Works by Abraham de Oliveyra, the first known licensed Jewish silversmith in London, are bought jointly by Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and NYC Jewish Museum
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
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'
Traditional Hanukkah tops collected by Arthur Kurzweil are pulled from the earth in the Old Country; they have little monetary value, but their historical significance is priceless
Efforts made to stop auction, as some call on France to declare book a national treasure; sale to private collector points to precarious state of some public Judaica collections
Documents detailing births, deaths and marriages dating back to the 19th century are purchased by the National Library of Israel and the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives
After decades of silence about eastern European Jewish community documents 'abandoned' during World War II, the issue has started to ruffle feathers, from Brooklyn to Budapest
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