Weekly Devoted to the Home, Art and Literature." This is a quite scarce newspaper printed entirely in the Hebrew language, and typical of Hebrew publications it is bound on the right with the pages turned from the left. This title is formatted like a tabloid, ... See More
King Ibn Saud & the Palestine situation....
Item #662561
November 21, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1945
* Ibn Saud statement
* King of Saudi Arabia
* Palestine - Jews & Arabs
Page 6 has a one column heading: "IBN SAUD CAUTIONS LONDON ON ZIONISM" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day shortly after World War II. Complete in 36 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More
A Nazi newspaper from an English island...
Item #662513
May 19, 1943
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Channel Islands, May 19, 1943 Among the front page reports are: "Britain's Right to Rule World Sacrificed to the Jews" "U-Boats Attack Meat Convoy in North Atlantic" "U.S. Covets Canada" and much more.
Four pages, great condition.
This newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during ... See More
1938 Jewish holocaust... seizure of businesses....
Item #662471
November 20, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 20, 1938
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Eviction of Jews without belongings
* Post Kristallnacht era
The front page has a two column heading: "'Jehovah' Banned, Property Seized" with caption: "Germany Widens Pogroms".
Complete with all 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, ... See More
1938 Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany...
Item #662450
November 16, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1938
* Kristallnacht - crystal night
* Persecution of Jews
A follow up to "Kristallnacht" or Night of Broken Glass, a coordinated attack upon Nazi Jews which resulted in 91 deaths and over 30,000 being sent to concentration camps. The nice front page headline reads: "JEWS FEAR NEW WAVE OF NAZI TERROR TODAY" with subheads.
Complete ... See More
Jewish concentration camp atrocities....
Item #662444
November 17, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1945
* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty
* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps
* Nazis - German atrocities told - Jewish Holocaust
Page 7 has a two column heading: "Witness Describes Dachau Camp Horrors And Identifies Some of Accused as Guilty" (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "30 GERMANS GU... See More
The capture of the Northland and Paducah...
Item #662321
October 4, 1947
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 4, 1947
* The smuggling of Jewish refugees to Palestine
* Helped set the stage for Jewish Statehood
The front page of this issue speaks of the capture of the Northland and the Paducah - two ships attempting to smuggle Jewish refugees into Palestine. The international attention these events generated, along with the accounts of similar ships of refuge... See More
The Boston Coconut Grove fire....
Item #662306
November 30, 1942
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 30, 1942
* Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire
* Worst nighclub disaster in U.S. history
* 492 would be the total dead - PHOTOS
The front page has a three column headline: "BOSTON FIRE DEATH TOLL 440; NIGHT CLUB HOLOCAUST LAID TO BUS BOY'S LIGHTED MATCH" with subheads that include: "Throng Seared by Flame In Spread of 15 Seconds" "Many More Dying... See More
1939 Jewish Palestine Pavilion dedication....
Item #662233
May 29, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 29, 1939
* Jewish Palestine Pavilion dedication
* Headed by Albert Einstein - Jews
* New York World's Fair w/ photo
The top of page 7 has a seven column headline: "Spotlight at Fair Swings to Dedication of the Palestine Pavilion" with subheads and related photo (see) First report coverage on the dedication of the Jewish Palestine Pavilion at the ... See More
Persecution of Jews in 1938 Nazi Germany...
Item #662217
November 22, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22, 1938
* Post Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Persecution of Jews continues
* Search for a homeland - Jewish
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BRITAIN OFFERS REICH JEWS LAND IN AFRICA AND GUIANA; $100,000,000 FUND IS SOUGHT" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly after Kristallnacht (nigh... See More
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