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First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 144 pages and portrait, 17 cm. In Hebrew. From the First year of Israeli Statehood. Title translates to Zeev Jabotinsky: An Anthology in Honor of His Memory. Published for the nine year anniversary of his death and features commemorative essays by Menachem Begin, Ari Jabotinsky, and more. Vladimir (Zeev) Jabotinsky (18801940) , Zionist leader, founder of Revisionist Party; he was involved in Zionist politics since the turn of the century in Russia, was famous as a publicist, poet, essayist, and orator in Russian, Hebrew, and Yiddish; he founded the Jewish Legion in the first world war, and in the 1920s, founded the right-wing Revisionist Zionist movement Betar after having broken with mainstream Zionism. During a tour of the United States in 1940, he died suddenly, and due to the animosity toward him on the part of Ben-Gurion, his remains were not returned to Israel until after Ben-Gurions final resignation as prime minister in 1964. (Yivo Encyclopedia) . SUBJECTS: Jabotinsky, Vladimir, 1880-1940. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Minor foxing on cover. Pages are browning. Overall Good+ Condition. (ZION-14-68)
Original Wraps. 4to. 31 pages. 28 cm. First edition. With 19 illustrations and map of the Weizmann Memorial Forest. Weizmann Day Program, to honor the life of Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) ; containts the program of the Jewish National Fund Council celebration of Weizmann Day, a Biographical sketch of the life of Weizmann, the Weizmann Memorial Forest, and Program Aids for the Youth Group and Hebrew School for the celebration. Subjects: Anniversaries. Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952 - Anniversaries, etc. Weizmann, Chaim, 1874-1952. OCLC lists 4 copies (Harvard, HUC, Penn, Natl Libr Israel) , none in New York. Wraps and bottom edge soiled, institutional stamp on front and rear wrap, otherwise clean. Good + condition. (ZION-6-29)
(FT) 12mo. 132 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew language. In very good condition. (HEBLIT1-1)
8vo. 243 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century. Bergman, (1883 1975) , was a philosopher. Bergman studied philosophy in Prague and Berlin. During his student days at Prague, he was a member of the Zionist student circle, Bar Kochba, and in 1903 began to publish articles on Zionist themes. During this period he came into contact with Martin Buber who had a lasting influence on him. From 1907 to 1919 Bergman was librarian at the University Library at Prague, except during World War I when he served in the Austrian army. In 1920 he emigrated to Palestine where he was the first director of the National and University Library, a position he held until 1935. He helped found the Histadrut ha-Ovedim and was elected a member of its executive council. (EJ, Rotenstriech) In good condition (heblit1-13)
(FT) 8vo. 70 pages. Illustrated with photo plates and maps. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Israel - history. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Ex library. Pages tanned, good condition. (HebLit-3-4)
(ft) Cloth, Square 8vo, 100 pages. 22 cm. 1st edition. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew literature, Modern -- History and criticism. OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide. Includes bibliographic references. Klausner (1874-1958) "was an active Zionist and a fervent nationalist throughout his life, and his Zionist views color all his work. A delegate to the First Congress, he was greatly influenced by the political ideas of Herzl, although his cultural approach remained that of the Hovevei Zion and Ah ad Ha-Am. He attended nearly every subsequent Congress until the eleventh, contributing surveys on them to Ha-Shilo'a h. From 1930 he began to identify himself more and more with the policy of Jabotinsky and was regarded by the Revisionist Party, and later by its successor, Herut, as the ideologist of the movement. He edited the monthly Beitar (together with B. Netanyahu) from 1932-33 and came out vigorously, both in speech and in writing, in support of the ideals of the right-wing nationalists. In 1949 they put his name forward as their candidate for the first president of the State of Israel in opposition to Chaim Weizmann. " (Staff, EJ) . Binding repaired, otherwise Good Condition. (HEB-2-21A)
