Item 15755AVI CHAI: 1995-1997.
New York: The Avi Chai Foundation. Paper wrappers; 4to. 31 pages. Some cover soil; otherwise, excellent cond ition. (W-62). More
New York: The Avi Chai Foundation. Paper wrappers; 4to. 31 pages. Some cover soil; otherwise, excellent cond ition. (W-62). More
Bayreuth: Buchner, 1846. Marbled boards, 8vo. , 72 pages. In German and English. The Little American interpreter: Easy to understand instruction for emigrating tradesmen and countrymen. German-English phrase book for emigrants to America, including phrases and vocabulary for food, travel, housing, agriculture, and work. Includes pronunciation. Fifteen pages at the..... More
Boston: Boston Public Library. Paper wrappers; 12mo. 35 pages. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Excellen t condition. (W-62). More
Digest & Review, 1936. Softcover, 12 pages, long 8vo, 22 cm. Holocaust-era look at the Jewish community/ies in the US. Article first written in response to recent "Nazi barbarities" (page 2) as well as an implied call for assimilation: "it still remains true that the future of the Jew in..... More
1936. Original paper wrappers, 8vo., Softcover, 12 pages, long 8vo, 22 cm. Holocaust-era look at the Jewish community/ies in the US. Article first written in response to recent "Nazi barbarities" (page 2) as well as an implied call for assimilation: "it still remains true that the future of the Jew..... More
New York: Henry Frank, 1854. 1st edition. Period-style gilt tooled Morocco leather. 12mo, various pagination (aprox 475 pages total) . Singerman 1285, Goldman 40. The first Ashkenazi machzor printed in America. Based upon the celebrated Wolf Heidenheim edition, Henry (Chaim) Frank of New York published in 1854 2 prayer-books for..... More
Varsha- Nyu-York - Vilna: Ferlag "mendele" 1910. 1st edition. Original printed wrappers, oblong 12mo xv pages + [20] leaves of portraits ; 14 x 20 cm. In Yiddish. Mendele Mocher Sforim (1836-1917, also known as Moykher, Sfarim; his name means "Mendele the book peddler”) was a Jewish author and one..... More
London & New York: R. Mazin, Bookseller, 1899-1900. 1st edition. Period boards, 4to (Life Magazine size), ca 16 pages each. Issued weekly. Bound into 10 separate volumes. Complete set of all issues published. In Yiddish. Singerman S557. Published jointly in London and New York, this is the first British Humor..... More
Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society. 1947. 8vo. Iv, 163, 13 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish religious education – United States – congresses; Conservative Judaism – congresses. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Ex library. Covers worn, front cover and firtst few pages wrinkled from moisture, good condition. (RAB-19-3). More
Baltimore: Board of Jewish Education, 1946. 1st edition. Original printed stiff paper wrappers, 12mo (small), 14 pages. 16 cm. In English with some Hebrew. Includes illustrations and music. Immediate post-war publication. SUBJECT(S): Sabbath -- Liturgy -- Texts -- Juvenile literature. Judaism -- Jewish children -- Prayers and devotions -- English..... More
New York: JAC of Synagogue Council of America. Cover title: Statements of Policy and Position on Religion anad Public Education and Other Aspects of Church-State Relationships Jointly Adopted by th e Synagogue Council of America and the National Community Relations Advisor y Council, Compiled December 1957. Paper wrappers; small 8vo..... More
Baltimore, no publisher, 1916. 1; 1st edition. Paper Wrappers, 16mo, 27 [1] pages. Deinard #7. Goldman #347, locating only 1 copy. "Among the innovations in Jewish education he [Abrams] is credited with are the introduction of a kindergarten program and the use of buses to transport children to and from..... More
