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The “Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor” was purchased at auction by an anonymous American collector on Oct. 19, 2021. Credit: Sotheby's.

Ancient Jewish prayer book sells for record-breaking $8.3 million

A medieval Jewish prayer book sold for $8.3 million at the Sotheby’s auction house on Tuesday, fetching the highest price ever paid for a Hebrew manuscript. Known as the Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor, the rare book is named...