Ben-Chorin, Schalom
Jenseits Von Orthodoxie Und Liberalismus

Imprint: Tel-Aviv; J. Goldstein & Co., 1939
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback

FT) Paper wrappers. 8vo. 134 pages. 23 cm. First edition. In German. Full title: “Jenseits von Orthodoxie und Liberalismus; versuch ueber die juedische glaubenslage der Gegenwart”; “Beyond Orthodoxy and Liberalism; Essay on the Jewish Faith in the Present Situation”. The present situation being Kristallnacht and all that ensued. Born in Munich as Fritz Rosenthal, Shalom Ben-Chorin emigrated to Palestine from Munich in 1935. Following the war, he was instrumental in establishing a Jewish-Christian dialogue with Germans. He also organized the first German-Israeli youth exchange. In 1958 he founded Jerusalem's Har-El congregation, Israel's first Reform synagogue. Subjects: Judaism. Jewish Theology. Covers lightly soiled, pronouncedly so at edges. Light tear to backstrip of paper wrapper. Internal pages clean, but very aged and brittle at margins and edges. Two pages earmarked near endpages. Very good condition. (GER-33-2)

Stock number: 28798.

$US 100.00

Ben-Gal, Ely.
APPEL DE LA GAUCHE POUR LES JUIFS D'U.R.S.S.

Imprint: Paris : Cité-Impression., 1971.
Binding: Paperback

8vo. 39 Pages. Illustrated. In French. SUBJECT (S) : Jews – persecutions – Soviet Union. OCLC listts 13 copies worldwide. Very good condition. (ComHist-9-31)

Stock number: 20001.

$US 100.00

Ben Levi, David, Of Narbonne; M. J. Blau.
SEFER HA-MIKHTAM `AL MASEKHET PESAHIM, SUKAH U-MO`ED KATAN : U-TESHUVOT BA`AL HA-MIKHTAM U-VENE DORO.

Imprint: New York : Blau., 1958.
Binding: Hardcover

(FT) 8vo. 29, 263 pages. In Hebrew. English title: Sefer Hamichtam on the tractates P'sachim, Suckah and Moed katan and responsa. SUBJECT(S) : Responsa – 1040-1600; Talmud. Mo'ed – commentaries. “[Ben Levi was a 13th century] scholar in Provence. Little is known about his life and personality other than that his principal teacher was Samuel b. Solomon Sekili, also a noted Provençal scholar. His few published responsa show his importance as an authority. His decisions influenced French scholars to alter their verdicts in accordance with his opinions. R. David is known through his Ha-Mikhtam, which exerted a strong influence on the development of subsequent halakhic literature. In his work, a commentary covering many tractates of the Talmud, he bases himself on Alfasi. Many of his decisions which were included in the commentary were later incorporated in the Orhot Hayyim of Aaron b. Jacob ha-Kohen of Lunel, who often quoted David, sometimes anonymously. It was through the Orhot Hayyim and the Kol Bo, which is dependent on it, that David's work became known to Joseph Caro and Moses Isserles, who made considerable use of these two books. The Sefer ha-Mikhtam quotes extensively from scholars of France, Provence, and Spain but relies primarily upon Rashi, Alfasi, Maimonides, Abraham b. David, Zerahiah ha-Levi, and Meshullam b. Moses. ” (EJ, 2007) Ex library, otherwise good+ condition. (RAB-30-9)

Stock number: 20726.

$US 100.00

Ben-Menahem, N. and Y. Raphael
ARESET: SEFER SANA LE-HEQER HA-SEFER HA-‘IVRI (VOLUME II)

Imprint: Jerusalem, Mossad Harav Kook, 1960
Binding: Hardcover

(FT) Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 448 pages. Illlus. 24cm. In Hebrew with additional title page in English. Title translates to English as, “Aresheth: An Annual of Hebrew Booklore. Volume II. ” CONTENTS (in Hebrew) : Maimonide’s Treatise on Logic --- R. David Kimchi’s Commentary on Psalms --- Chapters from R. Solomon Almoli’s “Me’asseph le-Khol ha-mahanoth” --- Anti-Christian Polemics from its Beginnings to the End of the 18th Century --- The Hedrew Manuscripts of Valladolid --- Palestine in the Mirror of Hebrew Journalism --- The Translation of the Babylonian Talmud into German --- An illuminated Medieval Mahzor in Hungary. Nice, clean copy in Very Good Condition with good jacket. (BIBLIOG-27-17)

Stock number: 30080.

