‎Hebraic literature‎

‎(XT) Pavoncello, Nello‎

‎GLI EBREI IN VERONA.‎

‎1st edition, original paper wrappers. 8vo, 108 pages. In Italian. Scarce work on the history of the Veronese Jews from their first settlement in 522 to the 20th century. It is profusely illustrated with numerous full-page black and white photographic reproductions. OCLC: 164088739, oclc lists 1 copy worldwide (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek). Light wear to cover, else clean copy, Very Good Condition. (HOLO2-159-60)‎

‎(xt) Penkower, Monty Noam.‎

‎FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND THE PALESTINE IMBROGLIO.‎

‎1st edition. Original blue paper wrappers, 8vo, 30 pages, 22 cm. "Touro College, Victor J. Selmanowitz Chair of Modern Jewish History, 1996." Includes bibliographical references on pages 26-30. Subject: Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- 1882-1945 -- Views on Palestine. Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- 1882-1945 -- Relations with Jews. Zionism. United States -- Foreign relations. Palestine -- Foreign relations. Added author: Touro College. Graduate School of Jewish Studies. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. LCCN 98-110831. Ex-library with ususal marks, otherwise Very good condition. (H-6-1) xx‎

‎(Xt) Pereira, Aaron Elijah Raphael Hayyim Moses [Ferrera]‎

‎SEFER ME`IL KODESH U-VIGDE YESHA` : HAGAHOT U-VEURIM `AL S. `ETS HAYIM VE-`AL SH. HA-KAVANOT‎

‎First edition. Later boards with original leather spine. 4to. 85 pages, 31 cm. In Hebrew. The title translates to “The Holy Robe and the Clothes of Salvation: Treatises and Expositions on Chaim Vidal’s Etz Hayyim. ” This book was published following Rav Aaron Ferrera’s death in 1887 by his son Rabbi Yitzchak Moshe Ferrera (1840-1917) . Rav Ferrera was a respected kabbalist and scholar. He moved to Jerusalem from Salonika and dedicated his life to Torah study. SUBJECTS: Etz Hayyim. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Oxford, UC Berkeley, JTS) . CD 000158166. Ex-library with usual markings. Wear to boards. Small, 2 inch tear on title page. Otherwise Good+ Condition. (HEB-50-20)‎

‎(Xt) Perfet, Isaac Ben Sheshet; Grusman, Naphatali Hirtz‎

‎SHE'ELOT U-TESHUVOT BAR SHESHET‎

‎Later boards. 4to. 164 pages, 40 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Responsa of Bar Sheshet.” Isaac ben Sheshet Perfet (1326-1408) was a famous Spanish Talmudist, known by his acronym Rivash. He was born in Valencia and spent his early life in Barcelona. He authored 518 responsa, which was invaluable to later halakhic scholars like Joseph Caro and Jacob Berab (Wikipedia, 2019). SUBJECTS: Response - 1040-1600. OCLC lists 27 copies worldwide (OCC:122960670). Ex-library with usual markings. Very good condition. (BIBLE-19-5)‎

‎(xt) Philipson, David.‎

‎A HOLIDAY SHEAF: SERMONS FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY AND THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.‎

‎1st edition. Cincinnati: Bloch, no date (1899) . Cloth, 12mo. 59 pages. Singerman 5648, identifying the date as 1899. Contains six sermons: "Justice and Mercy," "The Day of Memorial " "The Call of Duty," "Repentance, Charity, Prayer," "The Triple Atonement," and "Be Strong " David Philipson (1862–1949) was a “U.S. Reform rabbi….[H]e was one of the first group of rabbis who received their ordination in 1883. After serving as rabbi of Har Sinai Congregation, Baltimore, from 1884 to 1888, Philipson returned to Cincinnati to become rabbi of the B'nai Israel Congregation in 1888, remaining there for the rest of his life. Philipson participated in the conference which drew up the Pittsburgh Platform (1885); he was a rounder of the Central Conference of American Rabbis serving as president in 1907–09; and he was an influential figure in Hebrew Union College, where he taught for many years, and in the Union of American Hebrew Congregations….He was a member of the board of translators of the Jewish Publication Society for the translation of the Holy Scriptures (1916), an editor of Selected Writings of Isaac M. Wise (1900), and translator of Reminiscences of Isaac M. Wise (1901, 1945). An autobiography, My Life as an American Jew, appeared in 1942 and a volume of occasional writings, Centenary Papers, in 1919. Philipson verbalized and gave a universal dimension to the optimism of the prospering Midwest Jews among whom he lived and, surviving most of its exponents, came to be regarded as a representative spokesman of 'classic' Reform Judaism” (EJ). SUBJECT(S): Jewish festival-day sermons. OCLC: 9982516. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide, none at any Ivy League Institution. Stain on spine otherwise Very Good Condition (AMR-2-5A) xx‎

