‎Literatura hebraica‎

‎(Xt) Bakharakh, Tsevi.‎

‎ANTI-JEWISH PREJUDICES IN GERMAN CATHOLIC SERMONS‎

‎1st edition. Original blue cloth boards. 4to. 182 pages; 24 cm. Includes tables. “Walter Zwi Bacharach is Professor Emeritus of General History at Bar-Ilan University. He was born in Hanau, Germany in 1928. In 1938, he escaped with his family to Holland, where they were captured in 1942. He was sent to Westerbork transit camp, then to the Theresienstadt ghetto, and to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. He survived a death march and was liberated by U. S. Forces. He immigrated to Palestine in 1946” (Yadvashem.org 2017) . “I immediately asked myself what had caused the deviation in the course of German history which had caused us so much suffering? What was the nature of that protracted process which had dragged millions, and me among them, into a world permeated with bottomless hatred of Jews? My curiosity was born out of stunned horror, it sought the answer to my own personal existence, which I perceived as a kind of rebirth. ” SUBJECT(S) : Anti-semitism, Catholic Anti-semitism, WWII, Holocaust. OCLC lists 12 holdings worldwide. Ex-library markings. Very minimal markings. Very minimal edgewear. Very good + condition. (HOLO2-134-76)‎

‎(Xt) Bamberger, Seligmann Baer, 1807-1878; Fischer, Josef‎

‎AMIRAH LE-BES YANKEV: ANSHPRAKHE AN DAS HOYS YANKEV’S, ODER, DI DRAY BEZONDERE PFLIKHTEN YIDISHER EHEFROYEN NIDAH, HALEH, HADLAKAH...‎

‎Original orange paper wrappers. 8vo. 86 pages; 22 cm. In Yiddish with German title page. Title roughly translates to “Words for the House of Jacob. ” Text of each page outlined in a green box. Seligmann Baer Bamberger “was a Talmudist and a leader of Orthodox Judaism in Germany. Between 1840 and his death he served as rabbi of Wurzburg, and is therefore often referred to by his position as the Wurzburger Rav…. A work first published in 1858 titled Amirah le-Beth Ya’akov (Words to the House of Jacob, a reference to Exodus 19: 2 and Rashi’s commentary there) deals with the three areas of practical Jewish law pertaining specifically to women: niddah (separation during menstruation) , challah (a tithe from dough) and the lighting of candles on the night of the Shabbat” (Wikipedia 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Jewish women-religious life, Judaism-customs and practices, Mikveh. OCLC lists 5 holdings worldwide of this edition (JTS, Stanford, HUC, Univ of Groningen, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen) . Significant edgewear to cover wrappers. Missing back cover. Moderate staining. Slight toning. Good condition. (YID-25-7)‎

‎(Xt) Beard, Charles A.‎

‎HITLERISM AND OUR LIBERTIES : TEXT OF AN ADDRESS GIVEN ... AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, TUESDAY, APRIL, 10, 1934‎

‎1st Edition. Original Wrappers. 8vo. [4] pages ; 23 cm. Early Nazi-era speech damning Hitler, given at the New York scholarly institution which, under the leadership of the author, would come to be most associated with refugee scholars. “Charles Austin Beard (1874 – 1948) was, with Frederick Jackson Turner, one of the most influential American historians of the first half of the 20th century. For a while he was a history professor at Columbia University but his influence came from hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. His works included a radical re-evaluation of the founding fathers of the United States, who he believed were motivated more by economics than by philosophical principles. Beard's most influential book, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States (1913) , has been the subject of great controversy ever since its publication. ” (Wikiepdia, 2017) He was married to Mary Ritter Beard, widely influential historian, archivist, and activist, who played a critical role in the women’s suffrage movement. This is his historic speech criticizing Hitler, in the year Hitler assumed power, at the New School in New York City: “The history of the past four hundred years is in large measure the history… to wrest from arbitrary and irresponsible power the weapons of tyranny. ” SUBJECT(S) : Politics and government. Ex-library with usual marks. Slight edgewear. Very good condition. (holo2-135-51)‎