$US 100.00

Ben-Menahem, Naftali
MI-GINZE YISRAEL BA-VATIKAN: TEUR SHEL SHELOSHIM VA-HAMISHAH KITVE-YAD

Imprint: Jerusalem: Mosad Ha-Rav K?uk?,, 1954
Binding: Hardback

Hardcover, 207 pages, 8vo, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Series: Sifriyat mekorot; 16. SUBJECT (S) : Manuscripts, Hebrew -- Catalogs. Manuscripts -- Italy. Named Corp: Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. Ex-library. Few stained pages. Browning to edges of pages. Slight tear through text on page 207, but no text lost. Wear to cover binding and corners. Otherwise, very good condition. (BIB-16-7)

Stock number: 24317.

$US 125.00

Ben-Porat, Yehudah and Ben Zion Yehoshua and Aharon K?edar
PERAKIM BE-TOLDOT HA-YISHUV HA-YEHUDI BI-YERUSHALAYIM = [CHAPTERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN JERUSALEM] (VOL 1ONLY)

Imprint: Jerusalem, Yad Izhak Ben Zvi (The Department Of Educational Activities), 1973
Binding: Hardcover

(FT) Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 337 pages. 24 cm. In Hebrew with added English table of contents. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Jerusalem -- History. Inscription from previous owner on FEP. Lacks dust jacket. Light staining to edges of Hebrew title page, otherwise a nice, clean copy in Very Good Condition. (SEF44-1)

Stock number: 28401.

$US 100.00

Ben-Sasson, H[Aim]. H[Illel].
MIN HA-MERKAZ LA-KEHILAH BA-MAKOM: IGROT U-SHETAROT.

Binding: Hardback

Jerusalem: Zalman Shazar Center, 1977. Paper; 8vo. 122 pages. In Hebrew. Title in English on verso: Letters and documents of the relationship between the centre and the local community in the 10th to the 11th century; Between the centre and the local community. Series: Kuntresim, mekorot u-mehkarim 46. Includes bibliographic references. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism -- History -- Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789 -- Sources. Geonic literature. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Cover slightly scuffed and pages a bit dark, else very good condition. (RAB-1-11)

Stock number: 17236.

$US 100.00

Ben-Shammai, M. H.
HA-RUAH HA-TOVAH: `AL TEVA` HA-TSURAH HA-KOMIT VE-ZIKATAH LA-TRAGIT.

Imprint: Jerusalem: Mosad Byalik., 1959.
Binding: Hardcover
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

8vo. 339 pages. In Hebrew. Inscribed by author. SUBJECT (S) : Comic, The; Tragic, The. OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide. Dent in top edge, very good condition. (HEB-4-5)

Stock number: 19167.

$US 100.00

Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer
AD EMATAI DIBRU `IVRIT?

Imprint: Nyu-York: Kadimah,, 1919
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover

First edition. Original boards. 12mo. 132 pages. 16cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "When will they Speak Hebrew?" Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922), “Hebrew writer and lexicographer, generally considered the father of modern Hebrew, and one of the first active Zionist leaders. Born Eliezer Yizhak Perelman in Luzhky, Lithuania, he officially adopted the pseudonym Ben-Yehuda, which he had previously used in his literary activities, when he went to Palestine. … The Ben-Yehuda household thus was the first Hebrew-speaking home established in Palestine, and his first son, Ben-Zion (later called Ithamar Ben-Avi), the first modern Hebrew-speaking child. ” - EJ 2008. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew language. Lightly faded boards. Otherwise Very Good Condition. (HEBLIT1-1)

Stock number: 38178.

