Auction 10 Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika objects and more
Jul 18, 2016 (Your local time)
Israel
 King George 43, Jerusalem
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LOT 032:

Shas Bavli, Shanghai, 1942-1946. Missing a few volumes.

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Sold for: $550
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$ 500
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20 volumes of the Shas Bavli printed in Shanghai, China, by the refugees who fled Europe during the Shoah. 1. Brachot, 1945, 2. Shabbat, 1943, 3. Eruvin 1944, 4. Pesachim, 1944, 5. Rosh HaShana, Yoma, Sukkah, 1945, 6. Beitzah, 1946. 7. Ta’anit, 1946. 8. Mo’ed Katan, 1946. 9. Hagigah, 1946. 10. Ketubot, 1944. 11. Nazir, 1946. 12. Kiddushin, 1946, 13. Baba Kama, no cover. 14. Baba Metziya, missing cover and two first pages. 15. Baba Batra. 16. Shavuot, Makot, Sanhedrin, 1946. 17. Avodah Zara, 1945. 18. Holin, 1945. 19. Zevachim, no cover. Menachot 1942. 20. Nida, 1945. Missing masechtot: Megillah, Nedarim, Sota, Gitin, Bechorot, Archin, Temurah, Kritot, Me’ilah. Masechet yevamot was never printed in Shanghai. Members of the Mir yeshiva studied this masechet before coming to Shanghai, in Kobe-Japan, and they sent hundreds of volumes of this masechet there from the United States via Rav Kalmanowitz. Moth damage, a little taping of tears and wear, nine masechtot have new binding, generally good condition.

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