Haggadah Paasfeesverhaal Eerste Afrikaanse Vertaling (met Opmerkings). With a foreword by Professor Rabbi Israel Abrahams and introduction by Dr. H. Abt

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(HAGADAH)

Haggadah Paasfeesverhaal Eerste Afrikaanse Vertaling (met Opmerkings). With a foreword by Professor Rabbi Israel Abrahams and introduction by Dr. H. Abt

FIRST EDITION. Three illustrations. Text in Afrikaans pp. (4), 52. Slight marginal staining. Original wrappers. 4to Yaari 2307; not in Yudlov

Paarl (South Africa): Paarise Drukpers 1943

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

FIRST TRANSLATION OF HAGADAH INTO AFRIKAANS The place of publication, Paarl, (meaning "Pearl" in Dutch), is the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch). It is situated about 40 miles northeast of Cape Town and forms part of the Western Cape Province. See Charles Press, The Light of Israel: The Story of the Paarl Jewish Community (1993)