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New York, N. Y. ; Ichud Habonim Labor Zionist Youth, [197?]. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 152 pages. 25 cm. Presumed first edition, no date. Collection of biographies, historical and literary selections, on Jewish women. Contents: Women in the Bible; Women in the Talmud; Sketches from Early History; Entering the Modern..... More
Breslau : J. B. Brandeis, 1908. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; xvi, 303 Pages. In German. Jewish Women’s prayerbook. SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Prayer-books and devotions -- German. OCLC lists nine copies worldwide. Tear to backstrip, otherwise in very good condition (GER-30-2). More
New York; Metro Music Co., 1935. Original wraps. 4to. 6 pages. 31 cm. First edition. Lyrics in Yiddish and romanized Yiddish. Zlatopol; Played at David Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre, New York. Michael Saks presents Al Olshanetsky and Jacob Kalich's Operetta 'What Girls Do' featuring Molly Picon. As sung by Leon..... More
New York; Bureau Of Jewish Education, [1930s?]. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 4to. 15, [1] pages. 27 cm. First edition. No date, but 1920s-1930s. Serves as a brochure and introduction to the mission of the Jewish Home Institute, to 'direct mothers to train themselves' 'to educate Jewish children in the home, through..... More
![Item 8718. FESTIVAL COURSE, CHAMISHO OSOR BESHVAT [5 VOLUMES]](/pictures/thumb/35753.jpg?v=1661884874)
New York; Jewish Home Institute, 1927. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 30; 29; 31; 30; 32 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Complete five week course series; five booklets for five weekly assignments of the Festival Course on Chamisho Osor Beshvat. Contains: First Week, 'The Trip Begins', ' The Wonder Land'; Second..... More
![Item 8717. FESTIVAL COURSE; CHANUCKAH [TWO VOLUMES ONLY]](/pictures/thumb/35752.jpg?v=1661884873)
New York; Jewish Home Institute : Bureau Of Jewish Education, 1927. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 28; 29 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Two volumes only, of five. Contains weekly assignments for First Week (Mattisyohu and Judas) and Second Week Hannah and Chanukah. Chanukah weekly assignments for students of the Jewish..... More
![Item 8719. FESTIVAL COURSE; PESACH [FOUR VOLUMES]](/pictures/thumb/35754.jpg?v=1661884875)
New York; Jewish Home Institute, 1928. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 32; 28; 30; 32 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Four volumes (complete? ) ; four weekly assignment booklets for the Festival Course on Pesach at the Jewish Home Institute. Contains: First Week, 'Jewish Shephers in Egypt', 'The New King'; Second..... More
![Item 8720. FESTIVAL COURSE; SHOVUOTH [FOUR VOLUMES]](/pictures/thumb/35755.jpg?v=1661884876)
New York; Jewish Home Institute, 1928. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 38; 35; 32; 29 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Four volumes (complete) ; four weekly assignment booklets for the Festival Course on Shovuoth at the Jewish Home Institute. Contains: First Week, 'In the fields of Boaz', 'Ruth'; Second Week 'On..... More
![Item 8716. GENERAL GUIDE FOR ASSOCIATE TEACHER: FESTIVAL COURSE [5 VOLUMES IN ONE]](/pictures/thumb/35751.jpg?v=1661884872)
New York; Jewish Home Institute, Under The Direction Of The Bureau Of Jewish Education, 1927-1928. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 8; 15; 29; 19; 16 pages. 23 cm. First edition. General Guide for Associate Teacher: Festival Course. Four course guides and one general guide for the associate teacher of the Festival..... More
![Item 7312. JUDAEAN ADDRESSES SELECTED VOL IV [ONLY] 1926-1932](/pictures/thumb/32409.jpg?v=1661884808)
New York: Bloch, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo; 243 pages; Hardcover. 8vo; 250 pages; 24 cm. Includes list of members. The final of 4 volumes of addresses published Includes list of members at rear. Includes talks given by Hon. Samson Lachman, Louis Marshall, Max J. Kohler, Morris R. Cohen, Felix..... More
![Item 9075. THE JUDAEANS/ JUDAEAN ADDRESSES, VOLS I-IV [lacking the final volume V]](/pictures/thumb/36531.jpg?v=1548434459)
New York: Bloch, 1899-1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo; 1st edition. Original Publisher’s green cloth with gilt design. 8vo; 24 cm; 196 pages, 192 pages, 216 pages, 243 pages. Vol. 1 carries the title, “The Judaeans.” Each volume includes essays from the following periods: [I.] 1897-1899. -- II. 1900-1917. -- III..... More
Levov: Bi-Defus N. H. Grosman, 1811. Hardcover. Later boards. 4to. 78, 60 pages. 36 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Responsa of Joseph Karo on Methods for Women’s Judgment against Tur Even Ha-Ezer. ” The last few pages belong to Ivnei Meluim, but the binder mistakenly included these. Yosef Karo..... More
