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PART II
Dear Friends,
Welcome to our latest catalog of over 300 titles from the 18th-20th Centuries printed in the German-Speaking lands, and related items. Included at the end of this catalog are over 40 half-priced items from previous German Judaica catalogs. These imprints span the period from the mid-18th Century to post-Holocaust reconstruction and beyond. Many come from the top libraries of the period--collections built by Solomon Schechter, E.N. Adler, David Cassel, & Boaz Cohen, to name a few.
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A few high points from the catalog include:
Nr. 19. König, Johann Balthasar. ANNALEN DER JUDEN IN DEN DEUTSCHEN STAATEN, BESONDERS IN DER MARK BRANDENBURG. Berlin, 1912. The Nobel-Marcus copy, in Very Good Condition.
Nr. 43. ANDACHTSBUCH FÜR TODTENFEIER. New York, Temple Ansche Chesed, No Date (ca. 1885), perhaps the world's only extant copy, in Very Good Condition.
Nr. 44. Gottheil, Gustav, [Rabbi]. MOSES VERSUS SLAVERY: BEING TWO DISCOURSES ON THE SLAVE QUESTION. Manchester, 1861.
Nr. 57. SEDER SELIHOT MI-KOL HA-SHANAH: KE-MINHAG ELZOZ. Karlsruhe, 1769. In Quarter-Leather, an absolutely beautiful copy
Nr. 261. Johlson, Joseph. SHOROSHE HA-DAT. UNTERRICHT IN DER MOSAISCHEN RELIGION FÜR DIE ISRAELITISCHE JUGEND BEIDERLEI GESCHLECHTS. Frankfurt am Mayn, 1819
Nr. 278A. Frankel, Z. , Ed. ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR DIE RELIGIÖSEN INTERESSEN DES JUDENTHUMS. COMPLETE IN 3 VOLUMES. Berlin, 1844-46.
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CONTENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, & REFERENCE 1-7
FESTSCHRIFTEN 8-14
COMMUNITY HISTORIES & RELATED 15-42
AMERICANA 43-46, 184
GENEAEOLOGY 47
JUDEO-GERMAN & HEBREW IMPRINTS 48-57
SEMITICS 58-62
TANAKH (HEBREW BIBLE) & RELATED 63-88
SECOND TEMPLE 89-99
SAMARITAN & KARAITE 100-102
RABBINICS 103-145
REFORM & ANTI-REFORM 51, 146
LITURGY 147-161
MUSIC 162
LITERATURE 163-165
CHILDREN’S BOOKS 166-172
JEWISH THOUGHT 173-179
SERMONS 180-195
ZIONISM & PALESTINE 196-211
ANTISEMITISM & THE JEWISH QUESTION 212-232
ANTISEMITICA 233-235
HOLOCAUST 236-247
GENERAL 248-277
SERIALS 278-292
HALF-PRICE ITEMS--SALE 293-337
BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, & REFERENCE
1. • Berliner, A[braham]. RABBI JESAJA BERLIN: EINE BIOGRAPHISCHE SKIZZE IM RABBINER-SEMINAR ZU BERLIN. Berlin: Julius Benzian, 1879. Cloth; 8vo. 30 pages. First edition. In German. "Separat-Abzug aus dem 'Magazin für die Wissenschaft des Judenthums', Jahrg. 6, Heft 2"-Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. Berliner was a German scholar and author with a vast knowledge of rabbinic literature and of ancient and modern languages. He was editor for many years of the Magazin fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums (with a Hebrew supplement, Ozar Tov). Aus dem Leben der deutschen Juden im Mittelalter, originally published in 1861, is a history of German Jewry. (EJ) SUBJECT(S): Rabbis -- Germany -- Berlin -- Biography. Berlin, Isaiah ben Judah Loeb, 1725-1799. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. Inscribed by author on title page. Ex-library with minimal markings. Bound in stiff boards. Edgeworn. Pages dark, wrinkled, very brittle and chipped; detached from binding. Text in good condition. (GER-10-13) (ID #16957) $30.00.
