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This is the bookstamp of Náboženské obce Židovské Praze Knihovna (est. 1857), the library of the Jewish community of Prague.

The library's collection was built from gifts of prominent Jewish donors, such as Koppelmann Lieben, whose…

This is the bookstamp of the Nederlandsch Israëlietisch Seminarium te Amsterdam, which was born out of the theological seminary established in 1810 as the successor institution to the Bet ha-Midrash de Ashkenazim be-Amsterdam ʻEts Ḥayim of the…

This is the signature of Shemuel Shemaiah (Samuel Shemaiah or Shemayah) Papo , an Italian rabbi, hakham (Torah scholar) and writer of halakhic responsa.

Born in 1708, most likely in the city of Ragusa where his father Abraham David Papo was…

This is the signature of C. W. H. Pauli (1800-1877), a missionary for the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews.

Born Zebi Nasi Hirsch Prinz, Pauli later converted to Christianity and became a minister and a missionary in…

Sefer Keri'e mo'ed is a compilation of cabalistic readings for the holy days. It was written by Judah ben Joseph Perez, a rabbi at Venice and Amsterdam in the first half of the eighteenth century. This copy is signed by M. Gaster (whose signature is…

This is the bookplate of Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Duke of Sussex and ninth child of King George III of England. The Duke was a great bibliophile, and his library was expanded book-by-book (as opposed to large acquisitions) from 1819 to 1830.…

This is the bookstamp of Prager Israelitische Cultus-Gemeinde Bibliothek (est. 1857), the library of the Jewish community of Prague.

The library's collection was built from gifts of prominent Jewish donors, such as Koppelmann Lieben, whose…

This is the bookstamp of Shelomoh Ram, a dayyan (member of the local rabbinical court) and moreh tsedek (rabbi who makes decisions pertaining to Jewish law) in Jerusalem.

He was the son of Rabbi Yonah Ram of Birz, Lithuania (also known as Birzai…

This is the bookstamp of Mosheh Mordekhai Yiśraʼel (also Moses Mordecai Yisroel or Israel) Rivkind (1861–1940), a rabbi and maggid (preacher) in the United States.

Rabbi Rivkind grew up in Dvinsk and other Russian towns, where he received his…

This is the stamped book cover of Haim (also Hayim) Yisrael Romano, a wealthy grain merchant and philanthropist from Constantinople. He was affectionately called “Chilivi Mercado Romano” or “The Master Merchant Romano.” He had a yeshivah in…