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Papers of Max Raysman (1913?-2007). Max Raysman came from Kovno in Lithuania to South Africa in 1929 at the age of 16. After his death, his books and papers were donated to the Gitlin Library of the Western Province Zionist Council, who passed the Yiddish books and papers on to the Jewish Studies Library. An engraver by profession, Max always retained a love for his mother tongue, Yiddish, reading Yiddish books and participating in Yiddish theatre in Cape Town. His papers include three scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings in Yiddish and English relating to local and international Jewish affairs, as well as correspondence and books and pamphlets, reflecting his interests in the former Soviet Union and in the State of Israel
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Newspaper cuttings in Yiddish. Topics include chapters of ancient Jewish history by Y. B. Beilin, from Morgn Freyheyt Zshurnal, 1948; In Soviet Russia after 45 years (1962) by Y. Zerubavel; and Lord Russel to the Soviet homeland from the Afrikaner Idishe Tsaytung.
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Newspaper cuttings from the Afrikaner Idishe Tsaytung, The Zionist Record, The South African Jewish Chronicle, and The Cape Times. Topics include the State of Israel, 1948-1962.
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Newspaper cuttings about Israel in English.
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Letters in Yiddish, with several in English and a few in Russian, from Kovno in Lithuania, New York and Israel, 1932-1989. Includes 2 letters from the South African Yiddish author, David Wolpe, in Johannesburg.
Albums of postcards:
Birobidjan, issued by the American Birobidjan Committee in New York.
Lithuania.
Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
2 postcards of the Yidishe Folks Hilf. Yidishe Froyen Bavegung, in Paris, with the Yiddish message: Support the families of the Parisian Jewish voluntary fighters in Spain.
1 postcard: Kampani fun Naftali Botvin.
Photograph of a group of the African Geserd, Cape Town.
Invitation from the Yidishe Kultur Federatsye in Cape Town, to a series of lectures by the famous Yiddish author, Mendl Mann, 15 September, 1960.
Stamp covers from Zambia and Rhodesia.
Newspaper cuttings.
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Albums of postcards:
Birobidjan, issued by the American Birobidjan Committee in New York.
Lithuania.
Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
2 postcards of the Yidishe Folks Hilf. Yidishe Froyen Bavegung, in Paris, with the Yiddish message: Support the families of the Parisian Jewish voluntary fighters in Spain.
1 postcard: Kampani fun Naftali Botvin.
Photograph of a group of the African Geserd, Cape Town.
Invitation from the Yidishe Kultur Federatsye in Cape Town, to a series of lectures by the famous Yiddish author, Mendl Mann, 15 September, 1960.
Stamp covers from Zambia and Rhodesia.
Newspaper cuttings.
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Adelas, B. Oysern-Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) Warsaw: Groshn-Bibliotek, 1936.
Maisel, Nahman. Aharon Shmuel Liberman: der Ershter Yidisher Sotsialist (Aaron Samuel Liberman: the First Jewish Socialist). Warsaw: Groshn Bibliotek, 1934.
Kopel, P. Di Geheymenishn fun Yapanishn Shpionazsh (The Secrets of Japanese Espionage) Warsaw: Groshn Bibliotek, 1934.
Vaulf, Sh. Z. Robespier: der Revolutsionerer Diktator (Robespierre the Revolutionary Dictator). Warsaw: Groshn Bibliotk, 1936. Moshkovitsh, K. Danton: der Gaon fun der Frantsoyzisher Revolutsye (Danton: the Genius of the French Revolution). Warsaw: Groshn Bibliotek, 1932.
Varshavski, K. Di Soydes fun Shlisblurger Festung. Warsaw: Groshn Bibliotek, 1932. Bregman, Sh. Sam Kharevitsh: Toyt fun a Provokator (Sam Kharevitsh: Death of a Provocateur). Warsaw: Groshn-Bibliotek, 1935.
Dos Broyne Bukh. Tsveyter Band (The Brown Book). Warsaw: Groshn Bibliotek, 1934
Goldberg, B. Z. Sovetn-Farband- Faynt oder Fraynt? (The Soviet Union: Friend of Fo
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Lord Marley. Birobidjan as I saw it. New York: Icor Library, 1935.