Foto: Berthold Herberz
Foto: Berthold HerberzThis ‘Passover Book 5706 - 1946’ is already the 2nd edition from 1948, published in Marburg and printed in Giessen. Passover books (Haggadah) tell the story of the Jewish people after the exodus from Egypt. They are sung and read aloud on the eve of Passover. A gift from Dr. Helge-Ulrike Hyams to the Förderverein in 2009. 21.5x15.5x1.3cm
Israel Blumenfeld was editor-in-chief of the Jüdische Rundschau, which is mentioned on the front page. It was published in Marburg and Giessen from 1946 to 1948. I. Blumenfeld was born in Poland in 1915, fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and emigrated to Costa Rica in 1948. He died in Los Angeles in 1962.
Other books on Judaism in the museum:
Books found outside the Geniza
Geniza
Siddur (EN)
Tanakh
Zohar (EN)