(FT) 8vo. Frontispiece photo. In Hebrew. Volume two (of six) only. SUBJECT(S) : Zionism. OCLC lists 20 copies worldwide. Nordau (1849-1923) was a co-founder of the World Zionist Organization. He was a political Zionist, not a cultural or religious Zionist, having ceased being an observant Jew at eighteen, instead becoming a "militant naturalist and evolutionist, " and making his fame with Die Conventionellen Luegen der Kulturmenschheit, first published in 1883. Also at eighteen, he started his career in journalism, on the staff of the Pester Lloyd. While condemning modern culture and politics, the situation of the Jewish people was never far from Nordau's mind. He met Theodor Herzl in 1982, and soon after began discussing the possibility of a Jewish state with him. He was vice president of the First through Sixth Zionist Congresses, and president of the Seventh through Tenth. (EJ, 2007) Bookplate, otherwise very good condition. (HebLit-5-19)
(FT) 8vo. 191 pages. Illustrated. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Education - Palestine; Schools - Palestine. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Scharfstein (1884-1972) was a Hebrew educator both in Galicia and the United States, where he moved in 1914. In 1916, he began teaching at the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary, eventually becoming professor of Jewish education, and serving there until 1960. "A prodigious contributor to the Hebrew press, his column in the American Hebrew weekly Hadoar dealt with political and, especially with literary events. From 1907 Scharfstein also published educational texts embracing Hebrew literature, Jewish education, Bible, and Hebrew language. " (Silberschlag, EJ) Good+ condition. (HebLit-3-17)
(FT) 8vo. In Hebrew. Smolenskin, (1840 or 18421885) , was a Hebrew novelist, an editor, and a publicist. A leading exponent of the Haskalah in Eastern Europe and an early advocate of Jewish nationalism, Smolenskin is best known for the important Hebrew monthly Ha-Shahar which he founded in 1868, and edited12 volumes in alluntil his death (EJ Patternson). Spine repaired, title page detached, hinges starting. Otherwise clean and fresh, good condition. (Heblit-1-15)
(FT) 8vo. 267 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Philosophy, Jewish. In very good condition (Heblit1-9)
(FT) 12mo. 174 pages. Photograph illustration plates. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Herzl, Theodor, 1860-1904. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. "The son of a distinguished merchant family in Minsk, Zitron was educated at Lithuanian yeshivot. While studying at the Volozhin yeshivah, he became attracted to the Haskalah and in 1876 moved to Vienna, where he became friendly with P. Smolenskin. After studying for several years in Germany, he began his journalistic career, and for more than 50 years contributed to the Yiddish press and to nearly all the Hebrew periodicals in the Diaspora. In the 1880s to 1890s, he wrote short stories, one of which, "Yonah Potah" (1887) , aroused popular attention. He joined the Hibbat Zion movement in its early days and translated L. Pinsker 's Autoemanzipation into Hebrew. From 1904 Zitron lived in Vilna and edited various newspapers and anthologies. Of special interest are a series of articles on the Hebrew press published in Haolam. Based mainly on Zitron's personal experiences and recollections, the articles contain material of historic value, particularly on Ha-Maggid, Ha-Meliz, Ha-Zefirah, Ha-Karmel, Ha-Levanon, Ha-Emet, and Ha-Kol. He also wrote about the history of the Yiddish press in the 19th century. With the decline of the Hebrew press in Eastern Europe, Zitron wrote extensively for the Yiddish press, and published many monographs written in a popular style, some of which were later published in book form. Zitron also translated many books into Hebrew (including the works of An-Ski and the stories of L. Levanda) . " (EJ, 2007) Ex library. Boards worn, particularly at corners, pages tanned, water stain in bottom corner throughout, good- condition. (HebLit-3-23)
Volume in 8, rilegato in mz. tl. coeva contenente 67 tavole con illustrazioni varie di luoghi, abiti tradizionali, monumenti, scene di vita, strumenti musicali, monete, ori, chiese, monumenti ecc... relative alla Palestina. Si tratta del volume di incisioni che accompagnava l'opera 'Palestina. Descrizione geografica, storica e archeologica' di S. Munk uscita in edizione italiana nella collana 'L'universo o storia e descrizione di tutti i popoli' nel 1853. Il volume contiene altre 2 tavole (per un totale quindi di 69 tavole) sulle Antille legate qui per errore e facenti invece parte delle tavole del volume sulle Antille uscito sempre in questa collana.
