Bidspirit auction | Elbonah Shel Torah. Against the

Elbonah Shel Torah. Against the censoring of seforim. First edition. Berlin 1929. Rare. - Polemic by R. Shmuel Shraga Feigenson, who was one of the editors of the famed Vilna Shas. The author lists and explains places where the Christian censors altered the text, in Tanach, Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of “religious censoring”. Apparently there were several few objectives in the censoring; 1. To remove passages they considered offensive, 2. To insert passages which would provide “proofs” of their beliefs, 3. To deliberately arouse Christian hatred of the Jews. Itzkowski press. [2], 31, [2], 9 pages. 22.5 cm. Fine condition. Unbound. Opening bid $200