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Collection of documents, letters, essays and writings from the estate of Yitzchak Isaac Weismann Bar-Levy (1889-1970), born in Ukraine (Kamieniec-Podolski). The items in this collection imply that Weismann worked as an accountant in Kiev and in Kamieniec-Podolski, and later on worked in the "Va'ad HaIvri LeHagira BeRomania" (Jewish Emigration Committee in Romania), Kishinev, assisting those who wished to immigrate from Romania. In the late 1920s he immigrated, with his wife, to Palestine, where he worked for some time for the literary periodical "Moznayim", and was engaged, among other things, in writing opinion-essays for newspapers. The collection includes: 1. Certificates, letters and official documents from ca. 1917-1924, prior to his immigration to Palestine. Russian, Romanian, English and Yiddish. Among them: * Official letters confirming his work in Kiev and in Kamieniec-Podolski. * Official letters and certificates from "Jewish Emigration Committee affiliated with "Hias" of America". Kishinev, 1923-1924. One letter confirms that Weismann worked for the committee. Some letters are signed by the committee's president Jacob Bernstein-Kogan. * Romanian identity documents (in the name of Weismann and his wife, Frieda). * Two official letters sent to Kishinev from the British Embassy in Bucharest, about Weismann's application to immigrate to Palestine with his family. * Two issues of the Yiddish paper "Byulitin funm idishn emigratsyens komitet in romaniya (Paper of the Jewish Emigration Committee in Romania. One issue is printed in golden ink). 2. Essays and drafts of essays by Weismann, printed and handwritten. Yiddish and Hebrew (most are in Yiddish). Palestine [ca. 1920s-30s]. Most of the essays concern current issues in Palestine and were sent for publication in various periodicals (one essay was sent for publication in the JNF bulletin). 3. Letters sent to and from Weismann in the 1920s-30s. Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian. Among them: * Letters written when Weismann worked for the weekly "Moznayim" and deal with matters concerning the weekly. * Letters sent to Weismann by authors, intellectuals and editors of Jewish publishing houses and periodicals. Among them: letters from Fischel Lachower, Zalman Rosenthal (on stationery of the paper "Der Yid"), Ya'akov Fishman (editor of the paper "der morgn djurnal", New York), Yosef Sapir (Chief editor of "Tzioyistishe folks-bibliotek" publishing house), and more. * Many more letters, among them personal letters and letters regarding his work. 4. Tens of essays, drafts of essays and writings (printed and handwritten), written, all or almost all, for the book "Kamieniec-Podolski and the Vicinity: Memorial Book" (the book was published by the Organization of Jews from Kamieniec- Podolski in Israel, [1965], and included several essays by Weismann). The essays and writings are about the history of the Kamieniec-Podolski district (Ukraine), about Jewish personalities born in the district, Zionist activities, and more. Among the essays: * "Book Title" (introduction to the book "Kamieniec-Podolski and the Vicinity: Memorial Book"), "Massa Oreinin", and "Commemorating Balin" (in the vicinity of Kamieniec-Podolski). * Essays about personalities from Kamieniec-Podolski: Israel Goldman, Matityahu Segal, Hadassah Etiya Lerner, David Shleifer, and others * Handwritten texts about towns in the Kamieniec-Podolski district (in Hebrew and Russian). * Compositions about Zionist activity, mentioning 'Kadima' and 'HaTchiya' (Zionist youth organizations in Kamieniec-Podolski). * The essay "How the youth of Kamieniec-Podolski waited for Dr. Herzl's arrival". * Many more compositions and essays. Total of about 280 items. Size and condition vary.