Collection of Books and Booklets about Jewish Congregations – 19th and 20th Century

21 books and booklets about Jewish congregations. Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Warsaw, Vilnius and more places, 1867-1968. Hebrew, some books with some Yiddish, English and other languages.
The books are about a wide range of communities: Babel, Syria, Yemen, Poland, Hungary and more. The collection also includes memorial booklets on behalf of organizations and schools in Israel commemorating congregations that perished in the holocaust.
Among the items: "Die Juden und die slawischen Sprachen" (Jews and Slawic Lanaugages), studies of the history of Jews in Russia by Avraham Eliyahu Harkavi. Romm press, Vilnius, 1867. * Hakuzarim, essay about their history by Yosef Yehudah Lerner. Printed by A. Beilinson, Odessa, 1867. * Ya'akov Tiradda, history of settlement of Sephardi Jews in Holland by D. Philipsohn [Yehuda Ludwig ben Moshe Philipson], translation by Shmuel Yosef Finn. Printed by S.Y. Finn, Rosenkranz & Schriftsetzer, Vilnius, 1881. * Shalosh Tekufot, history of the Jews (1800-1897), by Aharon Halevy Izgur. Wenger press, Nizhyn (Ukraine), 1898. * History of Jews in Damascus, by Eliezer and Yosef Yoel Rivlin, Tel-Aviv: Dvir, [1926].
21 books and booklets. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Books were not thoroughly examined and are sold AS IS.
A detailed list will be sent upon request.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.