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Lot 417

Yom Tov Lipmann (Leopold) Zunz – autographed portrait

Portrait of Dr. Yom Tov (Leopold) Lipmann Zunz. Lithographic print C. Fischer. Berlin, 1864.
Zunz (1794-1886), learned German Jew and researcher of Judaism. Supported the need for Reform in Judaism, but objected to the Rabbis who led the reform movement at the time.
Beneath the portrait is a dedication with handwritten signature of Zunz, dated – 1864.
24.5x34.5 cm. Good condition. Damage to the margins.