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(PARODY). Tzvi Hirsch Sommerhausen . Hagadah LeLeil Shikorim [“Hagadah for the Night of Drunkards.”] Formerly in the library of the Valmadonna Trust. pp. 18. Few stains, minute tear on opening two leaves. Valmadonna calf-backed marbled boards. 8vo. Vinograd, Hamburg 152; Davidson, Parody no. 191. Hamburg, n.p. 1844. A parody for Purim based on the Passover Hagadah.  “One of the cleverest liturgical imitations known in Hebrew literature. The diction and style of the liturgy are reproduced with consummate skill, but instead of devotional spirit, it is permeated with humor and fun.”  See: I. Davidson, Parody in Jewish Literature, New York 1966, pp. 110-11.