Tze’enah Ure’enah

AUCTION 3 |
Tuesday, November 25th,
1997 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Printed Books Duplicates from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Lot 124
JACOB BEN ISAAC ASCHKENAZI OF JANOW.
Tze’enah Ure’enah
Amsterdam and Metz: Solomon Proops and Moses Mai 1722 and 1768
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $600
The most renowned Yiddish work of homiletical prose, particularly beloved among Jewish women. A miscellany of tales, Midrashim and exegetical comment woven around a Yiddish rendering and paraphrasing of the Pentateuch, Haphtaroth and Megiloth. Written in a tender, flowing style, the numerous editions have resulted in the text of the Tze’enah Ure’enah becoming a laboratory in examining the development of the Yiddish language over time