Tefilah tzu Beten in der Yetztige Milchamah Tzeit - "Tfiloh" - Special Prayers to be Recited in the Present War-Time for Victory. Edited by Chakover Grand Rabbi, Jacob Halberstam

AUCTION 49 | Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Graphic Art

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Tefilah tzu Beten in der Yetztige Milchamah Tzeit - "Tfiloh" - Special Prayers to be Recited in the Present War-Time for Victory. Edited by Chakover Grand Rabbi, Jacob Halberstam

Hebrew and English text. Illustrations of the Western Wall and on English title, picture of statue of Minute Man and ad "For Victory--Buy United States Defense Bonds and Stamps" pp. (12). Near-mint condition. Original printed wrappers. 8vo

New York: Ellul 1943

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $150

Includes prayer to be recited on behalf of military serviceman. This unique booklet represents an amalgam of American patriotic sentiment and European Chassidic words of comfort and hope. In his pastoral letter, Rabbi Jacob Halberstam, Chakover Rebbe of New York's Lower East Side, summarizes Chassidic teaching in "three great fundamentals, according to Aleph, Beth, Gimel: Amunah (faith), Bitachon (reliance) and Gilah (joy)."