Bidspirit auction | Hebrew-Hungarian anthem, Budapest, 1863, written

Hebrew-Hungarian anthem, Budapest, 1863, written by the pupils of the first Reformers: ”Hungary holy land of our forefathers” - ”Anthem”, a rare copy of a unique song in Hebrew written in Hungary in 1863 by a couple of Hungarian Jews, Dr. Vilmos Josesfi and Ignatz Reich, bringing quotes and links from Jewish holy books in order to express their desire to assimilate as Hungarians. The song presents a unique perspective of assimilated Jews in Eastern Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, reflecting national feelings to their country while using their knowledge of the Jewish bookshelf. Reich was a Hungarian teacher and writer, a patriot Hungarian Jewish who always wore the national costume. He was a pupil of Aaron Chorin, one of the first reformers, who finally no longer believed that Israel is a nation and that Sabbath can move to Sunday. Reich has published articles in favor of emancipation and assimilation of Hungarian Jewry as Hungarians. During the Spring of Nations (1848, Hungary rebelled against the Austrian Empire led by the Habsburgs), he expressed his feelings using patriotic songs. The anthem uses quotations from many sources from the Bible and prayer books, such as ”renew a good year upon us ”, ”inheritance without limit”, ”And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun” and more. The song forces the phrases quoted onto concepts related to Hungary. ”Sacred mountains” shall mean the Carpathian Mountains of Hungary, and “Bat-Ami” is the Hungarian people. The Bible and its meanings are uprooted from their original arrangement that speak of the people of Israel and the Land of Israel, and are changed to praise and exalt Hungary and the Hungarian people. Unusual document from the beginning of the reform period in Hungary. Not found in the National Library! Very rare! 26X18.5 cm. Good condition.