Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Order of Service for Passover (Haggada) for British Soldiers in India, 1918

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Order of Service for Passover (Haggada), issued by the Jewish War Services Committee for India. Calcutta, India, 1918, English only.
Words of encouragement appear in the introduction reassuring the Jewish soldiers who perform the Seder away from their families, comparing between the temporariness of the soldiers in India to the similar situation of the Children of Israel when they left Egypt. Title-cover, 48 pp, Approx. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minute worming holes. Wear and tears to cover and at margins of several leaves. Cover and signatures are loose.
Passover Haggadot
Passover Haggadot