1918 Krazy Kat & Abie The Agent comic strips...
Item #704144
May 23, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 23, 1918
* Early "Krazy Kat" comic strip
* Cartoonist George Herriman
* "Abie the Agent" Jewish car salesman
* Harry Hershfield "the Jewish Will Rogers"
Pages 12 & 13 have four early comic strips titled: "Baron Bean", "Abie The Agent" & "Krazy Kat". See images for the full "Krazy Kat&q... See More
First Jewish-American appointed to a federal post...
Item #704141
June 11, 1801
THE UNIVERSAL GAZETTE, Washington, D.C., June 11, 1801 It is reported in a brief, inconspicuous report on page 2, but its significance is considerable.
It was in 1801 when a significant stride in the recognition of Jewish Americans when President Thomas Jefferson appointed the very first Jew to a federal position by naming Reuben Etting of Baltimore as United States Marshall for Maryland. T... See More
Kissinger - 1st Jewish American Secretary of State... Jim Croce 's death...
Item #703969
September 22, 1973
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 22, 1973
* Kissinger - 1st Jewish-American & 1st Naturalized Citizen to become U.S. Secretary of State
* Jim Croce dies in plane crash
The front page has a three-column heading: "Kissinger Confirmed In 78-7 Senate Vote", which tells of ... See More
Seccession Bill passed...
Jewish refugee vessel, Exodus 1947, seized by British...
Item #703917
July 19, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 19, 1947
* Exodus 1947 - Jewish refuge vessel boarded - 3 killed
* Presidential Succession Act of 1947
The front page has: "3 Slain on Zionist Vessel As Refugees Fight British," which continues on an inside page. Page 5 has: "SILVER ASSAILS SEIZURE - Zionist Hopes U.N. Will Not Tolerate British Action," and, "AMBUSHED BRITON SLAIN ... See More
Jewish soldiers of the Revolutionary War honored...
Item #703873
May 31, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1939
* Jewish soldiers honored - Memorial Day celebration
* First Shearith Israel Graveyard
* George Washington's letter to the Touro Synagogue mentioned
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "JEWISH WAR DEAD OF 1776 EXTOLLED", with multiple subheadings and 8 paragraphs of text. Noteworthy is the mention of President George Washington's h... See More
1964 Ben Shahn drawing of Barry Goldwater...
Item #703779
October 29, 1964
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 29, 1964
* Ben Shahn - American Jewish artist
* Social realism - left wing political views
* Barry Goldwater as a baby etching - cartoon
* Republican presidential candidate
* "Vote for Lyndon Johnson" campaign
The front page has a pro-Lyndon Johnson and anti-Barry Goldwater drawing by artist Ben Shahn which is... See More
1949 United Jewish Appeal Drive notice...
Item #703625
April 13, 1949
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1949
* First president Chaim Weizmann plea
* United Jewish Appeal drive - UJA-A
* Post World War II Jews & Israel donation notice
The back page has a full page notice headed: "UJA-A SACRED DUTY" with subhead: "A Statement by Dr. Chaim Weizmann" and photo. (see images) This was a plea by the first Jewish president for donations to help p... See More
Historic!
The Jew Bill... Striving for equal rights for the Jews...
Item #703144
May 29, 1819
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 29, 1819
* Precursor to the Jew Bill - extremely historic
* Equal rights for Jews - voting
* Henry Marie Brackenridge's speech
This notable issue contains the full text of the speech presented by H.M. Brackenridge in the Maryland House of Delegates when the Jew Bill was under consideration.
The text of Brackenridge's speech is ... See More
1974 War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient...
Item #702874
April 15, 1974
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 15, 1974
* War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient
* Israel Jews Jewish vs. Syria Syrians
The front page has a banner headline: "Big Mt. Hermon battle; Israelis and Syrians fight hand-to-Hand" (see images)
Complete with 112 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris...
Item #702868
January 21, 2021
NEW YORK POST, Jan. 21, 2021
* A day of "firsts"
* Joe Biden sworn in as oldest president to-date
* Kamala Harris 1st female, 1st black, 1st South-Asian Vice-President
* Doug Emhoff 1st "second Gentleman" and first Jewish-American married to a President or Vice-President
The entire front page and pages 3-13 tell of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President an... See More
1918 Krazy Kat & Abie The Agent comic strips...
Item #702720
June 28, 1918
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 28, 1918
* Early "Krazy Kat" comic strip
* Cartoonist George Herriman
* "Abie the Agent" Jewish car salesman
* Harry Hershfield "the Jewish Will Rogers"
Pages 14 & 15 have four early comic strips titled: "Baron Bean", "Abie The Agent" & "Krazy Kat". See images for the full "Krazy Kat&... See More
Jews ordered to turn over their valuables...
