Search Results: Authors starting with H from Dan Wyman Books

New York: Maimonides Octocentennial Committee, 1935. Bound together in attractive cloth. 8vo. Comprising the following titles: --Achad Ha-am [pseud. ] Translated from the Hebrew by Leon Simon. THE SUPREMACY OF REASON. Maimonides Octocentennial Series, No. 1. 52 pages. OCLC lists 17 copies worldwide. --Marx, Alexander. MOSES MAIMONIDES. Maimonides Octocentennial Series, No. 2. 27 pages. OCLC lists 17 copies worldwide. --Tchernowitz, Chaim. Translated from the Hebrew by Harry S. Lewis. MAIMONIDES AS CODIFIER. Maimonides Octocentennial Series, No. 3. 32 pages. Subject: Mishneh-Torah. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. --Husik, Isaac. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MAIMONIDES. Maimonides Octocentennial Series, No. 4. 31 pages. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Very Good Condition. (SEF37-16).

Hamburg : O. Meissner, 1886. Hardback. Original Boards. 8vo. [xvi], 511 pages ; 22 cm. In German. "Moses M. Haarbleicher (1797 — 1869) was a German-Jewish poet and critic. Following the example of his father, the founder of the Jewish School of Hamburg, and under the influence of his guardian, the father of Gabriel Riesser, he interested himself early in the affairs of the Jews... He took an active part in the establishment of the Tempelverein, being one of the collaborators in the revision of its prayer-book; and he founded the Verein zur Beförderung Nützlicher Gewerbe Unter den Juden, which he directed from 1823 to 1840, when he became secretary of the congregation of Hamburg. Possessing knowledge of Romance and Germanic languages, and wrote with ease in Hebrew, was an acute and clever critic. Forty of his songs and poems are contained in the hymn-book of the Hamburg congregation. His poem ‘Hagbahah' was often ascribed to Gabriel Riesser. Some years prior to his death he published the first… Read More

Wien, Teschen, K. Prochaska, 1887. Paperback. Original Cover Wrapper. [iv], 45 pages ; 24 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, "Anti-Semitism. " "Theodor Haase (1834 - 1909) was a Austro-Hungarian evangelical clergyman and theologian from Silesia and a leading activist of the German Progressive Party... He was a member of the Silesian National Parliament, a member of the Austrian Council of State, the Moravian-Silesian Region superintendent of the Lutheran Church, and a member of the House of Lords in the Austrian Council of State..." He wrote many books and was highly critical of anti-Semitism (Wikipedia, 2016) . OCLC lists about 18 copies worldwide. Cover is torn and taped. Several pages are torn at the corner with no text effected. Paper is browning. A few pages are unopened. Overall Good condition. (HOLO2-130-49).

Tel Aviv : Am `oved, 1946. Hardcover. First edition. Original boards. 8vo. 788 pages, 24 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Book of the Second Wave of Immigration. € Both editors were major figures of the Second Aliyah. This anthology features essays from the major forefathers of Zionism, including Berl Katznelson, Ben-Gurion, Tibenkin, and many more. Overall a comprehensive look at the most important and influential wave of Zionist immigration to Palestine. SUBJECTS: Zionism - Immigration. Minor wear to boards. Very Good Condition. (ZION-14-35).

New York; Coward-Mccann, 1966. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 319 pages. 22 cm. First American edition. Originally published as Die Mission; Vienna, Desch, 1965. Translated from the German by Michael Bullock. Janos Békessy, better known under his pen name Hans Habe (12 February 1911, Budapest - 29 September 1977, Locarno) was an Hungarian-Austrian writer and newspaper publisher. From 1941, he held U. S. Citizenship. In 1930 Bekessy began to work as a reporter for the Wiener Sonn- und Montagspost (Vienna Sunday and Monday Post) . In the following year he became Editor of the Österreichische Abendzeitung (Austrian Evening News) , one of the youngest newspaper editors ever, at age 20. At this time he married his first wife, Margit Bloch. Early in 1934 he moved to the Wiener Morgen (Vienna Morning News) . From 1935 to 1939 he was a Foreign Correspondent for the Prager Tagblatt (Prague Daily News) , stationed mostly at Geneva, covering the League of Nations. In this capacity he was present at the… Read More

New York; Coward-Mccann, 1967. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 320 pages. 22 cm. First American edition. Hans Habe was one of the most important publicists in West Germany after World War II. During his life he wrote more than twenty books, some of them translated into English, and around ten thousand newspaper articles. "Christopher and his Father; A novel of the Conflict of Generations in Germany Today" concerns the relationship between Veit Harlan, the director of the anti-Semitic film "Jud Suess" during the Nazi period, and his son Thomas Harlan. Subjects: Fathers and sons - Germany - Fiction. Atonement - Fiction. German fiction - 20th century - Translations into English. Germany - History - 20th century - Fiction. With very good dustjacket. Near fine condition. (HOLO2-95-6).

