Bidspirit auction | Extremely rare: Passover Haggadah. Variant.

Extremely rare: Passover Haggadah. Variant. Algiers, 1946 Passover Haggadah, with illustrations La Haggada de Pessah. Adaptation francaise de M. Elie Gozlan. Editeur-Imprimeur: Felix Sebaoun. Hebrew and French, side by side, laws in French. With illustrations. A nice architectural frame on the cover. At the beginning of the book, a short introduction in French by the Chief Rabbi of Algeria, Morris Eisenberg, and a preface by the translator. On page 63, a section in French honoring the fiftieth anniversary of ”The Jewish State” by Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl. That year, two editions were printed with minor variations. One Haggadah had [6] chromo pages, with illustrations on one side, and on the back, descriptions of the suffering of Jews during World War II, with a moral. The second Haggadah is very similar, with [2] chromo pages, with [3] different illustrations and advertisements. This is the second variant. 63, [1] pages, + [2] chromo pages. 20.5 cm. Haggadot collection 3992. Condition: Good. Typical wine stains, signs of use. One page partially detached. Cover slightly worn. Note: The English translation was made using artificial intelligence. In any discrepancies between the Hebrew and English versions, the Hebrew text prevails. If there are any questions for clarification, feel free to contact us.