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Prayer Book for Women – Fanny Neuda – Prague, 1864 – Yiddish

"Prayers and supplications: hours of devotion. A book of prayers and meditations for the use of the daughters of Israel, during public service and at home, for all times of women's life", Fanny Neuda. Prague: Wolf Pascheles, 1864. Yiddish.
An alternative prayer book for women composed by Fanny Neuda (1819-1894). The book, written by a woman for women, seeks to express women's needs and distresses during the year cycle and throughout life.
X, 190 pp, 17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Damaged binding, loose.