(Commonly and erroneously attributed to). Yosippon [historical narrative of the Second Temple period]

JOSEPH BEN GORION

N.H. Levi Rophe & son-in-law

Amsterdam

1743

Yiddish text printed in Wayber-taytsch type. Woodcut illustrations throughout. The David Solomon Sassoon copy

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1568; cf: M.H. Gans, Memorbook (1977) p. 185 no. 5 (illustrated)

Two-part edition, sub-titled Kether Kehunah and Kether Malchuth - also known as She’erith Yisrael. The second part written by Menachem Mann Amelander continues the historical chronicle from the fall of Massada to the writer’s own era of 18th century Holland. Amelander garnered material from both Jewish and Gentile historical sources, resulting in a work unusually rich in information regarding the history of Jews in Germany, Poland and especially Holland. The She’erith Yehudah is “the most important work of all of Old-Yiddish historiographical literature.” Zinberg, p. 233