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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'…

Sefer Lev David was written by Hayyim Yosef David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia (in Hebrew: חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי), commonly known as the Hida (by the acronym of his name, חיד"א). Born and educated in Jerusalem, Azulai was a…

This is the bookstamp of Jacob Bachrach, a rabbi, grammarian, and noted proponent of rabbinical Judaism. Jacob Bachrach (also Bacharach or HaBachri) was born in Seiny (Sejny) in the district of Suwalki (then Russia, now Poland) in 1824. He was…

This is the signature of Judah ben Joshua Ezekiel Bachrach (also Bacharach), a rabbi, Talmudist and author.

He was born in Lithuania in approximately 1775 and died in Seiny (Sejny) in the district of Suwalki on April 25, 1846. Rabbi Judah…

This is the signature of Moses Baruch Caravaglio (also Carvaglio), a wealthy Italian coral merchant active in the 18th century. In the 1730s, along with his father Jacob, his brother Abraham, and his uncle Aaron, Moses ran the family trade business…

This is the bookstamp of Bernhard Beer (1801-1861), a German author and theologian. Beer wrote frequently about Jewish history, philosophy and Bible exegesis. He also campaigned for the emancipation of Jews.

Beer advocated in particular for…

Luaḥ ha-peʻalim is a book of Hebrew grammar written by Judah Leib Ben Ze'ev (1764-1811), who was the first Jewish scholar to apply Western research methods to the study of Hebrew. Born near Cracow, Ben Ze'ev received a traditional Jewish…

Zimrat ha-arets is detailed account of the resettlement of Jews in Tiberias in the eighteenth century and the many miracles done at that time. It was written by R. Jacob ben Hayyim Berab (Beirav), a poet and hymnologist. Berab was born in Safed and…

This is the signature of Rabbi Yitzhak (Isaac, also Ayzik) Berlin (1792 or 93-1865), a rabbi and scholar from Hamburg, Germany. He was born to Rabbi Lase Heilbut of Berlin and Mindell Heilbut. He and his wife, Fanny, had as many as 13…

This is the signature of Moses (also Mosheh) Berlin (1821-1888), a Russian scholar and Jewish government official from Shklov, Belarus.

He was educated at the Universities of Konigsberg and Bonn and worked as a teacher upon completing his studies…