KNIGA KAGALA (VSEMIRNYI YEVREYSKIY VOPROS) BY YAKOV BRAFMAN, INSCRIBED BY THE SON OF THE AUTHOR BRAFMAN, Yakov (Russian 1824-1879). KNIGA KAGALA. VSEMIRNYI YEVREYSKIY VOPROS [The Book of Kahal. The Universal Jewish Question] Saint Petersburg: S. Dobrodeev`s printing house, 1888. 8vo (236 x 160 mm). Edited by Aleksandr Brafman. Two volumes. Hard cover. Modern cloth binding with original embossed spine fragments with title. Volume I bears a gifting inscription from the author`s son.
The Book of Kahal was first published in 1869 and became surrounded with controversial polemics right after it came out. The main subject of this book is a criticism of Jewish communities through their life, behavior, and traditions.
