The jewels were acquired by German department store tycoon Helmut Horten who, during the Nazi era, "purchased Jewish businesses that were sold under duress."
The museum is allowing the public to view the Codex Sassoon for free while it is in Israel.
A US auctioneer wanted to sell pants Rabbi Haim Kanievsky wore "for a long time" but took it down after media queries. Some buyers demand it be put back up.
A man in India collected over 1,200 coins in 45 years - and sold his collection for a quarter of a million dollars.
The bidding at the Prime Judaica auction house, in Lakewood, New Jersey, begins March 1.
The copy is a handwritten adorned copy of the Guide of the Perplexed in which Maimonides interpreted the Hebrew Bible.
If the 1,000-year-old holy book sells for near its estimated value, the Codex Sassoon would become the most valuable printed text or historical document ever sold at auction
The Hitler merchandise had the description as "Nothing says 'I love you' more than Time Magazine's Man of the Year (1938) clasping a rose."
Christie's Restitution Department will organize a year-long, worldwide series of events.
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