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Juedischer Almanach auf das Jahr 5686 (1925–1926)
Jüdischer Almanach – Juedischer Almanach auf das Jahr 5686 (1925–1926) Wien: Verlag des „Juedischen Almanach“, 1925. 17 × 12.5 cm. 255 [1] pp. Rebound in plain black cloth without original wrappers. Very good condition. Annual Jewish almanac for the Hebrew year 5686, with essays, poetry, and cultural commentary by leading Central European Jewish writers (including Schnitzler, Zweig, Bergmann, Patai, Chajes, et al.). Richly illustrated with works by E.M. Lilien, Chagall, Struck, Steinhart, and others. Includes a facsimile page from an Einstein manuscript held by the National Library of Jerusalem, reproduced in facsimile with handwritten mathematical notes. A significant document of German-language Jewish intellectual and artistic life in the interwar period. Inv. Ho10