Lot 208
Collection of Prayer Sheets, Prayer Booklets, and Booklet of Regulations, Netherlands, 19th and 20th Centuries
20 prayer sheets, prayer booklets, and a booklet of regulations published on behalf of the Dutch Jewish community. Amsterdam, Groningen, Utrecht (and London), 1858 to the 1940s. Dutch and Hebrew.
A collection of booklets and individual sheets printed on behalf of the Spanish-Portuguese and Ashkenazic Jewish communities in Amsterdam and other cities in the Netherlands, including: a booklet of prayers for the welfare of King Willem (William) III and his daughter, Queen Wilhelmina (marking anniversaries of their accessions to the throne, and in honor of the Queen's visit to a synagogue and other events); a booklet of prayers in honor of the investiture of Rabbi Aaron Schuster as Chief Rabbi of the Dutch Ashkenazic community; a sheet of prayers for the welfare of the Jews of Eastern Europe (1919); a sheet titled "Proper Prayer," for the protection of infants and children from plague and disease (1883, published by Shlomo ben Aharon Mendes Koytinyo); "A Prayer in the Time of the War of the Lands of Europe," and other items. Two of the items, including the prayers for the welfare of Queen Wilhelmina, were printed in London on behalf of London's Bevis Marks and New West End Synagogues.
Enclosed: A booklet of regulations, "Reglement voor de Gebroederschap Matsbeth Aben te Amsterdam." Amsterdam, 1858. Dutch.
One single copy in OCLC. Not in NLI.
Also enclosed: Two additional booklets: "Den Tempel Der Joden tot Amsterdam" (booklet dedicated to the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam, 1947); and "Procedure for the Wedding and Betrothal Ceremony" for the Ashkenazic community in Amsterdam, [late 20th century]. Hebrew.
Varying condition and sizes. Overall good condition.
