Scroll of Esther with Russian translation and pictures. Published by Kinneret, Odessa. 1918. Printed during the civil war and Jewish pogroms.
16, 32 pages [6] illustration plates. Jacket title page in Hebrew and Russian.
The Russian translation by G. A. Barodwski is printed after the Hebrew text of the megilla, with a Russian essay by Yaakov Fichman. The foreign language title page bears Fichman’s autograph.
During this era, right after the October Revolution, a civil war broke out between the “Red Army” and the “White Army” and harsh pogroms were carried out against the Jews. This rare book was printed at the height of the war.
Some of the pages have not yet been cropped. Minimal aging stains. Very fine condition.