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Offenbacher Haggadah
The Offenbach Haggadah was commissioned by Dr. Siegfried Guggenheim (1873-1961) an attorney and avid collector of rare books in Offenbach, near Frankfurt. The type designer Rudolf Koch created new fonts and the painter Fritz Kredel, a student of Koch’s, illustrated the new Haggadah inspired by the first Offenbach Haggadah which was printed in 1772. The…
Haggadot from LBI Collections
Haggadot in LBI collections attest to the rich cultural life and unique identity of German-Jews in pre-war Germany. Many are also stunning examples of modern book design.
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