Auction 72
Lot 38:
As Orações de Israel – Yisrael’s Prayers, an interesting work in Portuguese, tracing the sources of the version of the prayers. By Moisés Bensabat Amzalak. "Tiragem 250 exemplares" – a limited, numbered edition of 250 copies only.
Printed in Lisbon in 1927. A booklet with a color cover. Stains. Apparently complete. Good overall condition.
The author, Moisés Bensabat Amzalak (1892 – 1978) was a Portuguese scholar and economist. Amzalak was born and educated in Lisbon. He combined a successful business career with broad academic activity. A devoted Jew, a central figure in the Portuguese Jewish Community, he headed the Lisbon Jewish community from 1926 until his death in 1978.
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