[Mahzor-mi kol hashana kaminhag Hashkenaz im hamesh megiloth ve im birkat-kohanim]. Frankfurt am Main, Be veit Yohan Kalmer 5482 [= 1722]

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  • 1. Μy dear Sir. The Enclosed is an 2. old copy of the Prayer book used by 3. the Polish Jews (or Ashkenazim) on their 4. festival Days – such as New Year 5. Passover 6. Tabernacles etc. 7. With very many thanks 8. Yours very truly W.T.E. 9. 25th Oct. '90.
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- CAVAFY LIBRARY

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GR-OF CA CL.6.8
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Mahzor-mi kol hashana kaminhag Hashkenaz im hamesh megiloth ve im birkat-kohanim

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Kalmer, Yohan

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[1722]
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Hebrew


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20 x 17 cm; 374 s.p. + 1 insert, attached handwritten letter with pencil on verso of the front cover, including a note of the date in red ink, p. [374] and on recto of the back cover handwritten note in black ink, possibly in Hebrew.


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Cavafy, John Constantine
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This is a book with Jewish prayers.

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The attached handwritten note was transcribed for the first time by Michaila Karampini-Iatrou. Karampini-Iatrou mentions John Cavafy as the former owner of the book. See Michaila Karampini-Iatrou, C. P. Cavafy Library, Ermis, Athens 2003, p. 55-56 (© Michaila-Karampini Iatrou, 2003). This is a new transcription by the literary documentation working group of the Cavafy library (© Cavafy Archive, Onassis Foundation, 2024).


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Kalmer, Yohan
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Sacred texts