Lot 358
Abraham Mapu - Handwritten Letter
Mapu, Abraham. Handwritten letter. Kaunas, [ mid 19th century].
The letter was sent to Rabbi HaEfrati, describing the visit of "the Minister for the People's Education" and other government officials to the Jewish School for Boys in Kaunas, where Mapu served as a teacher. Mapu tells about the appreciation he received from the officials and from the governor of Kaunas, who invited him to his home. Mapu tells about those visits and about their conversations. Mapu (1808-1867), one of the Enlightenment writers in Lithuania, author of "Ahavat Zion" - first novel in Hebrew. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Moisture-marks, folding-marks, minor tears.