New York; American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1970. Paperback. Original Wrappers. 8vo.15 pages. 22 cm. "A year-end report to the National Council" by Samuel L. Haber with a foreword by Jack D. Weiler. Much on aid to post-war refugees. This annual report of the Joint Distribution Committee details the communities and need for assistance and relief work in Israel, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. It notes the changes in Jewish communities in various countries since the end of the second world war and points out concrete instances of anti-semitism in various locations. Subjects: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - History. Jews - Charities. OCLC lists three copies (YIVO, Brandeis, HUC) . Covers lightly soiled, internally fresh and clean. Good condition. (HOLO2-96-16).

Tel Aviv; Sifryat Ha-Sha?ot, 1946. Softcover. Original Wraps. 16mo. 47 pages. 17 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. On the form and history of Piyyut; heavily draws on the works of Wissenschaft des Judentums scholars. Written by Abraham Meir Habermann (1901-1980) , bibliographer and scholar of medieval Hebrew literature. Subjects: Piyutim. OCLC lists 25 copies. Pages lightly aged, light soiling to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Good + condition. (SEF-52-46).

Jerusalem; Ha-Mah?lakah Le-Hinukh Ule-Tarbut Ba-Golah Shel Ha-Histadrut Ha-Tsiyonit Ha-‘olamit, 1958. (FT) Original wraps. 12mo. 46 pages. 19 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Selected booklist of Hebrew Judaica printed in Israel. Subjects: Hebrew literature -Bibliography. Hebrew imprints. Israel - Imprints. OCLC lists 25 copies. Light wear to wraps, chipped corner, otherwise fresh. Very good condition. (BIBLIOG-30-1).

Tel-Aviv; Universitat Tel Aviv, Makhon Le-Heker Ha-Sifrut A. Sh. B. Ts. Kats; Yerushalayim: R. Mas, 1977. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. VIII, 385 pages. 25 cm. First edition. In Hebrew with English title, table of contents and summaries. Frontispiece portrait of Habermann. A. M. Habermann jubilee volume. Papers on medieval Hebrew literature: presented to A. M. Habermann on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Edited by Zvi Malachi. Abraham Meir Habermann (1901-1980) , "bibliographer and scholar of medieval Hebrew literature. Born at Zurawno (Galicia) , Habermann from 1928 was librarian at the Schocken Library in Berlin. He immigrated to Palestine in 1934 and served as director of the Schocken Library in Jerusalem until 1967. From 1957 he taught medieval literature at Tel Aviv University (professor, 1969) and taught at the Graduate Library School of the Hebrew University. He was editor of the department of bibliography (Jewish printers) for the Encyclopaedia Hebraica and the department of medieval… Read More

Yerushalayim; R. Mas, 1974. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 8, 286 pages. 25 cm. First edition. In Hebrew; with English title: Anshe sefer we-anshe maaseh; reflections on writers, scholars, bibliographers, printers and book-dealers. By Abraham Meir Habermann (1901-1980) , a "bibliographer and scholar of medieval Hebrew literature. Born at Zurawno (Galicia) , Habermann from 1928 was librarian at the Schocken Library in Berlin. He immigrated to Palestine in 1934 and served as director of the Schocken Library in Jerusalem until 1967. From 1957 he taught medieval literature at Tel Aviv University (professor, 1969) and taught at the Graduate Library School of the Hebrew University. He was editor of the department of bibliography (Jewish printers) for the Encyclopaedia Hebraica and the department of medieval Hebrew poetry for the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica. Habermann began his study of medieval literature in 1925, specializing in the Ashkenazi piyyut from the time of R. Ephraim ben Jacob… Read More

Yerushalayim; Mahbarot Le-Sifrut, 1952. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. 167 pages. 23 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Added English title page: ? Edah we-? Eduth; three scrolls from the Judean Desert, the legacy of a community. ' Edited with Vocalization, Introduction, Notes and Indices by A. M. Habermann. Chapter contents: The Scrolls of the Judaean Desert Sect (Introduction) ; The Habakkuk Midrash; The Manual of Discipline; The Documents of the Damascus Covenanters; Fragment of a Scroll; Proper Names and Expressions; Biblical Verses. Bibliography: p. 160-167. Subjects: Jewish sects. Jewish sects. Dead Sea scrolls. Light chipping to edges of marbled boards; otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (BIBLIOG-36-16).

New York: Habonim Labor Zionist Youth, 1947. Paperback. 1st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 19 pages 23 cm. "Habonim Library No. 4, " from July 1947. Not to be confused with David Breslau's 1961 book of the same title. This report details the major events and timeline of 1947 for Habonim. Habonim was an educational youth movement formed in the UK. It would later merge with Dror, based in Poland, to form Habonim Dror. Features beautiful illustrations of Habonim activities. SUBJECTS: Labor Zionism. OCLC lists no copies of this publication anywhere, and only one holding (NYPL) for the preceding 3 publications in the "Habonim Library" series. Very good condition. Very Rare. (ZION2-2-7).

