Auction 7 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Yom Tov Lipmann (Leopold) Zunz – autographed portrait

Opening: $180
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Portrait of Dr. Yom Tov (Leopold) Lipmann Zunz. Lithographic print C. Fischer. Berlin, 1864.
Zunz (1794-1886), learned German Jew and researcher of Judaism. Supported the need for Reform in Judaism, but objected to the Rabbis who led the reform movement at the time.
Beneath the portrait is a dedication with handwritten signature of Zunz, dated – 1864.
24.5x34.5 cm. Good condition. Damage to the margins.
Central European Jewry
Central European Jewry