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Buenos Aires; Fundación Para El Fomento De La Cultura Hebrea, 1947. Journal.109 [1] Pages. 205 [1] Pages. 26 cm. In Spanish. Heredad was a literary journal which ran sixteen issues, printed bimonthly, and was published by the short lived Editorial Foundation for the Promotion of Hebrew Culture. Its subject format..... More
Mexico City: Litoarte, 1982. 1st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 221 pages, 21 cm. In Spanish. A Spanish summary history of Jewish publishing from around the world. Title translates to “The Jewish press: 300 Years of Jewish Press in the World. ” SUBJECTS: Jewish press -- History. Jewish periodicals..... More
Buenos Aires : [Imprenta "dorrego"], 1947. First Edition. 1st Edition. Original Illustrated Wrappers. 12mo. 63 pages ; 17 cm. In Lithuanian. Title translates to English as, "The Strangers Dead. " A scarce book of poems from Petras Babickas (1903-1991) , the Lithuanian journalist, writer, and diplomat, whose sister was the..... More
Buenos-Ayres : Shimeon Dubnov-Hoyz, 1967. 1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 46 pages ; 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates into English as, “14th Annual Student Contest [of the Congress for Jewish Culture for Elementary and High Schools in Argentina]”. “The Congress for Jewish Culture (also known as the World..... More
Buenos Ayres : Al. Yid. Kultur Kongres, 1966. 1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 63 pages ; 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates into English as, “13th Annual Student Contest [of the Congress for Jewish Culture for Elementary and High Schools in Argentina]” “The Congress for Jewish Culture (also known..... More
New York; Holmes & Meier, 1983. Hardcover. 8vo. IX 357 pages. 24 cm. First edition. A work comprising various studies on the immigration, communities, cultural and political experiences of Jewish migrants to Argentina, Australia, and South Africa. Subjects: Jews - Argentina - Politics and government. Jews - Australia - Politics..... More
Meksike [Mexico]: Shelomoh Mendelson Fond bay der Gezelshaft far Kultur un Hilf, 1954. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 408 pages, 24 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to “The Yiddish Language and Yiddish Existence.” Leo Finkelstein (1895–1950) was a prominent journalist, publicist, and Yiddish socialist activist. He was a Bundist and..... More
Buenos Aires; Ed. Contexto, 1991. Soft Cover. 219 pages. 26 cm. First Edition. In Spanish. A documentary study of Jewish settlers and major protagonists of agricultural colonization in Argentina in the late 19th and early 20th century. With dozens of photographs and sketches throughout, several interviews, and a history of..... More
Buenos Aires, Aroysgegebn Durkhn Religyezn…, 1972. Paper Wrappers. 12mo. 36, 35 Pages. First edition. In Hebrew, Yiddish and Spanish. “Guide to Kashrut in Argentina”, “Aroysgegebn durkhn Religyezn oyfkler departament bay der ha-Rabanut ha-rashit li-yehude Argentinah un Ihud bate ha-keneset be-Argentina”; Department of religious clarification of the higher Rabbinate of the..... More
Buenos Aires; [Los Hijos Del Autor], 1961. (FT) Hard bound.166 Pages. 24 cm. First edition. In Yiddish; preface in Spanish and Yiddish. Title in Spanish reads Colonizacio´n y cooperacio´n agraria judi´a en la Argentina (Jewish colonization and agrarian cooperation in Argentina) . A history of the Jewish colonies, and of..... More
Buenos Aires, Libreria Hachette, 1963. Original paper. 76 pages. 20 cm. First edition. In Spanish. “In praise of poetry” is a collection of poems by Jose Isaacson, Argentinian Jewish existentialist writer and literary theorist of the pre-dictatorship era. Slightly rubbed and warped spine, semi-legible ink marks facing title page, internal..... More
Buenos Ayres (Buenos Aires) , No Publisher. 1932. (FT) 1st edition. Later Cloth, 8vo, 137 pages. Includes portrait and well over 40 photo plates of life in the Colony. 25 cm. In Yiddish. SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Argentina -- Colonia Lucienville -- History. Jews -- Colonization -- Argentina -- Colonia Lucienville..... More
