Deutsch, David. Die Orgel in der Synagoge

AUCTION 40 | Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 194
(REFORM JUDAISM)

Deutsch, David. Die Orgel in der Synagoge

FIRST EDITION pp. 83. Slight stains. Unbound. 8vo

Breslau: Sulzbach's Buchdruckerei 1863

Est: $200 - $300
The author (1810-73), a champion of Orthodoxy and disciple of both R. Mordechai Banet and the Chatham Sofer, led the anti-Reform protest against the appointment of Abraham Geiger as Rabbi in Breslau. This work is a scholarly refutation against the arguments of S. Low and others, who favored the use of the organ in the synagogue. In addition to an historical overview of the halachic ramifications of this issue, he surmises that "the organ is an instrument exclusive to the Christian Church" (p. 36).