Auction 33 · Lot 124
(SURINAM)
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Place
Paramaribo (Surinam)
Publication
1858
Description
Koraal-Gezangen…van den Weleerwaarden en Zeer Geleerden HeerM. Lewenstein, Opper-Rabbinj der beide Israelitische Gemeenten te Paramaribo…Gehouden in het Kerkgebouw der Nederl. Israelitische Gemmente, op Vrijdag, 22 Januarij 1858 [Choral Singing…by the Very Learned Gentleman M. Lewenstein, Named Chief-Rabbi of both Israelite Congregations of Paramaribo, Held in the Synagogue of the Dutch-Jewish Congregation, on Friday, 22 January, 1858]
summary
At the tender age of 28, Moses Juda Lewenstein (1830-1864) was appointed Chief Rabbi of the combined Sephardic and Aschkenazic congregations in Paramaribo, Dutch Guyana. Educated at the University of Leiden, Lewenstein followed strictly Orthodox religious practice. See M.H. Gans, Memorbook (1977) pp. 453, 555 (includes two portraits of M.J. Lewenstein)
pp. (4). Loose. Unidentified signature on title, Hole in title text unaffected. Marginal fraying. 4to
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