Item 8354. BIBLISCH-TALMUDISCHE SENTENZEN UND MOTIVE IN DER WELTLITERATUR :

BIBLISCH-TALMUDISCHE SENTENZEN UND MOTIVE IN DER WELTLITERATUR :

Frankfurt A. M. ; [J. Kauffmann], 1931. Item #34901

Original Wraps. 8vo. 73 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Offprint. In German. 'Biblical-Talmudic sentences and motifs in World Literature. ' "Sonderdruck aus: Festschrift für Jacob Rosenheim. " Inscribed by the author, dated Janurary 1932, on title page. Collections of excerpts from 'world literature' which directly or indirectly cite or paraphrase passages in the Talmud and Bible; including excerpts from Kant, Machiavelli, Pascal, Shakespeare, Dante, Schiller, Goethe, Cervantes, Carlyle, etc. The author, Leo Deutschlander (1888–1935) , was an “educationist and writer. Born in Berlin, he became head of Jewish education in Lithuania during World War I, first as appointee of the German occupation authorities. He was co-founder of the first Orthodox secondary school Yavneh in Kaunas (Kovno) . When director of the Keren ha-Torah of Agudat Israel, he helped Sara Schnirer to develop the Beth Jacob Orthodox girls' education network, mainly in Poland, and headed its Teachers Training College for women in Cracow. ” - 2008 EJ. Subjects: Talmud in literature. Bible - In literature. Oclc lists 10 copies. Rear wrap torn, top edge bumped, front wrap soiled, otherwise clean and fresh. Good + condition. (BIBLE-14-33).

Price: $100.00

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