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(Mw) Ehrmann, Eliezer L.
IN DEN TAGEN MATTITJAHUS: EIN CHANUKKA-BÜCHLEIN
First edition. Original orange wrappers. 12mo. 23 pages. 19 cm. In German and Hebrew. Jüdische Lesehefte, Nr. 24. Nazi-era publication. Title translates to 'In the Days of Matityahu [Flavius Josephus]; A Hannukah Booklet. ' A short, detailed compilation of historical sources concerning Hannukah, written by the German-Jewish pedagogue Eliezer L. Ehrmann; the Judische Lesehefte of Schocken Verlag published a number of his short pedagogical treatises on Pesach, Schavuot, and Chanukka; these were issued in conjunction with Ehrmann's work with and publications by the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, from 1936-1938. Ehrmann was able to get out of Germany, and worked as a Hebrew teacher at the College of Jewish Studies and was on the board of the Board of Jewish Education of Chicago. A recent compilation of all of Ehrmann's texts on German-Jewish Religious education published in the mid 1930's was recently issued as 'Von Trauer zur Freude: Leitfäden und Texte zu den jüdischen Festen'. Subjects: Hanukkah. Jews - History - 586 B. C. -70 A. D. Hanukkah. Jews. OCLC lists 26 copies. Mild edgewear and rubbing. Minimal pencil and pen markings that minimally affect text. Moderate dampstaining. Very good condition. (GER-45-4A)
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(Mw) Elbogen, Prof. Dr. Ismar; Rudy, Dr. H. ; Oppenheimer, Prof. Dr. Franz; Bein; Dr. Alex, Loewenberg, Dr. Ernst; Grunwald, Dr. Max; York-Steiner, Heinrich; Schwarz, Dr. Karl
JAHRBUCH FÜR JÜDISCHE GESCHICHTE UND LITERATUR
Original brown boards. 12mo. 225 pages; 19.5 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Yearbook for Jewish History and Literature. Includes calendar as well as black-and-white photographs and facsimiles of Jewish art. Ismar Elbogen was a German rabbi, scholar and historian and author of the comprehensive Jewish Liturgy: A Comprehensive History (Wikipedia, 2016) . Franz Oppenheimer was a German sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state (Wikipedia, 2016) . Alex Bein was a Jewish scholar in Jewish culture and history, one of the founders of Zionist historiography, and is best known for his biography of Theodor Herzl (Wikipedia, 2016) . Ernst Loewenberg was a German Jewish author, teacher, and university lecturer. Max Grunwald was a rabbi in Hamburg and Vienna and author of works on Jewish history and folklore (Wikipedia, 2016) . Heinrich York-Steiner was a founder the Zionist movement and close associate of Theodor Herzl. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish history, Jewish literature, German Jews. OCLC and Worldcat list no holdings worldwide. Some staining on cover boards. Minimal markings. Slight toning to pages. Very good condition. (GER-51-8)
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(Mw) Frank, Friederich
DIE SCHÄCHTFRAGE VOR DER BAYERISCHEN VOLKSVERTRETUNG 2. AUFLAGE
Later brown boards with original paper wrappers bound in. 8vo. 46 pages; 23 cm. In German. Title translates to The Kosher Slaughter Question of Before the Bavarian Peoples Congress. Antisemitic imprint. Friedrich Frank was a Catholic priest and member of the German Reichstag who espoused the theological rejection of the Jews as a people and, although he claimed that a believing Catholic must not be an anti-Semite, he preached anti-Semitic tropes (Wikipedia, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Shehitah, Jews-Dietary laws, Kosher. WorldCat lists 15 holdings worldwide. Later boards almost detached. Significant edgewear. Browning to pages. Library stamps and markings. Minimal pencil and pen markings that do not affect text. Minimal stains. Good condition. (GER-51-64) .
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(Mw) Freud, Sigmund; Robson-Scott, Elaine. (translator) ; Robson-Scott, W. D. (William Douglas) (translator) , ; Zweig, Arnold, ; Freud, Ernst L. (editor)
THE LETTERS OF SIGMUND FREUD AND ARNOLD ZWEIG
First edition thus. Original dark green boards with light green dust jacket. 8vo. Ix, 190 pages; 22 cm. Translated from German. A series of edited letters between Sigmund Freud and Arnold Zweig. Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst (Wikipedia, 2016) . Arnold Zweig was a German writer and anti-war and antifascist activist who is best known for his six-part cycle on World War I (Wikipedia, 2016) . Includes black-and-white photographs of Freud and Zweig. And at the same time you have afforded me help of a scientific nature which acted like a flash of lightning for me when I was describing a case of amentia: the hero of my next novel, whose psychical transformations I have had clear in my mind for a year now, goes through a state of mind which I have experienced completely myself, and which you have helped me to understand scientifically. So thank you for everything and may you have lovely bright days in January, such as we are enjoying here in December. Includes slip of paper in the back that authenticates this as an advanced copy. No. 84 in the International Psycho-Analytical Library. SUBJECT(S) : Psychoanalysts, Correspondence, German Novelists. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. Minimal markings. Very good condition. (GER-51-12)
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(Mw) Fuchs, Leo. ; Chajes, H. P.
DIE JUDEN AEGYPTENS IN PTOLEMÄISCHER UND RÖMISCHER ZEIT [ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO RABBI HIRSCH PEREZ CHAJES OF VIENNA, WHO WROTE THE INTRODUCTION]
1st Edition. Period Boards with Original Wrappers Bound Inside. 8vo. Xx, 156 pages. Gilt titles. In German. First edition. Series: Veröffentlichungen der Dr. A. S. Bettelheim Memorial Foundation. Bibliographical annotations; bibliography at end. This copy is inscribed by Fuchs to Rabbi Hirsch Perez Chajes who also wrote the introduction. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Egypt. Jews -- History. Cloth and wrappers are slightly worn. Inside pages clear. Very good condition. (Ger-39-6a)
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(Mw) Gelber, N. M.