$US 100.00

Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer
SEFER ERETS YISRAEL: AL TEVA HA-ARETS HA-ZOT

Imprint: Yerushalayim; Y. M. Solomon, 1883
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover

Later Cloth. 12mo. [9], 96 pages. 18 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Helek Rishon (no more published) . One of the first Hebrew books published on the geography of Eretz Israel. Written by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922) , “Hebrew writer and lexicographer, generally considered the father of modern Hebrew, and one of the first active Zionist leaders. Born Eliezer Yizhak Perelman in Luzhky, Lithuania, he officially adopted the pseudonym Ben-Yehuda, which he had previously used in his literary activities, when he went to Palestine. … The Ben-Yehuda household thus was the first Hebrew-speaking home established in Palestine, and his first son, Ben-Zion (later called Ithamar Ben-Avi) , the first modern Hebrew-speaking child. ” - EJ 2008. S. HaLevi 413. A damaged copy sold at auction in 2014 for over USD 550. Subjects: Physical geography - Palestine. Physical geography. Middle East - Palestine. OCLC lists 10 copies. Later boards bowed, first and last pages aged; light soiling and foxing to edges throughout, overall clean. Good + condition. (ZION-8-10)

Stock number: 35652.

$US 500.00

Ben Zeev, Judah Leib, 1764-1811.
YESODE HA-DAT: KOLEL ‘IKRE HA-EMUNAH ‘IM RASHE HA-MITSVOT VE-HOVOT HA-ADAM: LE-HANEKH BA-HEM NA’ARE BENE YISRAEL BE-RESHIT LIMUDAM

Imprint: Vin [Wien, Vienna], Gedrukt Bai Anton Shmid, 1823
Binding: Hardcover
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

Brown and red boards. 8vo. 227 pages; 21 cm. In Hebrew with some German. William Rosenau’s copy with his ownership signature Title translates to “Primary Religion: Includes Basic Tenets of the Heads of Human Commandments and Obligations to Educate Them Young Men of Israel in the Early Modem. ” Judah Leib Ben Ze’ev, a “grammarian and lexicographer, ” was “the first Jewish scholar to apply Western research methods to the study of Hebrew. Born near Cracow, Ben Ze’ev received a traditional Jewish education, but covertly, on his own, studied Hebrew philology and secular subjects. He belonged to the group of Polish-Jewish writers that published Ha-Me’assef, a literary organ in the spirit of the early Hasklalah” (Jewishvirtuallibrary.org 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Judaism-Works to 1900, Early Works. OCLC lists 6 holdings worldwide. Significant pencil and pen markings on title page. Some edgewear. Moderate staining. Slight toning. Very good- condition. (GER-51-82)

Stock number: 38473.

$US 100.00

Ben-Zvi, Mordecai
RABBI SAMUEL MOHILEVER

Imprint: London; Bachad Fellowship & Bnei Akivah, 1945
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback

Original Wraps. 8vo. 44 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Translated from the Hebrew by I. Halevy-Levin. Torah va'avodah library. “With the publication of this booklet, we inaugurate our ‘Rishonim’ Library. The object we have set ourselves in this series is to publish short biographies of the great Rabbinic figures of the past century, whose influence upon the course of Jewish national endeavor, though profound, has not always been adequately appreciated. ” - Introduction. Contents: Rabbi Samuel Mohilever, His life and work, by Rabbi J. L. Fishman. Rabbi Samuel Mohilever and the first Zionist congress, by Dr. J. Mohilever. Extract from Zionist Writings. Bibliography. The Defender of Ha' Aretz (translated from the original) by Rabbi Dr. S. M. Leherman. Bachad was a religious Zionist youth movement in pre-war Germany called Brit Chalutzim Datiim which shortened its name “to its initial letters Bachad. Its members prepared themselves for Aliya. A group of them came over to England among the refugees who were permitted to enter this country in the years immediately before the war. They were accommodated in a castle in Wales [Gwrych Castle] and set up Hachshara centres in Bromsgrove and other places, as well as a Merkaz Limmud in Manchester to which members came from the Hachsharah centres for periods of three or six months for intensive Jewish studies. Later on a farm was bought at Thaxted in Essex which became not only a model Hachsharah centre but very quickly a successful agricultural venture which at one time won first prize for having the best milk yielding cow in Essex! ” (bauk, 2013) . Subjects: Hibbat Zion. Mohilewer, Samuel, 1824-1898. OCLC lists 8 copies. Contains instutitional stamp of Jews College London Library on endpage and front wrap. Pages previously damp, light stains along edges; lightly soiled wraps. Otherwise fresh. Good condition. (SPEC-40-13)

