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auction
‘Anti-Semitic’ Taft letter opposing Brandeis nomination to be auctioned
Jewish Journal
April 26, 2016
A letter written by former President William Howard Taft opposing the nomination of Louis Brandeis to become a Supreme Court justice and called anti-Semitic is on the auction block.\n
Anne Frank-signed children’s book to be auctioned
Jewish Journal
March 17, 2016
A children’s book in which Anne Frank signed her name is going on the auction block in New York valued at $20,000 to $30,000.
Chabad Rebbe’s death certificate on auction block
Jewish Journal
January 15, 2016
The death certificate of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson — the revered Chabad leader often referred to as “the Rebbe” — is on the auction block.
Rare ‘Schindler’s List’ documents sold at New Hampshire auction
Jewish Journal
August 15, 2013
Documents linked to Oskar Schindler, the German industrialist known for his efforts to save Jews from World War II concentration camps, were sold at auction for more than $122,000, a New Hampshire auction house said on Thursday.
Dreyfus letter to be sold at Paris auction
Jewish Journal
April 18, 2013
A letter written by Alfred Dreyfus, a French-Jewish soldier who was wrongfully convicted of spying, is expected to fetch at least $130,000 at an auction in Paris.
Nazi-looted, then returned, painting selling at auction
Jewish Journal
June 5, 2012
A 16th-century painting that was stolen from its Italian-Jewish owner, sold by France\’s Vichy government and recently returned to his heirs is being auctioned off.
Auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry sets record
Jewish Journal
December 14, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor\’s jewelry set a record for a single collection sold at auction.
Hitler’s personal items to be auctioned
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2011
A Connecticut auction house is putting items that belonged to Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and other senior Nazi officials on the block.
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