Although I usually collect either Anglo-Jewry items or antique Hebrew books, I was struck by the poignant story of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch ben Moshe Lass, and his book, Ateres Zvi, which I bought from the New York bookseller Israel Mizrachi. Rabbi Lass was born in Girkalnis, Kovno Province, in 1849. He studied under his uncle … Continue reading Sefer Ateres Tzvi by Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Lass, New York, 1902. →