(“Ben Usiel.”) Igroth Tzafon. Neunzehn Briefe über Judenthum [“Ninteen Letters about Judaism’]. pp. viii, 111, (3). <<* Bound with: >> Naphtulei Naphtali. Erste Mitteilungen. pp. vii, 80 (2).
AUCTION 63 |
Thursday, November 13th,
2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 128
HIRSCH, SAMSON RAPHAEL.
(“Ben Usiel.”) Igroth Tzafon. Neunzehn Briefe über Judenthum [“Ninteen Letters about Judaism’]. pp. viii, 111, (3). <<* Bound with: >> Naphtulei Naphtali. Erste Mitteilungen. pp. vii, 80 (2).
Altona: Johann Friedrich Hammerich 1836 / 1838
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $500
Written in the form of an exchange of letters between two intelligent young men, Benjamin, an idealist impressed by society’s rapid progress in the arts and sciences, and Naphtali, a young Rabbi,”The Ninteen Letters” quickly became the definitive work in Germany setting out the essence of Judaism for a rational and increasingly skeptical era. The second work is a refutation of the theories of the Reform Movement which quickly caused a considerable stir within liberal circles.
See E. Klugman, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1996) pp. 59-67 and 72-73.