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RARE Festschrift commemorating the history and development of the renowned Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums in Berlin (Academy of Jewish Studies) founded in 1872 by Abraham Geiger, Ludwig Philippson and Salomon Neumann, and closed in 1942 by the Nazi government, after which most of the faculty were sent to concentration camps. The book contains b&w portraits of the academy`s founders and renowned teachers, photograph of the academy building and its architectural plan. 270x195mm. 105 pages & 4 full-page b&w plates. Cover stained and glue-stained. Cover edges and corners taped and partly torn or missing. Front cover coming loose from binding. Rear cover, photograph of the academy building and its architectural plan detached from binding. Pen marks on title page upper edge and verso. Ex-library copy with stamp on title page verso. Pages corner/s bumped. Pages yellowing and slightly wrinkled, few pages very slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare Festschrift dedicated to one of the most renowned academic institutions for Jewish education has sustained some damage (mostly to cover), but is still in good reading condition.