Halevi, Judah. Mi-Kamocha [“Who is Like Unto You?”: Poem]. Translated by Moses Germanus

Estimate

$2,000–$2,500

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Not recorded

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author

(LITURGY)

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1700

Description

Hebrew with German, Latin and Spanish translations in parallel columns

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 694

summary

Sephardic custom dictates that Judah Halevi's Mi-Kamocha is to be recited on the Sabbath prior to Purim (Shabbath Zachor). This slim volume contains the original Hebrew text with additional translations rendered by Moses Germanus (1640s-1701). Born Johann Peter Spaeth, he converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism, then reverted to Catholicism, and finally adopted Judaism (and the name Moses) in 1697 in Amsterdam. He married a Jewish woman from Frankfurt and was appointed school-teacher for the Sephardic community

pp.27. Stained, edges curled. Contemporary marbled wrappers. 8vo

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