‎Israel‎

‎Palphot‎

‎BEST REGARDS FROM TEL-AVIV (ISRAEL)‎

‎No date (ca. 1948-1949). . First edition. Original green paper wrappers. Photo binder. 12 pages; 10cm x 15cm. Hebrew title translates to “Tel-Aviv, the Hebrew City, in pictures. ” Hebrew and English captions and copyright information on each photograph. Palphot logo in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. Hebrew and English on back cover. Inside cover includes history of Tel-Aviv in Hebrew. 12 high-quality, original, black-and-white photographs of Tel-Aviv attached accordion-style. Includes stunning images of Zina Dizengoff Square, “Habimah” Theatre, Rothschild Boulevard, and the Mugrabi Opera, among others. SUBJECT(S) : Tel-Aviv, Photographs. OCLC lists no holdings worldwide. Slight toning. Unobtrusive pencil markings that do not affect text. Good + condition. (zion-11-33)‎

‎Voss, Carl Hermann.‎

‎ANSWERS ON THE PALESTINE QUESTION‎

‎First separate edition. Original color paper wrappers. 8vo. 31 pages; 22cm. Dr. Carl Hermann Voss, a pro-Zionist Chrstian minister, succinctly answers 29 questions related to the topic of Palestine. Questions range from “Isn’t Palestine an Arab Country?” to “Aren’t Jews a Religion, Not a Nationality?” to “Why Don’t They Stay in Europe?” to “How Can Peace Be Brought to Palestine?” Written with a Zionist bent for a Christian audience, Voss answers most questions in favor of Jewish nationalism. “For the Arabs to permit a Jewish State in Palestine involves no sacrifice to the Arabs; on the contrary, it provides them with a progressive and democratic neighbor eager to create a joint future in which the hopes of both peoples may be realized.” Includes a Statement of Principles of the American Christian Palestine Committee in which the committee declares that their support for the Jewish People is rooted in Christian values of social justice. “During World War II, Dr. Voss founded and led the American Christian Palestine Committee. The group called for a Jewish national state to give refuge to survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. To that end, he became a vocal supporter of the partition of Palestine. Once Israel was established, he urged the United States to provide the aid that would enable the new state to absorb the many refugees then arriving. In his speeches, he took the position that Washington and the world were not doing enough (NYT, 1985). SUBJECT(S): Palestine, Jewish nationalism, Christianity. Based upon an article entitled ‘Questions and answers on the Palestine problem,’ which appeared in the September 1946 issue of ‘The Women’s Press.’ Minimal stains and folds. One light pencil mark that does not affect text. Original paper wrappers slightly torn. Good + condition. (zion-11-37)‎

‎Jewish Agency For Palestine‎

‎JEWISH ACHIEVEMENTS IN PALESTINE‎

‎First edition. Original blue paper wrappers. 8vo. 23 pages; 21.5 cm. No. 6 in the series “Palestine Papers. ” An succinct description of the Jewish achievements in Palestine divided into 13 sections including “Agricultural Colonisation, ” “Afforestation, ” “Educational Activities, ” and “Public Health Work. ” Illustrated with 16 stunning black-and-white photographs with captions of both people and scenery. “For a thousand years the Arabs, except for the period in which it was held by the Crusaders, made nothing of the country, and the Turks could show them no better way. Economically, the land was as barren as a chapel floor until the Jews made their modern reappearance. Always there have been Jews in the country, but the old generation of Jews consecrated their lives to prayer and pious study and did nothing to assist its development, but rather cherished its backwardness and poverty. The modern spirit in Palestine is entirely Zionist. ” Includes advertisements for other Jewish works and a description of the entire “Palestine Papers” series. SUBJECT (S) : Zionism, Palestine, Jewish settlement. OCLC lists 21 holdings worldwide. Very minimal markings. Very good + condition. (zion-11-43)‎

