Subject: Hymns

This is a hymn book published in 1891 by the Hebrew Free School Association in New York City. Printed by De Leeuw and Oppenheimer, it contains approximately 41 pages of hymns. The book was likely used by students of the school and shows an inscription indicating it was once loaned to the Dr. Hertzel's Zion Club.

This book contains two distinct sections: a revised and corrected edition of "The Order of Prayer for Divine Service," originally revised by Rabbi Merzbacher of Temple Emanu-El in 1855, and further revised by Dr. Adler in 1864; and a collection of hymns for divine service used in Temple Emanu-El. The 1891 edition represents a combination of these liturgical texts.

Sheet music for "The Sorrowing Jew," written by a Friend of Israel in London and dedicated to the Ladies Jew Society of Newburyport. Published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1841, it is considered the earliest published hymn of Jewish content in America, as noted in *The Jews of Boston*, page 50. A copy is located in the Eric Mandell Library of Jewish Music at the University of Pennsylvania.

This is the second edition of "Zemirot Yisra'el," a collection of Israelitic religious songs set to music. Published in Philadelphia by Schaefer & Koradi on October 15, 1865, the book contains approximately 160 pages. The text is primarily in German, with selected hymns in Hebrew. The book includes handwritten notes on the title page and pages 78 and 79. Wilhelm Fischer is credited as the composer, with David Einhorn listed as a contributor in some sources.