GESCHICHTE DER WIENER JUDEN BIS 1914
Wien; Selbstverlag Der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde, 1926. Item #38220
Original blue and white paper wrappers. 12mo. 80, [14] pages. 19 cm. First edition. In German. With 7 leaves of black and white photographic plates. Title translates as “History of the Jews of Vienna until 1914, ” written by Rabbi Max Grunwald, and published by the Jewish Community of Vienna, in connection with the centennial celebration of the Vienna inner city temple and dedicated to the Board of the Jewish Community of Vienna. Max Grunwald, (1871-1953) “rabbi, historian, and folklorist. Born at Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Silesia) , Grunwald served as rabbi in Hamburg (1895–1903) and Vienna (1905–35) . He settled in Jerusalem in 1938. Grunwald was a many-sided and productive scholar. He wrote on the history of the communities which he served (Hamburgs deutsche Juden–1811, 1904; Portugiesengraeber auf deutscher Erde; Juden als Reeder und Seefahrer, 1902; and on Vienna: Geschichte der Juden in Wien (for schools, 1926) ; Wiener Hevra Kaddisha, 1910; Vienna, 1936 (in the Jewish Communities series of the Jewish Publication Society of America) ) ” and is famous for his works on famous Viennese Jews and his lasting contributions to Jewish Folklore (2007 Encyclopedia Judaica) . Includes several pages of black-and-white photographs and facsimiles. Pink slip tipped in over publisher information. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Austria -- Vienna -- History. Mild edgewear and rubbing. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good + condition. (GER-38-22A).
Price: $100.00