Buenos Aires; No Publisher (Eugenio Villas?), 1940. Paper wrappers. 11 pages. 23 cm. First edition. In German. “Community Emergency - Emergency Association! ” was a sermon delivered by Rabbi Hermann Klein, concerning the “catastrophic community emergency that plagues the Jewish community today”, namely, the need for solidarity amongst all Jews..... More
Buenos Aires; [K?napheys?], 1973. (FT) Hardcover. 345 Pages. 33 cm. First edition. In Yiddish and some Spanish. Celebrating one hundred years of Jewish life in Argentina, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Subjects: Jews - Argentina – Biography. OCLC lists 16 copies worldwide. Red cloth over boards, with silver..... More
Buenos Aires; La Congregacion, 1965 (September). Soft Bound Periodical. 120 [24] pages. 26 cm. Serial Publication In Spanish, with some Hebrew. Title translates as “Organ of the Jewish Congregation of Buenos Aires” with a picture of the synagogue of Buenos Aires on the cover. Contains studies on the Talmud written..... More
Buenos Aires, Paidos, 1967. Paperback. 285 pages. 19 cm. Third edition. In Spanish. “The Inquision in Hispanic America. Jews, Protestants, Patriots. ” Previously published in 1950 under title, “El Santo Oficio en América”. Illustrated with facsimiles of documents on glossy paper. Table of contents: Historia y bibliografia de la inquisicion..... More
Buenos Aires : ha-Histadrut ha-Ivrit be-Argentinah, 1948. (FT) Original illustrated paper wrappers, 8vo., 201 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Argentina -- History -- Fiction.. Stories. Title on back cover: “Bearvot Arguentina” (En Las Pampas Argentinas). Edgewear and corner missing from cover, where author’s last name is printed. Pages lightly tanned. Good..... More
Buenos Aires; M. Merkin, 1946. (FT) Hard Bound. Octavo. Book Size. 245 Pages. 24 cm. First edition. Yiddish, with Spanish title on back cover: Siluetas de Sud America (Silhouettes of South America) . Subjects: Jews - Argentina - Social life and customs - South America - Biography. OCLC lists 17..... More
[Sao Paulo]; Organizacao Sionista Unificada Do Brasil, 1949. Original Wraps. 4to. 48 pages. 27 cm. First edition. In Portuguese. Published May, 1949, to commemorate the first anniversary of Israel Independence Day. 'Retrospective Exposition' of the struggle for a Zionist State and the Zionist movement in Brazil. Profusely illustrated throughout. Subjects..... More
[New York]; American Airlines, 1971. Paper Wrappers. 64 pages. 23 cm. Illustrated. This pocket size travel guide presents Jewish history and sights in 16 islands in the Caribbean. Subjects: Jews - West Indies - Description and travel. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Edges and covers lightly soiled. Very good+ condition..... More
Rio de Janeiro: Jewish Colonization Association, 1933. 1st edition. Original printed paper wrappers, 8vo, 8 pages. In Portuguese. Title translates as, “The Virtue Of Contentment: Lesson From the Day of Atonement 5694-1933.” Yom Kipur sermon from the year of Hitler's assention to power by Isaiah Raffalovich, (1870–1956), a “rabbi and..... More
Buenos Aires, Editorial Perspectivas, 1948 (June-July). Original Paper Wrappers. 12mo. 63 pages. 20 cm. In Spanish. Judaica, Monthly Publication. Fundador (Founder) : Salomon Resnick; Directora (Director) : Rose Perla Resnick. This double issue of Judaica “En Memoria de Salomon Resnick” (In Memory of Salomon Resnick) , issued in 1948, includes..... More
Porto Alegre, RS : Federação Israelita do Rio Grande do Sul, [1994? ] 143 pages. ; 21 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-143) . In Portuguese. Subjects: Jews--Brazil--Rio Grande do Sul--Statistics. Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) --Statistics. Very Good Condition. (Comhist1-12). More
Buenos Aires; ‘cultura’, 1939. Original Wraps. 12mo. 60 pages. 20 cm. First edition. In Spanish. ‘Essays’ by Lazaro Rosenberg, an Argentine-Jewish writer, on assorted subjects relating to Argentine Jewish life – two essays on the Centro Cultural ‘J. N. Bialik’ and Centro Cultural Sionista ‘Ajad Haam’ – and Jewish history..... More
[Buenos Aires]; Centro Cultural "jose Ingenieros", Archivo Historico "antonio Maya" 1976. Stapled Paper Wrappers. [18] pages. 33 cm. First edition. In Spanish. With four photographs. Series: Pueblo Maya; no. 4. “History of Beards and Caftans” is a history and portrait of members of Jewish immigration in the Colonies of the..... More