Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Shevet Yehudah – Amsterdam, 1655 – Megilat Eifa

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Shevet Yehudah, history and events of the Jewish Nation, by Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Virga. Amsterdam, [1655].
At the end of this edition, which was printed soon after the decrees of 1648-1649 [Khmelnytsky Uprising], the publishers added the Eifa Megila which describes the decrees, by Rabbi Shabtai Cohen – the Shach. This addition was mentioned in the title page as the anticipated continuation of the composition: “Relating… tragedy and distress… which the Jewish nation suffered… and this recent intensified disaster took place under the Polish kingship in the years 1648 and 1649.
88 leaves. 14 cm. Good condition. Margins of title page cut off. Few stains.
History and Jewish communities, biography and eulogies
History and Jewish communities, biography and eulogies