Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Jewish Theological Seminary in Breslau – Collection of Documents

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Collection of reports and documents printed on behalf of the Breslau seminary (Rabbinical Seminary in Breslau). Breslau (Wroclaw, Poland), 1868-1910. German.
* Jahres-Bericht des Judisch-Theologischen Seminars [Yearly report of the Jewish theological seminary]. Breslau, 1910. Report concerning the activities of the Rabbinical Seminary in the year 1910. Includes an essay about the history of Silesian Jews by Dr. Marcus Brann, teacher at the seminary. *Printed circular concerning fund raising for the 70th birthday of the historian Zvi (Heinrich) Graetz, on behalf of rabbis graduates of the seminary and Jews of Western Europe, amongst them Solomon Buber (grandfather of Martin Buber), Zadok Cohen, chief rabbi of France, and others. Breslau, April 1887. * Statuten des Jüdisch-Theologischen Vereins [regulations of the Jewish Theological Seminary] – single leaf, folded into two. *Short report of the second convention of the Jewish Theological Seminary held on June 29 until July 1, 1869 in Breslau + short report with names list. Lot of five items. Sizes and condition vary.
Breslau seminary was the high seminary for training rabbis and teachers. The seminary operated in Breslau during the years 1854-1938. The seminary was mainly funded by the Jewish philanthropist Jonas Frankel and the director for a period of 20 years was Zecharya Frankel.
Central European Jewry
Central European Jewry