Auction 2
Eretz Israel and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Posters, Judaica, Holy books, Manuscripts, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes
Jan 14, 2019
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Israel
Hatzvi Street, Jerusalem
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LOT 21:
Tzemach David, volume two by Rabbi David Ganz, Offenbach, 1768. First Historical Sefer written by an Ashkenazi Jew.
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Auction house commission:
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79 pages, 18cm with owners' signatures.
Rabbi David Ganz, (1541-1613) student of the Rem"a, and the Mahara"l MePrague, was also involved in the field of science/ His sefer 'Tzemach David' was first published during the life of the author. In the year 1592 in Prague. There are two volumes to the sefer, volume one deals with generations of the Jewish Nation from the days of Adam Harishon up till the days of the author, and the second volume reviews the general world history. The description in the sefer is in chronological order, with a short description of events of each year. The sefer appears in many editions and attained a lot of success.
Missing copy, without cover, moth damage, fair condition.
