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LOT 15:
Extremely Rare: 'Dos Yiddische Licht' - Daily and Weekly Newsppaer in Yiddish and English. [New York], 1925-1927
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Extremely Rare: 'Dos Yiddische Licht' - Daily and Weekly Newsppaer in Yiddish and English. [New York], 1925-1927
Extremely rare: two thick volumes of the newspaper Dos Yiddische Licht. [New York], 1925-1927. The National Library's collection contains issues from 1924-1925 only, and this colection contains more than 150 additional issues!
The newspaper contains many news items about events in the Land of Israel and Jewish communities of the USA, the Jewish colonies in Russia, the visit of rabbis to the USA (Rabbi Meir Dan Plotzki and many more), advertisements, some of them designed by the wonderful graphics of the 'New World'. In addition, the newspaper contained a section dedicated to riddles and Divrei Torah by the Admo"r of Kobrin and an additonal section by Rabbi Shemarya Horowitz, one of the leaders of orthodox Jewry in the USA at the time.
The newspaper was first published as a daily (until issue 217) and at a certain stage, became a weekly (from issue 218 and onward).
* Volume I: Issue 92 (Elul 1925) to issue 219 (Adar 1926).
* Volume II: Issue 220 (Adar 1926) to issue 253 (Adar B 1927).
Sizes vary. maximal size - 47X30 cm. Yiddish and some English.
Moderate overall condition. Two leaves were bound upside down. Several leaves are detached. Many tears to the margins of the leaves, mostly without lacks. The lacks to the leaves have not been examined. This lot is sold as is.
