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The two small strips of silver contain what is known as the priestly benediction, from the book of numbers the fourth book of the torah, making it the oldest biblical passage ever found on an ancient artifact. Oct 31, 2014 rare jewish war heroes comic from 1944 found in box of donated used books it would be tricky to fix a price on such a find, says peter birkemoe, owner of toronto comic book shop the beguiling. Rare jewish books from jewish used books find rare books. In brooklyn, a trove of hebrew books from centuries past. Fishburn books specialists in judaica and hebraica. Trove of lost jewish artifacts, thought to have been. People look over record book from 1836 that is displayed at the yivo institute for jewish research in new york, tuesday, oct.

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Nov 10, 2017 david fishman chronicles a group of jewish artists and intellectuals who preserved thousands of rare jewish books from being destroyed. Jerusalem ap a fragment of an enigmatic dead sea scroll has gone on public display at jerusalems israel museum for the first time since its discovery 70 years ago. Rare jewish manuscript found in garage expected to fetch. The scrolls were discovered in 1979 and were estimated to be from around the late seventh or early sixth century bce. I knew it was a very rare book in fact, it may be the only copy of it in britain, he said. Jun 24, 2011 a rare jewish text, published for the black jews of india in the 19th century, has been found in a garage sale in salford. For example, a jewish book printed in 1492 is worth considerably more than a nonjewish book from the same period. While the content of hofjuden is without question extremely anti jewish, the book does provide a good deal of otherwise obscure genealogical data and fascinating european history not easily found elsewhere. Shop jewish used books for the cheapest prices and best finds.

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