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Object 9. Éfés dammîm : a series of conversations at Jerusalem between a Patriarch of the Greek Church and a Chief Rabbi of the Jews, concerning the malicious charge against the Jews of using Christian blood

London, 1841



Description:

Moved by the events of the Damascus Affair in 1840, Louis Loewe looked into translating of a series of colloquial discourses between Simmias, a Patriarch of the Greek Church at Jerusalem, and Maimoon, a Chief Rabbi of the Jews at the same place, originally written by J. B. Levinsohn of Krzemnitz on the occassion of a persecution being raised at Soslow in Poland within the Russian realm. The aim of the discourses is to furnish a complete refutation of the blood libel charges against the Jews. Loewe writes: " ... in consequence of what lately came to pass in the East, I consider that it is essential for the cause of the whole Jewish nation, that some comments should be made on the actions of those whose influence, either favourable or adverse, is of a nature to affect them." He therefore "earnestly commends the work to the reader's most serious attention".

Exhibited is the title page of Éfés dammîm. To download Louis Loewe's preface to his translation and contents of the first discourse of the book, click the links below:

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