Appeal to the Israelites of the United States for the Founding of a College.
AUCTION 55 |
Thursday, June 21st,
2012 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 25
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
Appeal to the Israelites of the United States for the Founding of a College.
New York: Thalmessinger & Cahn 1867
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,900
<<Highly scarce. Singerman locates just one copy.>>
This educational institution, to be known as the “American Hebrew College of the City of New York, “ was affiliated with New York City’s prestigious Congregation Emanu-El.
See B. Korn, The First American Jewish Theological Seminary: Maimonides College, 1867-1873 in: Eventful Years and Experiences, Studies in Nineteenth Century American Jewish History (1954) pp. 160-62.
(With thanks to Dr. Arthur Kiron of the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania for providing the above-cited reference).