Auction 77
Lot 81:
1. Hayehudim Bechina [The Jews in China] by Marcus Adler, translated from English by Elchanan Segal. A preliminary study of the Jews in China, reviewing the documentation that existed in the second half of the 20th century and with testimonies of Jewish emissaries and copying of prayers. Vilna – 1901. 35, [1] pp. -illustrations. 19 cm. The title page of the book is mounted on the binding. A single detached leaf. Stains. Good overall condition.
2. Sefer Habrit Hechadash im Hanahar Sambation Bemedinat China. By Uziel Hugo of Boston. Documentation of Chinese Jewry by a tourist who traveled during the war of the European Kings in 1901. The author was captured by the Chinese "and died in prison after being tortured and without having a burial". Piotrkow – 1911. 56 pp. 22 cm. Stains. New embossed binding. Good overall condition.
3. The Jews in Kaifeng, Reflections on Sino-Judaic History. Summary of a lecture given in Beit Hatefutzot (Museum of the Jewish People) of Tel Aviv. Hong Kong – 1986. 55 pp. 18.5 cm. With monochrome photographs. Printed on quality chromo paper. Soft, embossed binding. Very good overall condition.
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