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This is the signature of Mordecai Samuel ben Benzion Aryeh Ghirondi (1799-1852), an Italian rabbi, professor and bibliophile. He was the grandson of Mazal-Tov Benvenida Ghirondi, who was famous for her teaching skills and lessons on Jewish subjects.…

This is the signature of Menasseh Grossberg (c. 1860-1927), a rabbinical scholar originally from Trestina, Russia.

Grossberg copied and published Hebrew manuscripts from libraries around the world in the cities of Berlin, Paris, London,…

This is the signature of Raphael Hanno (1791-1871), a German Christian author.

Hanno was professor of Oriental languages at the University of Heidelberg from 1824 until his death. He focused his writings on the Hebrew language and poetry.

This is the bookplate of Aron Hirsch Heymann (1802 or 1803-1880), a salesman, banker and leader of the Jewish community in Berlin. Born in Strausberg, Germany to Joachim Moses and Bella Heymann, Aron Hirsch began his training in business when he was…

This is the bookplate of Rabbi Meier Hildesheimer (1864-1934), who led the Congregation Adas Yisrael in Berlin and directed the Rabbinical Seminary of Berlin (also Bet he-midrash le-Rabanim be-Berlin, featured in the Brisman collection). Founded in…

This is the bookplate of Rabbi Markus (also Mordecai Amram) Hirsch (1833-1909), Chief Rabbi of Hamburg. Before attaining this position, Hirsch lead the Jewish communities of his native Hungary in the arbitration of conflicts, reorganization of Jewish…

This is the bookstamp of the Bibliothek der Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums (est. 1870), the Library of the Higher Institute for Jewish Studies. This rabbinical seminary was established in Berlin under the direction of Abraham Geiger,…

This is the bookstamp of Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien Bibliothek, the Library of the Jewish Community of Vienna. This library was established in 1814 through the donations from various benefactors including Anton von Schmid, a Christian printer…

This is the bookstamp of the Israelitische Religionsgemeinde zu Dresden. Wünsche-Bibliothekm, the Library of the Jewish community of Dresden.

This is the bookstamp of the Jüdisch-Theologisches Seminar zu Breslau (est. 1854), the Jewish Theological Seminary in Breslau. It was the first modern rabbinical seminary in Central Europe and ideologically aligned itself in the middle between…