ZUR VORGESCHICHTE DES ZIONISMUS; JUDENSTAATSPROJEKTE IN DEN JAHREN 1695-1845 [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]
1st Edition. Original Cloth. 8vo. 318 pages. 23 cm. In German. 'From the pre-history of Zionism: the Jewish State project in the years 1695-1845'. Published under the auspices of the Executive of the World Zionist Organization (Exekutive der Zionistischen Weltorganisation) . A history of the texts and diplomatic projects and proposals relating to the foundations of the idea of the Jewish State, from Holger Paulli to Mendellsohn, Napoleon to Mordecai Noah, the Decembrists to the Crimea Project of 1841. Attractively bound and printed. The author, Nathan Michael Gelber (18911966) , was an Austrian historian and Zionist leader, the "first secretary of the Austrian Zionist Organization (192130) . In 1934 he immigrated to Palestine where, until his retirement in 1954, he worked in the Keren Hayesod head office in Jerusalem. " - 2008 EJ. Subjects: Zionism. Zionismus. Judentum. Zionismus. Inscribed by the author in Hebrew on the front-end page. There is a second inscription in German adjacent to the title page. Light wear to cloth, otherwise clean. Very good condition. (ZION-7-33A)
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(Mw) Gold, Hugo
ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR DIE GESCHICHTE DER JUDEN. NO. 1, VII. JAHRGANG 1970
First edition. Original paper wrappers with green border. 4to. 64 pages; 24 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Journal of the History of the Jews. Includes 8 articles on Jewish history written by various authors. Includes advertisements throughout. The periodical ran quarterly from April 1964-July 1974. Hugo Gold was a Jewish historian, essayist, editor and publisher who edited and published several Jewish publications throughout his career and won the Theodor Köner Literary Prize in 1967 (Wikipedia, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Jewish history. Mild edgewear and rubbing. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Slight toning and very minimal staining. Very good + condition. (GER-51-31)
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(Mw) Gold, Hugo
ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR DIE GESCHICHTE DER JUDEN. NO. 2/3, VII. JAHRGANG 1970
First edition. Original paper wrappers with green border. 4to. 166 pages; 24 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Journal of the History of the Jews. Includes 9 articles on Jewish history written by various authors. Includes advertisements throughout with several pages at the back. The periodical ran quarterly from April 1964-July 1974. Hugo Gold was a Jewish historian, essayist, editor and publisher who edited and published several Jewish publications throughout his career and won the Theodor Köner Literary Prize in 1967 (Wikipedia, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Jewish history. Mild edgewear and rubbing. Stain on back cover wrapper that affects text. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Slight toning. Good + condition. (GER-51-32)
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(Mw) Gonsiorowski, Herbert
DIE BERUFE DER JUDEN HAMBURGS VON DER EINWANDERUNG BIS ZUR EMANZIPATION
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 84 pages; 22 cm. Written in German. Title translates to The Professions of the Jews of Hamburg from Immigration to Emancipation. 11 word unsigned inscription in German on title page. Herbert Gonsiorowskis dissertation. SUBJECT (S) : German Jewish history, history. WorldCat lists 17 holdings worldwide. Mild edgewear. Slight toning and rubbing. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good + condition. (GER-51-68)
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(Mw) Grau, Wilhelm
ANTISEMITISMUS IM SPÄTEN MITTELALTER: DAS ENDE DER REGENSBURGER JUDENGEMEINDE 1450-1519
Origianal illustrated paper wrappers with large, medieval illustration of men speaking beneath an arch. 8vo. 201 pages; 23 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Anti-Semitism in the Late Middle Ages: The End of the Regensburg Jewish Community 1450-1519. Includes cover illustration across from title page. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very minimal edgewear. Bright white pages. Very good + condition. (GER-51-44)
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(Mw) Gross, Henri
GALLIA JUDAICA; DICTIONNAIRE GOGRAPHIQUE DE LA FRANCE D'APRS LES SOURCES RABBINIQUES
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. [x], 766 pages ; 25 cm. In French. A Rare 1st Edition Copy of Gross Landmark Work in Very Good Condition. . Heinrich Gross, writing also as Henri Gross (1835 1910) , was a German rabbi. He was a pupil in rabbinical literature of Judah Aszod
After graduating from the Breslau seminary and from the University of Halle
he was engaged as private teacher by Baron Horace Günzburg at Paris. During a residence of two years in that city Gross collected in the Bibliothèque Nationale the material for his work Gallia Judaica. In 1869 he went to Berlin, where he associated much with Leopold Zunz, whose methods of research he admired and adopted. In 1870 he was called to the rabbinate of Gross-Strelitz, Silesia. From 1875 he was rabbi of Augsburg. Gross's activity in the domain of literary history, especially of that of the French Jews of the Middle Ages, was extensive. His Gallia Judaica (Paris, 1897) , which deals with the medieval geography and literary history of the Jews of France, became a standard work. (Wikipedia, 2016) SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- France. Hebrew literature -- History and criticism. Laid-in is, Les Juifs de Paris de 1755-1759. Includes a list of notable french Jews edited by Léon Kahn, and with an introduction from Israel Lévi (pages 120-145 from Revue des Études Juives (REJ, XXXXIV, 1904) . Also laid in are 4 period maps of France clipped from an English newspaper and an invoice for the book from a 1947 purchase. Pages are bright and clear. Boards are worn but still a remarkably good copy of Gross important book. (FR-3-1)
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(Mw) Grunwald, Max
GESCHICHTE DER WIENER JUDEN BIS 1914
Original blue and white paper wrappers. 12mo. 80, [14] pages. 19 cm. First edition. In German. With 7 leaves of black and white photographic plates. Title translates as History of the Jews of Vienna until 1914, written by Rabbi Max Grunwald, and published by the Jewish Community of Vienna, in connection with the centennial celebration of the Vienna inner city temple and dedicated to the Board of the Jewish Community of Vienna. Max Grunwald, (1871-1953) rabbi, historian, and folklorist. Born at Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Silesia) , Grunwald served as rabbi in Hamburg (18951903) and Vienna (190535) . He settled in Jerusalem in 1938. Grunwald was a many-sided and productive scholar. He wrote on the history of the communities which he served (Hamburgs deutsche Juden1811, 1904; Portugiesengraeber auf deutscher Erde; Juden als Reeder und Seefahrer, 1902; and on Vienna: Geschichte der Juden in Wien (for schools, 1926) ; Wiener Hevra Kaddisha, 1910; Vienna, 1936 (in the Jewish Communities series of the Jewish Publication Society of America) ) and is famous for his works on famous Viennese Jews and his lasting contributions to Jewish Folklore (2007 Encyclopedia Judaica) . Includes several pages of black-and-white photographs and facsimiles. Pink slip tipped in over publisher information. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Austria -- Vienna -- History. Mild edgewear and rubbing. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good + condition. (GER-38-22A)
