J Greenstein to Host Antique Judaica Auction January 24
Going once, going twice…it’s auction time at J Greenstein & Company, the only auction house in the United States solely devoted to the sale of antique Judaica. Founded in 2004 by Jonathan Greenstein, the Judaica retail gallery and auction house focusses on antique...
Looking for a New Menorah? Two of Elizabeth Taylor’s Are Up for Sale
(JTA) — If you want to illuminate a piece of Hollywood history next Hanukkah, here’s your chance: Two menorahs used by the movie star Elizabeth Taylor are up for auction next month. The menorahs — one valued around $8,000, the other between $15,000 and $18,000 — are...
The Ultimate Hanukkah Gift: Elizabeth Taylor’s Menorahs are Up for Auction
This year, those of us who are both in need of a menorah and interested in spending thousands of dollars on vintage Judaica are in luck. Two hanukkiot that once belonged to Elizabeth Taylor, who converted to Judaism in 1959, are on display at the J. Greenstein Gallery...
TMZ: Elizabeth Taylor’s Menorahs to be Auctioned Off After Hanukkah Display
Elizabeth Taylor didn’t make the cut in “The Chanukah Song,” but she famously converted to Judaism in 1959, and now … a couple mementos of her faith are hitting the auction block. Two menorahs belonging to the iconic “Cleopatra”...
Marilyn Monroe’s Prayer Book Expected to Fetch $15,000 At Auction
A tiny prayer book once belonging to Marilyn Monroe is making a big debut at auction. Known as a siddur in Hebrew, the small Jewish book of prayers is expected to fetch $15,000 as it goes up for auction at the Antique Judaica & Jewish Art Gallery in Cedarhurst,...
Marilyn Monroe’s Prayer Book Up For Auction
CEDARHURST, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A small book with a simple white binding is getting global buzz. Called a siddur in Hebrew, it’s a prayer book that belonged to Marilyn Monroe. Monroe converted to Judaism when she married one of America’s most famous playwrights,...
Marilyn Monroe’s Jewish Conversion: A Prayer Book’s Auction Puts the Story on Display
Of the things Marilyn Monroe is best known for, being Jewish is not on the list. But the impending sale of Monroe’s personal prayer book — or siddur, as it’s called in Hebrew — has piqued interest in the role religion played in the star’s cinematic life story. Monroe...
Jewish prayer book annotated by Marilyn Monroe, who converted in 1956, could fetch thousands in auction
By Isaac Stanley-Becker October 16 at 4:58 AM Marilyn Monroe was the woman on the screen — hardly even real, so exalted was her public image. But she was also a person of the book, as some Jews call themselves. The actress converted to Judaism in 1956 when she married...
Marilyn Monroe’s Jewish prayer book is being put up for auction
NEW YORK (JTA) — An item that belonged to Marilyn Monroe is being put up for auction and it’s not quite what you’d expect. Next month, one lucky fan of the late actress will be able to acquire a Jewish prayer book, or siddur, that she owned. The cream-colored book,...
J. Greenstein & Co. auction house in Cedarhurst specializes in Judaica
By Mary Gregory It’s a small book with a simple white binding, worn from use, with a back story that speaks volumes. Marilyn Monroe, who converted to Judaism when she married playwright Arthur Miller in 1956, was presented with the siddur, or prayer book, by...
Nuremberg Artifacts Exact A Symbolic Price
He prosecuted the Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials, but now, nearly 40 years after his death, Moses Kove is exacting another kind of price against Hitler’s henchmen. An auction price. Some 100 artifacts from Kove’s personal collection, including many he brought back to...
Jabotinsky’s ID card auctioned in NY for $20,000
Original Article at The Times of Israel The personal identification card of the late right-wing Zionist leader Zeev Jabotinsky was auctioned this week in New York for $20,000 (NIS 70,000). The French-issued ID from December 1938 has Jabotinsky’s original photo and...
Remembering the Great Ze’ev Jabotinsky
Original Article at The Algemeiner Over the course of 35 years of collecting, buying, selling and auctioning off Jewish ritual objects, I have held hundreds of thousands of objects in my hands. Each and every piece tells a story — a story of its craftsman, its...