A collection of Hebrew manuscripts and books from London’s rabbinical court is slated to be auctioned off June 23 in New York by Christie’s auction house. A hand-decorated siddur originally printed in Prague in 1515 and a prayer book signed by leading 17th-century Polish rabbis are among the items to be auctioned.
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