Hagadah shel Pesach Keminhag Sephardim. Orden de la Agada de Pesah, En Hebraico y Español. Segun Uzan los Judios, Espanoles y Portuguezes, Traducido del Hebraico y Caldeo.

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Verlag: L. Alexander, London, 1813

Beschreibung

Modern three quarter leather binding. Yudlov 544. Yaari 381. Complete with all 7 illustrations & 5 maps. Some browning and stains. Leaves: [2], 19. "This, the only Spanish translation of the Haggadah to be printed in London, is also an example of the survival into the 19th century of the Spanish language among the Sephardic Jews of England" (Yerushalmi 85). The illustrations depict biblical scenes, and the maps detail the terrain of the Middle East. Yerushalmi, plate 85. 4to. In Hebrew and Spanish. The haggadah includes a dedication in Spanish to Senor Don A. Cardoze. Prepared for Spanish & Portuguese Jews by Jacob Meldula of Amsterdam. Hebrew and Spanish on facing pages. This Spanish issue is an augmented edition of Alexander's London Hagadah of 1806. It is the First Hagadah with Spanish Translation Printed in London. Cecil Roth, "Printed Illustrated Haggadot," Areshet (3):1961, p 26. In addition to the accessibility afforded by a Spanish translation, the numerous engraved plates and folding maps made this an extremely handsome and highly desired volume among contemporary Jews of Sephardic origin in early nineteenth century England. Although based on the earlier English-language London Haggadah of 1806, also printed by Levi Alexander, this augmented edition included several innovations including an engraved plate depicting the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Their Iberian origins notwithstanding, the Jews of England sought to demonstrate their integration into British society as expressed in the dedication of this Haggadah to an outstanding British patriot, Aaron Nunez Cardozo. A Jewish merchant of Sephardic origin, Cardozo was probably English-born but later settled in Gibraltar and became an important local hero. In 1798, when he was instrumental in uncovering the conspiracy to betray the fortress to the French, Cardozo was publicly thanked for his services before a parade of the garrison. During the Napoleonic Wars, he used his good offices to keep Gibraltar supplied with water and provisions and before the battle of Trafalgar (1805), he undertook a similar mission on behalf of Lord Nelson. The dedicatory inscription adds to his list of plaudits the "promotion and encouragement of education among the young." Additional scans available upon request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007625

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Hagadah shel Pesach Keminhag Sephardim. ...

Verlag: L. Alexander, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1813

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good