First edition. Original black cloth boards. 4to. XII, 307; 287 pages. 28 cm. In German. 'The Desert and Promised Land; A history of Israel from its beginning until the period of the return from Babylon. ' Owned by Lehmann. Two volume set. With 18 plates and one map in volume one; 15 plates and 2 folded coloured lithographed maps loosely inserted in rear pocket. Volume one: Geschichte Israels von den Anfängen bis zum Tode Salomos (published by Kurt Wolff Verlag) Volume two: Geschichte Israels vom Tode Salomos bis Ezra und Nehemia (published by Schocken Verlag) . The Magnum Opus of Elias Auerbach (18821971) , Israeli physician, biblical scholar, and historical writer. Auerbach emigrated from Berlin to Erez Israel in 1909 and settled in Haifa. Wueste und Gelobtes Land (2 vols. ) , his main work, which also appeared in Hebrew as Ha-Midbar ve-Erez ha-Behirah (2 vols. , 195762) , a history of Israel from its beginning until the period of the return from Babylon. - EJ 2008. Please read Elias Auerbach's Desert and Promised Land. There you will find in print all the daring statements you touched on in your last letter. Horeb-Sinai etc. He treats only the historical factors but that he does thoroughly and the book is based on a critical and systematic knowledge of the Bible and its sources. -Arnold Zweig to Sigmund Freud, March, 1935. Subjects: Jews - History - To 586 B. C. Minimal stains and slight toning. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Some dust on foredge. Very good condition. (GER-43-11A)
First edition. Later boards. 8vo. 160 pages, 17 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to Democracy and Totalitarianism: Foundations of the Doctrine. Holocaust-era imprint. First in a pre-state series on major political and social movements. Aharon Reuveni (1886-1971) was born in the Ukraine. He left his own country for the United States in 1904 but returned to Russia in 1906, excited by the winds of revolution. He was exiled to Siberia with his family in 1908 for hiding arms. He escaped and reached Eretz Israel in 1910, after extensive travels in China, Japan and Egypt. He became active in public affairs (his brother, Yitzhak Ben Zvi, became the second president of Israel) and published in a several fields, including novels, poems, essays on Hebrew literature, and research on early Jewish history. SUBJECTS: Democracy -- Philosophy. Totalitarianism -- Philosophy. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Very good Condition. (HEB-50-42)
Original Brown Stapled Wrappers. 8vo. [12]-19 pages ; 22 cm. Offprint from Essays Presented To Leo Baeck On The Occasion Of His Eightieth Birthday, published by East and West Library in London in 1954. This copy is inscribed by Bentwhich on the wrappers, With Normans Love and Apologies. Norman De Mattos Bentwich OBE MC (1883 1971) was a British barrister and legal academic. He was the British-appointed attorney-general of Mandatory Palestine and a lifelong Zionist Norman Bentwich was the oldest son of British Zionist Herbert Bentwich. (Wikipedia, 2017) Creased along the middle of every page. Otherwise about very good condition. (BR-11-56)
Publishers cloth. 4to. 190, [2] pages. 27 cm. First Yiddish edition. In Yiddish. Adaption from the Hebrew with the same title. Yizkor for fallen Fighters and Workers in Eretz Yisroel. Published in New York for the World Socialist Union of Jewish Workers, Po'alei Zion, Palestine Committee. Yiddish edition edited by David Ben-Gurion (18861973) , Zionist leader, Israeli statesman, first prime minister and defense minister of Israel; member of the First to Eighth Knessets. Bound in black cloth with gilt title, black endpages, two illustrated title pages, and dozens of illustrations throughout. Subjects: Jews - Biography. Zionists - Biography. Jewish-Arab relations - History - 1917-1948. Halutzim. Palestine - History - 1917-1948. World Socialist Union of Jewish Workers - Po'alei Zion; Palestine Committee. OCLC lists 23 copies. Minimal edgewear. Slight toning. Some rubbing. Ex-library markings. Very good condition. (SPEC-36-60A)
First edition. Contemporary boards. 8vo. 486 pages, 23 cm. In French. Title translates to Essay on the History of Geography in Palestine After the Talmud and Other Rabbinic Sources. Joseph Derenburg (1811 1895) was a Franco-German orientalist who was born in French-controlled Mainz. He played a large part in the revival of Jewish education in France. Though much of his work focused on Saadia, this essay is his most important work. It is an original contribution to the history of the Jews and Judaism in the time of Christ, and has been much used by many later historians of the subject. SUBJECTS: Jews -- History -- 586 B. C. -70 A. D. Jews. Rabbijnse literatuur. Geografie. OCLC Number: 474636288. Ex-library with usual markings. Very Good Condition. (ZION-14-64)
First edition. Original blue paper wrappers. 8vo. 87 pages; 22 cm. Divided into 19 sections with topics such as The White Paper of 1939, The Struggle for a Jewish Fighting Force, and Restitution and Reparations. Includes three appendices, one of which is a letter between Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the first President of Israel, and Mr. George Hall, Secretary of State of the (British) Colonies. In particular, they directed their energies towards ensuring that the Jews as a people should be permitted to make a worthy contribution under their own flag in the war against the enemy of civilisation, and towards rescuing as many of the Jews in Europe as possible from the deadly perils to which they were exposed. Despite the pressing current problems, the Executive, looking forward confidently to a successful issue of the war, also did all they could to formulate and press for the adoption of a policy in regard to Palestine which would lead to the fulfilment of the age-long aspirations of the Jewish People. SUBJECT(S) : Zionism, Palestine, WWII. Slight toning and minimal markings. A Hebrew name written in blue pen that does not affect text. Very good condition. (zion-12-17) .