‎(Xt) Pinsker, Leon‎

‎OTOEMANTSIPATSYAH [AUTO-EMANCIPATION]‎

‎Original paper wrappers rebound in period boards. 8vo. 32 pages. 16 cm. In Hebrew. Hitler-era Lithuanian Yiddish edition of this Zionist Classic, “Auto-Emancipation. ” Pinkser (1821-1891) born in Odessa, was originally an advocate of Haskalah enlightenment and assimilation for Russian Jews. However, after the pogrom of 1881, he became a Zionist. As such, he led the organization Hibbat Zion, supported emigration to a Jewish homeland, and published his famous book, Auto-emancipation. Originally published anonymously, this work “analyzed the psychological and social roots of antisemitism and called for the establishment of a Jewish national center. ” Though Pinsker did not originally wish to endorse Palestine as the only possibility for the Jewish homeland, towards the end of his life, he was convinced that it was the only workable option. (EJ, 2007) . SUBJECTS: Zionism – Jewish nationalism. OCLC doesn’t list any copies of this edition. Good+ Condition. (ZION-14-39)‎

‎(Xt) Pintshevski, M. [Moshe]‎

‎TSVIT: LIDER‎

‎First edition. Original boards. 8vo. 131 pages ; 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to: “Bloom: Poems. ” One of the first twenty-five books published in Yiddish in Buenos Aires (and probably in all of Argentina) . Moyshe Pintshevski (1894–1955) was Soviet-Yiddish poet, novelist, and playwright. He was born in Bessarabia and emigrated to Argentina as a young man. He later lived in Germany, Beligum, and Rumania. He returned to the USSR in 1926. He was one of Mimi Pinzon’s teachers. SUBJECTS: Yiddish poetry. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (YU, Cleveland, NYBC, FAU) . Binding repaired. Boards are worn. One corner repaired. Internally Good. (YID-24-2)‎

‎(Xt) Provotiner, A‎

‎YUDEH HA-MAKABI: HISTORISHE OPERETE IN DRAY AKTN‎

‎First edition. Original wrappers featuring a beautiful illustration of Judah Maccabi. 8vo. 24 pages; text is partially vocalized. 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to “Judah The Maccabi: A Historical Operetta in Two Acts. ” SUBJECTS: Judas, Maccabeus, -161 B. C. -- Drama. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Binding repaired. Overall Very Good Condition. (YID-27-41)‎

‎(xt) R. Hai Gaon‎

‎THE BOOK OF SHETAROTH (FORMULARY) OF R.HAI GAON. SUPPLEMENT TO TARBIZ. I.‎

‎Later boards. 8vo. 72, [2] pages. 24 cm. In Hebrew. Series: “Supplement to Tarbiz I, 3.” Baruch Bokser’s copy with additional notes laid in. Tarbiz is a Hebrew quarterly for Judaic studies; published since 1930 by the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Ex-library with usual markings, otherwise Very Good condition. (BIBLIOG-25-17A)‎

