Tefilot Bene Yeshurun le-Yom hakkiPurim: The Divine Service of American Israelites for the Day of Atonement

This book, published by Block & Co. in Cincinnati around 1866, contains the prayer book for the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) used by American Israelites. The book includes 307 pages of text, 55 additional pages, and two tipped-in leaves for family records. A notation in the family record section notes the death of Samuel Ollendorff on March 17, 1886. The book is bound in contemporary blind-embossed brown cloth with gilt bands and lettering on the spine. Authored by Isaac M. Wise, a prominent figure in American Jewish religious life known for bridging traditional Judaism with American ideals.

Associated People/Businesses

• Wise, Isaac M / Ollendorff, Samuel

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Subjects

• Yom Kippur
• Prayer books
• Reform Judaism
• Jews, American

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