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Prayer Book Printed for Jewish Soldiers in the French Army during World War I Seder Tefilah Bekitzur LeBnei Yisrael HaYotzim LaMilchamah / La Tefila du Soldat. Paris, Danzig Press, 1917 [תרע”ז] - A concise prayer book prepared for Jewish soldiers serving in the French army during World War I. Edited by Rabbi Maurice (Moshe) Liber, it contains the principal prayers – for weekdays, Shabbat, festivals, and the High Holidays – as well as prayers for the sick and the departed, selected Psalms, a calendar for the year 1917, and other useful information for soldiers. Includes an additional French title page, with a French introduction by Rabbi Alfred Lévy, Chief Rabbi of France. In World War II a similar prayer book was issued; the present edition is the original wartime edition from WWI. Collation: [2], iii, [3]-64, [7]: 46, viii pp. Size: 16 cm. Condition: Very Good. Minor age stains. Original binding. A rare and important wartime siddur, produced for Jewish soldiers of the French army in World War I.