Dibere Haberith. Oder, Briefe der ausgezeichnetsten Rabbiner und Rabbiner-Collegien der vorzüglichsten israelitischen Gemeinden Deutschlands, Pohlen und Italien.

AUCTION 73 | Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 213
(REFORM)

Dibere Haberith. Oder, Briefe der ausgezeichnetsten Rabbiner und Rabbiner-Collegien der vorzüglichsten israelitischen Gemeinden Deutschlands, Pohlen und Italien.

<<First German edition.>> pp. (4), 91. Stained. later boards, lower corners bumped. 12mo. Roest, p. 69.

Altona: Bonn Brothers (1819)

Est: $700 - $1,000
Rare translation of a Hebrew work with the same title and also published in 1819. It includes the opinions of twenty two eminent European rabbis that counter the arguments posed by two earlier pro-Reform tracts, Or Nogah and Nogah Tzedek. In order to render its important content more accessible to the audience of Jews who were most susceptible to the encroachments of the reformers against traditional Jewish worship practices, the Beth Din of Hamburg sought to issue this German translation. It includes additional material not included in the Hebrew version.