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This is the bookplate of N.H. van Biema (1836-1901), a Dutch author, bibliographer and bibliophile. He is also referred to by his pseudonym "Yenahel" (ינהל), which is an acronym of the first initials of his Hebrew name Ya'akov Naftali Hirts Levi…

This is the bookplate of Rabbi Aharon Mosheh Schwartzchild (or Schwarzschild), (1841-1912), a dayyan (member of the local rabbinical court) and moreh tsedek (rabbi who makes decisions pertaining to Jewish Law) in the Jewish community of Frankfurt am…

This is the bookplate of Hieronymus Scholtz (1723 - after 1807), a deacon and preacher at the church of St. Elizabeth at Breslau (Wrocław).

This is one of his two bookplates that appear in the Brisman Collection. It was made by an unknown…

This is the bookplate of To'elet (Tongeleth in the Dutch Jewish pronunciation), a Hebrew literary society founded in Amsterdam in 1815 by Samuel Mulder and Mozes Loonstein. The society was created as part of the Dutch Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment)…

This is the bookstamp of To'elet (Tongeleth in the Dutch Jewish pronunciation), a Hebrew literary society founded in Amsterdam in 1815 by Samuel Mulder and Mozes Loonstein. The society was created as part of the Dutch Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment)…

'Erekh ha-Shulhan: Even ha-'ezer was written by Isaac ben Benjamin Tayyib, a rabbi and kabbalist of Tunis. 'Erekh ha-Shulchan is a novellae on the four divisions of the Shulhan 'Arukh. This copy is signed by Moses Gaster (whose signature is featured…

This is the bookstamp of Bibliothek der Synagogen Gemeinde zu Breslau (est. early 19th century), the Library of the Jewish community of Breslau.

The library was originally established as a reading room by M. Breslauer on Św. Antoniego Street.…

This is the bookplate of Hieronymus Scholtz (1723 - after 1807), a deacon and preacher at the church of St. Elizabeth at Breslau (Wrocław).

This is one of his two bookplates that appear in the Brisman Collection. It was made by engraver Johann…

This is the bookstamp of Yehuda (also Yehudah or Judah) Soniker, a rabbi who lived in Brooklyn, NY. Soniker was born in Erets Yisrael (Palestine) in 1885 and later immigrated to the United States with his wife and two children.

He was a supporter…

This is the bookstamp of George (also Gedaliah ben Isiah Meir) Silverstone (1872-1944), Orthodox rabbi and author.

Silverstone was born in Jasionowka, Poland and was educated at the yeshivas in Ruzhany and Telz. In 1891, he moved with his family…