‎(Xt) Ben Sheshna, Amram; Frumkin, Aryeh Loeb‎

‎SIDUR TEFILAH KE-MINHAG ASHKENAZ : `IM SEDER RAV `AMRAM HA-SHALEM‎

‎First edition. Original cloth. 8vo, [6], 5-10, 400, [6]; [5], 476, [2] pp, 23 cm. Two volumes in one. In Hebrew. Full title translates to “Siddur According to the Ashkenazi Rite with Seder Rav Amram Shalem and With All Supplements and Notes in the Second Part. ” The Seder Rav Amram is the oldest order of extant Jewish prayers. It contains the text of the prayers for the entire year, as well as the laws and customs pertaining to the different prayers. Although Rav Amram's predecessor Natronai had written a responsum (mentioned at the beginning of Rav Amram's Seder) to the community of Lucena explaining how the rabbinic injunction to recite 100 blessings daily should be fulfilled and had established the sequence of weekday prayers, Rav Amram was the first to compose a systematic arrangement including prayers for the whole annual cycle as well as the pertinent laws. Rav Amram's sources, in addition to the Talmud, were the works of the geonim and the rites of the Babylonian yeshivot. The Seder enjoyed a very wide circulation and was extensively quoted by the leading scholars of Spain, Provence, France, and Germany. It served as the basis for later orders of service, such as Siddur Rashi, Mahzor Vitry, and especially the liturgy of countries which came under Babylonian influence. Three different manuscripts of the Siddur are in circulation, and additional fragments have been discovered in the Cairo Genizah. (Virtual Judaica, 2015) . SUBJECTS: Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Siddurim -- Texts. Judaism -- Liturgy. Siddurim. Ex-library with no markings other than bookplate on inner front board. Minor wear to boards. Tape on second, more detailed, title page. Overall Good+ condition. (HEB-48-31)‎

‎(Xt) Bentwich, Norman.‎

‎SOLOMON SCHECHTER AND AHAD HA’AM [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]‎

‎Original Brown Stapled Wrappers. 8vo. [12]-19 pages ; 22 cm. Offprint from “Essays Presented To Leo Baeck On The Occasion Of His Eightieth Birthday, ” published by East and West Library in London in 1954. This copy is inscribed by Bentwhich on the wrappers, “With Norman’s Love and Apologies. ” “Norman De Mattos Bentwich OBE MC (1883 – 1971) was a British barrister and legal academic. He was the British-appointed attorney-general of Mandatory Palestine and a lifelong Zionist… Norman Bentwich was the oldest son of British Zionist Herbert Bentwich. ” (Wikipedia, 2017) Creased along the middle of every page. Otherwise about very good condition. (BR-11-56)‎

‎(xt) Berkowitz, Henry.‎

‎JUDAISM ON THE SOCIAL QUESTION. [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR]‎

‎First edition. Original Publisher's Cloth, 12mo. 130 pages. Inscribed by author. SUBJECT (S) : Labor and laboring classes -- History. Labor and laboring classes -- United States. Jews -- Politics and government. Jews -- Social conditions. A thoughtful, conservative Rabbi's interpretation of Judaism on the conditions of Labor, poverty, and Socialism. Berkowitz was an American rabbi and author, head of Rodeph Shalom congregation in Philadelphia. He was the founder and chancellor of the Jewish Chautauqua Society since 1893, one of the board of governors of the Hebrew Union College, and a member of the publication committee of the Jewish Publication Society. (JE) Singerman 3622. OCLC: 2343238. Gilt titles; decorated boardsGilt titles. Ex library, with usual marks, old damp stains to margins and light warping to cloth, some damage to top margin on 20 leaves, about good condition. (SPEC-2-29A-XLBD-'e)‎

‎(Xt) Berlin, Meir‎

‎ERETS YISROEL IN DER MILKHOME UN NOKH DER MILKHOME: FUN A REFERAT GEHALTN BAYM VAAD HA-POYEL MITING FUN DER MIZRAHI ORGANIZATSYE…‎