‎(Xt) Rabbinowitz, Saul Phinehas.‎

‎KENESET YISRAEL: SEFER SHENATI LA-TORAH VELI-TE? UDAH. [COMPLETE VOL III ONLY, OF 3, FINAL VOLUME PUBLISHED]‎

‎1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 650 pages, 25 cm. In Hebrew and Yiddish. Title translates to “The Jewish Community: General Work on the Torah and Duty. ” This annual periodical was first printed in 1886 to cover current events, politics, torah and Jewish life. The journal only lasted 3 volumes, until 1888. The work was, in a way, one of the first large publication of the Hovevei Zion movement, initiated in response to the Russian pogroms. The group was officially formed by Leon Pinsker in 1884. Keneset Israel was edited by Shaul Pinchas Rabinowitz (1845-1910) , a Jewish historian, author and one of the first Chovive Tzion (Wikipedia, 2018) . Friedberg, ; Kaf 375. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Poland -- Periodicals. Hebrew literature. Other titles: “Kneses Israel: hebra¨isches illustrirtes Jahrbuch für Literatur, Wissenschaft und Geschichte des Judenthums. ” (OCLC: 49017246) OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide, though some sets are incomplete. Ex-library with usual markings. Edgewear to first few pages. Pages browning with some damp stains. All contents good. Overall good condition. (ZION2-1-22-BL)xx‎

‎(xt) Rabinovitch, Israel‎

‎MUZIK BAY IDN: UN ANDERE ESEYEN OYF MUZIKALISHE TEMES = JEWISH MUSIC AND OTHER ESSAYS ON MUSICAL TOPICS [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR]‎

‎Publishers Cloth. 4to. 209 pages. 26 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. Inscribed in Yiddish by author on front end paper. Written by Israel Rabinovitch (1894-1964) , “an accomplished musician and writer, was chief editor of the Montreal Yiddish daily newspaper, the Keneder Adler, from 1924 to 1964. … Following in the tradition of fellow musicologist Professor Abraham Tzvi Idelsohn, whom he greatly admired, Rabinovitch used the Keneder Adler as a platform to share his love for Jewish music, writing widely about it and contributing to the status and knowledge of hazzanut (cantorial arts) in Canada. In 1940, Rabinovitch published the book Muzik bai Yidn (Music by Jews) , which was translated from Yiddish into English by A. M. Klein in 1952 under the title Jewish Music: Ancient and Modern. … Rabinovitch was one of the founders of the Jewish Public Library, a leader in the Labour Zionist group Poale Zion, and also the first president of the Jewish Music Council of Montreal. He passed away in Montreal in 1964. As Cantor Nathan Mendelson of the Shaar Hashomayim wrote in his obituary of Rabinovitch, ‘his song, the song of our people remains eternal. ” (Le musée interactif du Montréal juif; Israel Rabinovitch) Subjects: Jews - Music - History and criticism. Hingest starting, but solid. Good+ condition. (YID-18-11)‎

‎(Xt) Racah, Gustavo.‎

‎GLI ISRAELITI E IL DIVORZIO ; LAVORO PREMIATO AL CONCORSO BELIMBAU BANDITO IN LIVORNO NELL'OTTOBRE 1891.‎

‎1st Edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 52 pages ; 21 cm. In Italian. Title translates in English as, “The Israelites and Divorce; Work Awarded at the October 1891 Belimbau Competition in Livorno. ” Rabbi Gustavo Racah (1872-1902) was born in Livorno. In “The History of the Jewish Synagogue of Legorn, ” published in 1891 in The Menorah by Sabato Morris, Morris writes about the competition in Leghorn that Rabbi Racah ultimately won, “Angiolo Belimbau became a well-equipped teacher at the Jewish public schools (of Leghorn) … A few years ago, the trustees of that fund awarded a prize to the most approved essay on the pre-eminence of Jewish ethics and this year they opened a competition among the pupils of the Leghorn Jewish public schools, who have obtained the title of Haber… The theme will have to deal with a question… In the event that the government will no loner recognize the validity of the Jewish bill of divorce (Get) , but will compel submission to the civil divorce, can any means be found within the law and traditions to avoid the scandal of bastardy attending a second marriage contracted by a Jewess, whose first matrimonial alliance has been dissolved by the state? The seriousness of the question induced the trustees to allow the aspirants… a long time for the solution to the query… as late as October 1892.” (The Menorah, 1891) SUBJECT(S) : Divorce (Jewish Law) , Leghorn. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (JTS, Library of Congress, UPenn, Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin, Bibliothek Der Humboldt-Universitat Ber) . Ex-library with usual markings. Good condition. (It-10-1)‎