Item #702699
February 24, 1939
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 24, 1939
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Jews ordered to give up valuables
* Hermann Goering - Adolf Hitler
The top of page 3 has a one column head: "Reich Orders Jews To Cede Valuables" with subheads: "German or Stateless Ones Must Turn In All Precious Metals and Stones in Fortnight" "'Compensation' To Be Set" "Mov... See More
1957 Gaza Strip riots...
Item #702643
March 11, 1957
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 11, 1957
* Arabs riot and lynchings
* Jews - Jewish - Israel
* U.N. troops in Gaza Strip - Palestine
* Return of Egyptian administration
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ARAB RIOTERS STONE U.N. POLICE IN GAZA" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, small libr... See More
Jewish refugees - Exodus 1947's seizure...
Item #702603
July 21, 1947
NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 21, 1947
* SS Exodus 1947 seized by British w/ considerable details
* Jewish refugee packet steamship travesty - Aliyah Bet
* Frankie Frisch becomes 1st switch-hitter to make H.O.F.
The front page has: "JEWS SHIPPED BACK TO PORT IN FRANCE, PALESTINE REPORTS," with subhead, "Soldier Killed, Policeman Shot, Others Hurt In Retaliation for Ac... See More
Touro Synagogue honored....
Item #702585
March 09, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1946
* Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island
* Declared a National Historic Site
Page 15 has one column headings that include: "NATION SETS APART TOURO SYNAGOGUE" "Shrine of Judaism at Newport, Oldest in Country, Designated as a Historic Site" "Relic Of Colonial Beauty" "Clergy of Other Faiths Join in Extolling Memorial to E... See More
Death of actor/dancer Danny Kaye, in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #702577
March 04, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 4, 1987
* Danny Kaye death (1st report)
* Hollywood movie film comedian actor
* American-Jewish singer and dancer
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the front page features three photos of iconic film star & dancer Danny Kaye, beneath which is a one column heading: "Danny Kaye, 74, Dies; World Was His Stage". The article carries over to ... See More
Jewish Holocaust prediction ?... Adolf Hitler...
Item #702385
December 13, 1931
NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1931
* Jewish Holocaust warning - Jews
* Pre Hitler's Nazi Germany
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "A MENACE TO JEWS SEEN IF HITLER WINS" with subheads. A early and impending warning of the eventual barbarities committed in Nazi Germany before Adolf Hitler was in power.
The complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, rag editio... See More
Babi Yar Jewish massacres... Kyiv, Ukraine...
Item #702078
November 17, 1943
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Nov. 17, 1943
* Babi Yar gulley massacres
* Kiev - Kyiv, Ukraine
* Jewish - Jews genocide
* German campaign on Soviet Union
The front page has a one column heading: "Nazis Salvaged Jews' Clothes Before Slaying" (see images) These massacres took place a little over 2 years earlier but this is when it was first discovered and made public.
Complete wi... See More
"Night of broken glass" in Berlin signals the beginning of the Holocaust...
Item #701918
November 09, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 9, 1938
* Crystal Night (Kristallnacht) BEGINNING
* Night of Broken Glass - Persecution of Jews
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that announces the beginning of what was to become known as Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass":
"Nazi Shooting Spurs Jewish Persecution" The article carries over to pag... See More
1938 Sholomo Ben-Yosef execution... Jewish... Jews...
Item #701872
June 30, 1938
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 30, 1938
* Shlomo Ben-Yosef hanging
* Revisionist Zionist - Irgun
* 1st Jew executed by British
* Mandatory Palestine
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
The front page has one column headings: "Holy Land Is Put Under Army Rule" "Jews Protest British Execution of Youth" (see image) First report coverage on the execution of Shlomo Ben-Yosef.
Complet... See More
Partition Plan for Palestine cancelled in 1937....
Item #701770
June 15, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1937
* Partition Plan for Palestine cancelled
* Jewish State - Arabs objects
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Plan to Divide Palestine Reported Dropped Because of Arab and Jewish Opposition" (see) 1st report coverage on the cancellation on the implementation of the Plan of Partition Palestine. The plan would eventually happ... See More
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling... Rematch...
Item #701348
June 22, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 22, 1938
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Max Schmeling (German fighter)
* Famous rematch - boxing (day of)
* Joseph Goebbels speech in Berlin
* Rid Germany of the Jewish population
The front page has a heading: "$1,000,000 Fight Gate !" with subheads. The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "IT'S ON TONIGHT! SCHMELIN... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #701218
October 11, 1973
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 11, 1973
* Valley of Tears - Golan Heights
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a three column heading: "Israel Claims Golan Control" and related photo. (see images) More inside.
