Ezras Kohanim, by Rabbi Yehoshua Yosef ben Nachum Dov haKohen Feinberg, Warsaw, 1877 – and its owner, Szmuel Dawid Jakubowicz, accountant of the Lublin Judenrat.

I bought this book some years ago, intrigued by its journey. It was found among the thousands of books that were saved from destruction during the Holocaust, and were collected in Warsaw after the war and eventually sent to the Land of Israel for distribution to institutions.  This volume was apparently purchased by Shmuel David … Continue reading Ezras Kohanim, by Rabbi Yehoshua Yosef ben Nachum Dov haKohen Feinberg, Warsaw, 1877 – and its owner, Szmuel Dawid Jakubowicz, accountant of the Lublin Judenrat.