Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
"Tractate of America" – Satire on the Life of the Jews in America, 1892
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
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Masekhet Amerika min Talmud Yankai, by Gershon Rosenzweig. New- York, 1892. First edition.
A satire on the life and manners of Jews in America, modeled on the language and style of the Talmud; "Amerika" is America, but it is also "Am Reika" (vain people) and Talmud "Yankai" is "Yankee Talmud".
35 pages, 14.5 cm. Fair-good condition. First leaf detached. Cardboard cover. Tear at the last leaves. Ex-Libris.
Goldman 1098.
A satire on the life and manners of Jews in America, modeled on the language and style of the Talmud; "Amerika" is America, but it is also "Am Reika" (vain people) and Talmud "Yankai" is "Yankee Talmud".
35 pages, 14.5 cm. Fair-good condition. First leaf detached. Cardboard cover. Tear at the last leaves. Ex-Libris.
Goldman 1098.
Jewish Communities, Americana
Jewish Communities, Americana