Auction 21
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Mar 22, 2012
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 398:
Dr. Ludwig Philippson - A Printed "Open Letter" and a Printed Speech, 1854
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A speech and an "open letter" by Dr. Ludwig Philippson, PhD (1811-1889), a Rabbi, editor and author. Creator of a very influential Jewish weekly. Translated the Bible into German and published poems, stories, plays and religious and social essays.
1. A las Cortes constituyentes de la nacioּn Espanola. Berlin, [1854]. Spanish. An open letter to the Spanish Cortes to revoke the Edict of Expulsion of Jews of 1492 and readmit the Jews into Spain. [8] pp, 27.5 cm. Good condition. Sheet not cut. Creases at borders.
2. Speech about the miserable situation of the Turkish Jews in general and the Jews of Constantinople in particular, including juveniles who experience a very low level of Jewish culture and education and poor religious services. Magdeburg, May 1, 1854. German. [4] pp, 27.5 cm. Good condition.
