Lot 392
The Dedication Ceremony of the Great Synagogue of Vienna, Stadttempel – Vienna, 1826
Ordnung der gottesdienstlichen Feyer zur Einweihung des israelitischen Bethauses in Wien am 9. April 1826, 2ten Nissan 5586 [Order of the Liturgical Prayers… for the dedication of the Jewish synagogue in Vienna on April 9 1826…]. Vienna: Anton Schmid, [1826]. Hebrew and German.
A booklet of prayers for the dedication of the great synagogue of Vienna, with a special prayer (in German) for the health of the emperor and his family.
The great synagogue of Vienna, Stadttempel, was built at the initiative of the philanthropist and community leader Michael Lazar Biederman and was dedicated on April 9, 1826. The ceremony was performed by Isaac Noah Mannheimer and the cantor and composer Salomon Sulzer sang the prayer songs. For the ceremony, the composer Franz Schubert, a resident of Vienna and a Sulzer's friend, sent a musical composition he had written for Psalms 92.
11 pp, 21 cm. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the front cover). Minor creases.
Not in NLI. One copy only in OCLC.
Enclosed: a handwritten leaf with several verses from the books of Proverbs and Psalms