‎(xt) Raisin, Jacob S.‎

‎THE HASKALAH MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA‎

‎1st edition. original publisher's boards, 8vo. 355 pages. In English. Louis M. Levitsky's Copy with Ownership Signiture. Ex-library with usual marks, wear to spine crown, tear on blank endpaper.Good Condition (Comhist-5-8A)‎

‎(Xt) Raphael, Melissa‎

‎JUDAISM AND THE VISUAL IMAGE: A JEWISH THEOLOGY OF ART‎

‎1st edition, original cloth, 8vo, x, 229 pages, Judaism and the Visual Image argues for a Jewish theology of image that, among other things, helps us re-read the creation story in Genesis 1 and to question why images of Jewish women as religious subjects appear to be doubly suppressed by the Second Commandment, when images of observant male Jews have become legitimate, even iconic, representations of Jewish holiness. Raphael further suggests that 'devout beholding' of images of the Holocaust is a corrective to post-Holocaust theologies of divine absence from suffering that are infused by a sub-theological aesthetic of the sublime. Raphael concludes by proposing that the relationship between God and Israel composes itself into a unitary dance or moving image by which each generation participates in a processive revelation that is itself the ultimate work of Jewish art. Ex-library with usual markings, Overall Very Good Condition. (AC-4-15)‎

‎(Xt) Rapoport, Solomon Judah Leib; Cohen, Shalom Ben Jacob‎

‎KORE HA-DOROT : DIVRE HA-YAMIM LE-`AMENU ... MI-YEME MALKHUT BET HA-HASHMONAIM `AD HA-YOM HA-ZEH‎

‎First edition. Contemporary boards. 8vo. 279 pages. 17cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Kore Ha-Dorot: Remarks. Solomon Judah Löb HaKohen Rapoport (1786–1867) was a Galician rabbi and Jewish scholar. He was born in Lemberg, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. He married in 1810 Franziska Freide Heller, the daughter of the well-known Aryeh Leib Heller, and was instrumental in publishing the work Avnei Miluim of his father in law. He wrote both the index, sources and numerous comments. ” (Wikipedia, 2016) “He wrote "Torah Or" against the radical views Geiger had expressed in his ‘Urschrift, ’ rebuked Jost for taking the same attitude in his ‘Oka’at Megullah’ (an open letter to the rabbis assembled at Frankfort-on-the-Main in 1845…) and assumed a negative attitude toward the convention of German rabbis at Frankfort-on-the-Main in 1845” (JE, 1906) . SUBJECTS: Jews -- History -- 586 B. C. -70 A. D. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Very Good Condition. (HEB-50-39)‎

‎(Xt) Reggio, Isaac Samuel [Isaaco] editor‎

‎BICURE HAITIM / BIKURE HA-ITIM. VOL IV. [ONLY]‎

‎1st edition. 12mo. 296 pages. In Hebrew and Judeo-German. A rare fourth volume of the yearly Jewish periodical "Bikurey Ha-Itim", which was published in Vienna during from 1821-1832. The periodical, which was an attempt to revive the Jewish enlightenment movement (the "Haskalah") , features numerous articles on religion, language, literary criticism and science, as well as vast literary content. Most articles are in Hebrew, save for a few that are written in Judeo-German (Hebrew transcription of German) . SUBJECTS: Vinograd, Vienna 568. Ex-library with usual markings, none of which are to the contents of the book. Half of title page is missing. All other pages are remarkably clean and good. Else Good+ Condition. (RAB-64-9)‎

