(LITURGY). Leinen Siddur [prayers throughout the year]
AUCTION 15 |
Tuesday, March 12th,
2002 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 44
(AMERICAN JUDAICA)
(LITURGY). Leinen Siddur [prayers throughout the year]
Philadelphia: Joseph Magil 1904
Est: $400 - $600
Possibly the earliest children's prayer book in America. At the turn of the twentieth century, the philadelphia Jewish community proved to be cohesive, innovative and influential, possibly even more so than their New York counterparts who were still struggling to organize its community. Philadelphia provided a number of pioneering facilities for American-Jewry, printed, institutional and otherwise