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(Mw) Grunwald, Max
JAHRBUCH FÜR JÜDISCHE VOLKSKUNDE, VOL. 25, -26 AND 27
1923-1924. First edition. Original tan boards. 8vo. 618, 480 pages; 23.5 cm. Three volumes, bound in 2, Volume 25 (1923) and the combined Volumes 26 and 27 (1925) . Written in German with some Arabic, French, Hebrew, and Italian. Title translates to Yearbook for Jewish Folklore. An annual publication that followed the periodical series Mitteilungen zur Jüdischen Volkskunde by the same editor. In 1898, Max Grunwald (18711953) , a rabbi living in Hamburg and then Vienna, established the Gesellschaft für Jüdische Volkskunde, Mitteilungen (der Gesellschaft) für Jüdische Volkskunde (18981929) and Museum für Jüdische Volkskunde, having issued a call to collect materials and a questionnaire in 1896. Grunwald hoped that Jewish Volkskunde would preserve a record of a disappearing way of life and, by demonstrating the beauty of traditions and encouraging their revival, help stem the tide of assimilation; he also hoped that by showing the connectedness of Jews to other peoples and their universal values, Jewish Volkskunde might counteract anthropological characterizations of Jews as an immutable and degenerate race (YIVO encyclopedia 2010) . Includes photographs, facsimiles, music, and tables, some in black-and-white and some in color. SUBJECT(S) : Jews-Folklore, Jewish social life and customs. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Pen markings that minimally affect text on Volume 25. Spine beginning to break on Volume 26/27. Slight toning. Mild edgewear. Very good condition. (GER-51-50)
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(Mw) Grunwald, Max
PORTUGIESENGRÄBER AUF DEUTSCHER ERDE; BEITRÄGE ZUR KULTUR-UND KUNSTGESCHICHTE
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 160 pages illustrations ; 25 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, Portuguese Graves on German Soil; Contributions To Cultural and Art History. Study of the Portuguese Jewish gravestone inscriptions in Germany by the eminent and prolific Rabbi and writer on Jewish history and folklore Max Grunwald (1871-1953) . SUBJECT(S) : Sephardim -- Germany. Jews -- Germany -- Hamburg. Ex-library with stamp from a Jewish Library in Vienna. Illustrations throughout. Name written on front end page, otherwise pages are clear. Extremely faint foxing. Very good condition. (Ger-58-45)
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(Mw) Grunwald, Max (editor)
MITTEILUNGEN ZUR JÜDISCHEN VOLKSKUNDE: 10. JAHRGANG, 1. HEFT. (NR. 25)
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 40 pages; 23.5 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Exchanges on Jewish Folklore. In 1898, Max Grunwald (18711953) , a rabbi living in Hamburg and then Vienna, established the Gesellschaft für Jüdische Volkskunde, Mitteilungen (der Gesellschaft) für Jüdische Volkskunde (18981929) and Museum für Jüdische Volkskunde, having issued a call to collect materials and a questionnaire in 1896. Grunwald hoped that Jewish Volkskunde would preserve a record of a disappearing way of life and, by demonstrating the beauty of traditions and encouraging their revival, help stem the tide of assimilation; he also hoped that by showing the connectedness of Jews to other peoples and their universal values, Jewish Volkskunde might counteract anthropological characterizations of Jews as an immutable and degenerate race (YIVO encyclopedia 2010) . SUBJECT (S) : German language; Jews folklore periodicals; Jews social life and customs -- Periodicals. OCLC lists six copies worldwide. Cover separated. Significant edgewear. Slight browning. Library sticker on cover. Minimal staining. Good condition. (GER-14-17A)
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(Mw) Grunwald, Max (editor)
MITTEILUNGEN ZUR JÜDISCHEN VOLKSKUNDE: 15. JAHRGANG, 3. HEFT. (NR. 43)
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 104, 11 pages; 23.5 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Exchanges on Jewish Folklore. In 1898, Max Grunwald (18711953) , a rabbi living in Hamburg and then Vienna, established the Gesellschaft für Jüdische Volkskunde, Mitteilungen (der Gesellschaft) für Jüdische Volkskunde (18981929) and Museum für Jüdische Volkskunde, having issued a call to collect materials and a questionnaire in 1896. Grunwald hoped that Jewish Volkskunde would preserve a record of a disappearing way of life and, by demonstrating the beauty of traditions and encouraging their revival, help stem the tide of assimilation; he also hoped that by showing the connectedness of Jews to other peoples and their universal values, Jewish Volkskunde might counteract anthropological characterizations of Jews as an immutable and degenerate race (YIVO encyclopedia 2010) . SUBJECT (S) : German language; Jews folklore periodicals; Jews social life and customs -- Periodicals. OCLC lists six copies worldwide. Slight toning. Mild edgewear. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Minimal staining. Very good condition. (GER-14-17B)
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(Mw) Grunwald, Max (editor)
MITTEILUNGEN ZUR JÜDISCHEN VOLKSKUNDE: 16. JAHRGANG, 2. HEFT. (NR. 46)
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 36 pages; 23.5 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Exchanges on Jewish Folklore. In 1898, Max Grunwald (18711953) , a rabbi living in Hamburg and then Vienna, established the Gesellschaft für Jüdische Volkskunde, Mitteilungen (der Gesellschaft) für Jüdische Volkskunde (18981929) and Museum für Jüdische Volkskunde, having issued a call to collect materials and a questionnaire in 1896. Grunwald hoped that Jewish Volkskunde would preserve a record of a disappearing way of life and, by demonstrating the beauty of traditions and encouraging their revival, help stem the tide of assimilation; he also hoped that by showing the connectedness of Jews to other peoples and their universal values, Jewish Volkskunde might counteract anthropological characterizations of Jews as an immutable and degenerate race (YIVO encyclopedia 2010) . SUBJECT (S) : German language; Jews folklore periodicals; Jews social life and customs -- Periodicals. OCLC lists six copies worldwide. Back cover wrapper missing and front cover wrapper loose. Some edgewear. Minimal staining. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Fair condition. (GER-14-17C)
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(Mw) Haarbleicher, M. M. ; Berger, H.
