Schneerson Collection

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Shneerson collection - the books that have lives of their own "The good of a book lies in its being read. Umberto Eco.

20/08/2020

In the books published on the territory of the Russian Empire there is always a Russian translation of the book title and author. It was made because of the censorship, but those translations are a genre on its own. Those who were responsible for the translations didn't master Russian and sometimes Russian titles look funny gaining absolutely different meaning.
Look on this title page! It is responsa called Emek Halacha by Zeev Wolf ben Yehuda, published in Vilnius in 1845. And what does the Russian translation say? Witty investigations!

13/08/2020

Have a look at this astonishing title page!
The book is Keli Yakar by Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz published in Amsterdam in 1767, a famous Torah commentary. But what happens on the bottom of the page? There is some scene depicted there, and the building on the background looks suspiciously similar to a church. We need your help with deciphering this woodcut! Do you have any ideas what might be pictured there?

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