Bidspirit auction | Israel Goihberg: Kamsa and Bar

Israel Goihberg: Kamsa and Bar Kamsa - Rare Book in Yiddish - New York 1931 - קמצא און בר קמצא. פון י' גויכבערג. New York: Matanot, 1931. A poem in rhyme following the famous story ”Kamsa and Bar Kamsa” from the legend of the destruction, describing the last days of Jerusalem in the Second Temple period. Woodcuts by Neta Kazlawsky. Israel Goihberg (1894-1970) was a Yiddish poet, editor and educator, who lived most of his life in New York. Yiddish, 60 pp., 21X18 cm. Fair-poor condition: binding is falling apart and coming off; tears and stains on pages.