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This is the bookstamp of “Sa’adat Bahurim,” a society established in 1760 as a framework to support students of poor financial standing attending the Bet ha-Midrash de Ashkenazim be-Amsterdam ʻEts Ḥayim (house of learning for Ashkenazim) in…

This is the bookstamp of Salomon (also Solomon) Cohn (1822-1902), a German rabbi and author. He was born in Zülz, Prussian Silesia on March 24th, 1822. His grandfather was the famous rabbi at Fürth, Meshullam Solomon Cohn.

Salomon Cohn was…

This is the bookstamp of Dr. Samual Max (Shemu’el Mosheh) Melamed, an American writer and journalist. He received his Ph.D in Jewish philosophy and was considered to be one of the highest ranking Jewish journalists of his time.

Dr. Samuel…

This is the bookstamp of Shalom Yosef Friedman (1871-1927), rabbi of Milnitza. He was the son of Rabbi Naḥum Dober Friedman, whose stamp also appears in the Brisman collection. He has the same name as his grandfather, who served as rabbi in…

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 Shimeon Brisman (1920-2004), a librarian, bibliographer, and rabbi who provided the Washington University Libraries with the collection that bears his name.

Shimeon Brisman was born in Poland. At the outbreak of World War…

This is the bookstamp of Shmuel (also Samoil, Samuel) Meir Schon, a Romanian merchant. Schon was born in Nagyvarad, Romania on October 20th, 1881 to Yosef (Herman) and Miriam (Maria) nee Hoffman.

He married Nekha (Nina) nee Porges and they had…

The is the bookstamp of Solomon I. Mizrahi (1898-1979). Mizrahi was born in Palestine, where he married Regina Barazani in 1921. In 1926 they settled in the Los Angeles area with their children.

Solomon Mizrahi served as rabbi in the Rhodesli…

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 bookstamp of the Associates of the Late Rev. Dr. Bray (est. 1723). Dr. Thomas Bray (1656-1730) was an English reverend who created a system of parochial libraries in many of the thirteen American colonies.

He was educated at All Souls'…