A collection of twelve miniature carte-de-visite photographs by Dr. Max Louis Rossvally, published by W. W. Hoyt in New York, circa 1879. The photographs depict various Jewish customs, including holding a lulav, kaparot, and blowing a shofar. Eleven photographs are portraits, and one depicts the "Shma Israel" blessing.
Subject: Jewish customs and practices
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An article titled 'The Jews in America' by Alfred Trumble, extracted from Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, volume 4, number 2, August 1877, published in New York by Frank Leslie's Publishing House. The article, featuring illustrations of Jewish rituals and customs, aims to present American Jewish life to a non-Jewish audience.
This book, published by H. Sakolovski at 53 Division Street, provides a comprehensive guide to the rituals and ceremonies associated with death, mourning, and burial in the Jewish tradition. First published by L.H. Frank in 1878, this edition is from 1882. The book details practices observed at the deathbed, in the home of mourning, and at the cemetery. The content likely covers prayers, customs, and procedures following a Jewish death and funeral.