London: Wertheimer, 1869. 1st edition, Original paper wrappers in later boards, [2] pages. Includes “Address and Prayer by the Rev. Dr. H. Adler.” Adler was to become Chief Rabbi after the death of his father in 1890. This sermon was delivered at the Bayswater Synagogue where he was the pulpit..... More
Kassel: M.S. Messner, 1860. 1st edition, original paper wrappers. 8vo, vii, 16 pages. In German. Volume 1 (of 2) only. Title translates to: Lectures on the Demands of Humanity. “In 1852 Adler became district rabbi of the province of Hesse-Kassel and retained this post until his retirement to Wiesbaden in..... More
New York: Printed by Thalmessinger and Cahn, 1864. Original boards. 8vo. 181 pages, 18 cm. In English and Hebrew. Singerman 1845. Includes Order of prayer in the house of Mourners and Hymns for divine service in the Temple Emanu-El. Reform siddur. Samuel Adler was a prominent German-American Reform rabbi who..... More
No Place [Atlanta?], No Publisher [The Author?], [1914]. No Date (early 1914).1st edition. Original printed paper wrappers, 8 pages. Includes illustrations. 23 cm. “On August 16, 1915….At an oak grove outside of Marietta, Georgia, a quietly efficient lynch party hanged Leo M. Frank, a Jew convicted of murdering and suspected..... More
New York City; American Jewish Conference, 1943. Original Wraps. 12mo. 16 pages. 20 cm. First edition. Holocaust-era Statement of Withdrawal of the AJC from the American Jewish Conference. A contemporary news report described the withdrawal as such: “The withdrawal of the American Jewish Committee from the American Jewish Conference was..... More
Chicago: No Publisher [The Author], 1904. 1st edition. Original gilt tooled publisher’s cloth, folio (large), [145], 60, [43] pages. Author inscribed with author’s stamp on front endpaper. In Hebrew. Title translates as “Innovations of the Fathers.” Goldman 595: “Anixter was born ca.1829 and he immigrated to New York ca 5634..... More
Baltimore: W. Polmyer, 1866. 1st edition. Original printed canary yellow paper wrappers over identical title page, 12mo, 7 pages, 19 cm. In German. Title translates as, “Confirmation speech: held at his Barmitzvah festival, March 3, 1866 (Adar 16, 5626, Sabbath Ki-tissa).” Singerman 1923. David Appel’s father, “Simon Appel was born..... More
New York? 1920-1929? Hardcover, 8vo, 94, 48 pages, 2 volumes in 1, 24 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Descriptor: Hospitality -- Religious aspects -- Judaism. Responsa. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Wear to binding. Cover corners and edges bumped. Bumped page corners. Spine cover torn. Otherwise Good Condition. (Heb-33-3)..... More
Chicago: The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. No Date [1942?]. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 31 pages. Part of the organization's Holocaust-era campaign to build tolerace for Jews in America and fight Antisemitism. Very minor wear from use. Jewish Ex-library with tag on cover, stamp on title page, and pocket at rear..... 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
Davenport, Iowa: Contemporary Club, 1923. Wrappers, 8vo, 24 cm. , 22 pages. Rabbi Joseph Louis Baron was born in Vilna in 1894, and immigrated at the age of 13 to the United States. In 1920 Baron was ordained at HUC, and became rabbi of Tri-City Temple Emanuel, which served the..... More
Philadelphia: Ben J. Nusbaum, 1893. 1st edition, original paper wrappers. 8vo, 8 pages. Series I. No. 9. On cover: “Discourses of Rabbi Dr. Henry Berkowitz, Before Congregation Rodef Shalom.” Delivered on Friday, March 31, 1893. Singerman S025. “In 1892 [Berkowitz] was called by the Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Philadelphia). In this..... More
New York : John B. Alden. 1888. First edition. Original Publisher's Cloth, 12mo. 130 pages. Inscribed by author. SUBJECT (S) : Labor and laboring classes -- History. Labor and laboring classes -- United States. Jews -- Politics and government. Jews -- Social conditions. A thoughtful, conservative Rabbi's interpretation of Judaism..... More