Sephath Emeth Velashon Zehorith [polemic] Includes letters in support of Jacob Emden in his pursuit of, and accusations against, Jonathan Eyebescheutz

AUCTION 7 | Tuesday, June 22nd, 1999 at 1:00

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EMDEN, JACOB

Sephath Emeth Velashon Zehorith [polemic] Includes letters in support of Jacob Emden in his pursuit of, and accusations against, Jonathan Eyebescheutz

FIRST EDITION. Amulet illustrations within the text (one fold-out) ff. 35. Light browning. Contemporary boards, rebacked. 4to Vinograd, Altona 52; Raphael 11

(Altona): (By the Author) 1752

Est: $2,500 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $4,000

Jacob Emden’s tortuous controversy with Jonathan Eyebescheutz centered over amulets which Eybescheutz circulated in Metz and Hamburg. Emden published their content in this work and attacked them as Sabbatean heresy. The work was banned and condemned to incineration by the Council of the Four Lands in 1753 who judged Emden’s attack to be unjustifiably harsh and not based on fact. As a result, Emden was forced to escape to Amsterdam. See Carmilly-Weinberger p.87