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Auction 54 · Lot 250
A collection of four Autograph Manuscript rabbinic sermons preached in mid-19th-century Philadelphia.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $1,800
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
Description
1. Sermon by Dr. L. Salomon in Rodeph Sholom Synagogue, April 27th, 1841. “Foundations of the Law of Moses.” Text in German with some citations in Hebrew. Eight pages.
2. Dr. L. Solomon. Text in German with some citations in Hebrew. Thirteen pages.
3. Dr. L. Solomon(?). Translation into English of German sermon preached on Yom Kippur at the “Temple” synagogue, Hamburg, Germany. Two pages.
4. Sermon by Marx Gretz at wedding dinner for Salomon Hofheimer and Miss Sheila. September 30th, 1849. Text in German. Eight pages.
summary
Congregation Rodeph Sholom of Philadelphia, was founded in 1795 and is the oldest Ashkenazic synagogue in the Western Hemisphere.