TALMUD IN YIDDISH [THREE VOLUMES] – LONDON 1929 – SINGLE EDITION - WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND THE MAP OF ISRAEL – THE ...

TALMUD IN YIDDISH [THREE VOLUMES] – LONDON 1929 – SINGLE EDITION - WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND THE MAP OF ISRAEL – THE AUTHOR'S DEDICATION
Three volumes of the Talmud in Yiddish with the translation and commentary of Rabbi Dr. Ya'akov Meir Zelkind.
The volumes before us are the beginning of the enterprise which Rabbi Zelkind did not get to complete – the printing of the six sections of the Mishnah with their translation and interpretation. This project was much appreciated due to the precise translation and clear commentary with the addition of many diagrams and illustrations. In practice, Rabbi Zelkind printed only four volumes.
Before us are the volumes of the tractates that had been printed in this special edition (except for the first volume – Berachot): Peah, Dmai, Kilayim.
The volume on Kilayin includes diagrams, maps and illustrations (of various plants and animals mentioned in the Mishnah).
On the title page of Peah there is a handwritten dedication of the author in Yiddish.
In the volume of Demai, there is a large folded map (40X54 cm.) of the Land of Israel with geographic and demographic details. The copy before us includes another, detached, page with a list of the book's subscribers. This page does not appear in all the copies that had been printed.
Rabbi Dr. Ya'akov Meir Zelkind (1875-1938) was an important author. He was born in Poland and learned in his youth at the Volhozin Yeshiva. He also studied linguistics and philosophy in universities in Germany, France and Switzerland.
He served as the rabbi of the Kardif community in Wales. He was active in Zionist organizations and was among the founders of Karkur. He published many articles in various languages about current and religious issues. He was also among those who renewed the Hebrew literature for children.
86; 126; 162 pp. 31 pages with illustrations.
Condition: Very Good-Excellent.