AUS DER GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCH-ISRAELITISCHEN GEMEINDE IN HAMBURG
Original Boards. 8vo. [xvi], 511 pages ; 22 cm. In German. Moses M. Haarbleicher (1797 1869) was a German-Jewish poet and critic. Following the example of his father, the founder of the Jewish School of Hamburg, and under the influence of his guardian, the father of Gabriel Riesser, he interested himself early in the affairs of the Jews
He took an active part in the establishment of the Tempelverein, being one of the collaborators in the revision of its prayer-book; and he founded the Verein zur Beförderung Nützlicher Gewerbe Unter den Juden, which he directed from 1823 to 1840, when he became secretary of the congregation of Hamburg. Possessing knowledge of Romance and Germanic languages, and wrote with ease in Hebrew, was an acute and clever critic. Forty of his songs and poems are contained in the hymn-book of the Hamburg congregation. His poem Hagbahah was often ascribed to Gabriel Riesser. Some years prior to his death he published the first part of Zwei Epochen aus der Gesch. Der Deutsch-Israelitischen Gemeinde in Hamburg
a valuable work which remained unfinished. (Wikipedia, 2016) SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Germany -- Hamburg -- History. 18 copies listed worldwide on OCLC & Worldcat. Spine is repaired. Boards are worn. Inside pages have slight foxing but are clear. Overall good+ condition. (GER-58-55)
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(Mw) Halberstam, S. J. ; 1832-1900. ; (Solomon Joachim) ,
GRABREDEN GEHALTEN BEIM LEICHENBEGÄNGNISSE DES HERRN J.S. HALBERSTAM IN BIELITZ, AM 26. MÄRZ 1900
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 12 mo. 32 pages; 20 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Sermons Held at the Funeral of Mr. J. S. Halberstam in Bielsko, on the 26th of March 1900. Includes black-and-white tissued photograph of Halberstam. Addresses by M. Steiner, S. Horovitz, N. Glaser, J. Günzig, and L. Dobschütz. The author, here writing a eulogy for his father, has his own portrait featured in the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia. In 1890 [Solomon Joachim] Halberstam issued a complete catalog of his manuscripts (411 items) under the title Kehillat Shelomoh. The greater part of them was acquired by Montefiore College, Ramsgate, England, while his large collection of printed books, and a considerable number also of manuscripts, was bought by Mayer Sulzberger and presented to the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America....Bielsko (German: Bielitz, Czech: Bílsko) was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia
.According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 18,568 inhabitants. The census asked people for their native language: 15,144 (84.3%) were German-speaking, 2,568 (14.3%) were Polish-speaking and 136 (0.7%) were Czech-speaking. Jews were not allowed to declare Yiddish, and most of them thus declared German as their native language. The most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 10,378 (55.9%), followed by Protestants with 4,955 (26.7%) and the Jews with 3,024 (16.3%).The vast majority of the Jews were exterminated by Nazis during World War II, and the German population was expelled by the Soviets after the war under the terms demanded by Stalin at the Potsdam Conference (Wikipedia). SUBJECT(S) : Sermons, Germany. OCLC and WorldCat list 3 holdings worldwide (Yale, HUC, National Library of Israel) . Very minimal markings. Good condition. (GER-51-66)
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(Mw) Hildesheimer, Israel (Ezriel) ; Hildesheimer, Meier (editor)
GESAMMELTE AUFSÄTZE: ZUM FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DES RABBINER-SEMINARS ZU BERLIN.
1st Edition. Original brown boards with gold lettering. 8vo. Xx, 228 pages; 24 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Collected Essays: to the Fiftieth Year of the Rabbinical Seminars in Berlin. Library stamp and minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Some rubbing to cover boards. Slight browning to pages. Very good condition. (GER-51-36)
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(Mw) Horodezky, Samuel A.
RELIGIO¨SE STRO¨MUNGEN IM JUDENTUM, MIT BESONDERER BERU¨CKSICHTIGUNG DES CHASSIDISMUS [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO RABBI H.P. CHAJES]
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. [2], [vii]-xii, 260 pages ; 24 cm. In German. Title translates to English as, Religious Currents in Judaism, with Special Consideration of Hasidism. Inscribed by Horodezky to Rabbi H. P. Chajes, the German theologian and Zionist leader who was chair of the World Zionist Congress from 1912 to 1925. Horodezky was born in Malin in Kiev District to a distinguished line Hasidic leaders. From his father, Rabbi Yosef Moshe ben Rabbi Baruch, he was a descendant of Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl , through his mother, via Rabbi Gedaliah Tversky, he was a descendant of the Ba'al Shem Tov. In 1907 he left Russia to study philosophy and history at the University of Berlin . That year he was elected as a delegate of Berdichev to the 8th Zionist Congress 8thIn 1939 he emigrated to Israel and settled in Tel Aviv . There he published articles which appeared in most of the worlds Hebrew language newspapers as well as in other sectors of the Jewish press. In addition, published a number of books on Hasidism and Kabbalah. He was awarded the Bialik Prize (Wikipedia, 2016) . From 1918 to his death, Chajes served as the chief rabbi of the Jewish community of Vienna. In addition, he was also the Chairman of the Zionist General Council from 1921 to 1925....The main Jewish school in Vienna is named after him. SUBJECT(S) : Chassidismus. Inscribed by the author on title page with a stamp from Rabbi Chajes personal library.From 1918 to his death, Chajes served as the chief rabbi of the Jewish community of Vienna. In addition, he was also the Chairman of the Zionist General Council from 1921 to 1925....The main Jewish school in Vienna is named after him. Pages toning. A few markings throughout but otherwise in about very good condition. (GER-58-58)
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(Mw) Horovitz, Jakob
VON LISZKA NACH BERLIN: REISEBILDER: BEILAGE ZUM BERICHT DER ISRALITISCHEN RELIGIONSSCHULE
First edition. Original blue paper wrappers. 8vo. 21 pages; 23 cm. In German. Title translates to From Liszka to Berlin: Travel Pictures: Accompanying to the Report of the Jewish Religious School. Consists of four letters, originally published under title: Von Liszka nach Berlin : jüdische Reisebilder in Briefen von M. H. (Jüdische Presse, 1870) . Jakob Horovitz was a teacher and a rabbi who was also very active in the field of general and Jewish social work...He published numerous essays on parts of the Talmud, as well as questions of religious philosophy in German and Hebrew, before being arrested and tortured by the Nazis in 1938 (Infobank Judengasse Frankfurt am Main, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Jews, Correspondence, Travel. OCLC lists 17 holdings worldwide. Significant edgewear that affects text. Bottom chunk of page ripped off of pages 19-21. Some rubbing. Minimal stains and slight toning. Minimal pencil marks that do not affect text. Fair condition. (GER-51-56)
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(Mw) Horovitz, Marcus
EIN MAHNWORT: REDE GEHALTEN AM SABBATH
First edition. 8vo. Later paper Wrappers 14 pages; 22 cm. In German. Title translates to A Reminder: A Sermon Given on the Sabbath. SUBJECT (S) : Germany, Shabbat. OCLC and WorldCat list 12 holdings worldwide. Minimal staining. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Slight edgewear. Good condition. (GER-51-73)
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(Mw) Israelitische Gemeinde Basel
ZUM ZENTENARIUM DER BASLER SYNAGOGE, 1868-1968; EINE FESTSCHRIFT
First edition. Original illustrated blue wrappers with gold illustration of a synagogue and gold font. 4to. 73 pages; 25 cm. Written in German. Title translates to To the Center of the Basler Synagogue 1868-1968; A Memorandum. Divided into 7 chapters written by various authors. Includes stunning black-and-white photographs of the synagogue and of various people such as Theodor Herzl in a top hat in 1903 as well as facsimiles of important documents from the its history. Also includes tables, graphs, and blueprints of the building. Pasted in description of the synagogue on inside back cover. SUBJECT (S) : Jews-Switzerland-Basel, Synagogues, Swiss Jews. Some markings on cover boards. Minimal pencil marks that do not affect text. Later paper pasted onto inside back cover board. Very good condition. (GER-51-22)
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(mw) Jacobson, Wolf S.