‎Bonds Of Israel Government‎

‎SOMETHING NEW FOR ISRAEL AND FOR YOU‎

‎No date (1951) . First edition, Original paper wrappers with blue and black font. 6 pages; 13.5 x 7cm. Cartoon-illustrated promotional booklet from the first year Israel Bonds were ever offered. This was the third year of Israel’s Existence, still during the DP period. Includes 8 blue, white, and black cartoons depicting the ways in which Israel bonds are helpful to the young State of Israel and to the person purchasing them, each with a caption. Cartoon topics include absorbing new immigrants, expanding fishing and citrus industries, and manufacturing chemicals at the dead sea. “It is up to us to determine whether they are to accomplish their objective in the three-year economic development program, or whether they are to struggle for a generation, because of lack of adequate capital. The full subscription of the $500, 000, 000 Bond Issue must be our answer. If we give them the tools, they will do the job. ” SUBJECT(S) : Bonds of Israel Government, Israel, Economics. OCLC lists no holdings worldwide. One faint pencil marking that does not affect text. Very good + condition. Rare and important (zion-11-47)‎

‎Zionist Organization Of America. [Franklin Delano Roosevelt]‎

‎FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ZIONISM: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT AIMS TO DO…‎

‎No date (1942-44) . First edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers with photographs and blue background. 8vo. 6 pages; 23 cm. “The destruction of large Jewish communities in Nazi occupied Europe has placed upon American Jewry the major obligation to furnish the funds for extending the upbuilding work of Palestine and the responsibility to safeguard the post-war status of Palestine as the Jewish Commonwealth. ” Includes an excerpt from President Roosevelt’s historic address during his last term in office at the 45th annual ZOA convention, which was held in 1942, “At this time when our country is at war it is fitting to note the substantial contribution which Palestine is making to the war effort in the United Nations. That contribution is due in great part to the work of your organizations in the past and the present. Holocaust-era Questions and answers about the topic of Zionism including “What is Zionism? , ” “What is the Interest of the American Public and Government in the Zionist Program? . ” and “Is it True That Jews Have Displaced Arabs? ” Includes purposefully faded blue photographs of the people and scenery of Eretz Israel as borders for the pages. Encourages reader to donate to the Zionist Organization of America. SUBJECT(S) : Zionism. OCLC lists 3 holdings worldwide (Univ of Chicago, Harvard Univ, Harvard College Libr, Univ of Texas, Austin, Harry Ransom) . Unobtrusive pencil markings. Previously folded into thirds. Very good condition. (zion-11-49)‎

‎Keren Kajemeth Lejisrael‎

‎NACH GALILÄA!‎

‎First edition. 8vo. 5 pages; 20.5 cm. Original illustrated paper wrappers with large black-and-white photograph of sheep and mountains. Written in German with German and Hebrew titles. Translates to English as “To Galilee! ” Includes fabulous black-and-white photographs of Jewish immigrants dancing and farming. Hitler-era pamphlet depicting Jewish settlers in the Galilee and asking for donations to purchase land in that region. “‘God will rebuild Galilee’ So sing the Chaluzim- but we must acquire the land! ” Part of the Series: Palästina-Bildbericht der Keren Kajemeth Lejisrael. SUBJECT (S) : Immigration, Palestine, German. OCLC lists one holding worldwide (Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) . Some folds and minimal markings. Good + condition. Scarce. (zion-11-60)‎

‎Roth, Samuel (editor)‎

‎NEW SONGS OF ZION, A ZIONIST ANTHOLOGY‎

‎First edition. Original blue paper wrappers. 8vo. 64 pages; 23 cm. A music anthology of Zionist songs divided into two parts: “Exile” and “Return. ” Features the lyrics to 39 songs by various artists including Hyman Segal, Emma Lazarus, and C. N. Byalik. Includes illustrations. “This collection of verse has not been gathered in this form on account of its merit as poetry or to parade what has been accomplished in the indiscriminate field of general Jewish verse. These verses have been culled with an eye single to the aim of calling up to the reader the heroic image of the Jew struggling to regain his place among the nations in order to be true to himself and keep faith with the world. ” Number one in the series “Little Zionist Classics. ” SUBJECT (S) : Jewish poetry, Zionism, Jewish music. OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide. Minimal markings and toning. Cover wrappers separated from rest of book and binding somewhat loose. Good + condition. (zion-11-62)‎

