Lot 386
Babylonian Talmud – Munich, 1948 – Complete Set
Babylonian Talmud – complete set. Munich-Heidelberg, 1948. "Published by the Union of Rabbis in the American Occupation Zone in Germany".
After WWII, the demand for Talmud and holy books by surviving Jews congregated in the DP camps exceeded the few copies that were available for the refugees. From 1946, the "Union of Rabbis" in Germany, with the assistance of the American army and the JDC began to print the Talmud for survivors. This is the first complete Talmud edition printed after the Holocaust.
Two title pages in each volume. The first title page was especially designed to commemorate the printing of the Talmud on the scorched soil of Germany – at the top is an illustration of a Jewish town; and at the bottom is an illustration of barbed wire fences and a labor camp.
19 volumes. Approx. 39 cm. High-quality paper in most volumes; dry paper in several volumes. Good condition. A few stains. Glosses in several volumes. Original front and back boards, with new leather spines (the books were rebound). Minor damage and wear to edges and corners of original boards.
