Bidspirit auction | Tefilah Nechonah. Prayer for the

Tefilah Nechonah. Prayer for the Success of the Soldiers of Holland. Amsterdam, 1793). Extremely Rare! - Tefilah Nechonah. A prayer for the supplication of mercy and for praying to God in a time of distress, and for seeking from Him salvation and success for the soldiers of these lands. Printed with the authorization of the communal leaders (Parnassim) and with the approbation of our teacher the rabbi, and edited by Samuel Mindish de Sola, by commission of Solomon de Samuel Abbas and the young man Joseph Mindish Coetin(o). Amsterdam, 1793. At the press of the partners: the widow and orphans of Jacob Proops—Joseph son of Jacob Proops and Solomon son of Abraham Proops. Exceptionally Rare! Recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book only on the basis of a single copy in the Schocken Collection; appeared only once at public auction. Includes a prayer in Portuguese for William V, Prince of Orange and Nassau, Princess Wilhelmina, and the entire Royal Family. In the struggle between the pro-French Patriots and the Prince’s Party, which went on for several years, the majority of Dutch Jews were in the second camp. The officials of the Jewish community especially, were staunch Orangists. This prayer, issued by the Parnassim to lend spiritual support to the Orangist cause, was published in the final days of William’s rule. In 1795, the Netherlands would be occupied by France and the Batavian Republic founded. See Gans, Memorbook (1977), p. 254-5, 275-6; EJ XII, cols. 980-1. ff. 4. 17.8 cm.