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Libowitz, Nehemia Samuel; Enowitz, Ch : OTSAR HA-HOKHMAH VEHA-MADA' LE-SIFRUT YISR'AEL MAGAZINE OF KNOWLEDGE. [VOL. 1, NO. 1. ONE OF TWO ISSUES PUBLISHED]

Newark: N. S. Libowitz, 1894

1st edition. Original paper wrappers with later wrappers added as well. 8vo. 40 pages, 20 cm. Singerman S471. Goldman 904. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Magazine of Knowledge and Information on Hebrew Literature. ” “This journal, edited by Enowitz (no. 1) and Libowitz (nos. 1-2) , contains: articles on Bible, Jewish law, rabbinics and Jewish philosophy; book reviews; biographies; poetry; and samples from forthcoming books. The contributors were A. B. Dobsewitch, Menahern Mendel Dolitzky, Judah David Eisenstein, Enowitz, Solomon Zalman Hayyim Halberstamm , Meir Ish-Shalom (Friedmann) , Alexander Kohut, Ludwig Lewisohn , Nathan Lewowitz, Libowitz, Moses Reicherson, Jacob Reifmann , Abraham Hayyim Rosenberg, Gerson Rosenzweig and Joseph (Judah) Leib Sossnitz. For a biography of Kasrid Hirsch Sarnsohn, see no. 1, pp. 33-4. For Eisenstein 's wish that Jewish scholars in America would translate the Bibleinto English, see no. 1, pp. 1-2. Among the advertisements are those for American book dealers (Asher L. Germansky; Jacob Druckerman ; and Rosenbaum andWcrbelowsky, 2-4 Ludlow St.) and American Hebraica” (Goldman, 904). Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz (1862-1939) was a Russian Hebrew scholar. In addition to rabbinical studies, Libowitz was dedicated to promoting Hebrew literature. He eventually moved to the U.S. in 1881. Libowitz edited this quarterly for the purpose of literary criticism in the Hebrew language, intended for a religious audience. (Wikipedia, 2018). OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide (OCLC:2241520). Pages wavy, otherwise Good Condition. (AMR-54-14-XX)

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