Benjamin Mussafia. Mosaf Ha’Aruch [supplement of linguistic entries to the Aruch of R. Nathan ben Yechiel with new explanations to the Latin and Greek words cited in the Aruch.]
AUCTION 80 |
Thursday, March 28th,
2019 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 87
(SURINAM).
Benjamin Mussafia. Mosaf Ha’Aruch [supplement of linguistic entries to the Aruch of R. Nathan ben Yechiel with new explanations to the Latin and Greek words cited in the Aruch.]
Amsterdam: Immanuel Benveniste 1655
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
<<Provenance:>> Presented to Ya’akov Rohs from Jewish community of Paramaribo, Surinam. Dated Amsterdam, 24th Sivan, 1893.
Ya’akov Rohs was active in Amsterdam’s Pekidim and Amarkalim Society, a charitable fund that disbursed monies for the welfare of the Jews in Eretz Israel. The Jews of Surinam were likely connected to Rohs as a conduit for sending contributions to their brethren in Jerusalem from far-away Paramaribo.