‎(Xt) Resnick, Salomon‎

‎ESQUEMA DE LA LITERATURA JUDÍA‎

‎1st Edition. Later Boards. 8vo. 147 pages ; 24 cm. In Spanish. Title Translates into English as, “A Schemata of Jewish Literature. ” “Salomon Resnick (1894–1946) (was a) writer, journalist, lecturer, translator from Yiddish into Spanish, and community leader. Born in Russia, he immigrated to Argentina in 1902 as his father, Rabbi Moses Resnick, was hired by the JCA (Jewish Colonization Association) to serve the religious needs of the agricultural colonies… In 1914, he moved to Buenos Aires, where he started his literary career in the journal Juventud; in 1917 he joined the magazine Vida Nuestra publishing essays, articles, and translations from Yiddish writers. In 1918 he joined the founders of the daily Yiddish Di Presse as a journalist and editor; and from 1923 to 1933 he established and edited with Leon Kibrick the Spanish weekly Mundo Israelita, still appearing in the early 21st century. In 1923 Resnick launched the monthly Spanish journal Judaica, editing it until his death; this was his most outstanding project devoted to the promotion of Jewish culture through the publication of scholarly articles from all lines of thought, both Jewish and non-Jewish. As a community leader in 1923, Salomon Resnick participated in the foundation of the Sociedad Hebraica Argentina, a cultural and sport center oriented to Spanish-speaking Jews. He was named director of its newly created library. In 1924 Resnick was appointed director of public information of JCA; in 1938 he took part in the foundation of the Argentinean branch of YIVO – Yiddishn Wisnshaftlechn Institute (Jewish Research Institute) and was elected its first president; and from 1944 until his death he held the position of local director of the JDC – Joint Distribution Committee, Public Relations Office… Resnick has been recognized as the preeminent expert in the Spanish version and interpretation of Yiddish literature. Over the years, he received many posthumous tributes in Latin America and Israel. ” (JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY, 2016) SUBJECT(S) : Jewish literature-- History and criticism. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Stamp/Bookplate and Usual Markings. Front-end page repaired. Pages toned but clear and unmarked. Good+ condition. (latam-4-8)‎

‎(Xt) Robinson, Jacob‎

‎THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL AND THE HOLOCAUST: SOME LEGAL REFLECTIONS [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR]‎

‎1st separate edition, original wrappers, 8vo. 13 pages. Reprint from the Israel law review, vol. 7, no. 1, January 1972. The author, Jacob Robinson (1889–1977) , was a “jurist, politician, diplomat, and Holocaust researcher…. After official Jewish representation was prohibited in Lithuania in 1927, Robinson organized an informal, ‘secret’ group to defend Jewish interests. With the outbreak of World War II and the incorporation of Vilna into Lithuania, this committee played a leading role in receiving Jewish refugees from Poland and integrating Vilna’s Jewish population into Lithuania. Robinson left Lithuania in May 1940 and reached the United States with his family in December of that year. In February 1941, he founded the Institute of Jewish Affairs (IJA) , the research arm of the American and World Jewish Congress, which he directed until 1947. The IJA’s main topics of research were the fate of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe; the question of reparation and indemnification; the legal basis for prosecuting Nazi criminals; and the promotion of the concept of human rights as a means for defending the rights of Jews. In 1945, Robinson advised U. S. Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson in Nuremberg and codrafted the ‘Jewish case’ presented to the International Military Tribunal. In 1946, he counseled chief prosecutor Telford Taylor on the Flick Case in Nuremberg. That same year, Robinson worked for the United Nations as an expert consultant to the team creating and establishing the Commission of Human Rights. In 1947 Robinson became legal adviser to the Jewish Agency at the UN and from 1948 to 1957 he was legal counsel to Israel’s delegation. Thanks to his previous experience, Robinson was instrumental in developing the Israeli diplomatic service. In 1952, he drafted the reparations agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) . His brother Nehemiah (1898–1964) was also a brilliant lawyer. He was Jacob’s close partner and successor as director of the IJA, and drafted the agreements between the FRG and the Claims Conference as well as the FRG’s Indemnification Law. In 1957, Robinson became the legal adviser for the Conference on Material Claims Against Germany, helped establish the research branch of Yad Vashem, and coordinated Holocaust research between several research Institutes (among them YIVO, Yad Vashem, Leo Baeck Institute, Wiener Library, and the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine) . Robinson also coordinated the collaboration of these and other Jewish institutions with the prosecution in trials against Nazi criminals. He was also the legal mind behind the prosecution at the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem (1960–1961) , serving as special assistant to the attorney general. Robinson edited the Holocaust section for the Encyclopedia Judaica (1971) and several volumes of documentary sources of the Holocaust. He also published several important bibliographic works on international law” (YIVO, 2018) . SUBJECT(S) : Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) OCLC: 45460076, OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide: US Holocaust Memorial Museum and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Inscribed by author on cover, light toning on cover edges, else Very Good Condition. (HOLO2-140-2)‎

