1936 Die Haggadah des Kindes Berlin Children's Haggadah Silbermann Moving Parts

by Dr. A. M. Silbermann

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } SCARCE 1936 BERLIN ILLUSTRATED HAGGADAH FOR CHILDREN, WITH MOVING PARTS Die Haggadah des Kindes. Herausgegeben von Dr. A. M. Silbermann Illustriert von Erwin Singer Published by Hebräischer Verlag “Menorah,” Berlin, 1936. Acceptable. Second edition, 7th-10th thousand. Original cloth spine with pictorial boards. Acceptable hardcover, small folio measures approx. 12.25” x 9”. Binding is loose with hinges & joints intact but starting, cover wear mostly to rear corner, a few internal spine breaks. All five moving illustrations present and working, but the rotating illustration of the plagues is disbound and laid-in along with the sheet for page 14/15. Some internal tears, staining and remnants of tape repairs - see photos. Published 3 years after Hitler came to power. Text in Hebrew and German. Famous and much loved children's Haggadah with its moveable parts and Singer illustrations “Born in Hungary, [Abraham Moritz] Silbermann [1889-1939] was ordained as a rabbi at Berlin Rabbinical Seminary, but engaged in publishing and bookselling… his Children’s Haggadah was popular” (Encyclopedia Judaica). This book was a featured selection in the Brooklyn Public Library’s 2000 exhibition, Brooklyn Pops Up!: The History and Art of the Movable Book. The illustrations with moving parts depict baby Moses on the Nile, the Jews’ bondage in Egypt, the plagues, the Pharaoh’s army in the Red Sea, and the hiding and finding

• Publisher: Publisher
• Year: 1936
• Condition: Fair

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