I AM A RABBI'S WIFE
Moodus, Conn. ; E. Bengis, 1938. Item #35769
Original Wraps. 8vo. VI, 77 pages. 22 cm. Second edition. Memoir and account of a Rabbi's Wife, which is centred on her husband and his career. Condensed reprint of the 1935 edition. "A brief record of experiences, facts and observations, covering a period of over a dozen years. " - Introduction. “Every phase of Jewish community life is taken up separately in this book - the synagogue, its leaders, its physically and mentally ill, its weddings and its funerals; all these and more are within the province of the rabbi and his wife. Their lives are one round of duties to the community and they seem to have as much privacy as gold fish. Esther Bengis writes simply and directly of her own experiences and those of her husband, whose health finally gave way under the strain. ” - JTA, Book Review, February 10, 1935. Subjects: Jews - Social life and customs. Jewish women - Biography. Bengis, Esther Rosenberg. Light fading and edge wear to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (WOMEN-2-6).
Price: $100.00