What is worth more: The signature of Theodor Herzl, the visionary of the State of Israel, or the signature of William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States? A first edition of all the writings of Hebrew poet Haim Nahman Bialik or of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain? You certainly won't be surprised that the American items are worth at least 20 times as much as the Israeli ones....
Putting a price on Jewish and Israeli history
A farmer and a rabbi who started a public auction house for Israeli and Jewish collectors' items are trying to change the undeveloped culture of preservation in Israel, and at the same time benefit from the constant pursuit of the next hot item.
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Michal Windzberg


