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Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy, Philadelphia, 1917
Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy, Philadelphia, 1917 
World War I
- Sold Winning Bid: $30.00
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Details
- Lot Number 47247
- Title (English) Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy
- Note WWI - Liturgy
- City Philadelphia
- Publisher Jewish Publication Society of America
- Publication Date 1917
- Estimated Price - Low 200
- Estimated Price - High 500
- Item # 1357654
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Description
Physical Description
vi, 85 pp., octavo, 130:87 mm., usual light age staining. A very good copy bound in the original cloth boards.
Detail Description
A prayer book for Jews in the Army and Navy of the United States prepared and issued by the Jewish Welfare Board.The text is in Hebrew and English, and includes brief selections from the prayers for Rosh Hashanah,Yom Kippur, the holidays of Passover, Succot and Shavuot,Hanuka and Purim , as well as a selection from the Haggadah. Additionally there is a Prayer for the Government in English and the lyrics to America,The Star Spangled Banner and Hail Columbia. There is also a three year calendar at the end for the years 1917-1920.