Rabbi’s letter fetches $700,000 at auction The 18th-century manuscript by the Or HaChaim offers a rare glimpse into Moroccan Jewish history. Assaf Golan Jan. 26, 2025
Rare, pre-World War II document signed by Oscar Schindler sells for $20,000 Signed with his full name, this document insures a 1930 Chrysler automobile from Feb. 8, 1936, to Feb. 8. 1937. Sept. 30, 2024
14th century Hebrew Bible sells for $6.7m at auction “A tour de force of biblical and kabbalistic scholarship and a precious witness to the medieval tradition of Sephardic book art.” Sept. 15, 2024
Contract for film ‘Duck Soup,’ signed by Marx Brothers, up for auction The 1933 film was the last the comedy team made for Paramount Studios before signing with MGM. Aug. 28, 2024
Sotheby’s auctions ‘Head Study of a Young Woman’ following painting’s return to Jewish heirs The 17th-century work sold for $460,800. July 5, 2024
Letter to FDR from Einstein warning of Nazi atomic bomb to sell for millions The legendary physicist would go on to call the correspondence “the one great mistake in my life.” June 27, 2024
Up for auction: Ben-Gurion signed letter to friend sent day after Israel’s creation “Our heart is joyful at the sight of such great progress,” the Jewish state’s founding father wrote in Hebrew on May 15, 1948. June 26, 2024
Einstein-signed menu from 1930 appeal for European Jews up for auction The menu, which H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and the second Lord Rothschild also signed, is already going for more than double its pre-auction estimate. March 6, 2024
German artist’s Western Wall ‘tour de force’ expected to fetch up to $3 million at Sotheby’s "The artist’s attention to detail of the garb is also very beautiful, as is his desire to showcase Jews from communities around the world praying together," said Benjamin Doller, chairman of the Americas at Sotheby's. Menachem Wecker Jan. 30, 2024