Complete 1st section only with 12 pages, nice conditio... See More
1990 Meir Kahane assassination... Jewish militant...Meir Kan
Item #700783
November 06, 1990
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 6, 1990
* Meir Kahane assassination - Jews
* Orthodox rabbi spiritual leader
* Jewish Defense League co-founder
* Anti Antisemitism militant - terrorist
The front page has a two column heading: "Militant Rabbi Kahane Slain by N.Y. Gunman" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), nice condition.... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #700540
October 11, 1973
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 11, 1973
* Valley of Tears - Golan Heights
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a four column heading: "Israel Reclaims Heights; Egyptians Pour Into Sinai" and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 76 pages, minor spine wear, gen... See More
1948 Battle of Haifa... Jews victorious...
Item #700308
April 22, 1948
THE DETROIT NEWS, April 22, 1948
* Battle of Haifa - Mandatory Palestine
* Operation Bi'ur Hametz - Haganah
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica - Arabs
The front page has a one column heading: "Haifa Falls to Jews in Wild Battle" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 72 pages, rag edition in good condition.... See More
Jews in Palestine in 1947....
Item #700271
March 03, 1947
NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1947
* Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
* Jews Judaica - Arabs - Middle East
The front page has a one column headline: "WIDE JEWISH AREAS IN PALESTINE RULED BY MARTIAL LAW" with subheads that include: "238,000 Isolated as Penalty for Refusal to Aid British in Hunting Terrorists" and more with related photo also on the front
... See More
* Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
* Jews Judaica - Arabs - Middle East
The front page has a one column headline: "WIDE JEWISH AREAS IN PALESTINE RULED BY MARTIAL LAW" with subheads that include: "238,000 Isolated as Penalty for Refusal to Aid British in Hunting Terrorists" and more with related photo also on the front
1946 Tel Aviv car park raid...
Item #700065
April 26, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1946
* Tel Aviv - Israel car park raid
* Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
* Zionist underground groups - Lehi militants
Page 8 has a one column heading: "6 Britons In Tel Aviv Slain By Extremists" (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.
wikipedia notes: On 25 April 1946, a Lehi... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #699947
October 10, 1973
PALO ALTO TIMES, California, Oct. 10, 1973
* Valley of Tears - Golan Heights
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ****
The front page has a headline: "Israel retakes Golan Heights" (see images)
FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2)... See More
Bataan Death March in 1942... WWII...
Item #699843
January 28, 1944
WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, January 28, 1944
* Bataan Death March (1st report)
* Imperial Japanese Army atrocities
* Made public for the first time
A terrific issue on the Bataan Death March with a seven column headline on the front page: "Army And Navy Release Horror Story Of Jap Brutality To Gallant Defenders On Bataan" with subheads. (see images) First report cov... See More
Yom Kippur War in 1973...
Item #699703
October 17, 1973
THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 17, 1973
* Yom Kippur War - Suez Canal crossed
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a threecolumn headline: "Israeli Unit Raids Sites In Egypt" and more. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, four bindin... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #699698
October 08, 1973
THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 8, 1973
* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Valley (Vale) of Tears battle
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a five column headline: "Egyptians Trapped, In Sinai, Israel Says" with subheads and related... See More
Yom Kippur War begins in 1973...
Item #699697
October 07, 1973
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 7, 1973
* Yom Kippur War begins (day one)
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica
The front page has a nice banner headline: "Egyptians Storm Suez Canal; Israelis Battle Syrian Forces" with subheads and related map. (see ima... See More
Early Nazis plan for sterilization of races...
Item #699232
October 31, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1937
* Jewish Holocaust prediction ?
* Extinction of Jews predicted
* Joachim Prinz - Jewish rabbi
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "JEWS HELD DOOMED UNDER NAZI REGIME" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Constantine pogrom in Algeria... Jews massacre...
Item #699191
August 07, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 7, 1934
* Constantine, Algeria pogrom
* Anti Jewish riots - Jews massacre
* Arabs - Muslims attack
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "100 SLAIN, 300 HURT AS ARABS AND JEWS CLASH IN ALGERIA" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Muslim anti-Jewish riots in Constantine, Algeria.
Complete with 36 pages, light toning an... See More
Murder, Inc. case... informant Abe Reles...
Item #698862
March 18, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1940
* Murder, Inc. crime syndicate
* Actor Irving "Gangi" Cohen
* Jewish mobster Abe Reles as informant
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIGGER MEN BARE 'CONTRACT' MURDERS FOR BIG RACKETEERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great... See More
Dead Sea Scrolls discovery....
Item #698789
February 15, 1949
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 15, 1949
* Dead Sea Scrolls discovery
* Professor Eleazar Suukenik
* Expert studies authenticity
* Hebrew Bible - Jews - Jewish
The top of page 28 has a two column photo headed: "Scroll Deciphered Amid Shelling Depicts Another Israel Fight, B.C." Also a two column heading: "Dr. Sukenik, Hewbrew University Scholar, Tells of Research Under Fire--Scr... See More
Joseph Goebbels warn Jews of Germany in 1934....