New York, Habonim, Labor Zionist Youth, 1944. Paper Wraps. 8vo. 31 pages. Holocaust-era imprint. Monthly periodical by the Labor Zionist Youth organization. Contents of this issue include, "The Month: Still No Decision, " Shalom Wurm; "Seder Diary, " Ben Simcha; "Boundaries of Exile, " Ben Halpern; "Palestine Letter: Crisis in the Party, " S. Aharoni; "A Day in Yagur, " Willliam Siegel; "Labor in Search of Policy, " Samuel M. Ehrenhalt. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- United States -- Periodicals. Labor Zionism -- United States -- Periodicals. Jewish youth -- United States -- Periodicals. OCLC lists no copies. Cover has some stains, fraying at binding. Pages darkened and crease through corner of some pages, but all text is clear. Good condition. (HOLO2-41-17).

New York, N. Y. ; Ichud Habonim Labor Zionist Youth, [197?]. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 8vo. 152 pages. 25 cm. Presumed first edition, no date. Collection of biographies, historical and literary selections, on Jewish women. Contents: Women in the Bible; Women in the Talmud; Sketches from Early History; Entering the Modern World (with selections from Bertha Meyer and Gluckel of Hamelin) ; Just Yesterday (selections from Pauline Wengeroff, H. N. Bialik, Hannah Senesh, Henrietta Szold, Zivia Lubetkin) ; Women in Palestine (Golda Meir, Dvora Dayan, Ada Maimon) ; Women in Kibbutz (Muki Tsur, Yonina Talmon, Yonah Golan) ; Women Today (Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, Andre Chouraqui, Judy Groner, Shulamit Aloni, Zina Smith Blau) . Contains Sephardic folk songs, holocaust memoirs, Israeli feminist theory, 18th century Salons, etc. Subjects: Jewish women. Light wear to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (WOMEN-2-9).

Tel Aviv; Irgun Sheerit Hapleita Me'haezor Habriti, 1957. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 203 pages. 22 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. Belsen concentration camp commemoration volume, with testimonies and memorial services held by Belsen survivors and soldiers of the Israeli army. A history of Belsen before and after liberation, with extensive documentation of the life and community of the DP camp established in Belsen - with chapters on the Yiddish theatre of Belsen, education, cultural activities, religious life, children brought into the world in the Belsen camp - the major emphasis is upon renewal of life. Profusely illustrated with 79 black and white photographs and four pages of maps (of Belsen Lager) at end. Subjects: Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Jews. Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) . Light edge wear, otherwise fine. Great condition. (HOLO2-98-35).

Tel Aviv; Irgun Sheerit Hapleita Me'haezor Habriti, 1957. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 203 pages. 22 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. Belsen concentration camp commemoration volume, with testimonies and memorial services held by Belsen survivors and soldiers of the Israeli army. A history of Belsen before and after liberation, with extensive documentation of the life and community of the DP camp established in Belsen - with chapters on the Yiddish theatre of Belsen, education, cultural activities, religious life, children brought into the world in the Belsen camp - the major emphasis is upon renewal of life. Profusely illustrated with 79 black and white photographs and four pages of maps (of Belsen Lager) at end. Subjects: Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Jews. Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) . Light edge wear, otherwise fine. Great condition. (HOLO2-104-8).

Tel Aviv; Irgun Sheerit Hapleita Me'haezor Habriti, 1957. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 203 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Belsen concentration camp commemoration volume, with testimonies and memorial services held by Belsen survivors and soldiers of the Israeli army. A history of Belsen before and after liberation, with extensive documentation of the life and community of the DP camp established in Belsen - with chapters on the Yiddish theatre of Belsen, education, cultural activities, religious life, children brought into the world in the Belsen camp - the major emphasis is upon renewal of life. Profusely illustrated with 79 black and white photographs and four pages of maps (of Belsen Lager) at end. Subjects: Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Jews. Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp) . Light edge wear, otherwise fine. Great condition. (HOLO2-104-8).

Vilna: Bi-Defus Y. R. Rom,lithuania; Vilna, 1858. Hardcover. 8vo. Xx, 200 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Bible. O. T. Prophets -- Commentaries. Covers chipped, writing inside front and back covers, in fair condition (SPEC1-13).

Djerba: Defus David Idan, 1919. Hardcover. Period boards. 8vo. 6, 218, 12 pages. In Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Title translates to "Sefer Midrash Hagadah: Commentaries and Explanations. " Tzemach HaCohen (1739-1813) was a prominent Tunisian rabbi and Torah scholar from Djerba. Otzar HaHaggadot 2698, Yaari, 1893. SUBJECTS: Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Passover -- Customs and practices. OCLC lists two copies worldwide (NLI and JTS) . Top-left third of first two leaves are missing, with text loss, but remaining text is good. Damp stains throughout. Binding repaired. Overall Fair Condition. (RAB-64-13).