Stock number: 33531.

$US 200.00

Benardete, M. J.
Hispanic Culture and Character of the Sephardic Jews.

Imprint: New York: Hispanic Institute in the United States, 1953
Binding: Paperback

Paper wrappers. 8vo. 186 pages. Bibliography. Benardete was born in Turkey and emigrated to the United States in 1910. He taught at Hunter College, New York. Benardete wrote a number of volumes in the field of Spanish literature and civilization. Several Loyalist ballads are presented in English translation in And Spain Sings (1937) , which he prepared in collaboration with the poet Rolfe Humphries. His Hispanic Culture and Character of the Sephardic Jews (1952, Spanish, 1963) is an analysis of the Sephardi Jews. (EJ [Victor A. Mirelman]) . SUBJECT(S) : Sephardim; Sefarden; Culturele invloeden. Spine repaird, otherwise very clean and fresh. Very Good condition. (SEF-5-15).

Stock number: 17903.

$US 100.00

Benbassa, E
SEPHARDI JEWRY A History of the Judeo-Spanish Community, 14th-20th Centuries

Imprint: University of California Press, 2000
Binding: Paperback

Jewish Communities in the Modern World; 377 pages; Until the publication of this remarkably comprehensive history of the Sephardi diaspora, only limited attention had been given to the distinctive Judeo-Spanish cultural entity that flourished in the Balkans and Asia Minor for more than four centuries. Yet the great majority of Sephardi Jews, after their expulsion from Spain in 1492 and subsequently from Portugal, found their way to this region, drawn by the political stability and relatively tolerant rule of the Ottoman Empire, as well as by promising socioeconomic conditions. Esther Benbassa and Aron Rodrigue show how Sephardi society and culture developed in the Levant, sharing language, religion, customs, and communal life as they did nowhere else, both during prosperous times and during the declining fortunes of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The impact of westernization, the end of Ottoman power, and the rise of fragmenting nation-states transformed this vital community in the modern era. And, like many other Jewish communities, the unique Judeo-Spanish culture was dispersed and destroyed by the Holocaust and the migrations of the twentieth century. Sephardi Jewry presents its vivid history in a readable, well-documented narrative. "The most complete and thorough historical synthesis ever written in a European language on the Jewish communities of the Balkans and Turkey."--Michel Abitbol, L'arche"A rich and too-little-known history that successfully avoids twin snares: the myth of the irreparable decadence of oriental Judaism and the myth of the lost golden age of Spain."--Alain Dieckhoff, Les Nouveaux Cahiers"The authors illuminate the variety of responses--between the poles of westernizing and holding onto tradition--offered by these Jewish societies of the Levantine Sephardi cultural area to the processes of modernization, as well as their startling receptivity to the new ideologies of zionism and socialism that marked the end of the nineteenth century." --Annales . Very good condition. (SEF-22A-10), Very Good with no dust jacket

Stock number: 25061. ISBN: 0520218221

$US 100.00

Benét, Stephen Vincent.
THEY BURNED THE BOOKS.

Imprint: New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1942
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback

1st edition. Original Blank Paper Wrappers; 12mo. Vi, 25 pages. An Anti-Nazi radio play, protesting Gestapo censorship, including charaters of Heine, Schiller, and Nazis. It was to commemorate the May 10, 1933 book burning in Nazi Germany. "The first performance was given under the auspices of the Council on books in wartime and the Writers war board, on Monday evening, May 11, 1942 ... Over WEAF, New York, and the National broadcasting company network. "--P. [2]. Very good condition. (Holo2-89-14)

Stock number: 35111.

