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Torah, nevi’im ve-ketuvim be-lashon ’ashkenaz
Torah, nevi’im ve-ketuvim be-lashon ’ashkenaz
- Collection ID
- BIB.001110
- Type
- Bible - Printed Book
- Date
- 1677
- Geography
- Amsterdam, (the Netherlands)
- Language
- Hebrew, Yiddish
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 12.75 × 9 × 2.25 in. (32.4 × 22.9 × 5.7 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- On View in History of the Bible, The King James Bible
Printed in 1678/1679 by Uri Fayvesh, a Jewish printer in Amsterdam, and translated by Yekutiel Blitz, this is one of the first complete printed translations of the Hebrew Bible into Yiddish. Fayvesh was in close competition with Joseph Athias, who printed a translation by Joseph Witzenhausen, and they came out at nearly the same time, intended for the eastern European market. Athias likely plagiarized some of the work done by Blitz for Fayvesh; some pages in his Bible may even have been printed in Fayvesh’s shop.
Printed in 1678/1679 by Uri Fayvesh, a Jewish printer in Amsterdam, and translated by Yekutiel Blitz, this is one of the first complete printed translations of the Hebrew Bible into Yiddish. Fayvesh was in close competition with Joseph Athias, who printed a translation by Joseph Witzenhausen, and they came out at nearly the same time, intended for the eastern European market. Athias likely plagiarized some of the work done by Blitz for Fayvesh; some pages in his Bible may even have been printed in Fayvesh’s shop.
Printed in 1678/1679 by Uri Fayvesh, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Acquired before 1987 by Salomon S. Meyer.[1] Acquired before 2004 by Norman and Evelyn Drachler.[2] Acquired by Eric Chaim Kline; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2016 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Sticker on the inside of front board of the book. [2] Bookplate on front board of book.
Printed in 1678/1679 by Uri Fayvesh, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Acquired before 1987 by Salomon S. Meyer.[1] Acquired before 2004 by Norman and Evelyn Drachler.[2] Acquired by Eric Chaim Kline; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2016 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Sticker on the inside of front board of the book. [2] Bookplate on front board of book.
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