Seder Berachah Acharonah, lithograph poster. Published by Avraham Meir son of R. Yaakov Kopil HaKohen Neiman. Harbin: N. A. Frankel ("Типо-лит. Н. А. Френкеля"), 1934.
Al HaMichyah blessing with Yiddish instructions, set in a black and orange border, with medallions containing Stars of David. The border is surmounted by a large Star of David containing hands raised for the Priestly Blessing, flanked by a pair of lions.
In the early 20th century, Harbin became an administrative center situated on the railway from Russia to China, prompting the immigration of Russian Jews. In 1908, about 8000 Jews were living in the city. The flow of Russian refugees increased after WWI and in the early 1930s, the community peaked at 15,000 Jewish residents, with schools, hospitals, old-age homes, a library, etc., also providing organized assistance to refugees. During these years, dozens of Jewish-owned companies operated in Harbin and the community prospered as a center of Jewish culture. Newspapers were printed, plays were produced and in 1927, the community hosted the first Far-East Zionist convention. At the end of the Russian occupation in 1928, an economic crisis hit the city and the situation of Jews took a turn for the worst. Under the Japanese occupation (1931-1945) the Jewish community was persecuted and its freedom was limited. After WWII, Jews emigrated from the city until organized Jewish life in Harbin came to an end altogether.
[1] leaf. 25X39 cm. Fair condition. Bottom of leaf torn along entire width, reinforced with tape. Tears and open tears, some repaired with paper. Pinholes. Stains. Folding marks.
Not listed in the NLI catalog nor in the OCLC.

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