DIE A¨LTESTE GEDRUCKTE DEUTSCHE UEBERSETZUNG DES JU¨DISCHEN GEBETBUCHES A. D. JAHRE 1530 UND IHR AUTHOR ANTHONIUS MARGARITHA. EINE LITERARHISTORISCHE UNTERSUCHUNG

Wien, R. Lwit, 1916. Hardback. 1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 57 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, "The Oldest Printed German Translation of the Jewish Prayer Book, Dated 1530, and its author, Anthonius Margaritha. A Literary Historical Investigation. " "Mieses (1882-1942) (was a) rabbi, scholar, and Polish army chaplain. The elder brother of author and scholar Matthias Mieses, Józef Mieses was born in Przemysl and lived there until he completed his high school education in 1900. Sent to Vienna to study in the rabbinical seminary and university, he was ordained as a rabbi and received his doctorate in 1907... Over the decades, Mieses published a number of articles in scholarly journals in Poland and abroad on issues involving Jewish culture and linguistics, including a critical study of Sa‘adyah Gaon's Arabic translation of the Torah and a supplement to Jacob Levy's Talmudic dictionary. Following the outbreak of World War I, Mieses escaped to Vienna as a refugee, where he devoted himself to research in the city's libraries. In 1916 he was appointed a chaplain in the Austro-Hungarian army, with the rank of captain, for the Tenth Corps, whose headquarters were located in Przemysl...In 1920 he joined the Polish army and was named chief Jewish chaplain, with the rank of colonel, serving until 1932." (YIVO, 2016) Margaritha was a 16th century Hebraist who converted to Christianity. "He is best known for the 1530 book Der Fantze Jüdisch Glaub (The Whole Jewish Belief) . " (Wikipedia, 2016) The book influenced Martin Luther's anti-semitic treatise "On the Jews and Their Lies. " SUBJECT(S) : Margaritha, Anton. Inscribed on the title page. Stamped on title page from the personal library of Rabbi HP Chajes, the Zionist leader who was chair of the World Zionist Congress from 1912 to 1925. Back hinge is reinforced with tape. Pages clear. About very good condition. (GER-58-59).