New York; Rabbinical Council Of America, 1959. Wraps. Original Wraps. 8vo. 12 pages. 21 cm. Offprint. Discusses “the problem of 'mixed pews' verses 'separate pews' in the synagogue” - p.1. The author argues for the validity of separate seating for men and women. Printed in Bruges, St. Catherine Press. Offprint..... More
![Item 9308. TALMUDIC-RABBINIC VIEW ON BIRTH CONTROL [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]](/pictures/thumb/37061.jpg?v=1548434525)
[New York] : [Central Conference Of American Rabbis], 1927. Paperback. 1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 16 pages ; 23 cm. The First 20th Century Rabbinic Opinion on Birth Control. “Jacob Zallel Lauterbach (1873–1942) was an American Judaica scholar and author who served on the faculty of Hebrew Union College..... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1874. Hardcover. 1st edition. Original boards with embellished spine and gilt lettering. 8vo. 214 pages, 29 cm. In English. Emma Lazarus (1849 –1887) was an American poet, writer, and translator from New York City. She wrote the sonnet The New Colossus in 1883, which..... More
New York; American Jewish Committee, Institute Of Human Relations, 1977. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 38 pages. 22 cm. First edition. This report offers a profile of the movement for equal rights for women in American Jewry and examines Jewish feminism. Originally published American Jewish Year Book, vol. 77, 1977: 3-40..... More
Fiyorda: Itsik Ben Leb [Furth], 1784. Hardcover. Original boards. 8vo. 230 pages, 21 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to Nahalat Shivah: With Commentaries from the Batra Edition. Originally published in Amsterdam in 1667 and republished in a variety of cities afterward. Levi (1625-1681) was chief rabbi of Bamberg and was..... More
Cincinnati, Ohio; Dept. Of Synagog And School Extension Of The Union Of American Hebrew Congregations, 1923. Original Wraps. 8vo. 24, [2] pages. 20 cm. First edition. With two pages of plates for costumes. “Elma Levinger (October 6, 1887-1958) was an author, nationally known for her plays and books on Jewish..... More
![Item 6793. PLAYS FOR NEW YEAR SUKKOTH HANUKKAH PURIM PASSOVER LAG B'OMER SHABUOTH AND FOR OTHER OCCASIONS [ALL BY JEWISH WOMEN; 16 PLAYS FOR FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS; INDIVIDUALLY BOUND; HOUSED IN PUBLISHER’S RED CLOTH SLIPCASE]](/pictures/thumb/31186.jpg?v=1548434137)
Cincinnati; Dept. Of Synagog And School Extension Of The Union Of American Hebrew Congregations, 1921-1929. Hardcover. Original Wraps. 8vo. 12; 32, [4]; 24, [2]; 32, [4]; 16; 13, [4]; 25; 35; 13; 16; 20; 19; 19; 11; 27; 19 pages. 20 cm. Pastedown label on cloth slipcase: ‘Plays For New..... More
Cincinnati; Tract Commission, [1930s]. Original Wraps. 12mo. 19 pages. 17 cm. First edition. Jewish tracts, no. 19; Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Tract Commission. Short essay on Jewish marriage rites and customs, with an analysis of the Halakhic interpretation in Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative Jewish Marriage laws, and includes a...... More
Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College Press, 2007. Hardcover. First edition. Original purple boards. 8vo. 313 pages; 23 cm. Includes full page black-and-white portrait of Bertha Pappenheim. Divided into 7 chapters with titles such as “From Ghetto Jargon to “Women’s German”: Bertha Pappenheim and Yiddish, ” “From Brothel to Beth Jacob: Bertha..... More
Vilna: Bi-Defus Y. R. Rom, 1849. (FT) Softcover, 4to, 146, 16, pages, 35 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Names, Personal -- Jewish. Divorce (Jewish law) . Other Titles: Sefer Yad Efrayim. Yad Efrayim. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide. Wear and tear to cover spine and binding, wear to edges. Water..... More
New York; Transcontinental Music Publications, 1954. Original wraps. 4to. 4 pages. 27 cm. First edition. "From the inscription on the Statue of Liberty. " Words by Emma Lazarus. Transcontinental choral library; No. 110. Copyright 1950. Max Helfman (1901–1963) “A composer of wide-ranging interests and abilities, Max Helfman directed the Brandeis-Bardin..... More
Philadelphia ; New York; Boston, 1868. Hardcover. 1st edition, first printing, of Author’s only book. Original Publisher’s Cloth, Brown cloth cover stamped in gold, 16mo, 7-124 pages; 15 cm. Singerman 2085 (for the 126 page edition) . Singerman notes as well that he, the "compiler[, ] saw the rarer 124 page..... More
![Item 9711. TRADITIONS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE : A STUDY OF JEWISH CHARACTERS AND AUTHORS [BEL KAUFMAN’S COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]](/pictures/thumb/37743.jpg?v=1661884958)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1974. Paperback. 1974 Authorized Facsimile Copy of the 1st Edition (probably for review) . Original Wrappers. 8vo. [xiii], 247 pages ; 25 cm. This copy is inscribed by Mersand to Bel Kaufman, author of “Up the Down Staircase, ” on the front end page. Mersand writes, “to..... More