‎(Xt) Rosenbach, A. S. W.‎

‎DEDICATION OF THE NEW SYNAGOGUE OF THE CONGREGATION MIKVE ISRAEL: AT BROAD AND YORK STREETS ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1909 ELUL 29, 5669‎

‎1st Edition. Original Brown Paper Wrappers. 8vo. [19], 29 Pages ; 25 cm. In English. This is the dedication service for the 4th building of Congregation Mikve Israel. Includes a historical sketch of the synagogue written by Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach with many photographs and reproductions (some fold out) of various historical letters from Temple leaders. “Rosenbach (1876 —1952) was an avid American collector, scholar, and seller of rare books and manuscripts… (He) is credited with popularizing the collecting of American literature at a time when only European literature was considered collectable. He also advanced the idea of book collecting as a means of investment. ” “Congregation Mikveh Israel, Mikveh Israel synagogue, officially called Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel, which translates as ‘Holy Community of the Hope of Israel’, is a synagogue founded in the 1740s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established by Spanish and Portuguese Jews, the congregation practices according to the Spanish and Portuguese rite… Among the oldest Jewish congregations in Philadelphia, Mikveh Israel has counted among its members prominent revolutionary patriots, such as Jonas Phillips, the Gratz family, and Haym Solomon, who financed the war. Congregant Rebecca Gratz founded and managed philanthropic and educational institutions devoted to the needs of women and children, Jewish and gentile; she is reputed to be the model for Rebecca of York, heroine of Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott… The congregation traces its history to 1740… Benjamin Franklin was an earlier contributor to its building fund… In 1829, Isaac Leeser became the leader of the synagogue and held that position until 1850. Another prominent hazzan, Sabato Morais, succeeded Leeser. ” (Wikipedia, 2016) This 4th building was in the “area at Broad and York Streets, flanked by Gratz and Dropsie Colleges. Samuel Elkin and Henry G. Freeman, Jr. Donated $100, 000; $40, 500 for the site, $59, 000 for the building in memory of Abraham and Eve Elkin. The interior and exterior of the building are portrayed in the center of the tapestry. ” (mikvehisrael.org) The program is dedicated, “in memory of Abraham Elkin and Eve...” on the title page. Several notable clergy participated in the service, and their names are listed in the program, including: H. Pereira Mendes, and Leon Elmaleh. The chairman of the “Committee on Dedication” was Cyrus Adler. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Stamp and Usual Markings. Rebacked. Wrappers have edgewear Overall good+ condition. (AMR-49-50)‎

‎(Xt) Rosenfeld, Mordecai‎

‎HEKER ELOHIM‎

‎No date [early 1900s]. First edition. Original paper wrappers bound in protective cardboard binder. 8vo. 64 pages. 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to "Research into God. " A Judaism-for-dummies style book that features a variety of sections dealing with the most challenging theological topics, with titles including: "Belief in Heaven and Hell", "Reviving the Bones of the Dead", and more. SUBJECTS: Judaism. OCLC lists two copies worldwide (NYBC and YIVO) . Ex-library with usual markings. Water staining throughout. Wear to front wrappers. Lacks rear wrapper. Rare. (YID-27-48)‎

‎(xt) Rosenthal, Herman; Radin, Adolph Moses.‎

‎YALKUT MA`ARAVI: MAASAF SHENATI. VOL. 1. (COMPLETE, NO MORE PUBLISHED)‎

‎Marbled later boards8vo. 168 pages. First edition. Volume 1 only. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Literature – Jewish. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Rosenthal (1843-1917) was born in Latvia. “As a result of the pogroms of 1881 Rosenthal reached the conclusion that the solution to the Jewish problem in Eastern Europe lay in emigration from Russia and in agricultural settlement. ” In 1882, he and his followers established a Jewish settlement in the United States, in Louisiana. This settlement was destroyed by a flood, and he resettled in the Dakotas, and there was also unsuccessful. Rosenthal also edited a section of the Jewish Encyclopedia, and was the head of the New York public library's Slavonic department” (Slutsky, EJ) . Ex library with usual markings and bookplate, edgeworn, very good condition. (AMR-16-10B)‎

