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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
"The Glory of Moses or the Tablet of Testimony" – Synagogue Plaque in Honor of Moses Montefiore – St. Petersburg, 1867
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
"The Glory of Moses or the Tablet of Testimony […] in honor of the pre-eminent man, the honorable elder who dedicated his life to charity […] Sir Moses Montefiore, may he live for many days and years, and in honor of his wife, the righteous and charitable […] Lady Judith may she rest in peace…" (Hebrew). Synagogue paper plaque, by H. J. [Hayyim Jonah] Gurland. Saint Petersburg: М. Эттингер (M. Ettinger), 1867. Hebrew, Yiddish and some French.
A large plaque published by writer and bibliographer Hayyim Jonah Gurland (1843-1890) in honor of Moses Montefiore, featuring an acrostic prayer in honor of Moses and Judith Montefiore, spelling out Montefiore's name. In an introductory text, Gurland describes seeing the prayer on "a large tablet, artfully framed" hanging in the Cantonist synagogue in St. Petersburg. In 1846, when St. Petersburg was still outside the Pale of Settlement and the only Jews permitted to live there were military veterans (Cantonists), Montefiore came to the city to meet with Tsar Nicholas I. During his stay in the city, over the days of Passover, he prayed in the Cantonist synagogue. Following Montefiore's audience with the Tsar, the government's restrictive policy towards Jews was relaxed. Russian Jews since thought of the baronet as their own biblical Moses, redeemer and savior of his Jewish brethren.
Introductory text beginning with verses in praise of Montefiore and listing many of his actions for the Jewish people worldwide. Gurland describes Montefiore's aforementioned 1846 audience with Tsar Nicholas I, which was of crucial importance to the Jews of St. Petersburg and to Russian Jewry in general. Gurland concludes the introduction by stating his intention to distribute the plaque among all Jewish communities, and asserting the plaque's objective of commemorating Montefiore's work.
The text is set within an elegant graphic border, with an additional line underneath urging community leaders and synagogue wardens to frame the plaque and hang it "in eternal commemoration".
63X54 cm. Good condition. Small closed and open tears to margins, not affecting text. Stains. Fold lines and creases. A strip of paper glued to the right margin of the poster.
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A large plaque published by writer and bibliographer Hayyim Jonah Gurland (1843-1890) in honor of Moses Montefiore, featuring an acrostic prayer in honor of Moses and Judith Montefiore, spelling out Montefiore's name. In an introductory text, Gurland describes seeing the prayer on "a large tablet, artfully framed" hanging in the Cantonist synagogue in St. Petersburg. In 1846, when St. Petersburg was still outside the Pale of Settlement and the only Jews permitted to live there were military veterans (Cantonists), Montefiore came to the city to meet with Tsar Nicholas I. During his stay in the city, over the days of Passover, he prayed in the Cantonist synagogue. Following Montefiore's audience with the Tsar, the government's restrictive policy towards Jews was relaxed. Russian Jews since thought of the baronet as their own biblical Moses, redeemer and savior of his Jewish brethren.
Introductory text beginning with verses in praise of Montefiore and listing many of his actions for the Jewish people worldwide. Gurland describes Montefiore's aforementioned 1846 audience with Tsar Nicholas I, which was of crucial importance to the Jews of St. Petersburg and to Russian Jewry in general. Gurland concludes the introduction by stating his intention to distribute the plaque among all Jewish communities, and asserting the plaque's objective of commemorating Montefiore's work.
The text is set within an elegant graphic border, with an additional line underneath urging community leaders and synagogue wardens to frame the plaque and hang it "in eternal commemoration".
63X54 cm. Good condition. Small closed and open tears to margins, not affecting text. Stains. Fold lines and creases. A strip of paper glued to the right margin of the poster.
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