Auction 087 Holy books, manuscripts, Judaica items, numismatics, coins
Feb 25, 2015
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel

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LOT 13:

Dr. Adolf Jellinek (1820-1893), Rabbi of Vienna. Medallion in his Memory

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Dr. Adolf Jellinek (1820-1893), Rabbi of Vienna. Medallion in his Memory
Bronze medal in memory of the Chief Rabbi of Vienna, Dr. Adolf Jellinek. Issued by the Jewish community. Vienna, 1893. 55 mm. diameter. Bust of Jellinek on one side with his date of birth and death, and a Hebrew verse on the other. Rabbi Dr. Adolf Jellinek was a prominent historian and bibliographer who studied kabala and battled the reformers and anti-Semitism. Though he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Vienna by the government, he refused to use the title. Minimal signs of corrosion. VF.