DER FRANKFURTER MEKOR CHAJIM: FESTSCHRIFT ZUM FÜNFZIGJÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DES VEREINS, 1874-1924: DEN MITGLIEDERN ÜBERREICHT VON DER VERWALTUNG
Frankfurt Am Main, Verein Mekor Chajim, 1924. Item #38119
First edition. Original paper wrappers with Hebrew title in gold. 4to. 114 pages; 24 cm. Written in German. Title translates to “The Frankfurter Mekor Chajim: Motion for the Five Certificate of the Association, 1874-1924: the Members Transited by the Administration. ” Includes loose pink flyer about the book in German in fraktur. Divided into 6 sections with multiple chapters within each. Includes full page black-and-white portrait of Samson Raphael Hirsch as well as two black-and-white photographs of a synagogue. Selig Schachnowitz was a publicist, cantor, editor, and teacher who edited a modern Orthodox magazine in Frankfurt Am Main before the war and authored several books. The Mekor Chajim of Frankfurt was the Bet Hamidrash for the Ba'alei Batim, founded by the "Israelitische Religionsgesellschaft. ” Other titles “Frankfurter Mekor Chajim; Mekor Hayim. ” SUBJECT (S) : Orthodox Judaism, German Jews. OCLC and WorldCat list 15 holdings worldwide. Some edgewear, staining, and rubbing. Slight toning. Very good condition. (GER-51-34).
Price: $200.00