Gal-Ed [tombstone epitaphs of the old Prague cemetery]
AUCTION 14 |
Tuesday, November 13th,
2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 248
LIEBEN, KOPPELMANN and RAPOPORT, SOLOMON JUDAH LEIB (SHIR).
Gal-Ed [tombstone epitaphs of the old Prague cemetery]
Prague: M.J. Landau 1856
Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $150
A valuable source for the history of Prague. Records over 170 epitaphs from the old Jewish cemetary of Prague including that of the reknown MaHaRa”L of Prague. Rapoport refutes the belief that the Grand Rabbi ever created the famous "Golem" or used any other supernatural powers as a display of his extensive esoteric knowledge. Rapoport (1790-1867) became Chief Rabbi of Prague in 1840. His leanings towards Haskalah and secular learning placed him under attack by the Chasidim and others. Despite this, he opposed the educational decisions of the contemporary Reform rabbis on the basis of their divisive nature and assimilationist tendencies. Leiben, a Prague scholar was the actuary of the community's burial society