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(AMERICAN JUDAICA) - Pick, Dov. Hebrew Poem. Addressed on verso: “To the respectable member Trustees K”K She’eirith Yisrael, New York.” Single leaf, brown ink on paper. Written in Hebrew square script in a striking arrangement. Marginal losses, heavy folds. 12 x 7 inches. New York: 26th Tishrei 1814 This poem of moral instruction commences: “Wake up from your sleep and remove your sins.” The bold sidebar reads: “Ani Dov-Ber ben M[oreinu] H[arav] R. Yeshaya.” Each line cleverly starts with the same letters.