UEBER DAS KADISH-GEBET [AUTHOR INSCRIBED]
Original Wraps. 8vo. 60 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In German. Insribed on title page. An explanation of the Kaddish prayer. The author, Wolf S. Jacobson was a leader of Agudas Yisroel in Berlin between the world wars; he emigrated to Denmark and served as Orthodox Rabbi at Machsike Hadas in Copenhagen; then to Sweden in 1943, and finally to Israel. Subjects: Kaddish. OCLC lists 21 copies. Light soiling to outer edges, overall very fresh and clean. Very good condition. (GER-43-6A)
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(Mw) Jöhlinger, Otto
BISMARCK UND DIE JUDEN, UNTER BENUTZUNG UNVERÖFFENTLICHTER QUELLEN.
1st Edition. Original tan boards with brown border. 8vo; viii, 206 pages; 25 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Bismarck and the Jews, Using Unpublished Sources. Spine damaged. Some dampstaining and mild edgewear. Library stamp and minimal stains. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Page full of writing in black pen above copyright information that does not affect text. Slight browning. Good condition. (GER-39-10A) xx
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(MW) Jüdisch-Theologisches Seminar (Breslau, Germany)
JAHRESBERICHT DES JÜDISCH-THEOLOGISCHEN SEMINARS FRAENCKELSCHE STIFTUNG [1866-1838], (LACKING ONLY 14 VOLUMES OUT OF 82) : 1866-1869, 1872-1875, 1877-1922, AND 1924-1938.
First edition. Many include original paper wrappers. 8vo. Around 60 pages; 23.5 cm. Written in German with some volumes including an additional Hebrew section. Title translates to Annual Report of the Jewish Theological Seminary (Fraenckelsche Stiftung) . A nearly complete run of the journal including the editions printed from 1866-1869, 1872-1875, 1877-1922, and 1924-1938 (only missing 14 out of 82) . Some volumes bound separately in a limited run and some include duplicates. The Judisch-Theologischen Seminars, Breslau was the first modern rabbinical seminary in Central Europe. Founded in 1854 with the funds which Jonas Fraenkel, a prominent Breslau businessman, had willed for the purpose, the seminary became the model for similar colleges set up in Europe and the U. S
. The seminarys basic aim was to teach positive historical Judaism. The positive stood for a faithful adherence to the practical precepts of Judaism, while historical permitted free inquiry into the Jewish past, including even Bible criticism, though with some self-imposed limitations (JewishVirtualLibrary.org, 2016) . Every year, the seminary published an annual report with scholarly work by the professors at the seminary, up until the Nazis destroyed the seminary in 1938. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish religious education, Positive Historical Judaism, Jewish Theological Seminary- Breslau. Overall, the condition is good-very good with some volumes more fragile and chipped. (GER-51-42)
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(Mw) Kahana (Kohane) , Abraham
ISRAEL BAAL-SCHEM UND ELIA WILNA: EINE GESCHICHTLICHE DARSTELLUNG IHRES LEBENS UND WIRKENS
First edition. Original orange paper wrappers. 8vo. 75 pages; 23 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Israel Baal-Shem and Elijah Wilna: a Historical Account of Their Life and Work. Divided into two parts, Israel Baal-Schem and Der Gaon von Wilna with smaller chapters within each. Rabbi Yisroel ben Eliezer, often called Baal Shem Tov or Besht, was a Jewish mystical rabbi. He is considered to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism (Wikipedia, 2016) . Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon or Elijah of Vilna, or by his Hebrew acronym HaGra or Elijah Ben Solomon, was a Talmudist, halakhist, kabbalist, and the foremost leader of the mitnagdic (non-hasidic) Jewry of the past few centuries (Wikipedia, 2016) . He strongly opposed Hasidism. Abraham Kahana was a biblical scholar and historian who authored many works. Includes loose paper from publishers before title page. SUBJECT(S) : Baal Shem Tov, Vilna Gaon, Hasidism, Mitnagdim. OCLC and WorldCat list 23 holdings worldwide. Minimal stains. Slight toning to pages. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good + condition. (GER-51-14)
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(Mw) Kaufmann, Julius
FREISTATT, DIE : ALLJU¨DISCHE REVUE - MONATSSCHRIFT FU¨R JU¨DISCHE KULTUR UND POLITIK NRS 1-12, COMPLETE FOR VOL I
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 736 pages ; 22 cm. 12 Issues Bound Together (nos. 1 12) . In German. The title translates loosely into English as, The Sanctuary: A Monthly Periodical on Jewish Culture and Politics. all 12 issues from the first year of publication (from April 1913 to April 1914) of the influential Jewish-German periodical "Die Freistatt". Founded by Fritz Mordechai Kaufmann (1888-1921) , it was the only German-Jewish periodical to represent a 'pan-Judaic' approach, distinguishing it both from liberal and Zionist Judaism in Germany at that time. Was a forum for political, religious and sociological discussions about Judaism. Features prominent writers such as Elsa Lasker Schüler, Chaim Nachman Bialik, Borochov, and numerous others. Boards have some wear but are in good condition. Some markings on end pages. Issue 1 is printed on a smaller paper, but bound together here with issues 2-13. Some toning. Overall Very Good- condition. (GER-58-78)
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(Mw) Kohn, Pinchas Jakob
RABBINISCHER HUMOR AUS ALTER UND NEUER ZEIT: EINE SAMMLUNG VON ANEKDOTEN UND GUTEN WÖRTCHEN
Original paper wrappers with mod design. 8vo. 272 pages; 18.5 cm. Written in German with some Hebrew text excerpts. Title translates to Rabbinic Humor from Old and New Times: A Collection of Anecdotes and Good Little Words. Divided into several chapters, many of which focus on humor from particular figures such as the Maggid and the Chazan. Includes raving reviews of the book on the inside cover pages. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish humor, Rabbinic humor. OCLC and WorldCat list 28 holdings worldwide. Significant edgewear. Binding falling apart. Browning to original cover wrappers. Minimal staining and pencil markings that do not affect text. Slight toning to pages. Good + condition. (GER-51-19)
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(Mw) Kohn, S.
