Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Hallel Gadol – Verona, 1759 – Prayer for the Inauguration of the New Ghetto
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Printed booklet, Hallel Gadol, to be recited publicly the night of Rosh Chodesh Shevat for miracles that took place for the community relating to the ghetto courtyard. [Verona: printer not indicated, 1759].
Printed booklet. Prayer for the anniversary of the arrival of the Verona community in the ghetto, on Rosh Chodesh Shevat 1600, which was celebrated annually.
Authored by the poet and physician R. Shmuel Meldola.
4 leaves. 20.5 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. New binding.
Rare edition. Not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book or the NLI catalog (documented by Friedberg, Beit Eked Sefarim, who states that it was printed in Verona).
Italian Jewry – Documents, Manuscripts and Printed Works
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