Gustav Gottheil. A Summary of the Jewish Faith. To be Used at the Confirmation of Children. The Jewish Festivals.

AUCTION 61 | Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 at 1:00

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

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Lot 26

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Gustav Gottheil. A Summary of the Jewish Faith. To be Used at the Confirmation of Children. The Jewish Festivals.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> pp. 26. Original gilt-tooled boards, all edges gilt. 12mo. Singerman 2856 (locating a single copy only).

New York: Stettiner, Lambert & Co. (188-)

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $500

Gustav Gottheil (1827-1903) was a Prussian-born American rabbi whose sympathies and interests were broadly universalist. Appointed senior rabbi of New York City’s Temple Emanu-El in 1875, he grew to become one of the most influential, well-known and controversial Reform Jewish leaders of his time.