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 bookstamp of Rabbi Reuven Yisrael HaLevi Frenkel (also Fraenkel), who was the rabbi in the village of Risashitz near Kalisz, Poland. Rabbi Frenkel was born in 1769 in Lask, Poland, the son of Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi Fraenkel Charif mi-Lissa.…
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.
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.
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…