Hirsch (Katzenellenbogen), Pinchas Samuel. Lamenatze’ach le-hazkir mizmor shir - Be-Hechanech beith ha-knesseth. [“Dedication Service for the Synagogue of Hegenheim, Alsace, Rebuilt After its Destruction.”]

Estimate: $800–$1,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(FRENCH JUDAICA)

printer

Wilhelm Haas

Place

Basle

Publication

1821

Description

Hebrew (right to left) and German (left to right)

references

Vinograd, Basle 286 (not in JNUL); Prijs, Basle 311A

summary

Liturgical service at the re-dedication of the Synagogue in the small community of Hegenheim in Upper Alsace after it was torched in 1815. The epoch of political commotion and violence that gripped France during the early years of the Republic resulted in the occasional reawakening of antipathies toward the Jews

pp. 8; 6. Stains. Loose. 12mo

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