DAVID SPEIER: HISTORISCHER ROMAN AUS DER ZEIT DES DREISSIGJÄHRIGEN KRIEGES
First edition. Original blue boards with black design. 12mo. 2 volumes in 1, 244 and 192 pages; 20 cm. Written in German in fraktur. Title translates to David Speier: Historical Novel from the Time of the Thirty Years War. Divided into two volumes with the same title. Salomon Kohn was an Austrian novelist who wrote several works of fiction. Beautiful red end pages with gold pattern. SUBJECT (S) : German fiction, Thirty Years War. OCLC and Worldcat list 7 holdings worldwide. Rubbing on cover boards that affects text. Mild edgewear. Slight toning to pages. Very good condition. (GER-51-9)
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(Mw) Kohn, Salomon
DIE STARKEN: HISTORISCHE ERZÄHLUNG
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 245 pages; 19.5 cm. Written in German in fraktur. Title translates to The Strong: Historical Narrative. 18 word authors inscription (der Verfasser) in German from 1877, a year before the books official publication (almost certainly, it was printed in late 1877, when the book was inscribed) . Salomon Kohn was an Austrian novelist most famous for his novel Gabriel (Wikipedia, 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : German history. WorldCat lists 4 copies worldwide [Danish Union Catalogue/Royal Library- Copenhagen University Library, HUC, NLI, Uni-Marburg]. Significant edgewear and browning to pages. Minimal pencil and pen markings that do not affect text. Binding very worn. Some dampstaining. Good- condition thus. (GER-51-67)
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(Mw) Lerner, M.
VORTRAG GEHALTEN AM SABBAT SCHUWA 5673
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 14 pages; 22 cm. In German with some Hebrew quotes. Title translates to Lecture Held on Shabbat Shuba 5673. Shabbat shubah sermons. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish sermons, Germany, Shabbat shubah. OCLC and Worldcat list 3 holdings worldwide (Harvard, Duke, National Library of Israel) . Mild edgewear and slight browning. Very minimal staining. Very good + condition. (GER-51-57)
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(Mw) Lerner, M.
VORTRAG GEHALTEN AM SABBAT SCHUWA 5673
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 14 pages; 22 cm. In German with some Hebrew quotes. Title translates to Lecture Held on Shabbat Schuwa 5673. Shabbat shubah sermons. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish sermons, Germany, Shabbat shubah. OCLC and Worldcat list 3 holdings worldwide (Harvard, Duke, National Library of Israel) . Some edgewear and slight browning. Minimal staining and rubbing. Very good condition. (GER-51-57A) xx
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(Mw) Lerner, M.
VORTRAG GEHALTEN AM SABBAT SCHUWA 5673
First edition. 8vo. 14 pages; 22 cm. Written in German in fraktur with some Hebrew quotes. Title translates to Lecture Held on Shabbat Schuwa 5673. Shabbat shubah sermons. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish sermons, Germany, Shabbat shubah. OCLC and Worldcat list 3 holdings worldwide (Harvard, Duke, National Library of Israel) . Missing paper wrappers. Very minimal staining and rubbing. Slight toning. Good condition. (GER-51-57B) xx
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(Mw) Lerner, M. Of Altona (Mayer Ben Mordecai) ,
DER LEUCHTER: FESTPREDIGT ANALÄSSLICH DES REGIERUNGS-JUBILÄUMS SR. MAJESTÄT DES KAISERS U. KÖNIGS WILHELM II.
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 11 pages; 22 cm. In German with some Hebrew. Title translates to The Candlestick: Celebratory Sermon On the Occasion of the Jubilee of the Government of His Majesty the Emperor and King Wilhelm II. Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918...Wilhelms biographer Lamar Cecil identified Wilhelms curious but well-developed anti-Semitism, noting that in 1888 a friend of Wilhelm declared that the young Kaisers dislike of his Hebrew subjects, one rooted in a perception that they possessed an overweening influence in Germany, was so strong that it could not be overcome (Wikipedia, 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Sermons, German -- Jewish authors, Wilhelm II. OCLC and WorldCat list 5 holdings worldwide (Harvard, HUC, National Library of Israel, Staats & Universitatsbibliothek Hamburg, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Leipzig) . Slight toning. Very minimal markings. Very good + condition. (GER-51-72) xx
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(Mw) Lerner, M. Of Altona (Mayer Ben Mordecai) ,
DER LEUCHTER: FESTPREDIGT ANALÄSSLICH DES REGIERUNGS-JUBILÄUMS SR. MAJESTÄT DES KAISERS U. KÖNIGS WILHELM II.
First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 11 pages; 22 cm. In German with some Hebrew. Title translates to The Candlestick: Celebratory Sermon On the Occasion of the Jubilee of the Government of His Majesty the Emperor and King Wilhelm II. Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918...Wilhelms biographer Lamar Cecil identified Wilhelms curious but well-developed anti-Semitism, noting that in 1888 a friend of Wilhelm declared that the young Kaisers dislike of his Hebrew subjects, one rooted in a perception that they possessed an overweening influence in Germany, was so strong that it could not be overcome (Wikipedia, 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Sermons, German -- Jewish authors, Wilhelm II. OCLC and WorldCat list 5 holdings worldwide (Harvard, HUC, National Library of Israel, Staats & Universitatsbibliothek Hamburg, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Leipzig) . Slight toning. Minimal edgewear. Slight dampstaining and rubbing. Minimal markings. Very good condition. (GER-51-72A) xx
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(Mw) Levy, Antoine; Institut Zur Förderung Der Israelitischen Literatur
DIE EXEGESE BEI DEN FRANZÖSISCHEN ISRAELITEN VOM 10. BIS 14. JAHRHUNDERT
First edition. Later red boards with original paper wrappers bound in. 12 mo. 94 pages; 19 cm. Written in German in fraktur with large chunks of Hebrew texts throughout. Title translates to The Exegesis Among the French Israelis from the 10th to the 14th Century. Biblical exegesis. The Institut zur Förderung der Israelitischen Literatur was founded by Ludwig Philippson, for the promotion of Jewish literature...The society existed for eighteen years, chiefly through the untiring efforts of its founder; and its membership reached at total of about three thousand. It published, in German, about eighty works of Jewish history, science, poetry, fiction, and biography (JewishEncyclopedia.com, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Biblical Exegesis, Bible commentaries. Rebound. Original cover page restored. Slight toning to pages. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good condition. (GER-51-13)
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(Mw) Lewin, M.
