Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture

A Prayer book for the Jewish Soldier – World War I

Opening: $120
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
Andachtsbuchlein fur judische Krieger im Felde – a miniature prayer book printed for Austrian Jewish soldiers who left for the battlefield during World War I. Vienna, 1915.
Contains basic prayers, abridged versions of the Amidah, vidui, a prayer in memory of the fallen and Kadish. A parallel translation into German. At the beginning of the book is a picture of Emperor Franz Josef I.
[4], 58 pages, 5X6.5 cm. Thick paper. Fair condition. Moisture damage. Non-original binding.
Jewish Soldiers, The Jewish Legion and the Jewish Brigade
Jewish Soldiers, The Jewish Legion and the Jewish Brigade