1411 - Judaica

Judaica Hartmanova, Jewish cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem (Czech Republic). — 7 vintage prints. Gelatin silver print (12.3 x 17.5 cm). Landscape-8° album. The Jewish cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem is a striking testament to the former Jewish community of this Central Bohemian town, which today, together with Stará Boleslav, forms the twin city of Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav. The historic burial ground preserves tombstones bearing Hebrew inscriptions and traditional symbols of Jewish funerary culture. Its stones—some standing close together, surrounded by vegetation, and partly weathered—convey the character of both a place of remembrance and a historical archive. According to a handwritten dedication in the album, the photographs shown here were taken on October 2, October 1957 and document the cemetery at a time when many Jewish burial grounds in Czechoslovakia were barely maintained following the destruction of the Jewish communities during the Shoah and under the conditions of the postwar period. They therefore possess not only photographic value but also value as local and cultural-historical sources: The photographs capture the design of individual gravestones, their Hebrew inscriptions, and the condition of the cemetery at that time. Jewish Cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem (Czech Republic). - 7 vintage prints. Silver gelatin prints (12.3 × 17.5 cm). Oblong octavo album. The Jewish cemetery in Brandýs nad Labem stands as a striking testament to the former Jewish community of this Central Bohemian town, which today forms the twin town of Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav together with Stará Boleslav. This historic burial ground preserves tombstones bearing Hebrew inscriptions and traditional symbols of Jewish funerary culture. Some of the stones stand closely together, surrounded by vegetation and partially weathered; they convey the character of both a site of remembrance and a historical archive. According to the handwritten inscription in the album, the photographs were taken on October 2, 1957. They document the cemetery at a time when many Jewish burial grounds in Czechoslovakia received little maintenance in the aftermath of the destruction of Jewish communities during the Shoah and amid the conditions of the postwar period. The photographs therefore possess not only photographic value but also significance as sources for local and cultural history: they record the design of individual tombstones, their Hebrew inscriptions, and the condition of the cemetery at that time. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.