[Vienna] American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

HAGADAH SHEL PESAH [HAGGADAH SHEL PESACH]

Tel Aviv, The Joint, 1947-1948. Item #41360

No Date [1947-1948] 1st Edition Thus. Original Paper Wrappers, Tall 12mo, [1], 32, [1] pages. In Hebrew. "Printed for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee." Stamped "Bethaus-Vorstand der Israel. Kultusgemeinde Wien" on cover ("Chapel of the Board of the Jewish Religious Community Vienna") Printed in Tel Aviv for the use of Holocaust survivors in the American DP camps in Europe, this copy was clearly used by survivors in the Vienna region. During the Holocaust, as European Jewry was pushed to the brink of annihilation by Nazi Germany, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee was the main financial benefactor towards Jewish emigration from Europe and rescue attempts of Jews from Nazi-controlled territories. From the outbreak of World War II through 1944, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee made it possible for more than 81,000 Jews to emigrate out of Nazi-occupied Europe to safety. JDC also smuggled aid to Jewish prisoners in labor camps and helped finance the Polish Jewish underground in preparations for the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto revolt. In addition, JDC was a major channel keeping American Jewish leaders informed—often in detail—about the holocaust. Yudlov 4109; Yaari 2370 or 2371; Berman (LOC) no. 1112. Bibliography of the Hebrew Book 1470-1960 #000187706. SUBJECT(S): Seder -- Liturgy -- Texts. Judaism Haggadot. OCLC: 930762932. OCLC lists only 4 copies worldwide (Stanford, LOC, Gottfried Wihelm Leibniz Bibliothek, Staatsbibliothek Berlin). Light toning and wear Good Condition, nice copy. Scarce (HAG-25-6B) x.

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