Ha-Ivri / The Hebrew. Vol. I, No. 1 [Hebrew Newspaper]

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Lot 87

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Ha-Ivri / The Hebrew. Vol. I, No. 1 [Hebrew Newspaper]

Edited by Kasriel Sarasohn pp. 4. Expert repairs along central fold with minor loss. Lg. folio Singerman S457

New York: Sarahsohn & Son, April 11th 1892

Est: $400 - $600

Ha-Ivri appeared from April 11, 1892 until July 29, 1898, and again from June 7, 1901 until Jan. 24, 1902. Included in this premier issue are the results of the U.S. census of 1890. Whereas in 1854 there were in the United States 97 Jewish congregations, in 1892 “there are in the land 533 congregations, with a total membership of 130,496 members.” For details regarding this publication and its editor, see Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America no. 903