Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup
The artifact has an estimated value of $3 million to $5 million
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Fast Forward Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale
Haym Salomon was also one of the founders and main donors to Mikveh Israel, a Philadelphia synagogue still active today, nicknamed the ‘Synagogue of the American Revolution’
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Fast Forward Under pressure, Christie’s cancels jewelry sale from estate built on Jewish persecution
Christie’s sold some of late heiress Heidi Horten’s this spring and had scheduled a second sale
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Fast Forward Holocaust items, including Zyklon B can and concentration camp patch, listed for auction
Several items from the Holocaust are listed in a New York estate sale, which also includes Nazi uniforms and propoganda
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Fast Forward Oldest known copy of Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million in auction
The Codex Sassoon is 1,100 years old and will be on display in New York in May
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News In Baseball’s Infancy, One Of The Best Players Was A Jew From Brooklyn
In the beginning — or make that in the beginning of baseball — there was Lipman Pike. He hailed from a big Jewish family in Brooklyn and in the years following the Civil War, as baseball became a major American sport, he became one of its early stars. He was not just one of the…
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Fast Forward This Lebanese-Swiss Businessman Bought Hitler’s Top Hat— So Neo-Nazis Couldn’t
A Lebanese-Swiss businessman purchased ten items belonging to Adolf Hitler that were sold at an auction last week so that they didn’t “fall into the wrong hands.” Abdallah Chatila, a Geneva businessman who made his fortune in diamonds and real estate, purchased items including Hitler’s top hat, cigar box and typewriter, and a silver-plated copy…
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Culture Jewish Artifact Dealer To Auction Hitler’s Belongings In Germany
A military artifact dealer related to victims of the Holocaust is expected to take home millions by selling at auction his personal collection of items that belonged to Adolf Hitler. Craig Gottlieb, who, according to a press release, is of Jewish descent and lost family members in the Shoah, is auctioning off a military visor…
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