Bernfeld, Simon

KÄMPFENDE GEISTER IM JUDENTUM: VIER BIOGRAPHIEN [WITH NAZI RACE LIBRARY STAMP]

Berlin: L. Lamm ; Philadelphia: J. H. Greenstone, 1907. Item #38493

1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 151 pages ; 24 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, “Fighting Spirits In Judaism: Four Biographies. ” The notable Austrian Rabbi’s biography of Leone da Modena, Mosche Chaim Luzzatto, Maimonides, and Samuel David Luzzatto. This copy is stamped on the title page from the library of Walter Frank’s Nazi Institute, the “Reichsinstitut fur Geschichte des neuen Deutschlands” (Reich Institute for History of the New Germany) , with the name of the instate and a Parteiadler. It is also stamped on the title page from a Jewish Youth library in Frankfurt. “Simon Bernfeld (1860 — 1940) was an Austrian rabbi, scientist and author… Bernfeld published large studies on the Bible and the history of Judaism, including ‘Die Lehren des Judentums nach den Quellen, ’ with Leo Baeck , Ismar Elbogen and Fritz Bamberger. ” (Wikipedia, 2017) His family was killed in the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. SUBJECT(S) : Modena, Leone, 1571-1648. Luzzatto, Moshe Hayyim, 1707-1747. Maimon, Salomon, 1754-1800. Luzzatto, Samuel David, 1800-1865. Luzzatto, Moshe Hayyim, 1707-1747. Luzzatto, Samuel David, 1800-1865. Maimon, Salomon, 1754-1800. Modena, Leone, 1571-1648. Walter Frank: Reichsinstitut fur Geschichte des neuen Deutschlands. Other than stamps, pages are clear. About very good condition. (GER-59-18).

Price: $200.00