Hagadah shel Pesach.

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $350

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author

(HAGADAH).

Place

Italy

Publication

1945

Description

Typed and mimeographed. Illustrated by “Stieger.”

summary

Abbreviated Hagadah text produced for soldiers of the Jewish Transportation Unit 462, Royal Services Corps. Punctuated with historical reflections: “On this night when we sit in uniform at a Seder in the foreign land of Italy, we feel the loss of our friends who were with us last year, and we share the pain of those European Jewish communities cruelly destroyed by the wicked ones” (p. 11).

ff. (14). Previous owner’s signature on front cover, marginalia indicating names of the various soloists throughout, some pages loose. Original pictorial wrappers. Rectangular 8vo.

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