Item #698636
May 13, 1934
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 13, 1934
* Joseph Goebbels - propaganda minister
* Jews - Jewish population of Germany
* Last warning to not act pompous
Page 11 has a one column heading: "A WAR OF RAGE IS FACING JEWS" with subhead. (see images) An early warning over 5 years prior to the outbreak of World War II by Joseph Goebbels, telling the Jewish population of Germany to "behave a... See More
Judaica related ad... Loyalists in America...
Item #698469
April 27, 1791
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, April 27, 1791 The front page includes reports from the "House of Commons" with the topic of "American Loyalists" which includes: "Sir Henry Clinton presented a petition from the American Loyalists praying for farther relief...".
Page 3 includes a letter datelined "Fort Pitt, 3rd April, 1762" signed by H. Bo... See More
Ulysses S. Grant clarifies his infamous "Jew Order"....
Item #698331
November 30, 1868
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 30, 1868 Page 2 has a very significant Judaica item headed: "Gen. Grant's Jew Order" "Why It Was Issued--A Statement of the Circumstances of the Case."
This relates to Ulysses S. Grant's General Order #11 from during the Civil War, known as the infamous "Jew Order". Grant's controversial order is considered to be the m
... See More
This relates to Ulysses S. Grant's General Order #11 from during the Civil War, known as the infamous "Jew Order". Grant's controversial order is considered to be the m
Death of Commodore Uriah P. Levy... Large Civil War map...
Item #698135
March 24, 1862
NEW YORK HERALD, March 24, 1862
* Uriah P. Levy death (1st report)
* 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy
* American Civil War - Jews
The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 5 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, war of 1812 war hero, and credited as to having abolished the disciplinary procedu... See More
Dutch Schultz assassination...
Item #698006
October 28, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1935.
* Dutch Schultz assassination
* Jewish-American mobster
* Hunt for the killers in NYC
The top of the front page has one column heading: "SCHULTZ'S RECORDS OF RACKET DEALS CHECKED FOR CLUES" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Extermination of the Jews is unveiled in 1941...
Item #697893
November 25, 1942
CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1942
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Heinrich Himmler takes charge
* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered
* Zionist leader Stephen Samuel Wise report
Although the banner headline announces: "NAZIS LOSE NEARLY 100,000 IN STALINGRAD BATTLE", the most notable report is much smaller at the bottom of the front page: "American Jew... See More
The Maryland "Jew Bill" is finally passed...
Item #697877
March 19, 1825
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 19, 1825
* Maryland Jew Bill becomes law - passes
The prime content in this issue is the page 2 report from "Maryland" noting three acts that have passed the legislature, the first & most significant being the Jew Bill, which for many years had been attempted before finally being approved in 1825.
The text of the bill includes: "... See More
1944 Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination...
Item #697428
November 07, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1944
* Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination
* Anglo-Irish politician - Middle East minister
* Jewish terrorist group Lehi - Stern Gang
The front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH DIPLOMAT IS SLAIN IN CAIRO" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 13 with photo of Lord Moyne.
Complete with 40 pages, rag editio... See More
First Jewish Supreme Court Justice, Louis D. Brandeis...
Item #697246
October 06, 1941
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 6, 1941
* Louis D. Brandeis death (1st report)
* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice
The front page has a great banner headline: "BRANDEIS, NOTED JURIST, DIES" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo.
Complete in 32 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp in the masthead, small binding holes ... See More
Persecution of Jews in 1938 Nazi Germany...
Item #697088
November 22, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, November 22, 1938
* Post Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Persecution of Jews continues
* Search for a homeland - Jewish
The top of the front page has a seven column heading: "Hitler Rages Over Jewish Haven" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly after Kristallnacht (night of broken glass).
Complete with 28 pages, l... See More
Irma Grese... Belsen trial... Nazi Woman guard...
Item #697056
September 27, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945
* Female SS guard Irma Grese
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The Beautiful Beast"
Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report... See More
Reinhold Krause's anti-Semitism speech...
Item #696962
November 14, 1933
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 14, 1933
* Reinhold Krause, leader of German Christians
* Denounces the Jewish aspects of Christianity
* Calls for a purge on Jewish elements of faith
Page 14 has one column headings: "Revision Of Scripture Is Urged On Germans" "Return to Heroic Conception of Jesus and Segregation of Non-Aryans Proposed".
Complete in 40 pages, light toning at... See More
Establishing the Jewish Warsaw ghetto...
Item #696942
November 26, 1940
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 26, 1940
* Warsaw, Poland Ghetto established
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Nazi occupied Europe
Page 8 has a two column head announcing: "Walls Will Enclose Warsaw Jews Today; 500,000 Begin 'New Life' in Nazi-Built Ghetto".
This is early coverage of the establishment of the largest Jewish Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe. Most of the residents in this in... See More
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