Lot 408
Jubilee Book of the Hamburg Chevra
Kadisha – Hamburg, 1912
Geschichte der Beerdigungs-Brüderschaft der deutsch-israelitischen Gemeinde in Hamburg, Jubilee book for the hundredth anniversary (1819- 1919) of the "Chevra Kadisha of the buriers who perform loving-kindness with the Ashkenazi community of Hamburg". Hamburg, 1912. German and Hebrew. Contains the history of the Chevra Kadisha from its establishment in 1670, with photo plates of the cemetery, synagogue, tombstones, etc. Numbered copy, no. 255. A bookmark designed as a rope with the stamp of the Chevra Kadisha and a stamp of the Gaba'im. [5], 9-58, [1] page + 11 photo plates. 22 cm. Fair condition, detached leaves, spotting. Binding in fairpoor condition, torn and stained.
