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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

253 - Judaica Kol Jehuda. Hebrew A.B.
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Judaica Kol Jehuda. Hebrew A.B.C. and Reader. (Hebrew Primer and Reader). Budapest, Jós. Schlesinger, 1930. 56 pp. Illustrated. Original paperback. First edition of this adaptation. A Hebrew primer and reader for elementary and religious education in the Jewish communities of Hungary. The title ‘Kol Jehuda’ (‘The Voice of Jehuda’) derives from the primer by M. Stengel, a religious education teacher at the Jewish Community of Vienna. It was published in 1911 by Schlesinger in Vienna and Budapest; a Hungarian edition of 56 pages is documented as early as 1900. Such primers taught reading in the Ashkenazi pronunciation and contained the most important prayers in liturgical order. They were used for decades in Jewish primary schools and Talmud Torah schools, as well as in adult education. The Jós. Schlesinger bookshop, with branches in Vienna and Budapest, was one of the most important publishers of Judaica in the Danube Monarchy. Following the family’s emigration, it continued to operate in Tel Aviv under the name ‘Sinai’. First edition of this version. A Hebrew primer and reader for elementary and religious instruction in the Jewish communities of Hungary. The title ‘Kol Jehuda’ (‘The Voice of Judah’) dates back to the primer by M. Stengel, a religious teacher at the Jewish Community of Vienna (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien). It was published by Schlesinger in Vienna and Budapest in 1911; a Hungarian edition of 56 pages is recorded as early as c. 1900. Primers of this kind taught reading using the Ashkenazi pronunciation and contained the principal prayers in liturgical order. They were used for decades in Jewish primary schools and Talmud Torah schools, as well as for teaching adults. The bookshop of Jós. Schlesinger, with branches in Vienna and Budapest, was one of the leading publishers of Judaica in the Habsburg Monarchy. After the family emigrated, the firm continued in Tel Aviv under the name ‘Sinai’. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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