Lot of 5 lithographs, color and gilding, from Yeshivat Torat Kohanim in Jerusalem, from the 1920s. Extremely rare.
Yeshivat “Torat Kohanim” was a yeshiva founded for the study of the laws of the temple and the laws of sacrifices. The yeshiva opened in the 1930s under the encouragement and leadership of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook, the chief rabbi. The yeshiva was closed and ceased to exist only a few years after its foundation, so printed items from this yeshiva are extremely rare and are scarcely found at all. It should be noted that on some of the proclamations Maran the Rayya appears as president and on some of them no longer.
1. Luach HaZichronot—printed luach in gold with a frame, various decorations, pictures of the Ateret Kohanim yeshiva and holy sites. In the center is a text in Hebrew and English and place to note family names for blessings and salvation, as well as a place for listing yahrzeits. Jerusalem, 1920s. Extremely rare, we did not see an example like it in auctions. 35x50cm. Stains, tears without missing text, creases, good condition.
2. Membership certificate—a colorful certificate, in red and blue against a yellow background, with pictures of holy sites and the Torat Kohanim yeshiva with Yiddish and English inscriptions. Printed by Eretz Yisrael. Jerusalem, 1920s. 35x50cm. Good condition.
3. Printing of letters of support for the Torat Chaim yeshiva, including four pages in one leaf. Probably designed to have been bound but without having been cut into leaves. 31x47cm. Good condition.
4. Poster for decorating a large sukkah, printed lithograph with varieties of red and blue. With a prayer for those entering the sukkah, kiddush for Yom Tov eve, the shape of the menorah, and pictures of holy sites, a souvenir from the Ateret Kohanim yeshiva. Printed by Zuckerman, Jerusalem, 1920s approx.. Extremely rare poster, we did not see an example like it in auctions. 47x62cm. Stains, tears, fair to good condition.
5. Nezer Gabaut Kodesh—colorful lithograph, red and blue against a golden background, with inscriptions in Yiddish and Hebrew and pictures of holy sites. Printed by Zuckerman, Jerusalem, 1920s approx. 47x53cm. Tears without missing parts of pages, overall fair to good condition.
6. Pretty, colorful lithograph with many colors. Table for names for yahrzeits of the “Keren Yeshuot Yisrael HaKlalit”. Extremely rare poster, we did not see an example like it in popular databases nor have we found references to this institution. 34x44cm. Tears, small hole, good condition.