‎First edition. Later boards with original paper wrappers bound in. 8vo. 24 pages; 22 cm. Written in Yiddish. Title translates to “Land of Israel during the war and after the war” in English. Typo on inside title page that lists publication year as 1934 instead of 1943. Divided into various chapters. Meir Berlin, later changed to the more Hebraic, Meir Bar-Ilan, “was an Orthodox rabbi and leader of Religious Zionism, the Mizrachi movement in the United States and the British Mandate of Palestine. He inspired the founding of Bar Ilan University in Israel which is named for him” (Wikipedia, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Zionism, Mizrachi. OCLC lists 2 holdings worldwide (Univ of Florida, Harvard) , none in New York or anywhere off the Eastern Seaboard. Dampstaining of pages. Some minimal stains and rips. Library stamp and two pencil marks that do not affect text. Good + condition. (zion-12-9)‎

‎(Xt) Berliner, Isaac; Rivera, Diego [Illustrations]‎

‎LA CIUDAD DE LOS PALACIOS‎

‎1st Edition. Original Front Wrapper. 8vo. 207 pages ; 24 cm. In Yiddish, with title pages in both Yiddish and Spanish. Title translates into English as, “The City of Palaces, Songs and Poems by Isaac Berliner. ” A beautiful book of poems that includes 12 original illustrations throughout by Diego Rivera, the painter and founder of Mexican Muralism, who is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Poems are by Yiddish poet Isaac Berliner, accompanied by the Rivera illustrations as well as a portrait of the poet by the artist. Diego Rivera was a friend of Berliner. Isaac Berliner (1899-1957) , a poet from Lodz, immigrated to Mexico in 1922. His poems, some of which deal with political and social issues, influenced many Mexican artists, including Diego Rivera (1886-1957) as well as Rivera's wife, the artist Frida Kahlo. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Mexico -- Poetry. OCLC LISTS 18 copies worldwide. A copy sold at auction in 2015 for over $1000 with commissions. Lacks rear wrapper. Some minor edgewear throughout. Overall about very good- condition. (itart-1-62)‎

‎(Xt) Bissell, Edwin Cone: Brown, Charles Rufus; Carrier, Augustus S.‎

‎THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL IN HEBREW WITH A VOCABULARY‎

‎1st edition. New boards. 8vo. 85, [1] pages. 19 cm. 19th century American Hebrew edition of the Book of Samuel. Authors all noted 19th century Hebraists. SUBJECT (S) Hebrew language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Otherwise Very Good Condition. (AMR-50-6)‎

‎(Xt) Blau, Lajos‎

‎HA-TSOFEH LE HUKHMAT YISRAEL [VOL. 4 AND VOL. 6 ONLY]‎

‎First editions. Original boards. 8vo, 185, 352 pages, 23cm. In Hebrew. The title translates to “The Jewish Studies Observer. ” This quarterly Hebrew periodical was published every three months and focused on groundbreaking research in the field of Judaic Studies and Jewish intellectual life. Its main publisher, Lajos Blau, was a prominent Hungarian scholar and publicist. He taught Talmud, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Bible at the Landesrabbinerschule. He was also the president of the folk-lore section of the Jewish-Hungarian Literary Society and editor of the Magyar Zsido Szemle (Wiki) . SUBJECTS: Jews -- Intellectual life. Orza´gos Rabbike´pzo¨ Inte´zet. --Periodicals. Hebrew literature. Judaism. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Very Good Condition. Price is for both volumes together. (HEB-50-8A)‎

‎(Xt) Blondheim, D. S.‎

‎Liste Des Manuscrits Des Commentaires Bibliques De Raschi‎

‎1st edition. Later boards. 8vo. 55 pages, 25 cm. In French. Title translates to "List of Manuscripts of Biblical Commentaries on Rashi. " Scholars have noted that Rashi's Torah commentary has resulted in perhaps more manuscripts than any other Jewish Bible commentary. While there is no single list of all the manuscripts, D. S. Blondheim's work here remains the closest of such a list. (Levy, 2018) . Blondheim (1884-1934) was a Professor of Romance Philology at Johns Hopkins and was also an expert in medieval Jewish texts (Wikipedia, 2019) . SUBJECTS: Rashi, 1040-1105 -- Bibliography. OCLC: 26457667. OCLC lists 8 copies in the US, none west of the Mississippi. Ex-library with usual markings. Light wear. Very good condition. (RAB-66-3-B)‎

