Szold, Benjamin. Hebrew Primer.

AUCTION 58 | Thursday, May 02nd, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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Lot 25

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Szold, Benjamin. Hebrew Primer.

Text in English and Hebrew. pp. 12. Light stains. Lightly browned. Loose in original printed boards. 12mo. Unrecorded by Singerman (although cf. 2419); similarly unrecorded by Goldman (although cf. 280).

Baltimore: C.W. Schneidereith 1873

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

A native of Hungary, Benjamin Szold (1829-1902) accepted an invitation to become rabbi in Baltimore, where he led Congregation Oheb Shalom to become one of the foremost synagogues in the United States. His eldest daughter was the leading Zionist Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah and Youth Aliyah.