$US 100.00

Bengershom, Ezra.
DAVID : THE TESTIMONY OF A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR.

Imprint: New York : Oswald Wolff Books., 1988.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover

8vo. 292 pages. Illustrated. First English edition. SUBJECT (S) : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Germany - personal narratives; Jews - Germany - history - 1933-1945; Jews - Germany - persecution - 1918-1945 - biography. CONTENTS: Boyhood in Heilbronn; The Brown-uniformed world; 'Dad, everyone's emigrating! '; Exciting Berlin; Preparing for Palestine; Schulze's tree nursery; Creeping despair; Underground in Berlin; The shoemaker; refuge among the reptiles; Festival of freedom. ISBN: 0854962220. Has dust jacket. Near fine condition. (Holo2-12-5)

Stock number: 23656.

$US 100.00

Bengis, Esther
I AM A RABBI'S WIFE

Imprint: 1934
Binding: Hardback

8vo; 136 pages; "A brief record of experiences, facts and observations, covering a period of over a dozen years....At thirty-seven, my husband is physically disabled....The breaking of his health in the ministry does not make us bitter. " This is an ironic introduction to one of the angriest pre-Holocaust Jewish memoirs I have ever seen--This (Connecticut? ) Rebbezin spares no punches about the "men whose vanity and wealth deluded them to aspire to unmerited and autocratic leadership" and the "social-climbing and capricious women" she had to deal with in the Jewish community. She also writes about her and her husband's visits to jails to deal with Jewish prisoners and other work in and relations with the wider community. Not saccharine like so many memoirs. Ex library. Edges slightly worn, particularly ends of spine, very good condition. (AMR-41-2)

Stock number: 28647.

$US 100.00

Benisch, Abraham, editor
(xt) THE JEWISH CHRONICLE. VOL XII, NRS 47-61, 64-70 [? ], NOV 9, 1855-APRIL 18, 1856. 22 ISSUES IN TOTAL

Imprint: London : Abraham Benisch, 1855-1856
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Newspaper

1st edition. Lacks outer binding, original period internal sewn binding in tact. Folio, 176 pages (8 pages each issue. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world. It was initially under the editorship of D. Meldola and M. Angel. “On Oct 18, 1844, to the editorship of Joseph Mitchell, it took the title of "The Jewish Chronicle (New Series) and Working Man's Friend"; it appeared only fortnightly till July 9, 1847, when it became a weekly; from Aug. 18, 1854, it was edited by M. H. Bresslau, who changed the title to "The Jewish Chronicle and Hebrew Observer. " From Jan. 12, 1855, A. Benisch assumed the editorship, which he retained till April 2, 1869, when Michael Henry took charge of the paper until his death” (JE, 1905) . Includes numerous ads and announcements from the period, indicating deaths, weddings, and celebrations of all kinds. Anniversary dinners and events often list participants, which sometimes read like who’s who’s of Anglo-jewry of the period, and at other times mention names from the far reaches of the British Empire. The pages here, for example, include a long poem about the new Jewish mayor-elect of London, D. Solomons (as well as much other material related to the excitement at having a Jewish Lord Mayor, including international celebrations and congraulations) ; letters from the US offering scholarships to NYU, advertisements for Jewish publications of the period, reprints of articles from the American Jewish press (for example, from Rabbi Mayer in Charleston, SC) ; reports from Jamaica; reports on charities for the Jewish poor; a report on the opening of Jews College; an ad for a reader at the synagogue in St. Thomas, West Indies; report on Sir Moses Montefiore’s visit to the Holy Land; reports from Jewish communities across the British Isles; a report on the “Conference at Cleveland” discussing Isaac Wise’s “Minhag America; ” A long report on the Jews of Corfu; A long report on Jewish activities in Montreal; Other reports from Vienna, Switzerland, Argovia, Turkey, Jamaica, Constantinople, Jerusalem, San Francisco, Damascus, Holland, North Africa, Germany, Amsterdam, France, Hungary, Bavaria; Modavia and Wallachia, Edinburgh, Lyons, Natal, the Saharah, Gibraltar, Kertch (Crimea) and Glasgow; details of Rabbi Raphall’s Thanksgiving Day sermon in New York; letters concerning material in Isaac Wise’s “The Israelite” newspaper; lists of donations to charities with names of donors; lettes to and from Sir Moses Montefiore; much on the Carmona Case; activities of conversionists; Passover relief for the poor; etc. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Great Britain -- Newspapers. Two leaves from issue 53 have been clipped apart and then re-assembled, no loss of text. Old stains top top few inches, some edgewear, but mid-19th century paper has held up very well, Good solid condition overall. Scarce to come up in the trade. (br-11-1)