2. • Herlitz, Georg; and Bruno Kirschner, Eds. JÜDISCHES LEXIKON: EIN ENZYKLOPÄDISCHES HANDBUCH DES JÜDISCHEN WISSENS IN VIER BÄNDEN. 4 Volumes in 5 Volumes (Complete). Berlin Jüdischer Verlag 1930. 4to, Cloth, ca 7000+ pages; Shunami # 4. "Mit über 2000 Illustrationen, Beilagen, Karten und Tabellen.Unter mitarbeit von über 230 jüdischen Gelehrten und Schriftstellern und unter redaktionell er Mithilfe von Ismar Elbogen " [and others]. A marvelous resource. Illustrated by Illustrated by Loaded with Photos, Maps,etc. First Edition. Light wear, few internal binding repairs, library bookplates, no other markings, Very Good Condition. $ 500.00
3. • Karpeles, Gustav. GESCHICHTE DER JÜDISCHEN LITERATUR. ZWEITER BAND. Berlin: Robert Oppenheim, 1886. Quarter leather; 8vo. 602-1172 pages. Spattered edges; raised bands; gilt lettering. In German. Volume two of a two-volume set. Series: Geschichte der literatur der europäischen völker. Karpeles was a literary historian, editor of many periodicals including the Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums, and the Jahrbuch fuer juedische Geschichte und Literatur. "His most important contribution to Jewish scholarship was the Geschichte der juedischen Literatur...Karpeles was not an original or profound scholar, but he did much to popularize Jewish literature and history. " (Sol Liptzin, EJ) SUBJECT(S): Hebrew literature -- History and criticism. Ex-library. Lacks most of backstrip; front board detached. Rear board nearly detached. Binding otherwise tight. Dampstain along top 1/4" of leaves, not affecting text. Interior in very good condition. (GER-7-16) (ID #16655) $50.00.
4. • Kreutzberger, Max, Ed. LEO BAECK INSTITUTE NEW YORK BIBLIOTHEK UND ARCHIV: KATALOG. BAND I: DEUTSCHSPRACHIGE JÜDISCHE GEMEINDEN: ZEITUNGEN, ZEITSCHRIFT [Complete, no more issued]. Tübingen, J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck) , 1970. Full Blue Leather, 8vo, 41, 623 pages. This is Max Gruenewald's copy, the Leo Baeck Institute's president at the time and the person to whom the work is dedicated in thanks; Possibly a unique leather-bound copy, it's cover identical to the more common blue cloth edition. "Hrsg. Von Max Kreutzberger unter Mitarbeit von Irmgard Foerg...Deutschsprachige jüdische Gemeinden.Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Jahrbücher, Almanache und Kalender.Unveröffentlichte Memoiren und Erinnerungsschriften." Schriftenreihe "Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen des Leo Baeck Instituts" 22. Light wear to bottom of spine, Very Good Condition. (GER-10-23-DW) (ID #17060) $100.00.
5. • Kreutzberger, Max, Ed. LEO BAECK INSTITUTE NEW YORK BIBLIOTHEK UND ARCHIV: KATALOG. BAND I: DEUTSCHSPRACHIGE JÜDISCHE GEMEINDEN: ZEITUNGEN, ZEITSCHRIFT [Complete, no more issued]. Tübingen, J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck) , 1970. Blue Cloth, 8vo, 41, 623 pages. "Hrsg. Von Max Kreutzberger unter Mitarbeit von Irmgard Foerg...Deutschsprachige jüdische Gemeinden.Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Jahrbücher, Almanache und Kalender.Unveröffentlichte Memoiren und Erinnerungsschriften." Schriftenreihe "Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen des Leo Baeck Instituts" 22. Very Good Condition. (GER-10-24-DW) (ID #17061) $35.00.
6. • Weil, Dr. (Jakob, 1792-1864) [ & Leopold Löw?]. ARON CHORIN, EINE BIOGRAFISCHE SKIZZE. Szegedin: Sigmund Burger, 1863. Cloth; 8vo. 152 pages. Decorated boards. First edition. In German. "Von Dr. Weil. (Besonderer Abdruck aus dem 'Ben Chananja. '). " Corrigenda; bibliographical annotations. Chorin was a Hungarian rabbi, and pioneer of Reform Judaism in Hungary. In 1803 he "published in Prague his Emek ha-Shaveh, attacking those customs which he declared had no basis in Judaism, basing his reforms on rulings in the Talmud. The book caused a storm among the ultra-Orthodox, who found it heretical... He was a fanatical fighter for secular education and endeavored to improve the social and cultural status of the Jews of his country by preaching in favor of the founding of a rabbinical seminary and of a school for promoting crafts and agriculture among Jews. " (Jerucham Tolkes, EJ) Löw was the first Reform rabbi in Hungary; he was ordained by Chorin. SUBJECT(S): Rabbis -- Hungary -- Biography. Reform Judaism -- Hungary. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Has been rebound, preserving original wraps. Ex-library. Dampstained; boards warped and peeling. Leaves wrinkled with some foxing. Text in good condition. (GER-8-1) (ID #16806) $125.00.