‎(xt) Bokser, Baruch M.‎

‎THE ORIGINS OF THE SEDER: THE PASSOVER RITE AND EARLY RABBINIC JUDAISM‎

‎used good condition; Original Cloth, xix, 188 pages, illustrated, 24 cm.      The Passover and its rite are central in the history of Judaism and Christianity. Explaining how the Passover evening celebration, the seder, became one of the most popular Jewish rituals, Baruch M. Bokser shows how it was based on and transformed a biblical sacrificial meal. Bokser demonstrates the significance of the motif of Passover in ancient Judaism, indicating why Jews and Christians employed it to express hopes for redemption. And he also illuminates the process of historical development through the interaction of a traditional heritage with contemporary and outside cultural influences. This is a fascinating book which will add much to our understanding of Judaism and Christianity and of the nature of religion in a changing world.      Baruch Bokser was ordained as a rabbi at Jewish Theological Seminary and also received a Ph. D. In religious studies from Brown University. Beginning in 1974, he taught at the University of California at Berkeley, leaving in 1982 for Dropsie College in Philadelphia (now the Annenberg Research Institute for Judaic and Near Eastern Studies) . Then in 1986, Bokser returned to the Jewish Theological Seminary to join the faculty and where, at his early death at age 44 in 1990, he was the director of the program in ancient Judaism.      "Packs facts, analysis and insight into its relatively short 141 pages of text and footnotes. The hypothesis and argument are clearly spelled [out] and and then supported by detailed references to various Talmud and Mishnah sections which are reproduced as necessary. Although...reprinted in 2002, it is current and consistent with more recent works. I read the book in the weeks leading up to 2009 Passover holidays and found much in Dr. Bokser's work to work into the actual Seder and ignite the interest of those present. In essence, Dr. Bokser makes a very persuasive case that the Passover Seder, as molded in the Hagaddah, was one of the key pillars for the survival of Judaism after the catastrophic destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C. E. Certainly, he establishes that the basics of the Seder as we know it today with its emphasis on freedom, community and symbolic ritual owes its genesis to the Tanna and the Amora of the centuries following the destruction" (Jerome Hoffman, Amazon review) .      SUBJECT(S) : Seder. Sederabend. Seder-Feier. Judaism; Mishnah; Special subjects: Seder. Mishnah. Pesahim -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Tosefta. Pesahim -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Mishnah -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Mishna. Pesahim -- Critique, interpretation, etc. Tosefta. Pesahim -- Critique, interpretation, etc. Mishnah. Mo’ed. Pesahim. Tosefta. Includes indexes. Bibliography on pages 149-181. Ex-library with usual marks. Good Condition (HAG-21-3)‎

‎(Xt) Braudes, R. Ed.‎

‎HA-ZEMAN: MIKHTAV ETI MEDINI, SIFRUTI U-MADA’I LE-KOL INYANE HA-YEHUDIM, VEHA-YAHADUT‎

‎1st edition. Period boards with gilt lettering. 4to. [272 pages], 33 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “The Time: A Periodical of Politics, Literature, and Science for All Matters Related to Jews and Judaism. ” One of the early Haskalah Hebrew literary journals published out of Galicia. Issued a weekly basis (September 1890 - May 1891) . The periodical appeared under the names Ha-Zeman and Ru'a? Ha-Zeman in alternate weeks, to avoid paying the duty levied on a weekly. (EJ, 2007) . As YIVO notes, “even after the center of the Hebrew Haskalah movement had passed to Russia, animated literary life persisted in Galicia until the beginning of the twentieth century, though it was mainly local and provincial in character. This activity found expression in a broad spectrum of periodicals…” including Ha-Zeman. YIVO, 2018) Not to be confused with the later-published Hebrew newspaper of the same name, but published from 1903-1915. SUBJECTS: Hebrew periodicals -- Poland. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Oxford, HUC, NLI) , none on the East Coast. Ex-library with usual markings. Some pages are brittle and chipping. Pages browning and fragile but in good condition. Overall Good Condition. (YID-30-22)‎