Stock number: 36432.

$US 500.00

Benisch, Abraham, editor
(xt) THE JEWISH CHRONICLE. JAN 1, 1864-DEC 29, 1865 [WHOLE NRS. 472-576]. COMPLETE RUN OF 2 YEARS (105 ISSUES)

Imprint: London : Abraham Benisch, 1864-1865
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Newspaper

1st edition. Originally bound into 2 large volumes; Lacks outer bindings, original period internal sewn binding in tact. Folio, 840 pages (8 pages each issue. Complete for 1866 and first half of 1867. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world. It was initially under the editorship of D. Meldola and M. Angel. “On Oct 18, 1844, to the editorship of Joseph Mitchell, it took the title of "The Jewish Chronicle (New Series) and Working Man's Friend"; it appeared only fortnightly till July 9, 1847, when it became a weekly; from Aug. 18, 1854, it was edited by M. H. Bresslau, who changed the title to "The Jewish Chronicle and Hebrew Observer. " From Jan. 12, 1855, A. Benisch assumed the editorship, which he retained till April 2, 1869, when Michael Henry took charge of the paper until his death” (JE, 1905) . This run from the final 2 years of the American Civil War, includes numerous ads and announcements from the period, indicating deaths, weddings, and celebrations of all kinds, from across the UK, the British Empire, English Speaking Jewry and, indeed, the entire world. Anniversary dinners and events often list participants, which sometimes read like who’s who’s of Anglo-jewry of the period, and at other times mention names from the far reaches of the British Empire. Too many various reports, letters, discussions, and ads to describe, SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Great Britain -- Newspapers. First and final leaves show exposure wear, as expected, with a bit of loss along the outer margin of the first leaf (of issue 472) , and the final leaf (of issue 576) lacking about 1/8 of leaf, with text loss. Issue 550 has mostly come loose, with edgewear just touching the outer letters along the outside margins one one leaf. Mid-19th century paper has held up well, Good solid condition overall. Scarce to come up in the trade. (br-11-3)

Stock number: 36435.

$US 2,000.00

Benisch, Abraham, editor
(xt) THE JEWISH CHRONICLE. JULY 12, 1867-JULY 26, 1868 [WHOLE NRS. 656-660, 662-706], COMPLETE SAVE FOR 1 ISSUE. 50 ISSUES

Imprint: London : Abraham Benisch, 1867-1868
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Newspaper