WO WÄREN DIE ZEHN STÄMME ISRAELS ZU SUCHEN? NACH QUELLEN DARGESTELLT
First edition. Original green paper wrappers. 8vo. 141 pages; 22 cm. In German with some Hebrew. Title translates to Where Would the Ten Tribes of Israel be sought? According to Sources. SUBJECT (S) : Lost tribes of Israel. OCLC lists 22 holdings worldwide. Significant edgewear. Wrappers repaired, piece missing from bottom left corner of front wrapper that does not affect text. Minimal pencil markings that barely affect text. Publisher information pasted on page over original publisher information (presumably to correct error) . Minimal stains and rubbing. Fair condition. (GER-51-69)
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(Mw) Loewe, Heinrich
PROSELYTEN : EIN BEITRAG ZUR GESCHICHTE DER JU¨DISCHEN RASSE
1st Edition. Original Wrappers. 4to. 30 pages ; 29 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, ProselyteS: A Contribution to the History of the Jewish Race. Heinrich Loewe (1869 1951) was a German journalist, publicist, folklorist, linguist, philosopher, and Zionist politician
(Wikipedia, 2017) One of 800 copies printed for the annual of the Soncino-Gesellschaft der Freunde des Jüdischen Buches. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish converts.
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(Mw) Lothar Rothschild
JOHANN CASPAR ULRICH VON ZÜRICH UND SEINE 'SAMMLUNG JÜDISCHER GESCHICHTEN IN DER SCHWEIZ. [VOL. 17, NO. 2 OF SCHWEIZER STUDIEN ZUR GESCHICHTSWISSENSCHAFT]
Original paper wrappers with red font. Review copy with review slip laid in. 370 pages. 23 cm. 8vo. Written in German. Title translates to Johann Caspar Ulrich von Zurich and his Collection of Jewish Stories in Switzerland. Series: (Schweizer Studien z. Geschichtswissenschaft ; 17, 2) Note: Ersch. Auch als Diss. , Basel 1932. Significant edgewear. Loose front cover wrapper. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Good condition. (GER-51-38A)
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(Mw) Markon, Isaak
EINE BENENNUNG DER TU¨RKEI IN DER JU¨DISCHEN LITERARUR [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO RABBI H.P. CHAJES]
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 32 pages ; 24 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, A Designation for Turkey in Jewish Literature. SUBJECT(S): Inscriptions, Hebrew. Jewish epitaphs. Turkey in literature. Isaak Mark (1875-1949)
(was a (h)istorian, literary critic, public figure. He graduated from St. Petersburg University
and continued his education at Berlin University. He is the author of scholarly works on ancient Jewish history, Karaite history, and medieval Jewish poetry. He served as a librarian in the Hebraistic department of the Imperial Public Library. In 1907, he established the Hebrew-language scholarly journal Ha-Kedem. He was one of the founders of the baron David Gunzurg Oriental Studies Courses, as well as one of the editors the of Jewish Encyclopedia, a member of the ORT Committee, a member of the OPE. Library Commission, Vice-President of the Biblical Hebrew Language Lovers Society, member of the Senate at the Ministry of Public Education, secretary of the Semitic section of the Historical Society at St. Petersburg University, and full member of the Russian Archeological Society
. In 1917, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Petrograd Jewish Community; in 1918, he was a member of the Commission to convene a Congress of representatives from Russia's Jewish communities in Moscow. In 1920-1922 he was a lecturer in Petrograd and Minsk
(jewhistory.ort.spb.ru) SUBECT(S): Inscriptions, Hebrew. Jewish epitaphs. Turkey in literature. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. Inscribed in Herbew on the title page by Markon to Rabbi HP Chajes, the Chief Rabbi of Vienna and Zionist leader who was chair of the World Zionist Congress from 1912 to 1925. Also includes a stamp from Chajes personal library. Otherwise, pages are unmarked/clear. Paper toning. About very good condition. (GER-58-61)
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(Mw) Max Grunwald
DIE HYGIENE DER JUDEN, IM ANSCHLUSS AN DIE INTERNATIONALE HYGIENE-AUSSTELLUNG DRESDEN
1st Edition. Original Boards. 8vo. (lxiv) , 325 Pages. In German. Title translates into English as, Jewish Hygiene, In Connection with the 1911 International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden. Max Grunwald (1871 1953) was a rabbi in Hamburg and Vienna and author of works on Jewish history and folklore. (Wikipedia, 2016) SUBJECT (S) : Hygiene, Jewish. Front hinge starting. Boards slightly worn and pages are starting to tone but otherwise in very good- condition. (GER24-7a)
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(Mw) Mayer, Sigmund
DIE WIENER JUDEN; KOMMERZ, KULTUR, POLITIK, 1700-1900
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. [x], 521 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, The Viennese Jews. Commerce, Culture, Politics 1700-1900. Sigmund Mayer (1831 1920) was an Austrian businessman and local politician. Mayer was in active in the Austrian-Israelite Union. He wrote the Die Wiener Juden; Kommerz, Kultur, Politik, 1700-1900 (in 1917)
(Wikipedia, 2017) SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Austria -- Vienna. Social conditions. Politics and government. Previous owners inscription. A few markings throughout but very little wear. About very good condition. (Ger-58-41a)
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(Mw) Mayer, Sigmund
DIE WIENER JUDEN; KOMMERZ, KULTUR, POLITIK, 1700-1900 [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]
1st Edition. Original Boards. 8vo. [x], 521 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, The Viennese Jews. Commerce, Culture, Politics 1700-1900. Sigmund Mayer (1831 1920) was an Austrian businessman and local politician. Mayer was in active in the Austrian-Israelite Union. He wrote the Die Wiener Juden; Kommerz, Kultur, Politik, 1700-1900 (in 1917)
(Wikipedia, 2017) SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Austria -- Vienna. Social conditions. Politics and government. Copy is inscribed in German and signed on the title page. Spine is torn. Some markings on boards. Inside pages are unmarked, like new. Overall about very good condition. (Ger-58-41)
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(Mw) Mieses, Josef
DIE A¨LTESTE GEDRUCKTE DEUTSCHE UEBERSETZUNG DES JU¨DISCHEN GEBETBUCHES A. D. JAHRE 1530 UND IHR AUTHOR ANTHONIUS MARGARITHA. EINE LITERARHISTORISCHE UNTERSUCHUNG