‎(Xt) Brenner, Joseph Hayyim‎

‎HA-ME’ORER.‎

‎1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 21 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “The Awakener. ” Includes April (33 pages) , May (33 pages) , June (33 pages) July-August (73 pages) , September (36 pages) , October (37 pages) , November (36 pages) , Issue from 1907 (39 pages) . Not to be confused with the Tel Aviv reprint of the first year. Early Hebrew periodical which features many of the period’s most well-known Hebrew writers. This periodical featured commentary on current affairs and literature, and greatly influenced the young Jews of the highly-influential Second Aliyah. (EJ, 2008) . The editor, Y. H. Brenner is considered a pioneer in modern Hebrew literature. Brenner (1881-1921) was initially from Russia, but escaped to London after deserting the Russian army during the Russo-Japanese war. It was in London that Brenner became instrumental in the Hebrew literature movement and Zionism. This culminated in his emigration to Palestine where he rose to prominence before his murder in the 1921 Jaffa riots. (Wikipedia, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Hebrew literature, Modern -- Periodicals. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide (OCLC: 45947005) . Ex-library with no markings. Most issues are unbound with significant edge wear. Some loss of text in November issue, but others are Good. Overall Good- Condition. (YID-30-27)‎

‎(Xt) Brian Smollett (editor) , Christian Wiese (editor)‎

‎REAPPRAISALS AND NEW STUDIES OF THE MODERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF ROBERT M. SELTZER (BRILL REFERENCE LIBRARY OF JUDAISM.)‎

‎cloth, 8vo, 449 pages, Reappraisals and New Studies of the Modern Jewish Experience brings together twenty scholars of Modern Jewish history and thought. The essays provide a fresh perspective on several central questions in Jewish intellectual, social, and religious history from the eighteenth century to the present in the contexts of Russia, Western and Central Europe, and the Americas. Brian M. Smollett, Ph. D. (2014) , Assistant Dean of List College at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he also teaches courses in Jewish thought. He is a graduate of Binghamton University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and the City University of New York, Graduate Center, where he earned his Ph. D. In Jewish history (2014) . He formerly taught Jewish and European history at Queens College and at Hunter College (CUNY) where he was associate director of the program in Jewish studies. He has published a number of essays and reviews in the fields of Modern Jewish history and Jewish thought. Christian Wiese, Ph. D. (1997) , University of Frankfurt am Main, is the Martin Buber Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main. His publications include Challenging Colonial Discourse: Jewish Studies and Protestant Theology in Wilhelmine Germany (Brill, 2005) ; The Life and Thought of Hans Jonas: Jewish Dimensions(University of New England Press, 2007) . Very Good Condition. (AC-3-9)‎

‎(Xt) Bumenfeld, Isaac‎

‎OZAR NEHMAD : KOLEL IGROT YEQAROT MEET HAKAME ZEMANENU BE-`INYENE HA-EMUNAH WEHA-HOKMAH [VOL. 3 AND 4 ONLY]‎

‎First edition of volumes 3 & 4. Original boards. 8vo. 176 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Ozar Nehmad: Including Treasured Writings from the Greats of Our Time on Matters of Wisdom and Faith. ” Blumenfeld (1812-1890) was a well-known publisher and merchant from Galicia. He was best known for his work in spreading Hebrew literature through the four volume Ozar Nehmad, spanning 1856-63. It features literary letters on various subjects relating to the science of Judaism, which were thus made accessible to the average Hebrew scholar. Blumenfeld himself contributed very little to the "Ozar Nehmad, " but Rapoport, Luzzatto, Geiger, and other learned contributors recognized the great service which he was rendering Jewish science by giving currency to works which, but for his generosity, would have remained unpublished. SUBJECTS: Jewish learning and scholarship. CD-EPI 0183458. Ex-library with usual markings. Very Good Condition. (HEB-50-37A)‎