7. • (Zunz, Leopold) Glatzer, Nahum Norbert, editor. LEOPOLD ZUNZ: JUDE -- DEUTSCHER -- EUROPÄER: EIN JÜDISCHES GELEHRTENSCHICKSAL DES 19. JAHRHUNDERTS IN BRIEFEN AN FREUNDE. Tübingen, J. C. B. Mohr, 1964. 1st Edition. Cloth, 8vo, 498 pages. Very Good Condition (GER-10-21-DW) (ID #17057) $40.00.
FESTSCHRIFTEN
8. • (Berlin) Holzman, Michael. GESCHICHTE DER JÜDISCHEN LEHRER-BILDUNGSANSTALT IN BERLIN: EINE FESTSCHRIFT ZUR FEIER DES FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN BESTEHNS DER ANSTALT AM 8. NOVEMBER 1909. Berlin: H. S. Hermann, 1909. Hardcover. 8vo. 169 pages. First edition. In German. Photo plates throughout book. SUBJECT (S): Jews-Education. OCLC lists 17 copies worldwide. Beautifully rebound in attractive black cloth with gilt lettering. Dampstains throughout book, with no damage to text or plates. (GERN-3-17). (ID #16730) $150.00.
9. • (Berlin) Strauss, Herbert A. & Kurt R. Grossmann. GEGENWART IM RÜCKBLICK: FESTGABE FUR DIE JÜDSICHE GEMEINDE ZU BERLIN 25 JAHRE NACH DEM NEUBEGINN. Heidelberg, Lothar Stiehm, 1970. 1st Edition. Cloth, 8vo, 374 pages. Large fold-out geneaological chart of the Gebrueder Veit presen t at rear. In English & German. Beautiful Contributors include: Walter Breslauer, Ernest Hamburger, Shalom Adler-Rudel, Max Birnbaum, Michael Munk, Wolfgang Hamburger, Hans-Erich Fabian, Robert Kempner, Steven Schwarzschild, Manfred Swarsensky, Harris Hirschberg, Joachim Prinz, Max Nussbaum, Georg Salzberger, Curt Wilk, Felix Hirsch, Elizabeth Feist-Hirsch, Hanns Reissner, Werner Behr, Herman Pineas, Gerd Ehrlich, Werner Rosenstock, Hans Steinitz, etc. Very Good Condition. (GER-10-17-DW) (ID #17048) $40.00.
10. • Berliner, A[braham]. edited by A. Freimann and M. Hildesheimer. FESTSCHRIFT ZUM SIEBZIGSTEN GEBURTSTAGE A. BERLINER'S: GEWIDMET VON FREUNDEN UND SCHÜLERN. Frankfurt: J. Kaufmann, 1903. Half leather; 8vo. Xxxi, 376, 130 pages. Marbled boards and edges. First edition. 1 of only 300 copies printed. In German and Hebrew. Title page in Hebrew on verso. Tissued frontispiece portrait of Berliner. "Bibliographie der Schriften und Aufsätze des Dr. A. Berliner": pages [vii]-xxxi. Berliner was a German scholar and author with a vast knowledge of rabbinic literature and of ancient and modern languages. He was editor for many years of the Magazin fuer die Wissenschaft des Judentums (with a Hebrew supplement, Ozar Tov). Aus dem Leben der deutschen Juden im Mittelalter, originally published in 1861, is a history of German Jewry. (EJ) SUBJECT(S): Hebrew philology. Judaism -- History. Jews -- History. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Jewish Cultural Reconstruction sticker on inside front cover. Stamp of Frankfurt Realschule on title page and their shelving number on the verso. Ex-library. Cover scuffed and peeling; backstrip not present. Dampstains, mainly to margins of book. Text in very good condition. (GER-10-14) (ID #16958) $135.00.
