in Hebrew and English. According to the custom of the German and Polish Jews.
London, Hyam Barnett, 1808
Ashkenazic Passover Haggadah edited by Isaac Levi, one of the pioneers of Jewish printing in London.
This Haggadah was printed with a frontispiece portrait of Rabbi Solomon Hirschell (1762-1842), who was the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain in the years 1802–1842. He is best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Britain by excommunicating its leaders.
First edition; 4to (26 x 21 cm); contemporary brown boards with gilt title to spine, staining to leaves and some creases to edges. 26 ll.
Vinograd, London 181, Yaari 360; Yudlov 516; Not in Yerushalmi.
This Haggadah was printed with a frontispiece portrait of Rabbi Solomon Hirschell (1762-1842), who was the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain in the years 1802–1842. He is best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Britain by excommunicating its leaders.
First edition; 4to (26 x 21 cm); contemporary brown boards with gilt title to spine, staining to leaves and some creases to edges. 26 ll.
Vinograd, London 181, Yaari 360; Yudlov 516; Not in Yerushalmi.
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