‎(xt) Cahan, Abraham‎

‎RASHEL: A BIOGRAFYE‎

‎(xt) Cahan, L., editor.‎

‎PINKES [PINKOS] FERTLIORIKER ZSHURNAL FAR YIDISHER LITERATURGESHIKHTE, SHPRAKHFORSHUNG, FOLKLOR UN BIBLIOGRAFIE. Vol. 1, Nr. 1-2, (yuli-detsember 1927).‎

‎New York: Yiddish Scientific Institute [YIVO], American Branch [Yidisher visnshaftlekher institut.; Amerikaner sektsie], 1927. Modern Cloth, Large 8vo, 176 pages. In Yiddish. This periodical survived only 2 volumes, ending with vol. 2, Nr. 1 in 1929. Thus this set lacks only the final issue. A quarterly devoted to the study of Yiddish literature, language, folklore and bibliography. SUBJECT(S): Yiddish philology -- Periodicals. Yiddish language -- Periodicals. Ex-library with usual marks, some wear, Good Solid condition. (CT-15-2B)xx‎

‎(Xt) Central Conference Of American Rabbis. ; Commission On Justice and Peace.‎

‎A STATEMENT: FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE ON JUDAISM AND A JUST AND ENDURING PEACE‎

‎1st edition, original wrappers, 8vo. 15 pages. Interestingly upbeat publication from an important Reform movement conference held at the height of the Holocaust before any end was in sight. The conference was called "The American Institute on Judaism and a Just and Enduring Peace” and was held at the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio, from December 21 to December 24, 1942. Contents: Introduction -- I. The religious basis -- II. The interfaith basis -- III. The political basis -- IV. The economic basis -- V. The racial basis -- VI. Jewish post-war reconstruction: “Among all the peoples who have been victims of Axis tyranny and aggression that has been directed at the destruction of the life and liberty of men, none has suffered more than Israel. An overwhelming majority of European Jews have already been uprooted and dispossessed. Large masses of Jews have been and are being publicly proclaimed Nazi policy to exterminate all Jews. This unparalleled tragedy summons all freedom- loving men to forthright action. ” Cover title. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism -- Congresses. Peace -- Religious aspects. Reconstruction (1939-1951) . OCLC: 22518158, OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Cover rubbed, bottom left corners bent, else good condition. (HOLO2-140-1)‎

‎(Xt) Chashin A. ; David Ben-Gurion‎

‎YIZKOR: TSUM ANDENKEN DI GEFALENE VEKHTER UN ARBEYTER IN ERETS YISROEL‎

‎Publishers cloth. 4to. 190, [2] pages. 27 cm. First Yiddish edition. In Yiddish. Adaption from the Hebrew with the same title. Yizkor for fallen Fighters and Workers in Eretz Yisroel. Published in New York for the World Socialist Union of Jewish Workers, Po'alei Zion, Palestine Committee. Yiddish edition edited by David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973) , Zionist leader, Israeli statesman, first prime minister and defense minister of Israel; member of the First to Eighth Knessets. Bound in black cloth with gilt title, black endpages, two illustrated title pages, and dozens of illustrations throughout. Subjects: Jews - Biography. Zionists - Biography. Jewish-Arab relations - History - 1917-1948. Halutzim. Palestine - History - 1917-1948. World Socialist Union of Jewish Workers - Po'alei Zion; Palestine Committee. OCLC lists 23 copies. Minimal edgewear. Slight toning. Some rubbing. Ex-library markings. Very good condition. (SPEC-36-60A)‎

‎(Xt) Cohen, Boaz‎

‎SAADIA ANNIVERSARY VOLUME‎

‎Cloth. 8vo. 346 pages. Gilt titles. First edition. In English and Hebrew. Includes index. Series: Its Texts and studies; v. 2; Variation: American Academy for Jewish Research; Texts and studies; v. 2. Contents: Baron, S. W. Saadia's communal activities. --Cohen, Boaz. Quotations from Saadia's Arabic commentary on the Bible from two manuscripts of Abraham ben Solomon. --Gandz, Solomon. Saadia gaon as a mathematician. --Wolfson, H. A. The Kalam arguments for creation in Saadia, Averroes, Maimonides and St. Thomas. --Elbogen, Ismar. Saadia's Siddur. --Higger, Michael. Saadia and the treatise Soferim. --Halkin, A. S. The relation of the Samaritans to Saadia gaon. --Freimann, Aron. Saadia bibliography (pages 327-330) . "Essays on Rabbi Saadia ben Joseph, a native of Fayyum, Egypt, and gaon of Sura, the thousandth anniversary of whose death was commemorated by Jews in the year gone by ... Edited by Professor Boaz Cohen. "--Editorial statement. Bibliographical footnotes. Index. SUBJECT(S) : Saadiah ben Joseph, gaon, 892? -942. Significant pencil and pen markings that affect text. Ex-library markings. Slight toning. Good condition. (RAB-3-6A)‎

