A "Shanah Tovah" New Year's greeting card to Baron Mayer Rothschild, from the Jerusalemite author Rabbi Ben Zion Shlez, Jerusalem, 14th Elul (September 3), 1887. Greeting card printed in gilt ink. In the center are illustrations of synagogues and holy sites in Palestine – arranged in the shape of a rose – including Rachel's Tomb, the Cave of the Patriarchs, Tomb of the Prophet Samuel, Tombs of the Kings of the House of David, the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, "The Synagogue and Study Hall above the Tomb of Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNess, " "The New Synagogue in the Hurva of Rabbi Yehuda HeHassid, " and "The Sephardi Synagogue from the Time of Rabbi Yohanan Ben Zakai." Inscribed in handwriting on the greeting card are the name of the addressee, "the Nobleman… Greatest of the Greats, Caring for the Welfare of his People, Splendor of the Nation, Crown of the Jews, Caretaker of Zion … the Baron MayerAlphonse [sic] de Rothschild"; the name of the sender, Rabbi Ben Zion Shlez of Jerusalem; and the date. At the top of the page is the biblical excerpt: "When a man taketh a new wife…" (Deuteronomy 24:5). Inside the card is a greeting in the form of a lengthy poem, written on the occasion of a wedding – perhaps that of one of the Baron Rothschild's daughters. Dimensions (not including paspartoo): 28.5X22.5 cm. Folding marks, creases and minor sains, minute tear.Provenance: The Yitzhak Einhorn Collection.