This is actually the second, posthumous edition of a book first published in 1937. Herman Mayerowitsch was born on June 13th, 1882, in Deraznia, a small town in Russia where his father was buergermaster or mayor. At an early age he went with his parents to Czortcow (then Austrian Poland). He had a natural gift … Continue reading Oneg Shabbos, Anthology of Ancient Hebrew Table Songs (Zemiroth), Rev. H. Mayerowitsch, London, 1951.
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A Jewish Iconography, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London, 1954.
This is an illustrated catalogue of engravings. Before the days of photography, the only images of people and places were paintings, drawings and engravings. This catalogue of about 1,240 engravings includes a large selection of images, and I have reproduced a few interesting ones below, mainly pages of Anglo-Jewish interest. I have a pristine copy, … Continue reading A Jewish Iconography, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London, 1954.
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