{"title":"Judaica \u0026 Jewish Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis collection is dedicated to the vast religious, historical, and cultural heritage of the Jewish people, featuring rare liturgical texts, scholarly studies, and masterpieces of Hebrew and Yiddish literature. The archive encompasses a wide array of subjects, from ancient rabbinical commentaries and prayer books to modern works on Jewish philosophy, history, and Zionism. A significant focus is placed on the history of Jewish communities in the Caucasus and the East, documenting their unique traditions, languages, and social contributions. Whether featuring exquisite examples of Hebrew typography or foundational texts on the Jewish diaspora and identity, these volumes are essential primary sources for researchers and collectors of world heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1st-ed-deich-masks-of-the-jewish-theater-1927-дейч-маски-еврейского-театра-rare","title":"A. Deich. Masks of the Jewish Theater. From Goldfaden to Granovsky, 1927. In Russian","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eА. Дейч,  Маски Еврейского театра. От Гольдфадена до Грановского. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1-е издание.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eМосква: Изд-во Русского Театрального общества (РТО), 1927.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e48 стр. 14,5×11,5 см.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eТираж: 10000 экз. (множество экземпляров было уничтожено)  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eБольшая Редкость.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e***\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA. Deich. Masks of the Jewish Theater. From Goldfaden to Granovsky.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1st edition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMoscow: Publishing House of the Russian Theater Society (RTO), 1927.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e48 pp. 14.5 × 11.5 cm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRare.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\nAlexander Iosifovich Deich (1893–1972), a prominent Soviet literary critic and theater scholar, examines the vibrant world of Yiddish theater in this 1927 first edition. Published during the golden age of Jewish theatrical expression, when institutions like GOSET revolutionized Soviet cultural landscapes under Solomon Mikhoels' visionary leadership, this work stands as one of the earliest serious explorations of its subject. Rather than adopting a purely academic approach, Deich crafts a compelling narrative that traces the Jewish theater's evolution from its humble origins through its triumphant emergence as a significant force in early twentieth-century world theater. A rare document capturing a pivotal moment in theatrical history.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43962921091114,"sku":"EB-306275459464","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_b3af23ec-6949-4d33-a46d-a6f237ae53f5.jpg?v=1768158591"},{"product_id":"1st-ed-rives-in-the-underground-novel-1929-ривес-в-подполье-rare","title":"Rives, Y. In the Underground (V podpol'e): A Novel, 1929. 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Rives's novel \"In the Underground,\" published in 1929 as part of the state series dedicated to the \"Creative Works of the Peoples of the USSR.\" This authorized translation from Hebrew reflects the Soviet policy of the 1920s, which promoted and published literature from the various nationalities within the union. The book represents a notable example of early Soviet Jewish prose made accessible to a wider Russian-speaking audience. Its publication in a modest softcover format with a limited print run is typical of the era's cultural publishing projects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43962947928106,"sku":"EB-306270256495","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_119fffbd-7373-49a2-aac6-712ceabbd455.jpg?v=1768158892"},{"product_id":"levin-y-l-ed-siddur-hashalom-prayer-book-mir-peace-prayers-for-the-entire-year-sidur-ha-shalom-molitvennik-mir-molitvy-na-ves-god-1968-in-hebrew","title":"Levin, Y. L. (ed.). Siddur HaShalom — Prayer Book «Mir» («Peace»): Prayers for the Entire Year (Sidur ha-Shalom. Molitvennik «Mir». Molitvy na ves' god). 1968. In Hebrew","description":"\u003cp\u003eסדור השלום. תפלות לכל השנה. ערוך ע\"י הרב רמוסקבה ר' יהודה ליב בהרא\"ש ז\"ל לוין שליט\"א. הוצאת הקהלה הדתית במוסקבה.\u003cbr\u003eМолитвенник «Мир». Молитвы на весь год. Под редакцией московского раввина Л. И. Левина.\u003cbr\u003eМосква: Издание Московской еврейской религиозной общины, 1968.\u003cbr\u003e479 с. Формат 24,5 × 16,5 см.\u003cbr\u003eИздательский ледериновый переплет голубого цвета с золотым тиснением: на верхней крышке в орнаментальной рамке заглавие на иврите «סדור השלום»; на корешке — заглавие на иврите. Параллельные титульные листы — на иврите и на русском языке.\u003cbr\u003eСостояние хорошее: переплет крепкий, блок плотный, утрат нет. \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eLevin, Y. L. (ed.). Siddur HaShalom — Prayer Book «Mir» («Peace»): Prayers for the Entire Year. Edited by the Moscow Rabbi Yehuda Leib Levin.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: Edition of the Moscow Jewish Religious Community, 1968.\u003cbr\u003e479 pp. Format 24.5 × 16.5 cm.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher's blue leatherette binding gilt-stamped: the upper cover bears within an ornamental rule-and-foliate frame the Hebrew title «סדור השלום»; the spine lettered in Hebrew. Parallel title-pages in Hebrew and Russian.\u003cbr\u003eCondition good: binding firm, text block tight, no losses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA document of extraordinary interest in the history of Jewish religious life in the Soviet Union, and one of the rarest categories of late-Soviet liturgical printing. After the closure of nearly all Jewish printing in the USSR following the dissolution of the Yiddish-language presses in 1948–1952, the surviving registered religious community in Moscow — built around the Choral Synagogue on Spasoglinishchevsky Lane — was permitted under exceptional and tightly controlled circumstances to issue a Hebrew-language prayer book. The first edition, edited by Rabbi Shloyme Shliffer in 1956, was followed by this second, expanded edition of 1968 prepared by his successor Yehuda Leib Levin (1894–1971), Chief Rabbi of Moscow from 1957 until his death and the most public Soviet rabbinic figure of the post-Stalin decades. The very title of the volume — «Siddur HaShalom» \/ «Молитвенник МИР» — turned on the deliberate convergence of the Hebrew shalom and the Russian mir, both meaning «peace», allowing a religious work to appear under a slogan acceptable to Soviet ideological censors at the height of the «struggle for peace» rhetoric. 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