AV HA-RAHAMIM
New York; Aroysgegebn Mit Der Hilf Fun A Grupe Volkovisker Fraynt, 1943. Item #34134
Original Cloth. 8vo. 64 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. 'Merciful Father'. With illustrations throughout by Ezekiel Schloss. Holocaust poems by David Einhorn (1886–1973) , Yiddish poet and publicist. Av Ha-Rahamim is a “memorial prayer for Jewish martyrs and martyred communities. This prayer, by an unknown author, was composed in memory of the martyrs massacred in Germany during the First Crusade. It is first known from a prayer book dated 1290. The prayer emphasizes the merit of the martyrs who died for kiddush ha-Shem. ” - EJ 2008. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 - Poetry. World War (1939-1945) . Yiddish poetry. Top of backstrip torn, otherwise very fresh and clean. Very good condition. (HOLO2-117-48).
Price: $100.00