Item 54337. SEFER MIDRASH SHELMAH: BEN YAVO…DERUSHIM
Item 54337. SEFER MIDRASH SHELMAH: BEN YAVO…DERUSHIM

SEFER MIDRASH SHELMAH: BEN YAVO…DERUSHIM

Djerba [Tonisia]: Bi-Defus Cohen Ve-Tsva’an, 1948. Item #40496

Period boards. 8vo. 118 pages, 21 cm. In Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Title translates to “Full Midrash…. Sermons” The Tunisian Jewish community, dating back almost 2, 000 years, would eventually flea to Israel after the anti-semitic backlash to the creation of the state of Israel. Before 1948, the year of this publication, there were 100, 000 Jews living in Tunisia. Today, there are only about 2, 000 left, most of whom live in Djerba (JVL, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Bible commentary. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (Haifa) . Boards are heavily worn. Rare. (RAB-65-31).

Price: $150.00

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