Isaac Offenbach’s key translation

Isaac Offenbach (1779–1850), father of the composer Jacques, was for 30 years cantor of Cologne’s Jewish community. He enjoyed a high reputation as a musician, composer and bookbinder.
In 1838, he published a new edition of the Haggadah, the collection of writings commemorating the biblical exodus from Egypt that has been read for centuries on the first evening of the Passover feast.
For the first time, Isaac Offenbach published the book not only in traditional Hebrew, but also in German, making it accessible to Jews who could not read Hebrew. Furthermore, the edition includes his own compositions of the traditional songs, as well as an extensive commentary explaining the details of the feast.