Sachs, Senior (Ed.). Kanphei Yonah. Supplement to HaYonah [periodical]

(PARODY)

Berlin

1848

FIRST EDITION. Hebrew with few introductory lines in German from poem by Heine

Vinograd, Berlin 663; Davidson, Parody in Jewish Literature, Nos. 53 & 194

This curious collection contains: Isaac Meir Dick, "Masecheth Aniyuth" ("Tractate Poverty": parodical tractate of Talmud), satirizing the Russian Jews, especially usurers, shadchanim (matchmakers), chazanim (cantors) and melamdim (teachers) (pp. 8-20), with introduction by S. Sachs (pp. 3-7); Judah Leib Nathan, "Zohar Chadash" (parody on Zohar), decrying the innovations of Reform Judaism: the intermingling of the sexes during worship and the change of the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday (pp. 21-25); a poem by Shalom Hakohen attacking the Hamburg Temple (pp. 25-26); a farewell poem to Sachs from his townsman and relation by marriage, Chaim Zak (pp. 26-28); a tribute to Sach's mentor, Isaac Erter of Brody (pp. 33-36); et cetera. Senior (or Shneor) Sachs (1816-1892), a native of Zhager Chadash (New Zhager), was a Lithuanian scholar who sojourned in Berlin and lastly in Paris, where he was employed as private librarian of Baron Joseph Gunzberg and tutor to his children. See JE, Vol. X, pp. 613-614; EJ, Vol.XVI, cols. 916-917