11. • (Dubnow) Elbogen, Ismar, Josef Meisl, and Mark Wischnitzer, Eds. FESTSCHRIFT ZU SIMON DUBNOWS SIEBZIGSTEM GEBURTSTAG (2. TISCHRI 5691). Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, 1930. Cloth; 8vo. 294 pages. First edition. In German. Bibliographical annotations. Festschrift on the occasion of Dubnow's 70th birthday. 24 articles on the development of Jewish historical studies and historians including those on Damascus Affair of 1840, Thedore Herzl, and Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Last article is a bibliography of the writings of Dubnow. Dubnow was an "historian and political ideologist...whose lifework was the study of Jewish history, of the relevant source material, and its "sociological" interpretation. " (Thoedor Meisl, EJ) Elbogen was a scholar, teacher, and public figure; author of many books, mainly on Jewish history. (EJ) SUBJECT(S): Jews. Jews -- History. Ex-library. Cover soiled and edgeworn. Archival repair to spine; backstrip peeling. Dampstains to interior; pages somewhat wrinkled. Binding tight; text in good condition. (GER-9-2) (ID #16913) $100.00.
12. • (Guttman, Jakob) Vorstande Der Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Wissenschaft Des Judentums. FESTSCHRIFT ZUM SIEBZIGSTEN GEBURTSTAGE JAKOB GUTTMANNS. Leipzig: Buchhandlung Gustav Fock, G. M. B. H., 1915. 1st edition. Half cloth, 8vo, 283 pages. Marbled covers and edges. In German with sections in Hebrew. Book is a series of articles about Jewish religious philosophy and religious history divided into four sections. Beautiful black and white marbled covers with green marbling on edges. Backstrip is slightly worn in some places Dr. Max Grunewald's copy, with his name stamp on front endpaper. SUBJECT (S): Jews, Judaism, Talmud. Text in beautiful condition. Light wear, Vey Good Condition. (GERN-1-10). (ID #16670) $100.00.
13. • Guttman, Jakob) Vorstande Der Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Wissenschaft Des Judentums. FESTSCHRIFT ZUM SIEBZIGSTEN GEBURTSTAGE JAKOB GUTTMANNS. Leipzig: Buchhandlung Gustav Fock, G. M. B. H., 1915. 1st edition. Half cloth, 8vo, 283 pages. Marbled covers and edges. In German with sections in Hebrew. Book is a series of articles about Jewish religious philosophy and religious history divided into four sections. Beautiful black and white marbled covers with green marbling on edges. Backstrip is slightly worn in some places Dr. Max Grunewald's copy, with his name stamp on front endpaper. SUBJECT (S): Jews, Judaism, Talmud. Old dampstains to margins, slight bowing to boards and paper, ex-library with usual marks, Good Condition. (GERO-2-7). (ID #16981) $50.00.
14. • Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft zu Frankfurt A. M. FESTSCHRIFT ZUR JUBILÄUMS-FEIER DES 50 JÄHRIGEN BESTEHENS DER UNTERRICHTSANSTALTEN DER ISRAELITISCHEN RELIGIONSGESELLSCHAFT ZU FRANKFURT A. M. Frankfurt: Louis Golde, 1903. Cloth; 8vo. 44, 28, 29, 45, 31, 27 pages. First edition. In German. Frontispiece plate. Illustrated with diagrams, 5 photographic plates, and foldout table. Bibliographical annotations. "Programm no. 478." Beilage zum Jahresbericht, 1903. "In the early 19th century Frankfurt became a center of Reform Judaism and the movement thrived until World War II. In 1851 a group of Orthodox rabbis set up a parallel community. The two entities, one known as the Israelite (composed of both Reform and Orthodox Jews) and the separatist group known as the neo-Orthodox Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft (Israelite Religious Society) , coexisted until 1939, when the Nazis forced their merger. " (Hadassah Magazine) This work, which contains six articles, is a volume celebrating 50 years of the Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft. SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Education -- Germany -- Frankfurt am Main. Jewish religious education -- Germany -- Frankfurt am Main. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Ex-library. Bound in contemporary decorative boards, retaining original wrappers. Dampstained. Boards warped and peeling; backstrip not present. Pages wrinkled and stained. Text in good condition. (GER-7-36) (ID #16749) $100.00.
COMMUNITY HISTORIES & RELATED
15. • (Bavaria) Eckstein, A. BEITRÄGE ZUR GESCHICHTE DER JUDEN IN BAYERN I. DIE BAYERISCHEN PARLAMENTARIER JÜDISCHEN GLAUBENS. Bamberg, Verlag Und Druck Der Handels, 1902. Paper wrappers, 8vo, 47 pages. Wear to covers at corners. Paper browning as often found, but solid. Library bookplate, no other marks, Good Condition. (GERO-2-8) (ID #16982) $75.00.
