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NEW ~ Lavishly-illustrated, hardcover quality production in Portuguese that investigates Jewish influence in Brazilian history. Begins with background on Jews in Iberia, but especially focuses on the seventeenth-century. Part I: research by Prof. Elias Lipiner "A Colonia Judeica no Brasil Colonia"; Part II: essays and other texts by rabbis Isaac Aboab da Fonseca and Mosseh Rephael d'Aguilar. Edited by Rabino Y. David Weitman. 309pp. Illustrations. Chronology. Indices. Additional ISBN, Imprensa Oficial do Estado de Sao Paulo: 9788570602251. Fine condition, slight wear to dust jacket. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Hard-to-find publication.Oversize volume, weight will incur additional international shipping charges.

1854 HEBREW Duties of the Heart Jewish Law Vilnius Lithuania RUSSIA Judaica
A rare, 19th-century traditional Hebrew text printing of the 'Chovot HaLevavot' or 'The Duties of the Heart'.

'Duties of the Heart' was written by 11th-century Rabbi Bahya ibn Paquada – a book which discusses unity with God, characteristics and attributes of God, Jewish worship practices, Jewish law, asceticism, and the immortality of the soul.
Hebrew texts from this era are considered quite rare, but this edition was published in Vilnius, Lithuania while it was under control of the Russian Empire. Nearly half of the population in Vilnius was Jewish in the second-half of the 19th-century so it is unsurprising to find Hebrew books printed in Vilnius.
Item number: #18591
Price: $499
PAQUDA, Bahya ibn
Duties of the Heart
Vilnius : Romm, 1854. [Russian script]

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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416 (i.e. 414)
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Provenance: Stamp – H. Budraizke
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Language: Hebrew (Yiddish)
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Rödelheim, Germany: J. Lehrberger, 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. 95, [1] p.; 10 x 12 cm. Black leather spine; black and dark green marbled paper over boards. Very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: edges of cover are rubbed; occasional foxing and finger soiling; solid.

1737 HEBREW LAW Shulchan Aruch Yore De'ah Wilhelmsdorf Rabbinical Judaism LOT

The Shulchan Aruch, also known as the 'Code of Jewish Law', is an extensive collection of legal codes under Rabbinical Judaism. From its appearance in the mid-16th-century, this work is regularly paired with law commentaries, as is the case with this 1737 Wilhelmsdorf edition. The Yoreh De'ah is also found in this work, a section of the law covering lesser aspects of Jewish law such as honoring parents, circumcision, forbidden foods, and studying Torah scrolls.
This lot features 8 other Hebrew books from the 19th-century – see pictures.
Item number: #19889
Price: $950
Traditional Jewish Law
[Shulchan Aruch Yore De'ah Eshle Ravreve]
Wilhelmsdorf: 1737.

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Provenance: Handwritten – Leopold Bollag
· Language: Yiddish / Hebrew
· Binding: Leather
· Size: ~14in X 8.5in (35.5cm x 21.5cm)
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Tur Choshen Hamishpat (Arbaah Turim), by Rabbi Ya'akov ben Asher Published: Berlin, 1702 (5463).With commentaries, the story of Rabbi Yosef Caro, and an introduction to Bedek Habayit. Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.5 x 2.75 inches.Very good condition, all pages in place in strong binding, some pages age stained. Leather binding is worn, no tears. Please refer to photos or request additional info.

1765 Hebrew SEFER Ohel Mosheh Zalkva UKRAINE Zhovkva Zvi Hirsh Commentary Jewish

A rare 18th-century Hebrew printing of the 'Sefer Ohel Mosheh' published in Zalkva, Ukraine. This exceedingly rare edition of Hebrew scripture text includes notes and commentary by Zalkva Rabbi Moshe Ben-Zvi Hirsh. More commonly known as Zhovkva today, Zalkva housed an important Jewish printing house from which this sefer was published.
This particular sefer discusses the use of Hebrew language and grammar in conjunction with scripture.
Worth noting, the town of Zalkva was under Nazi occupation during World War II, and nearly all of the 4500 Jewish residents were sentenced to extermination camps and the Jewish synagogue was destroyed.
Item number: #20263
Price: $750
BEN-ZVI, Aaron Moseh Hirsh (אהרן משה סופר ודיין בק״ק לבוב)
אהל משה [Sefer Ohel Mosheh]
Zalkva [Ukraine]: Gershon ben Hạyim David Segal, 1765.

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Jerusalem: Tel-Aviv Massadah and Alumoth 1960. Hardcover bound in a blue velvet with gilt lettering to spine. gilt design of a seder cup front and back cover. good condition with some minor wear. Hebrew and English. beautiful multi colored design through out book. A true gem. Inside cover stamped by prior personal library.

