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Auction 37 · Lot 152

Siddur HaShalom [prayers for the entire year]. Arranged by Chief Rabbi Judah Leib Levin of Moskow

Estimate
$200–$300
Hammer price
$250

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(RUSSIA)

printer

for the Orthodox Community

Place

Moscow

Publication

1968

Description

Hebrew and Russian titles. Includes calendrical information for the years 1967-71 on pp.226-7. Hebrew prayers for the welfare of the USSR on pp.230-31. Kaddish transliterated into Russian at end. Inscribed and signed by Chief Rabbi Levin to Prof. Abraham Katsh

summary

An historically significant prayer-book, produced at a time of tension, following the enthusiasm unleashed within Soviet Jewry as a result of the military victories sustained by the State of Israel. Contains various quotations concerning “Peace” from Talmudic sources, thus the title “Siddur HaShalom.”
pp.479. Original turquoise boards, slightly rubbed. 4to
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