The Occident and American Jewish Advocate. A Weekly Journal Devoted to the Interests of Jewish Literature and Religion. Edited by Isaac Leeser.

(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Philadelphia

1859-60

Two volumes, The Weekly folio volumes. Vol. XVII: New Series - Volume I, 25 issues (of 52). *. Vol. XVIII: New Series, 41 issues (of 52). Comprehensive list of issues available upon request.

Goldman 1192.

The Occident was a monthly publication, but went weekly from April 1859 - March 1861 until returning to the monthly format. These weeklies are especially rare . See L.J. Sussman, Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism (1995), pp. 136-150. “Quite aside from its usefulness as a historic record of the time, The Occident was the first instrumentality to give a sense of national belonging to the widely scattered children of Israel in the United States.” (Bertram W. Korn). A complete set of the Occident was sold at Sotheby’s New York, Judaica, 4th December, 2014, Lot 15.