‎(Xt) Rosenzweig, Gerson‎

‎HAMISHAH VE-ELEF MIKHTAMIM MEKORIYIM: BI-SHENE HALAKIM (VOLUME 1 ONLY, OF 2)‎

‎Hardcover, 8vo, 150 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew. Only volume 1 (of 2 issued) . SUBJECT(S) : Epigrams, Hebrew. Added title page: Chamisha v’oleph; one thousand and five original Hebrew epigrams. Other Titles: Chamisha v’oleph. ; One thousand and five original Hebrew epigrams. Rosenzweig (1861-1914) was a “U. S. Hebrew writer. Born in Lithuania, he taught Hebrew in Bialystok, and in 1888 he immigrated to the United States. Rosenzweig edited several Hebrew periodicals– Ha-Ivri, Kadimah, Ha-Devorah- they were short-lived and earned him neither fame nor a livelihood. He also edited Hebrew columns in the Yiddish press. Though he was a versifier rather than a poet, he had a genuine flair for satire and he was known to his contemporaries as the “sweet satirist of Israel” and as a parodist he earned an honorable place in Hebrew literature. His Talmud Yanka’i poured a stream of ill-humored sarcasm on the peddler, the teacher, the rabbi. The pages of that collection of satires resembled the pages of the Talmud: the text in large letters, wreathed by commentary in Rashi script, is divided into six tractates instead of the talmudic six orders. Rosenzweig also denounced the vulgarisms of the country, the worship of money, the religion of success. Epigrammatic neatness was his forte. Example: “What is the difference between a convert and an anarchist? A convert denies what he believes, an anarchist believes what he denies. ” Using a biblical phrase, he quipped sardonically about his impending death by cancer of the tongue: “Life and death are at the mercy of the tongue” (Prov. 18: 21) . He published two books of epigrams: Shirim, Meshalim u-Mikhtamim and Hamishah ve-Elef Mikhtamim. In the English preface to his Hebrew translations of “America, ” “The Star-Spangled Banner, ” and “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean” which appeared in the booklet Mi-Zimrat ha-Arez, he ventured to suggest that “the youngest nation is the heir of the oldest, and all that was best in the Jewish nation is now in the possession of the American nation to be developed and cultivated for the benefit of all humanity” (Silberschlag in EJ, 2007) . OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Ex-library with Jewish institutional stamp and usual makrings. Small tear to four middle pages with no text effected, otherwise in very good condition. (Heb-22-6a)‎

‎(xt) Roth Cecil‎

‎JEWISH PRINTERS OF NON JEWISH BOOKS IN THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES‎

‎Original Paper Wrappers, 8vo, 15 pages. Off print from Journal of Jewish Studies, Vol IV, nr 3, 1953. Roth's gift card laid in. Very Good Condition. (bibliog-34-16)‎

‎(Xt) Roth, Cecil‎

‎AN EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF THE OPPENHEIMER COLLECTION [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]‎

‎1st Edition Offprint. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. [104]-108 ; 24 cm. In English. From The Bodleian Library Record; Vol. V, No. 2 (October, 1954) . OCLC lists no holdings worldwide. Inscribed by Cecil Roth on the cover, “For JTSA Library Please. ” Cover Browning. Small tear on back cover. Overall Good+ condition. (BR-11-22a)‎

‎(Xt) Roth, Cecil‎

‎RABBI MENAHEM NAVARRA: HIS LIFE AND TIMES, 1717-1777‎

‎1st separate Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. [447]-466 pages ; 25 cm. "Reprinted from the Jewish quarterly review, new series, volume XV, number 4." A rare Roth title on a little known 18th century Rabbi: “Jewish History, ” Roth begins, “… on those few occasions when it has turned aside from the bald record of oppression and persecution which sontitute its inevitable theme, has tended to restrict its attention exclusively to the greater personalities, their careers and their achievements…” SUBJECT (S) : Novairah, Menahem ben Yitshak, 1717-1777. OCLC lists just 2 copies worldwide (Yale and HUC) . Some edgewear. Overall in good+ condition. (BR-11-34)‎