Berlin: Soncino Gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches, 1929. Limited Edition. Pressendruck. Original Half Vellum. Very Good. 4to. Jakob Steinhardt. 9 th publication of the Soncino Gesellschaft. With 9 full page original woodcuts by the Jewish expressionist artist Jakob Steinhardt. Hebrew and German text. Printed as a block book. 2 tiny spots on spine. Singular pages with minimal wrinkles at the bottom ) see photo). A very good and clean copy. 1 of 800 copies signed by the artist on the colophone.- 2 sehr kleine Fleckchen auf dem Pergamentrücken. Wenige Seiten am unteren Rand leicht gewellt ( siehe Foto). Ein sehr sauberes schönes Ex! Eines von 800 numerierten und von Steinhardt signierten Exemplaren. Handpresse von Aldus-Druck

Jerusalem -: Makor, 1974. Limited Edition . Original Half Leather. As New. 4to. Fine hand bound half leather. .A LIMITED EDITION OF 135 COPIES BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF THE LENINGRAD LIBRARY ( Codex Leningrad B19a) . Facsimile of the oldest complete manuscript (dated 1008 CE) of the HEBREW BIBLE in Hebrew. Loewinger D.S. Editor. FINE COPY- Heavy item ( additional shipping fees will apply: total of $ 90 to the USA or Canada for reg.airmail shipping)

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear.
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This remarkable and groundbreaking study explores the author's view that there is a close correspondence between the basic tenets of alchemy and those of Jewish esoteric tradition, generally known as Kabbalah.
The author, Arturo Schwarz, points out that both alchemy and Kabbalah are frequently distorted in popular as well as scholarly literature. The real concern of alchemy is not to transmute lead into gold, but rather, through the investigation of the self, to evolve from the state of ignorance (symbolized by lead) to that of awareness (symbolized by gold). As Schwarz points out, "this drive toward self-awareness is also basic in the teachings of the major kabbalists."
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Signed. First Edition. Near Fine. Poetry in English and Yiddish. The author immigrated from Poland in 1919 and eventually settled in Dallas, Texas. She maintained her native Yiddish and has been a proponant of maintaining the tradition. She has received worldwide acclaim. There is very slight paper deterioration on the edge of the upper right corner, otherwise excellent and unread. Listed as near fine. There are 2 inscriptions on the front free end page, one by the author and one by Leon, who I think is her grandson. The book is inscribed to the late Frances Blatt, a friend and neighbor, who was violinist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for 25 years. The author has dated, inscribed and signed on the front free end page. (I have 2 other books by Chaya Rochel Andres listed elsewhere in my online store.)

Signed. First Edition. Near Fine. English and Yiddish. Self published. Memoir of a Jewish girl who immigrated to the US from Poland in 1919 and eventually settled in Dallas, Texas. Book is 2 sided. Front cover in English, back cover in Yiddish. Author is also a poet and there's some poetry at the end. Book has a slight bump on the bottom of the spine, otherwise excellent, unread condition. Listed as near fine. There is an inscription to Francis (Blatt), a friend and neighbor, and purchased from the Blatt estate. The author has inscribed, dated and signed on the front free end page. ( I have 2 other books by this author listed elsewhere in my online store. )

The first edition of All in a Life-Time by Henry Morgenthau, Sr., inscribed: " Yours Sincerely Henry Morgenthau Oct.20th, 1922 ."
Stated First Edition by Doubleday, Page and Co., 1922. Complete with 7 full-page photographs.This copy is inscribed on the front free endpaper: " Yours Sincerely Henry Morgenthau Oct.20th, 1922 "
Henry Morgenthau, Sr. (18656-1946) served as the United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I, under President T. Woodrow Wilson had a successful career as a lawyer, real estate investor, and the Reform Jewish community leader in New York City.This work by Morgenthau is the definitive account of the Armenian Genocide during the last years of the Ottoman Empire, as well as his views on the creation of a Jewish State. His son, Henry Morgenthau Jr. served as the Secretary of the Treasury for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His grandson, Robert M. Morgenthau, would serve as the District Attorney for Manhattan for 35 years.

Jerusalem: Makor, 1972. Original Half Leather. Near Fine. Folio. 4 volumes + 20pp separate Introduction brochure in English by Moshe Goschen-Gottstein." THE FIRST AND THE MOST IMPORTANT EDITION OF THE BIBLE (Mikraot Gedolot) which includes the Targum, the traditional commentaries and the Massora, as published by the renowned press of DANIEL BOMBERG. Based on manuscripts partly lost, this is the prototype of all later Rabbinic Bibles." - A SUPERB FACSIMILE EDITION. A FINE COPY IN THE ORIGINAL HAND BOUND HALF LEATHER. Vol 2: upper corner with minimal bump, vol3: with truly insignificant wear on side of head of spine (please see photo Nr. 3).- Due to the heavy weight of these four big volumes additional shipping cost above the indicated fees will apply (+ $ 100 to Europe, +$ 180 to the USA) - shipping with airmail courier

Amsterdam: Uitgeveij Contact, 25 juni 1947. Anne.Frank; 'Het Achterhuis, Dagboekbrieven van 14 Juni 1942 - 1 Augustus 1944'. Hard cover, pp 253. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINT, no dust jacket. First edition of the diary of Anne Frank in the original Dutch language. Small Octavo. One of 3000 booklets printed 75 YEARS AGO ON JUNE 25th 1947. Original white and red paper-covered boards. Illustration with 3 photo's of the hiding place ('Het Achterhuis'), 1 groundfloor-plan and 2 examples (facsimile) of the handwriting of Anne Frank. Introduction by Annie Romein-Verschoor. Title on the front board and the spine. A 'good - 'copy; Some foxing of the boards. The book has had a professional restoration. The original spine has been re-attached to the renewed binding. The text Anne Frank Het Achterhuis has faded but is still visible. Pages are slightly tanned after 75 years. No inscriptions.Anne began her diary on her 13th birthday, 12 June 1942 during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The diary was found in… Read More