16. • (Berlin) Meisl, Josef. PROTOKOLLBUCH DER JÜDISCHEN GEMEINDE, BERLIN-1723-1854. Jerusalem: Verlag Rubin Mass, 1962. Cloth. 8vo. 544 pages. First edition. In Hebrew and German. Meisl was the general secretary and later librarian of the Berlin Jewish community until the Nazi rise to power at which time he moved to Jerusalem. There he founded and directed the General Archives for the History of the Jewish People and worked to transfer important archival material from Europe to Israel. This work was published posthumously and is the minutenotes of the Berlin Jewish community meetings (EJ). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Cambridge). Ex library copy with usual markings. Black and white plate photo at front of German language section. Dustjacket present but torn. Overall in excellent condition. (GERN-2-19). (ID #16705) $75.00.
17. • (Berlin) Meisl, Josef. PROTOKOLLBUCH DER JÜDISCHEN GEMEINDE, BERLIN-1723-1854. Jerusalem: Verlag Rubin Mass, 1962. Cloth. 8vo. 544 pages. First edition. In Hebrew and German. Meisl was the general secretary and later librarian of the Berlin Jewish community until the Nazi rise to power at which time he moved to Jerusalem. There he founded and directed the General Archives for the History of the Jewish People and worked to transfer important archival material from Europe to Israel. This work was published posthumously and is the minutenotes of the Berlin Jewish community meetings (EJ). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Cambridge). Ex library copy with usual markings. Black and white plate photo at front of German language section. Slight marks on one cover but otherwise in very good condition. (GERN-2-5). (ID #16689) $65.00.
18. • (Berlin) Meisl, Josef. PROTOKOLLBUCH DER JÜDISCHEN GEMEINDE, BERLIN-1723-1854. Jerusalem: Verlag Rubin Mass, 1962. Cloth. 8vo. 544 pages. First edition. In Hebrew and German. Meisl was the general secretary and later librarian of the Berlin Jewish community until the Nazi rise to power at which time he moved to Jerusalem. There he founded and directed the General Archives for the History of the Jewish People and worked to transfer important archival material from Europe to Israel. This work was published posthumously and is the minutenotes of the Berlin Jewish community meetings (EJ). OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Cambridge). Ex library copy with usual markings. Black and white plate photo at front of German language section. Dustjacket present but slightly worn. (GERN-3-18). (ID #16731) $40.00.
19. • (Brandenburg) König, Johann Balthasar. ANNALEN DER JUDEN IN DEN DEUTSCHEN STAATEN, BESONDERS IN DER MARK BRANDENBURG. Berlin: Louis Lamm, 1912. Cloth; small 8vo. [17], 333, [9] pages. First edition. Series: Lamm's Bibliotheka judaika, no. 11. Reprint of original edition of 1790. Includes bibliographical references. SUBJECT (S): Philosophy, Jewish -- Medieval. Jews -- Germany -- Brandenburg. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Owner's stamp on title page: Rabbiner J. Nobel, Schneidemühl. Owner inscribed on flyleaf: Jacob R. Marcus. Marcus was a rabbi and historian; professor at Hebrew Union College. Boards scuffed. Very good condition. (GER-9-13) (ID #16924) $300.00.
20. • (Brest-Litovsk) Tänzer, A[ron]. DIE GESCHICHTE DER JUDEN IN BREST-LITOWSK. Berlin: Louis Lamm, 1918. Cloth; 8vo. 60 pages. First edition. In German. Tänzer was a German rabbi, author, and historian. (EJ) SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Poland -- Brest-Litovsk. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Ex-library with minimal markings. Has been rebound, preserving original wrappers. Damp stained; boards peeling and top corners chipped off. Leaves wrinkled and stained. Binding tight. Text in good condition. (GER-7-35) (ID #16748) $60.00.
21. • (Falasha) Rathjens, Carl. DIE JUDEN IN ABESSINIEN. Hamburg, , W. Gente, 1921. Paper Wrappers, Wear to cover, paper browning. Good Condition; 8vo; 97 pages; 21 cm. Bibliography of "Falaschen-literatur" on pages 96-97. Ethiopian Jews. (GERO-1) (ID #4956) $85.00.