1st edition. Lacks outer bindings, original period internal sewn binding in tact. Folio, 400 pages (8 pages each issue. Complete for 1866 and first half of 1867. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world. It was initially under the editorship of D. Meldola and M. Angel. “On Oct 18, 1844, to the editorship of Joseph Mitchell, it took the title of "The Jewish Chronicle (New Series) and Working Man's Friend"; it appeared only fortnightly till July 9, 1847, when it became a weekly; from Aug. 18, 1854, it was edited by M. H. Bresslau, who changed the title to "The Jewish Chronicle and Hebrew Observer. " From Jan. 12, 1855, A. Benisch assumed the editorship, which he retained till April 2, 1869, when Michael Henry took charge of the paper until his death” (JE, 1905) . This run from the final 2 years of the American Civil War, includes numerous ads and announcements from the period, indicating deaths, weddings, and celebrations of all kinds, from across the UK, the British Empire, English Speaking Jewry and, indeed, the entire world. Anniversary dinners and events often list participants, which sometimes read like who’s who’s of Anglo-jewry of the period, and at other times mention names from the far reaches of the British Empire. Too many various reports, letters, discussions, and ads to describe, SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Great Britain -- Newspapers. First and final leaves show exposure wear, as expected, with corner curling to last 20 issues and edgewear generally not extending into the text. Mid-19th century paper has held up well, Good solid condition overall. Scarce to come up in the trade. (br-11-4)

Stock number: 36437.

$US 1,000.00

Benjamin, Charles Dow, 1894-
THE VARIATIONS BETWEEN THE HEBREW AND GREEK TEXTS OF JOSHUA: CHAPTERS 1-12

Imprint: Leipzig; W. Drugulin, 1921
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

Original Wraps. 8vo. 46 pages. 24 cm. First edition. 'Compliments of the Author' signed on front wraps. “The attempt is here made to explain the variations between the Hebrew and Greek texts of Joshua 1-12. Both have suffered largely from similar causes, and the recognition and elimination of faults will enable us to recover the Hebrew text as it existed at the time the Greek translation was made. ” - p. 1. Orthographic study of the Greek text of Joshua, with extensive commentary on various glosses. Subjects: Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Joshua -- Criticism, Textual. Bible. Joshua - Criticism, Textual. Bible. Joshua. Clean and fresh, with minor chip to front wrap at corner. Very good condition. (BIBLE-13-5)

Stock number: 34805.

$US 100.00

Benjaminson, Abraham Loeb
MILHAMAH BE-SHALOM: VIKUAH BEN SHENE OHAVIM YEHUDI VE-NOTSRI BE-INYENE HA-DAT

Imprint: Nuyork [New York]: Bi-Defus A. H. Rosenberg, 1898
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover

1st edition. Period boards. 8vo. 92 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "War for Peace: A Debate Between Two Jewish and Christian Lovers on the Matter of Religion. " A turn of the Century defense against Christian missionaries. In a contemporary review entitled "Neo-Hebraic Literature in America" (New York, 1900) , Bernard Drachman noted that Milhamah Be-Shalom "is a defense of Judaism against the attacks of Christian missionaries, particularly against the culumnies of McCall in his notorious Netibot Olam, and a sharp criticism on the New Testament. The work is in the form of a debate between Peter, a Christian priest, who represents Christianity, and Abraham, a Jewish Rabbi and preacher, who defends the cause of Judaism. Its usefulness as furnishing Hebrew reading Jews with arguments by which to refute the persistent proselytizing efforts of Christian missionaries is very great. It is written in a pure, clear and simple style which renders its perusal easy for any one [sic] acquainted with Hebrew. " Singerman 5131. For more on Benjaminson, see Yehuda Friedlander's "The Writings Of Abraham Loeb Benjaminson" (Harvard, 1994) . SUBJECTS: Judaism - Apologetic works. Disputations - Jewish-Christian. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide (OCLC: 745181238) . Ex-library with usual markings. Light age staining in margins. Very Good Condition (AMR-56-21-BZBB)

Stock number: 40915.

$US 750.00

Benn; Lo Duca
BEN [BENN]

Imprint: Paris; Farlag Grohar, 1948
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback

First edition. Original stiff wrappers. 8vo. 67, [3] pages. 23 cm. A collection of 52 paintings and illustrations by the artist Benn; illustrated reproductions of his still lifes and portraitures printed in color and black and white; with an essay on the artist written by the film critic Joseph Marie Lo Duca (one of the cofounders of the French Nouvelle Vague journal Cahiers du Cinema) , printed with historiated initials. Benn “(Benzion Rabinovich; 1905–1989) , painter and graphic artist. Benn was born in Bialystok, Poland, and finished the Hebrew gymnasium there, where he later started his education in art at the private studios of local artists. He also studied at the Academy of Arts in Warsaw. He made his debut in 1927 with his first solo exhibition, shown first in Bialystok and then in Warsaw. During this period, he designed the typography for collections of Yiddish poetry. In Bialystok, his native town, he became a leading figure in local cultural life. He was among the founders of the modernist group ‘3F’ (‘Forma-Farba-Faktura’) , where most of the members were Jewish artists. In 1928, he organized the first Autumn Salon for Bialystok and Vilna artists. In 1926–29, he designed the scenery for the performances of several Yiddish theater companies in Bialystok. In 1929, the Bialystok municipality awarded him a scholarship for a trip to Paris. On the eve of his departure, Benn arranged a ‘farewell’ solo exhibition that was later shown in Warsaw with the assistance of the Jewish Society for Encouragement of Artists. In Paris, he studied with Fernand Leger. From 1932, Benn regularly exhibited in Paris art salons. His works were highly praised by critics and won public recognition. Six one-man shows in the 1930s at private art galleries in Paris are yet another indication of his success. During this period, he was also active in book design. During the German occupation of France, Benn went into hiding. However, not long before the end of the occupation, he was finally seized by the Gestapo and deported to the Drancy concentration camp. By sheer luck, he not only survived but also escaped further deportation to Auschwitz. In 1945, Benn returned to Paris. In the post-war years, having rejected the cubist and expressionistic techniques that had so strongly attracted him in the 1920s and 1930s, Benn crystallized his individual manner based on an organic combination of ‘metaphysical painting’ techniques and surrealism. From the 1950s through the 1970s, while mainly active in painting, he also engaged in book design and, among other works in this field, executed a series of illustrations for The Song of Songs (1950, 1974) and other books of the Bible (1948, 1954, 1971) , as well as for an edition of ‘Chad Gadya’ (1956) . In these years, he had numerous oneman shows in France and other West European countries as well as in Canada and Israel. ” (EJ 2007) Subjects: Artists - France. Bildband. OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide. Backstrip repaired and covers browning. Internally Very Good. Good condition. (ART-18-11A)

Stock number: 38959.

$US 175.00

Benoschofsky, Ilona.
THE HISTORY OF JEWRY IN HUNGARY

Imprint: Budapest; Central Board Of Hungarian Jews, 1988
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback

Original illustrated Wraps. 12mo. 50 pages. 20 cm. First English edition. With 28 illustrations. A brief history of the Jews in Hungary before and after 1945. The second part of the booklet contains pictures of synagogues and of community life. The author was head of the Jewish Museum of Budapest for many years, and was the sister of Imre Benoschofsky, chief Rabbi of Budapest. Subjects: Jews - Hungary - History. OCLC lists 12 copies. Fresh and clean. Very good + condition. (EE-5-8) Xx

Stock number: 32313.

$US 100.00

Bentsher, Barukh; Moses Ben Jacob Of Coucy
SEFER MITSVOT HA-SHEM: KOLEL TARYAG MITSVOT KE-SEDER HA-TORAH 'AL PI DA'AT HA-RAMBAM, BA'AL HALAKHOT GEDOLOT, RAMBAN, SEMAG, SEMAK, VE-SEFER HAREDIM, U-KETSAT LAVIN DE-RABANAN, U-KETSAT TAKAN[O]T DE-RABANAN, VE-SHEVA' MITSVOT BENE NOAV, VE-18 KELALIM

Imprint: Vilna: A. Dorcha, 1836
Binding: Hardcover

No outer binding, 12mo. 239 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Book of the Commandments of God: Including 613. Commandments According to the Torah, Rambam, Ramban, Samag, and the Books of the Haredim.” SUBJECTS: Commandments, Six hundred and thirteen. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (NLI, Har Etzion, UPenn, JTS, YIVO, and Bar Ilan). (BIBLE-19-2)

Stock number: 41214.

$US 200.00