Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art

Dedications Album for the Boy Yona Shabtai Bing – Germany and Holland, 1867-1878

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A fine album with tens of dedications for the boy Yona Shabtai Bing. Hannover, Frankfurt and Amsterdam, 1867-1878. German and Hebrew.
Interesting dedications appear in the album, including a dedication in an acrostic and poetic Hebrew from Akiva Lehren (one of the Pkidim Ve-Amarkalim organization heads); a long handwritten dedication from the painter Moritz Daniel Oppenheim; a dedication in Hebrew from rabbi Zekl Bamberger Halevy, Rebbe of Kissingen; a dedication in Hebrew from Moshe Malka, emissary of the Sephardic and Morrocan congregations to Europe (native of Meknes), who, at the time, stayed in Yona's father house, rabbi Klonimus Bing; and other dedications many of which are from the Bing family members. [48] pp with dedications, album 15.5X22.5 cm. Good condition. Spotting. Original binding.
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