‎(XT) Cohen, Hermann‎

‎DER BEGRIFF DER RELIGION IM SYSTEM DER PHILOSOPHIE‎

‎New Boards, 8vo, viii, 164 pages, 23 cm. In German. Series: Philosophische Arbeiten, 10. Bd. , 1. Heft. SUBJECT (S) : Philosophy and religion. Godsdienst. Filosofie. Cohen (1842-1918) was a “German Jewish philosopher. Born in Cowsig, the son of a cantor, Cohen studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary at Breslau, but gave up his initial plans to become a rabbi. He turned to philosophy, studying first at the University of Breslau and then at the University of Berlin. He received his doctorate at the University of Halle in 1865. In 1873 he was invited by F. A. Lange, the well-known author of The History of Materialism, to become a privatdozent (lecturer) in philosophy at the University of Marburg. Appointed full professor after only three years, Cohen taught in Marburg until 1912. He spent the last years of his life in Berlin, where he taught at the Hochschule fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums” (Bergman and Amir in EJ, 2007) . Ex-Library with usual markings. Very Good condition. (Rab-46-14A)‎

‎(Xt) Cohen, Hermann; Martin Buber‎

‎DER NACHSTE; VIER ABHANDLUNGEN UBER DAS VERHALTEN VON MENSCH ZU MENSCH NACH DER LEHRE DES JUDENTUMS, MIT EINER VORBEMERKUNG‎

‎Later boards. 12mo, 83 pages, 20 cm. In German. Nazi-era imprint. Contents: Gesinnung. --Uber wurzel und ursprung des gebots der nachstenliebe. --Der nachste. --Die nachstenliebe im Talmud. --Die liebe in den begriffen Gott und mensch. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish ethics. Altruism. Jodendom. Naastenliefde. Cohen (1842–1918) , was a “German Jewish philosopher. Born in Cowsig, the son of a cantor, Cohen studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary at Breslau, but gave up his initial plans to become a rabbi. He turned to philosophy, studying first at the University of Breslau and then at the University of Berlin. He received his doctorate at the University of Halle in 1865. In 1873 he was invited by F. A. Lange, the well-known author of The History of Materialism, to become a privatdozent (lecturer) in philosophy at the University of Marburg. Appointed full professor after only three years, Cohen taught in Marburg until 1912. He spent the last years of his life in Berlin, where he taught at the Hochschule fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums” (Bergman in EJ 2007) . Ex-library markings. Slight toning. Very minimal staining. Very good + condition. (Sef-22-10A)‎

‎(xt) Cohen, S. I [Shalom ben Jacob]. Translated from Hebrew to English by Joshua van Oven.‎

