Berachiah Mayerovitz. Magen Avoth: The Shield of the Fathers. A commentary to the Ethics of the Fathers

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

M. P. Ginzberg

Chicago

1895

Two title pages and a half title in Hebrew after the introduction

Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America 697; Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 599

A disciple of R. Isaac Elchanan of Kovno, the author was Rabbi of the Orthodox Jewish Congregations of Kansas City, Missouri. He later seved as a Rabbi in Toledo, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia. Mayerovitz is described here as being "fully imbued with the spirit of American liberty." The author states he translated this work into English "for the special benefit of our young people born or raised in the United States...harmonizing scientific facts...with the knowledge of the Torah...[to] enable the youth to admire and value our Torah and sages.