Obj. ID: 53861
  Sacred and Ritual  Kame'a ve-Shmirah, Jerusalem, 1874

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

One of the first items to be issued from the press of Frumkin after its establishment in 1874.  The size is astonishing, as is the even larger version with decorated margins, gross family collection 027.011.024. Frumkin continued printing in jerusalem for more than thirty years, after having worked in bak's printing house since 1870. He was Bak's son-in-law. He was also the editor and printer for the newspaper "havatzelet". This huge printed amulet with decorative borders was probably the largest paper broadside ever printed in jerusalem at the time of its appearance. It was later reprinted in 1914 in a slightly different version by a different printer.  Many other variations have been printed since then and continue to be produced today as well. At the top of the amulet, it is stated that this talisman is effective against fire, for the protection of a pregnant woman and guards against all bad things. The printer, Israel Frumkin, was an important printer in Jerusalem for almost 30 years. This amulet is apparently among the first five items that he printed, his press having been established only in 1874. This type of print was made to be hung on the wall of a home and represents the kind of printed pieces that began to make frequent appearances on the market through the last half of the 19th century, providing the average Jewish person with the ability to have "art" on the walls of his home. The printer, Israel dov Frumkin, continued printing in Jerusalem for more than thirty years, after having worked in bak's printing house since 1870. He was bak's son-in-law.He was also the editor and printer for the newspaper "havatzelet".

Publisher:                        Israel Dov Frumkin, 1850 - 1914