Mahzor. Yom Kippur. Prayers Book
Creator(s)
- Michael Sachs (Author)
- Louis Gerschel Verlag (Publisher)
- G. Bernstein (Printer)
Biographical History
Michael Sachs was born on September 3, 1808, in Głogów, Poland. He studied in Germany and earned his doctorate at the University of Berlin in 1836. He was appointed as a rabbi in Prague, Austo-Hungary, that same year. Rabbi Sachs took a position as assistant rabbi in Berlin in 1844. Sachs was modern in some ways, integrating scholarship and preaching, using a choir during services, and giving sermons in German, but he was opposed to Reform Judaism. He contributed to a German translation of the Bible and completed a poetic German-language translation of the machzor that became largely popular. He died on January 31, 1864, in Berlin, Germany.
Archival History
The prayer book was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Samuel Veta.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Samuel Veta
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Blue velvet and leather cover with an embossed medallion and gilt border. The block is detached from the cover. 482 p.
Subjects
- Judaism--Customs and practices.
- Mahzorim--Texts.
- Judaism--Liturgy--Texts.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials