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קדושיןKidushin
Guadalajara
Atlantic Coast
TALMUD
1482
Talmud printed in Sephardic fashion, without Tosafot
4
טור אורח חיים
Tur Orah Hayim
Hijar Atlantic Coast
PRINT HISTORY
1485
First use of a printers' mark in a
Hebrew book
4
משלי
Mishle w/Radak
Lisbon Atlantic Coast
BIBLE
1482
Early example of distinct fonts for
Bible and commentary
4
סדר עולם זוטא
Chronologia Hebraeorum maior
Paris
Atlantic Coast
HISTORY
1572
Latin translation of Seder ‘Olam for Christian use
4
De accentibus…linguae Hebraicae
De accentibus et orthographia linguae Hebraicae
Hagenau (Alsace)
Atlantic Coast
GRAMMAR
1518
Reuchlin on Hebrew
2
Vetus Testamentu[m] multiplici lingua
Complutensian Polyglot Bible
Alcalá de Henares
Atlantic Coast
BIBLE
1514-1517
1st complete polyglot Bible
3
ך"תנ
Torah Nevi'im Ketuvim
Paris
Atlantic Coast
BIBLE
1539-1544
Printed by the Estienne Press, known for its beauty
3
Historia de’ riti hebraici
Rita hebraici
Paris
Atlantic Coast
RITUAL
1637
First vernacular description of Judaism by a Jew for a non-Jewish audience
3
Hope of Israel
Hope of Israel
London
Atlantic Coast
APOLOGETICS
1650
First English translation of Mikveh Yisrael
2
Bay Psalm Book
Bay Psalm Book
Cambridge
Atlantic Coast
BIBLE
1640
First example of Hebrew in the New world (block print)
6
To His Highnesse the Lord Protector…
To His Highnesse the Lord Protector…
London
Atlantic Coast
GOVERNMENT
1655
Led to Jews being officially allowed back into England
2
Dickdook leshon gnebreet
Hebrew Textbook
Cambridge, USA
Atlantic Coast
GRAMMAR
1735
First book using Hebrew type in America
3
Evening Service of Roshashanah
Translation of the Prayerbook
New York, USA
Atlantic Coast
LITURGY
1761
One of the first imprints for Jews in the New World
4
סדר הקונטיריס
Seder ha-kunteres
Avignon
Atlantic Coast
LITURGY
1765
Prayers for year according to the unique rite of the Comtat Venaissin
2
סדר תפלה על המרד באמריקה
Seder Tefilah ‘al ha-Mered be-Amerikah
London
Atlantic Coast
LITURGY
1776
Prayer regarding the “rebellion” in America
3
The twenty-four books of the Holy
Scriptures Hebrew Bible in English
Philadelphia
Atlantic Coast
BIBLE
1853
Important translation of the Bible by Isaac Leeser
1
Catalogus librorum hebraeorum
Catalogus librorum hebraeorum in bibliotheca Bodleiana
Berlin
Atlantic Coast
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1852-1860
First “modern” bibliography
1
קריאי ישרים תפילתסנהדרין שם אנשי העדה
Priere des membres du Sanhedrin
Paris
Atlantic Coast
GOVERNMENT
1807
Publication by the Sanhedrin (convened by Napoleon)
2
צדיקים שפתי סדור
Form of prayers…
Philadelphia
Atlantic Coast
1837
LITURGY
1st siddur in America (Portuguese rite, translation)
1
Liber Chronicarum
Nuremberg Chronicle
Nuremberg
Germanic
ANTISEMITISM
1493
Includes woodcut illustration of the Jews murdering Simon of Trent
3
Errores Judaeorum ex Talmud extracti
Errores Judaeorum ex Talmud extracti
Augsberg Germanic
ANTISEMITISM
Before 1473
Christian work on the errors in the Talmud
3
In aller übung der vernunft
Contra perfidos Judaeos (German)
Esslingen
Germanic
ANTISEMITISM
1477
Contains a short Hebrew grammar, with woodcut Hebrew types
3
הגדה
Hagadah
Prague
Germanic
HAGADAH
1526
Earliest illustrated hagadah, standard for future illustrated hagadot
3
ספר מידות
Sefer midot [Orhot tsadikim]
Izny
Germanic
ETHICS
1542
First ed., book of mussar, in Yiddish
2
Genoa Psalterium
Polyglot Psalms (Arabic, Greek, Hebrew)
Geneva
Germanic
BIBLE
1516
First Polyglot portion of the Bible
3
שפתי ישנים
Sifte Yeshenim
Amsterdam
Germanic
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1680
First bibliography written by a Jew
2
צאינה וראינה
Tsenerene
Hanau
Germanic
WOMEN
1622
First extant edition. Yiddish translation of the Bible
3
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
Tractatus theologico-politicus
Hamburg
Germanic
PHILOSOPHY
1670
Spinoza’s major work; he had been excommunicated nearly 15 years earlier
3
... חמשה חומשי תורהם "י והרשב"רש
Rashbam’s commentary on Torah
Berlin
Germanic
BIBLE
1705
Printed from ms owned by Oppenheim (collector impacting production)
2
Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses
Religious Ceremonies
Amsterdam
Germanic
ART
1723-1743
Extensive illustrations of the religions of the world; section on Judaism
3
מסילת ישרים
Mesilat Yesharim
Amsterdam
Germanic
ETHICS
1740
Ethical text by philosopher Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto
2
ספר נתיבות השלום
Sefer Netivot ha-shalom
Berlin
Germanic
BIBLE
1783
Moses Mendelsohn’s commentary on the Bible
3
פולין מנהג מחזור
Mahzor minhag Polin
Rodelheim
Germanic
LITURGY
1800-1803
Wolf Heidenheim was an important publisher of liturgy in clear format
2
Neunzehn Briefe uber Judenthum
Nineteen Letters about Judaism
Altona
Germanic
PHILOSOPHY
1836
Sampson Raphael Hirsch’s corpus on neo-Orthodoxy
1
Der Judenstaat
Der Judenstaat
Leipzig
Germanic
ZIONISM
1896
Herzl's seminal work on The Jewish State
2
מורה נבוכים
Moreh nevukhim
Rome
Islamic World
PHILOSOPHY
1473-1475
First work of Jewish philosophy to be printed
3
ברוך אתה בבואך
Barukh atah be-vo'ekha…
Cairo
Islamic World
PRINT HISTORY
c. 1400
Earliest example of printed Hebrew (block print on paper), found in Cairo Geniza
6
ארבעה טורים
Arba’ah turim
Constantinople
Islamic World
LAW
1493
First book printed in any language in Ottoman Empire
4
הקאנון
Canon of Medicine
Naples
Islamic World
MEDICINE
1492
Hebrew translation of Avicenna’s medical work
4
עקדת יצחק
‘Akedat Yitshak
Salonika
Islamic World
BIBLE
1522
Sermons on the Pentateuch; very popular among Sephardi Jews in Salonika
3
מדרש תהלים
Midrash Tehilim
Salonika
Islamic World
RABBINICS
1515
One of the first Salonika imprints
3
קהלת יעקב
Kehilat Ya'akov
Safed
Islamic World
PRINT HISTORY
1578
One of the first imprints in the Holy Land
3
הליכות אלי
Halikhot Eli
Izmir
Islamic World
HISTORY
1662
The author was forced to flee Izmir because he opposed Sabbatai Zevi
2
Bab Musi = Porta Mosis
Perush ha-Mishna
Oxford
Islamic World
LAW
1654
First Judeo-Arabic imprint. Maimonides’ commentary on the Mishna
1
כסף נבחר
Kesef Nivhar
Damascus
Islamic World
PRINT HISTORY
1605
First book printed in Syria; no printing again in Damascus until the 20th century
3
תורת חיים
Torat Hayim
Salonika
Islamic World
LITURGY
1713-1722
1st book to include responsa for New World (includes prayer for rain in Brazil)
2
מעם לועז
Me-'am Lo’ez
Constantinople
Islamic World
BIBLE
1730
Ladino commentary on the Pentateuch; beginning of Ladino revival
2
לישראל חק
Hok le-Yisra’el
Cairo
Islamic World
PRINT HISTORY
1740
One of the earliest books printed in Egypt
2
אבות פרק
Perek Avot
Bombay
Islamic World
PRINT HISTORY
1822
Hebrew and Arabic in Hebrew characters. (Lithograph)
2
הבדלה סדר בלערבי
Seder Havdala bil-'Arabi
Algiers
Islamic World
LITURGY
1853
Judeo-Arabic for a Jewish audience
2
ויטאל חיים ר׳ שבחי
Shivhe R. Hayim Vital
Baghdad
Islamic World
KABBALAH
1866
Beginning of Baghdad press
1
פאת השלחן
Pe’at ha-Shulhan
Safed
Islamic World
LAW
1836
Compendium of Maimonides’ Laws relating to living in the Holy Land
2
מרכבת המשנה
Mirkevet ha-Mishnah
Cracow
Eastern Europe
YIDDISH
1535
Early Cracow imprint; includes Yiddish
2
מסכת עבודה זרה
Masekhet ‘Avodah zarah
Cracow
Eastern Europe
TALMUD
1580
Printed in Poland because banned/censored in Western Europe.
2
שולחן ערוך עם א"הגהות הרמ
Shulhan ‘Arukh
Crakow
Eastern Europe
LAW
1578
With the commentary of the Rama, uniting Ashkenazi and Sephardi halakha
3
שערי אורה
Sha’are orah
Cracow
Eastern Europe
KABBALAH
1600
Kabbalah; last edition of this work for over 100 years
2
תולדות יעקב יוסף
Toldot Ya’akov Yosef
Korets
Eastern Europe
HASSIDUT
1780
Primary work of teachings of Ba'al Shem Tov. First edition
3
צפנת פנח
Tsafnat Pa’neah
Korets
Eastern Europe
HASSIDUT
1782
Written by student of the Ba’al Shem Tov; works were burned by Mitnagdim
3
סדר התפלה
Seder ha-tefila 'al derekh ha-sod
Zolkiew
Eastern Europe
KABBALAH
1781
First complete Ashkenazi Siddur with Lurianic prayers.
2
כתר שם טוב
Keter Shem Tov
Zolkiew
Eastern Europe
HASSIDUT
1794-1795
First anthology of the teachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov
2
ט"הבעש שבחי
Shivhe ha-Besht
Laszczow
Eastern Europe
HASSIDUT
1815
Hagiographic collection of stories about the Ba’al Shem Tov
2
משנה ברורה
Mishnah Berurah
Warsaw
Eastern Europe
LAW
1884
"Modern" code of law, written as gloss on the Shulhan ‘Arukh
1
ל'מעסער דאס
Dos meser’l
St. Petersberg
Eastern Europe
YIDDISH
1886
Early work of Sholem Aleichem, who would become world-famous for his Yiddish works
1
בחינת עולם
Behinat 'Olam
Mantua
Italy
WOMEN
1474
Arranged and printed by Estellina Conat, first book printed by a woman
5
ברכות: תלמוד
Talmud Bavli: Masekhet Berakhot
Soncino
Italy
TALMUD
1483
First Talmud with modern layout (Rashi + Tosafot)
4
ערוך
‘Arukh
Rome
Italy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1469-71
Lexicon of Talmudic and Midrashic Terms; one of the very first Hebrew books ever printed
4
משנה תורה
Mishneh Torah
Venice
Italy
LAW
1551
Created a feud between two printers, involved pope, led to the burning of the Talmud in 1553
2
ספר מנהגים
Sefer Minhagim
Venice
Italy
YIDDISH
1589
Illustrated book of Jewish customs. Written in Yiddish
3
שירים אשר לשלמה
Shirim asher li-Shelomoh
Venice
Italy
MUSIC
1623
First polyphonic Hebrew printed music. Maybe first Hebrew printed music at all
3
יבין מצולה
Yeven Metsulah
Venice
Italy
HISTORY
1653
Detailed description of the horrors of the Chmielnicki massacres
2
בית יהודה
Bet Yehudah
Venice
Italy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1634-1635
Author writes about the attacks on printers by the Inquisition
1
ש"ספר הרשב
Sefer ha-Rashbash
Livorno
Italy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1742
Haskamot detail printer's efforts to get permission to re-establish printing in Livorno
1
י"ש מנחת
Minhat Shai
Mantua
Italy
BIBLE
1742-44
A critical Masoretic commentary on the Bible, based on manuscripts and print editions
2
הגדה
Trieste Hagadah
Trieste
Italy
PRINT HISTORY
1864
Only early Hagadah to include lithography (58 original engravings)
2
ויכוח על חכמת הקבלה
Viku’ah ‘al Hokhmat ha-Kabbalah
Gorizia
Italy
KABBALAH
1852
Samuel David Luzzatto’s controversial work condemning Kabbalah
1
בני למחזור מבוא רומא
Mavo le-mahzor bene Roma
Livorno
Italy
LITURGY
1856
Historical/Critical introduction to the Mahzor
1
תולדות גדולי ישראל
Toldot Gedole Yisrael
Trieste
Italy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1853
Mordekhai Ghirondi’s extension of Graziadio Nepi’s Zekher Zadikim; yielded an unprecedented biographical
dictionary of important Jews
1
5
1444
Davin de Caderouse (a Jew) collaborates with
Waldvogel on "ars scribendi artificialiter" (art of official writing)
in Avignon
2
1791
National Assembly (France) grants equal
rights to Jews of Alcase and Lorraine;
completes French Jews’ emancipation
CHANCE
1434
Council of Basel renews and
increases legislation against the Jews
(such as distinctive clothing)
CHANCE
1543
Martin Luther prints "On the Jews and
Their Lies," sparking anti-Jewish hatred that would last for
centuries
1
1657
Dutch Republic announces that Jews should be considered full
citizens abroad and not be restricted
1
1553
Dona Gracia Mendes settles in Constantinople, where she will
establish a huge network supporting
conversos
4
1702
Decree against Jews wearing same
clothing as Muslims in Ottoman Empire (required to wear
black)
4
1721
Ashkenazic Jews expelled from
Jerusalem; synagogue of
students of Yehuda ha-Hasid destroyed
(Hurva)
3
1559
First printing of Talmud in Poland (Lublin); Talmud
printing moves east due to Church
censorship
5
1836
Rivalry over
publication of the Talmud leads to closure of many presses in the
Russian Empire
1
1487 The Agur is the first
book printed
in the life of its author and the first to include haskamot
(Naples)
5
1565
Rama’s Ashkenazi halakhic work printed
as gloss to Sefaradi Shulhan 'Arukh; only possible because of
CHANCE
1645
Yedidiah, son of Isaac ben Solomon Gabbay receives a privativa to print Jewish books in
Livorno
3
1782
Naftali Herz Wessely sends Divre shalom ve-emet to Italy in an attempt
to spread his Maskilik ideals
2
1848
Unification of Italy leads to
emancipation of most Jews;
demolition of the ghetto walls in
Rome