Subject: Jewish

This is a rare 1893 children's prayer book by Ella Jacobs, published in Philadelphia. The book, measuring 12mo, contains [7] pages and is bound in original stiff wrappers. It is considered a potentially unique surviving copy of the first edition, as no other copies are listed on OCLC, although a second edition from the same year is referenced in the Singerman bibliography and listed in Yale University's collection.

This book, published in 1909, contains two distinct parts bound together. The first section, "Children's Services Arranged for Each Week of the Month," provides liturgical materials for children's religious services throughout the year. The second section, "A Brief Manual Regarding Jewish Faith and Life," offers a concise overview of Jewish beliefs and practices. Both sections were authored by Rabbi Rudolph Grossman, and the book was likely used as a resource in a religious school setting, as indicated by the cover inscription, "Religious School Temple Rodeph Shalom."

Published by the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) in 1916, this Jewish prayer book was distributed to Jewish soldiers serving on the U.S.-Mexico border during the Mexican Revolution. This specific copy was presented to John Honigman of Co. F, 5th Maryland Infantry, at Eagle Pass, Texas, on Rosh Hashanah 1916, as indicated by a dedication plate. The book contains 146 pages and is designed for field use. This edition is rare, with only a handful of copies known to exist.

This is a prayer book containing the afternoon (Mincha) and evening (Maariv) services, according to the Portuguese Jewish rite (Minhag). Published in Amsterdam in 1865 by Lopes Cardozo Jr., this prayerbook belonged to Reverend Chazan J.J. Levie, who served the Jewish Community of Paramaribo, Suriname from 1860 to 1888. It contains his handwritten notes and name. This is one volume of a three-volume set.

This is the second American edition of a Haggadah, containing the Passover Seder service in Hebrew and English on facing pages. Published in New York by J.M. Jackson in 1850, it's considered the first "pure" American edition, as it lacks attribution to a foreign translator unlike the 1837 edition. The book includes 80 pages and is bound in modern gilt-tooled calf with the original printed wrapper laid down. It shows some signs of wear, including ex-library markings and staining, and is missing 1-2 leaves.

Legal document surveying the Hebrew Burying Ground in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Surveyed and signed by Henry Carpenter on July 17, 1822. Details a conveyance from Thomas Cookson and his wife to Isaac Nunes Recus and Joseph Simons on February 3, 1746, for the establishment of the burial ground. Includes a survey map. Potentially the earliest extant legal record of this historic cemetery.

This rare 1864 edition of "Tefilot Yisrael" is a Hebrew-German prayer book published by the Frank'sche Buchdruckerei und Buchhandlung in New York. It contains a unique second part titled "Tehinot Benot Yisrael" (Supplications for the Daughters of Israel), a section of prayers specifically for women. This edition is unrecorded in OCLC and not listed in Sharona Wachs's "American Jewish Liturgies." It represents a significant contribution to the history of American Jewish liturgy, particularly for its inclusion of women's prayers.

This is a first edition of Isaac Leeser's *The Book of Daily Prayers*, published by C. Sherman in 1848. This particular copy contains extensive family records added by its owners, beginning with the marriage of Solomon Zucker (later Sugar) and Matilda Forchheimer on December 12, 1852, officiated by Reverend Gutheim, rabbi of the Congregation Sherith Israel in New Orleans. The book further documents the births of seven children born in Bastrop, Louisiana, between 1853 and 1867. Newspaper clippings record Solomon Sugar's death in 1884 and his son Isadore Sugar's death in 1919. The book passed through generations of the Sugar family, prominent Jewish merchants in Bastrop and Monroe, Louisiana.

This book, published by Bloch & Co. in Cincinnati in 1872, contains the daily prayers for American Israelites. It includes 271 pages of prayers, plus an additional 42 pages in the back containing English-only prayers. The book is bound and has an owner's name embossed in gold.

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.