E. Symchoni [i.e. Simchah Elberg]. Vander-Veg.
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 154
(HOLOCAUST).
E. Symchoni [i.e. Simchah Elberg]. Vander-Veg.
Shanghai: J.M. Ellenberg 1942
Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $450
Scarce. Slim booklet of poems concerning the slaughter of Jews in Europe and the author’s wanderings across the globe seeking safety. “Three lands have spit me out as the ocean spits out a dead body after a storm” (p. 19). Rabbi Simcha Elberg (1915-95), was a renowned Polish Talmudic scholar who also wrote a number of poetic works under the pseudonym “E. Symchoni.” Upon arrival to the United States in 1947 he served as a member of the executive committee of Agudath Israel of America.