Category directory
Auction houses and dealers for rare seforim, manuscripts, and antique Judaica.
14 published merchants
Bookseller · Online
Brooklyn-based antiquarian bookseller dealing internationally in used, rare, and out-of-print Jewish books, periodicals, and ephemera, with particular depth in Holocaust materials, rabbinics, Yiddish, and American Jewish history. Sells online through its own searchable catalog of over 11,000 titles and supplies major research libraries, museums, and collectors.
Bookseller · Brooklyn
Brooklyn dealer in rare, used, and antiquarian Jewish books and manuscripts, holding an inventory of roughly half a million titles including early printed seforim, rabbinic manuscripts, and Sephardic material. The store is visited mainly by appointment; online sales run through the store's eBay shop.
Bookseller · Online
Online used and out-of-print Jewish bookseller (about 20,000 volumes) with seforim, siddurim, novels, history, Holocaust, cookbooks and Yiddish titles, flat-rate $6 domestic shipping, international shipping and a book-request service; run by Dovid Silverberg of Frankel's World of Judaica in St. Louis Park, MN.
Auction house · Online
Family-run auction house based in Pomona, NY, founded in 1999, specializing in sifrei kodesh, early and Chassidic seforim (including Slavuta and Zhitomir printings), rabbinical letters and manuscripts, and silver Judaica.
Auction house · Online
Auction house founded in 2001 dealing in antique seforim, rare printed books, rabbinical manuscripts, historical letters, and Judaica artifacts associated with noted Rabbonim and Rebbes. Registration and bidding are hosted on its own website, which also archives past sales.
Auction house · Jerusalem
Jerusalem auction house handling rare Jewish historical collectibles — rabbinical manuscripts and letters, books from the early days of Hebrew printing, Holocaust and Zionist history material, Judaica objects, maps, and prints — with auctions held roughly every two months.
Auction house · Online
Auction house specializing in rare Hebrew books, manuscripts, and historic Jewish treasures, running live auctions with registration and online bidding hosted on its own website. Serves an international clientele with contact lines in Israel, the US, and the UK.
Auction house · Online
The Judaica specialty of Heritage Auctions, the large US auction house, offering Judaica — rare printed books, manuscripts, and related historical material — within its books and manuscripts auction program.
Auction house · Cedarhurst
Cedarhurst, NY auction house and gallery devoted to antique Jewish ritual objects — particularly silver Judaica — and Jewish-themed art, founded by Judaica specialist Jonathan Greenstein. Describes itself as the only US auction house solely dedicated to antique Judaica; auctions are carried on Bidspirit, LiveAuctioneers, and Invaluable.
Auction house · Jerusalem
Jerusalem auction house founded in 2008 specializing in Judaica and Israeliana: religious books and manuscripts, historical documents and letters, numismatics, and Israeli and international art. Runs several auctions a year from its premises in the Heichal Shlomo building; online bidding is conducted through the Bidspirit platform.
Auction house · Brooklyn
New York auction house devoted to rare Hebrew printed books, manuscripts, autograph letters, ceremonial and graphic arts, plus Israeli and international art, operating from an auction and exhibition space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Online bidding is conducted through Bidspirit, with live sales also carried on Invaluable.
Auction house · Online
The dedicated Judaica department of the international auction house Sotheby's, which holds an annual Important Judaica sale. Specializes in Hebrew books and manuscripts from the 15th to early 19th centuries, rare silver ritual objects for personal and synagogue use, and related fine art.
Auction house · Jerusalem · Online
Jerusalem auction house focused on Judaica — Hebrew manuscripts, ancient books, historical documents, rare maps, ritual objects, and Jewish art — with additional departments for numismatics, medals, and archaeology added since 2015. Bidding is available in person, by telephone, and online through its own website.
Retailer · New York · Online
Fixed-price dealer in fine antique Judaica — menorahs, Torah ornaments, Shabbat and holiday objects, and ceremonial pieces spanning roughly 500 years — with a gallery inside the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center and a browsable online catalog. Acquired the inventory of Moriah Galleries, Manhattan's long-standing antique Judaica purveyor, when that gallery closed.