‎SHORSHEI EMUNAH. ELEMENTS OF FAITH FOR THE USE OF JEWISH YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES‎

‎5575 (1815) 1st edition. Later Paper Wrappers, 8vo, 10, 10, 2, 2, 56, 56, [1], 6 pages [143 pages total]. Includes the often missing 6-page list of subscribers. The Introduction states that the book was undertaken at the behest of the Rabbi of the Aschkenazic community of London, Solomon Hirschell, together with Raphael di Meldola, Rabbi of the Sephardic community. It also includes the approbation of di Meldola as well as that of Rabbi Solomon ben Zevi Hirsch, the purpose of the work being to protect Jewish children from the inroads of Christian missionaries.The author indicates that the lack of understanding of Judaism among youth is the principle reason why he composed this work. Yet it was intended not just for Jews: Prof. David Ruderman has noted that, "except for its denunciation of Christian missionaries, Cohen's catechism with its English translation, seems to be nothing more than an innocent, uncontroversial presentation of the Jewish faith meant for both Jewish and Christian eyes" (D. B. Ruderman, Jewish Enlightenment in an English Key: Anglo-Jewry's Construction of Modern Jewish Thought, p. 250). Cohen's work was indeed shared with American non-Jews. The Jewish merchant David Isaacs, in his correspondence with Thomas Jefferson, sent the President a copy of the book [see University of Virginia exhibit (2001), To Seek the Peace of the City: Early Jewish Settlement in Charlottesville]. In 1818 Rebecca Gratz offered a copy to her friend Maria Fenno Hoffman, wife of the Attorney General of New York, Ogden Hoffman [see E. Wolf & M. Whiteman, The History of the Jews of Philadelphia, p. 304]. Jacob Marcus Rader lists Cohen's work as one of the Jewish educational books available to Rebecca Gratz when she began operating her Sunday School in Philadelphia [see United States Jewry, 1776-1985, 1-2, p. 393]. A review of this book was printed by Rabbi Yom Tov Benet in his book Tene Bekorim (1767). Shalom ben Jacob Cohen (1772–1845) himself was a Hebrew writer, poet, and editor. Born in Mezhirech, Poland, he studied German and read the new Hebrew literature, particularly Ha-Me'assef. His first book, Mishlei Agur (1799), was a collection of Hebrew fables in rhyme, with German translation, aimed at teaching Jewish children simple and clear Hebrew. Cohen went to Berlin in 1789 and taught in the Hinnukh Ne'arim school and in private homes. After the publication of several works he renewed the publication of Ha-Me'assef and served as its editor (1809–11). In 1813 Cohen left Germany, spent a short period in Amsterdam, and moved to London where he tried unsuccessfully to establish a Jewish school. From London, Cohen moved to Hamburg (1816 or 1817), where he spent three controversy-laden years. In a posthumously published poem he attacked the hypocrisy of the "reformists" for their lack of religious belief and national feelings and considered the establishment of the Reform temple in Hamburg an act of blasphemy. However, he refrained from public intervention on this controversy. In 1820 Cohen was invited by Anton Schmid to serve as head proofreader in the Hebrew section of his printing press in Vienna where he remained for 16 years. In 1821 Cohen established the annual Bikkurei ha-Ittim, three issues of which appeared under his editorship. In 1834 he published his poetic work, Nir David, a description of the life of King David, one of the first romantic works in Hebrew literature. In 1836 Cohen returned to Hamburg, where he lived until his death. His last extensive work was Kore ha-Dorot, a history of the Jewish people (1838). His other works include: Matta’ei Kedem al Admat Zafon (1807), poetry; Amal ve-Tirzah (1812), an allegorical and utopian drama, a sequel to M.H. Luzzatto's La-Yesharim Tehillah; and Ketav Yosher (1820), a literary miscellany. Roth, Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, p. 428, no. 2. Vinograd London 205. Roest 283. BE shin 2421; EJ; CD-EPI 0140837. SUBJECT(S): Judaism -- Juvenile literature. Juvenile works. OCLC: 44005964. OCLC lists 17 copies worldwide, High quality 18th Century paper and internal binding are in exceptionally good condition a very nice copy. (BR-4-2-B-’xr)‎

‎(Xt) Cohn, Emil, ; 1881-1948.‎

‎JÜDISCHER KINDERKALENDER 5689 1928/1929‎

‎Original colorfully illustrated boards with children holding Jewish rituals objects. 12mo. 146 pages; 21 cm. In German with some Hebrew. Title translates to “Jewish Children’s Calendar. ” Part of a series of yearly calendars published from 1927-1936. Includes beautiful, colorful illustrations, black-and-white photographs, music, diagrams, and more. SUBJECT (S) : Calendars, Almanacs-Children’s. OCLC lists 23 holdings worldwide. Ex-library markings. Significant dampstaining. Mild edgewear. Slight toning. Good condition. (GER-52-10A) xx‎