Items valued at over $150 million belonged to billionaire whose German husband took over property seized from Jews; Christie's says proceeds going to charity, Holocaust education
Research finds that under threat of being sent to concentration camps, Jewish businesspeople sold companies to Heidi Horten's husband in 1930s below market value
Behavior that confounds veterans of the rare Jewish book market has become routine at auctions organized by Genazym as it taps into emerging luxury market among Orthodox Jews
Document used during late Egyptian president's 1977 visit, during which he addressed the Knesset, sold by a US-based auction house in February without family's knowledge
Starting bid set by New Jersey auctioneers at $3,200; garment comes with letter of confirmation from ultra-Orthodox leader's grandson confirming he wore them for 'a long time'
1,000-year-old codice, likely to become most expensive book or historical document ever sold, touted as 'undeniably one of the most important and singular texts in human history'
Music star writes of plan to change his name from Zimmerman, says he hopes he'll sell a million records; buyer, a Portuguese bookshop, plans to keep letters available for study
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