Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Essay about the Messiah Claimant Jacob Frank – Handwritten by Shlomo Rubin, Member of the Haskalah Movement

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Toldot HaMeta'atea HaNifla Ya'akov Frank [The history of the wondrous deceiver Jacob Frank (Hebrew)]. An essay handwritten by Dr. Shlomo Rubin. Signed at the end: "S. Rubin". Ostroh, 1865.
The essay was published in "HaMelitz" (sixth year, Shevat-Adar, 1866, issues 4, 5, 7), as a series. Dr. Shlomo Rubin (1823-1910), one of the leaders of the Haskalah (enlightenment) Movement in Galicia, prolific Hebrew author and translator of many classic books into Hebrew.
See: Meir, Yonatan: Toldot HaMeta'atea HaNifla, in: Tarbitz, vol. 80, issue 3 (212), pp. 463-474. [16] pp, 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Stained. Folding marks. Creases at corners, some tears at margins. Ink- stamp, ink stain and inscription "Sudar" (Hebrew).
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature and Periodicals, Yiddish Literature