1st edition. Bound in later boards, 12mo, 156, 48 pages, Includes illustrations ; 20 cm. In Hebrew. Title page, first leaf, and fold out map in facsimile. SUBJECT (S) : Bible. Old Testament -- Commentaries. OCLC lists only 1 copy worldwide (BRITISH LIBR) . Includes large fold out hebrew map of Eretz Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean (here in facsimile) , as well as 5 other illustrations, 4 of which fold out as well. Ex-library with usual marks, expected staining, corner tear to last leaf not affecting text, otherwise Very Good. (kh-6-9)
First edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 16 pages; 23 cm. Three eloquent High Holiday sermons written by the renowned Rabbi Judah Leon Magnes about what it means to be Jewish in the modern world. We moderns- and the Jews imagine themselves to be the modern of the moderns, just as they often strive to be more royal than the king- are apt to be very boastful of our education, our culture, our vast mechanical and commercial and scientific enterprises; and we are at times justified in smiling casually at much of the simplicity and naivete of the life of even a generation back. SUBJECT (S) : Reform Judaism. OCLC lists 2 holdings worldwide (HUC, NLI) . Slight tear in cover. Front and back pages slightly rubbed. Some general toning, margin notes on one page. Good+ condition. (zion-11-3)
First edition. Original black boards with gold font. 8vo. 287 pages; 24 cm. Written in German. Title translates roughly to Comrades of His Era Consider Herzl. Dr. Tulo Nussenblatt was a famous Zionist scholar and historian before WWII. During the Holocaust, Nussenblatt housed many people in his bunker in the Warsaw ghetto. He died in the uprising, still clutching his briefcase full of book materials about Theodor Herzl, about whom he wrote this book. Divided into dozens of short essays on Herzl by various authors with black-and-white head shots. Also includes facsimiles of letters, important documents, and political cartoons. SUBJECT (S) : Theodor Herzl. Loose spine. Minimal tears and markings on pages. Toning of pages. Library stamps, bookplate, and call numbers on spine. Good + condition. (zion-12-38)
1st edition. 12mo. 59 pages, 16 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to Rachels Poems. Rachel Sela, also known as just Rahel, (1890-1932) is one of the most famous Hebrew language poets and a central figure in Zionism. She emigrated to Palestine to work on a kibbutz and frequently wrote about the physical land and its attraction. The work here is translated by Zalman Shazar, the third president of Israel and member of the First Knesset. He personally knew Rahel (Wikipedia, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Hebrew poetry - Zionism. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide (OCLC: 41922344) . Missing wrappers. Ex-library with only small, faded stamp on notes page. All contents very good. Overall good condition. (YID-32-5-ALRME)
Later boards protecting original paper wrappers, which are present. 8vo, 74 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to Pure Sayings - Two Developed Books: Book 1. On the Sin of Disagreement and its Restrictions. Book 2. Minchat Shmuel. Rav Michal Hirsch (1840-1906) was one of the most well respected rebbes (Admorim) of the Old Yishuv period. His followers, notably Yaakov Moshe Charlap, published many of his writings. (Wiki, 2016) This publication deals primarily with the topic of disputes and moral speech, as outlined in Pirkei Avot. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish ethics. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Previous owners stamp on foreword. Very Good Condition (HEB-48-23)
First edition. Original paper wrappers bound in later boards. 8vo; 83, 23 [1] pages : maps, folded table ; 16 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to Handbook for Knowing the Land of Israel. As the introduction states, this book was written for the purpose of teaching potential Jewish settlers about the physical Land of Israel. The author, David Trietsch (1870-1935) , was a German writer and among the first Zionist activists who fully believed in the absorptive capacity of Palestine. SUBJECTS: Guidebooks --Palestine -. Middle East -- Palestine. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Pages are chipped and brittle. Repair to spine and binding. Overall Fair Condition. (HEB-48-57)
1st edition. Original boards. 4to. 41 pages, 39 cm. In German. Beautiful lithographs of Palestine by Hermann Struck. Title translates to "The New Canaan. " Hermann Struck (1876-1944) was a famous German Jewish artist whose students included Marc Chagall, Lesser Ury, Jacob Steinhardt, and more. He was commissioned to make portraits of Herzl, Einstein, Frued, Neitzsche, Oscar Wilde and others. Arnold Zweig (1887-1968) was a similarly famous German writer and Socialist Zionist (Wikipedia, 2019) . SUBJECTS: Palestine -- Pictorial works. Features lithographs of Palestine and its holy sites. Spine rebacked, boards are lightly worn. Internally very good. (GER-55-10-BJLKK'm)
