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Book - Kalender und Jahrbuch für Israeliten auf das Jahr 5604 (Owner is Barnard Kohn...inscribed), ed. Isidor Busch (also Bush), Wien, 1843… Calendar and yearbook for Israelites on the year 5604, ed. Isidor Busch, Vienna, 1843… LXXII, 236,2 pp., This is the second volume of Busch's periodical...the first was published in 1842. Half leather hard cover, 18 x 11 cm., Condition: cover worn, rubbed, chipped; spine damaged, missing to 2/3;.. Isidor Bush or Busch (January 15, 1822, Prague - August 5, 1898, St. Louis, Missouri) was a man of letters, publisher, and viticulturalist. His maternal great-grandfather was Israel Hönig, Edler von Hönigsberg [de], the first Jew raised to nobility in Austria. When fifteen years of age, he entered Anton von Schmid's printing establishment in Vienna, which his father had acquired. The Talmud published with the imprint of Von Schmid and Bush was prized for some time afterwards for its exactness. For six years (1842-47) Bush edited and published the Kalender und Jahrbuch für Israeliten (Vienna). Its plan was the presentation in the same book of the productions of leading Jewish scholars of divergent views. Among these were Leopold Zunz, S. L. Rapoport, S. D. Luzzatto, Gotthold Salomon, Ludwig Philippson, Michael Sachs, Isaac Noah Mannheimer, Joseph Wertheimer, Leopold Stern, Theodor Creizenach, Ludwig August von Frankl, Leopold Kompert, Leopold Löw, and Simon Szanto. Some of these made their first appearance as writers in the pages of the "Jahrbücher." In 1844 he edited Mesillat ha-Limmud (Way of Instruction), which was published by his father after Bush had left for America. Liberal in politics, he edited the Osterreichisches Zentral-Organ für Glaubensfreiheit, and other revolutionary papers issued from his press. Editors and publication modalities The Viennese organ 'Kalender und Jahrbuch für Israeliten' was published under changing editors in three episodes at the beginning of the Jewish year (September/October) from 1842/43 to 1850/51 and 1854/55 to 1867/68 Program Almanacs and calendars were among the most popular forms of literature until the 20th century, which - in addition to their practical use value - met with a broad resonance above all because of their generally understood, popular and everyday presentation. The Viennese organ "Kalender und Jahrbuch fur Israeliten" (Calendar and Yearbook for Israelites) (1822-1898), founded by Isidor Busch, represents the first successful attempt to make this popular genre known for folk didactic purposes also in German-speaking Judaism - "to demand spiritual progress, a luminous intelligence and believable recognition? in Israel" (Foreword, Vol. 1, 1842/43, o.pag.). The organ, published after Isidor Busch by Joseph Wertheimer (1800-1887), Leopold Kompert (1822-1886) and Simon Szanto (1819-1882) in a total of three episodes, includes an extensive calendar on the Jewish year as well as information and pronouncements on current laws, taxes and fees as well as population statistics and local news. In addition, there are general depictions of Jewish history, portraits of prominent personalities of Judaism and reports on philanthropic activities, as well as reprasentative sermons as well as religios-inspired edifying literature and translations from Hebra. Herausgeber und Erscheinungsmodalitaten Das Wiener Organ 'Kalender und Jahrbuch fur Israeliten' erschien unter wechselnden Herausgebern in drei Folgen jeweils zu Beginn des judischen Jahres (September/Oktober) von 1842/43 bis 1850/51 sowie 1854/55 bis 1867/68 Programmatik Almanache und Kalender zahlten bis ins fruhe 20. Jahrhundert zu den popularsten Literaturformen, die - neben ihrem praktischen Gebrauchswert - vor allem aufgrund ihrer allgemeinverstandlichen, volks- und alltagsnahen Darstellung auf breite Resonanz stiessen. Das von Isidor Busch begrundete Wiener Organ "Kalender und Jahrbuch fur Israeliten" (1822-1898) stellt den ersten erfolgreichen Versuch dar, diese beliebte Gattung zu volksdidaktischen Zwecken auch im deutschsprachigen Judentum bekannt zu machen - "zur Forderung des geistigen Fortschritts, einer lichtvollen Intelligenz und glaubigen Erkenntni? in Israel" (Vorwort, Jg 1, 1842/43, o.pag.). Das nach Isidor Busch von Joseph Wertheimer (1800-1887), Leopold Kompert (1822-1886) und Simon Szanto (1819-1882) in insgesamt drei Folgen herausgegebene Organ umfa?t neben einem umfangreichen Kalendarium zum judischen Jahr Ankundigungen und Erlauterungen zu aktuellen Gesetzes-, Steuer- und Gebuhrenvorschriften sowie Bevolkerungsstatistiken und Lokalnachrichten. Hinzu kommen allgemeine Darstellungen zur judischen Geschichte, Portraits prominenter Personlichkeiten des Judentums und Berichte uber philanthropische Aktivitaten, ferner reprasentative Predigten sowie religios inspirierte erbauliche Literatur und Ubersetzungen aus dem Hebraischen

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