1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 57 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, The Oldest Printed German Translation of the Jewish Prayer Book, Dated 1530, and its author, Anthonius Margaritha. A Literary Historical Investigation. Mieses (18821942) (was a) rabbi, scholar, and Polish army chaplain. The elder brother of author and scholar Matthias Mieses, Józef Mieses was born in Przemysl and lived there until he completed his high school education in 1900. Sent to Vienna to study in the rabbinical seminary and university, he was ordained as a rabbi and received his doctorate in 1907
Over the decades, Mieses published a number of articles in scholarly journals in Poland and abroad on issues involving Jewish culture and linguistics, including a critical study of Saadyah Gaons Arabic translation of the Torah and a supplement to Jacob Levys Talmudic dictionary. Following the outbreak of World War I, Mieses escaped to Vienna as a refugee, where he devoted himself to research in the citys libraries. In 1916 he was appointed a chaplain in the Austro-Hungarian army, with the rank of captain, for the Tenth Corps, whose headquarters were located in Przemysl
In 1920 he joined the Polish army and was named chief Jewish chaplain, with the rank of colonel, serving until 1932. (YIVO, 2016) Margaritha was a 16th century Hebraist who converted to Christianity. He is best known for the 1530 book Der Fantze Jüdisch Glaub (The Whole Jewish Belief) . (Wikipedia, 2016) The book influenced Martin Luthers anti-semitic treatise On the Jews and Their Lies. SUBJECT(S) : Margaritha, Anton. Inscribed on the title page. Stamped on title page from the personal library of Rabbi HP Chajes, the Zionist leader who was chair of the World Zionist Congress from 1912 to 1925. Back hinge is reinforced with tape. Pages clear. About very good condition. (GER-58-59)
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(Mw) Moses Ben Solomon, Of Salerno; Simon, Stanislaus
MOSE BEN SALOMO VON SALERNO UND SEINE PHILOSOPHISCHEN AUSEINANDERSETZUNGEN MIT DEN LEHREN DES CHRISTENTUMS [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR]
First edition. Original green paper wrappers. 8vo. 86, xx pages; 22 cm. 10 word inscription written and signed by the author, Stanislaus Simon. Written in German. Title translates to Moses ben Solomon of Salerno and His Philosophical Debates with the Teachings of Christianity. A doctoral dissertation. Divided into two parts with smaller sections within them. Includes both the German and Hebrew texts of Einwendungen by Moses ben Solomon. Moses ben Solomon of Salerno was an Italian philosopher and commentator of the thirteenth century
. His work is mainly a paraphrase, the technical terms being translated into Italian (JewishEncyclopedia.com, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Philosophy, Christianity, Apologetic works. Some edgewear and rubbing. Minimal pencil marks that do not affect text. Slight toning and minimal staining. Very good condition. (GER-51-35) .
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(Mw) Niemirower, I. J.
CHASSIDISMUS UND ZADDIKISMUS
1st Edition. Period boards. 8vo. 166 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, Chassidism and Tsadikism [Hasidism]. Rabbi Dr. Jacob Itzhak Niemirower (1872 1939) was a Romanian Modern Reform rabbi, close to reformistic trends in the Western European Judaism, theologist, philosopher and historian. Served as the first Chief Rabbi of Romanian Jewry between 19211939, and was a member of the Romanian Senate from 1927 and until his death. An ardent supporter of Zionism and a courageous fighter against Antisemitism, Dr. Niemirower defended the civil and human rights of Romanian Jews and led them on the path towards modernization of community life, in the spirit of what he called Cultural Judaism. This meant adhering to Jewish tradition while remaining open to the Romanian language and culture and to universal influences. SUBJECT(S) : Hasidism. OCLC + Worlcat list 13 copies worldwide. Inscribed on the title page. Stamped from Rabbi Hirsch Perez Chajes personal library. Front hinge starting. Slight toning. Pages are clear and unmarked. About very good condition. (GER-58-49)
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(Mw) Perets, Yitshak
AL-HARÎZÎ ALS ÜBERSETZER DE MAKÂMEN AL-HARÎRÎS: EIN BEITRAG ZUR GESCHICHTE DER LITERATUR-ÜBERTRAGUNGEN
First separate edition (? ) . Original grey paper wrappers. 4to. 92 pages; 24 cm. Written in German. Title translates to Al-Harîzî As Translator of the Makâmen Al-Harîrîs: A Contribution to the History of Literary Transmissions. Interpretation of Hebrew literature, Arabic poetry, and Medieval Maqamah. Divided into three parts with smaller chapters within each. Includes bibliography, a table of abbreviations of biblical books, a table of other abbreviations, and a transcription table with Hebrew and Arabic letters. Also includes several pages of charts that track changes in texts as well as a several page excerpt of a Hebrew text. SUBJECT(S) : Arabic poetry, Hebrew literature, Medieval Maqamah. Very minimal edgewear. Slight toning. Minimal pencil markings and stains that do not affect text. Very good + condition. (GER-51-27)
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(Mw) Philippson, Ludwig
ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG DES JUDENTHUMS: EIN UNPARTHEIISCHES ORGAN FÜR ALLES JÜDISCHE INTERESSE IN BETREFF VON POLITIK, RELIGION, LITERATUR, GESCHICHTE, SPRACHKUNDE UND BELLETRISTIK: VOL. I NO. 1-114, COMPLETE THIS VOLUME
First separate edition. Full set bound in half cloth and decorative paper for the year 1837. 4to. 456 pages; 25 cm. In German. Biweekly Serial. Title translates to General Newspaper of Judaism: Impartial Organ for All Matters of Jewish Interest Pertaining to Politics, Religion, Literature, History, Philology, and Belles-lettres. Volume I No. 1-114. German Jewish weekly periodical founded by Ludwig Philippson in 1837....as an impartial organ devoted to all Jewish interest, it at first advocated a moderate historical reform of Judaism as a revealed religion. " The weekly "was one of the first Jewish periodicals of Central and Western Europe. For many years it exercised great influence in other European countries...[and] played a prominent role in the struggle of the Jews of Germany for civic emancipation....It was of great influence in promoting a knowledge and appreciation of Judaism and its history and in fostering the inner religious and communal life of the German Jews" (Universal Jewish Ency. 1939, I: 188) . Subjects: Jews -- Periodicals. Judaism -- Periodicals. Jews -- Germany -- Periodicals. Library bookplate. Some edgewear and wear to spine that affects text. Minimal staining and toning to pages. Significant pencil markings on endpage. Somewhat soiled. Good condition. (GER-38-13A)
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