The Occident and American Jewish Advocate. A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Diffusion of Jewish Knowledge. Edited by Isaac Leeser

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

C. Sherman

Philadelphia

1845-50

Volumes I (pp.616); III (pp.628); IV (pp.616); V (pp.616); VI (pp.620); VII (pp.616). Together six volumes, each with detailed Table of Contents

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America’s first successful Jewish periodical Of contemporary interest, see Volume III (December, 1845) page 476: “The Late Rev. Rabbi Hirschell’s Valuable Library: Many of our readers will be glad to learn that this valuable collection of rare books and manuscripts has been purchased for the Beth Hamedrash (London) by the Committee of that College. We understand that the price given was 300 pounds.”