Halevi, Judah. Mi-Kamocha [“Who is Like Unto You?”: Poem]. Translated by Moses Germanus

AUCTION 33 | Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Including Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

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Halevi, Judah. Mi-Kamocha [“Who is Like Unto You?”: Poem]. Translated by Moses Germanus

Hebrew with German, Latin and Spanish translations in parallel columns pp.27. Stained, edges curled. Contemporary marbled wrappers. 8vo Vinograd, Amsterdam 694

Amsterdam: 1700

Est: $2,000 - $2,500

Sephardic custom dictates that Judah Halevi's Mi-Kamocha is to be recited on the Sabbath prior to Purim (Shabbath Zachor). This slim volume contains the original Hebrew text with additional translations rendered by Moses Germanus (1640s-1701). Born Johann Peter Spaeth, he converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism, then reverted to Catholicism, and finally adopted Judaism (and the name Moses) in 1697 in Amsterdam. He married a Jewish woman from Frankfurt and was appointed school-teacher for the Sephardic community