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This is the bookstamp of David Meldola, a Hebraist, Talmudist and de facto chief rabbi of the London Sephardic community from 1828 until his death in 1853. Meldola was born in 1797 in Leghorn, where he was ordained as rabbi.

He was the eldest son…

This is the bookstamp of Eduard (Ede) Ehrlich (1808-1882), a Hungarian rabbi who held posts in several cities throughout his lifetime. Little about his life is documented, aside from a few articles from a local newspaper in which he is mentioned.…

This is the bookstamp of Emil Wassermann. Emil, who was born on May 12th 1842 in Wallerstein, Germany and died on November 12th 1911 in Berlin, Germany, was the initiator of the banking tradition in the Wassermann Family. He owned and directed A.E.…

This is the bookstamp of Evelina de Rothschild Girls' School (est. 1854), the first all-girls school in Palestine. It was originally founded by Dr. Albert Cohen in the Old City of Jerusalem and taught the students domestic trades, such as sewing and…

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…

This is the bookstamp of Heinrich (also Hayim) Brody, a Hungarian rabbi and scholar specializing in Hebrew poetry. He was born in Ungvar, Hungary to Rabbi Solomon Zalman Brody of the famous Brody rabbinical family. His grandfather was Rabbi Solomon…

This is the bookstamp of Hermann Adler (1839-1911), chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire. He was born in Hannover, Germany in May 1839 to Dr. Nathan Marcus Adler of the prominent Adler rabbinical family. As a small…

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 Josef Bursztyn (Joseph Burstyn), a Polish merchant. He was born on July 9th, 1894 in Nodwarna, Poland to Beila and Issachar.

The photograph above shows Josef on the day of his wedding to Blanca Kessler in Vienna, circa…