(ITALY)

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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Eliezer Solomon d’Italia, 23rd April

Place

Mantua

Publication

1789

Description

Tephilah li-B’nei Israel K”K Mantova…al ha-shemu’ah ki ba’ah ki chalah eth cholyo ma’alath romemuth adoneinu he-chasid ha-melech ve-ha-keisar Giuseppe Secundo / Orazione dalla Nazione Ebrea di Mantova…ad implorare da Dio il ristabilimento in salute di S.M.…Giuseppe II [Prayer by the Jewish Community of Mantua for the Recovery of Emperor Joseph II]

references

Vinograd, Mantua 567

summary

Civil rights were first granted to the Jews of Mantua during the reign of Emperor Joseph II. It stands to reason therefore, that the prayers for Joseph’s recovery were more than pure lip service. One of the prayers chosen for the occasion was Psalms 21, “Hashem be-ozecha yismach melech” [Lord in Thy strength the king rejoiceth]. Joseph died in January, 1790. See S. Simonsohn, History of the Jews in the Duchy of Mantua (1977), pp. 83-84, 93

pp. 4. Creased, light stains. Loose. 4to

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