‎Pessin, Deborah‎

‎AHAD HAAM‎

‎1st Edition. Original Wrappers Illustrated with Photo of Ha’am. 6 pages ; 23 cm. A short literary biography of the founder of Ha’am, the founder of cultural Zionism, published by the Zionist Organization of America in 1938. SUBJECT (S) : Zionists -- Biography. Very rare. OCLC lists just 3 copies worldwide. (Brandeis, Harvard, Gratz) , none in New York. Slight wear to wrappers, with a small mark. About very good condition. (zion-10-32)‎

‎Jewish National Fund‎

‎MAY WE HAVE A MINUTE, PLEASE‎

‎no date [1941-1944]1st Edition. Original Illustrated Paper Wrappers. 4 pages ; 23 cm. Holocaust-era solicitation from the Jewish National Fund: “We come to your doorstep with a simple but urgent plea: ‘Grant us a minute of your time! Accept into your home the Blue-White Box of the Jewish National Fund! ’” Cover art depicts a scene steeped in the 20th century American Sublime Aesthetic. A man in a hat greets a woman at her doorstep with the holding the Blue-White box at his side. On another illustration inside an assimilated American Jewish couple embraces as a man points out Palestine to them on a map. Underneath the illustration reads, “One Place on God’s Earth Which the Jewish People Can Call its Own. ” And “A Coin a Day will Provide More Land More Food for More People. ” Also includes photographs from Palestinian settlements and an update from the JNF on the settlement of refugees in Palestine: “scores of thousands of Jewish refugees from the zones of war and oppression have found new hope and life in Palestine. ” Pamphlet is highly stylized and includes a cutout of the letters “JNF” on the back-cover. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Slight wear but overall in very good condition. (zion-10-39) xx‎

‎Jewish National Fund‎

‎MAY WE HAVE A MINUTE, PLEASE‎

‎1st Edition. Original Illustrated Paper Wrappers. 4 pages ; 23 cm. A World War II Era solicitation from the Jewish National Fund: “We come to your doorstep with a simple but urgent plea: ‘Grant us a minute of your time! Accept into your home the Blue-White Box of the Jewish National Fund! ’” Cover art depicts a scene steeped in the 20th century American Sublime Aesthetic. A man in a hat greets a woman at her doorstep with the holding the Blue-White box at his side. On another illustration inside an assimilated American Jewish couple embraces as a man points out Palestine to them on a map. Underneath the illustration reads, “One Place on God’s Earth Which the Jewish People Can Call its Own. ” And “A Coin a Day will Provide More Land More Food for More People. ” Also includes photographs from Palestinian settlements and an update from the JNF on the settlement of refugees in Palestine: “scores of thousands of Jewish refugees from the zones of war and oppression have found new hope and life in Palestine. ” Pamphlet is highly stylized and includes a cutout of the letters “JNF” on the back-cover. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Slight wear and some foxing on cover. Otherwise in about very good condition. (zion-10-39b)‎

‎Jewish National Fund‎

‎THE GATE TO THE LAND OF PROMISE‎

‎1st Edition. 12mo. Original Blue and White Illustrated Paper Wrappers. Illustration depicts a group of Jewish Farmers walking through an arch to reach an oasis in Jerusalem. 10 pages ; 21 cm. Hitler-era solicitation for American Jews from the JNF. Provides a brief history of the National Fund’s Accomplishments and gives a list of 26 reasons to support ongoing Zionist activities. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Palestine. OCLC lists just one holding worldwide (Harvard) . Slight wear to top of the front wrapper. Otherwise very good condition. Scarce. (zion-10-48)‎

‎FUNERAL IN TRUMPELDOR CEMETERY [PHOTO]‎

‎No Date (1940s? ) . 18x13”. Medium black and white photo. This photo shows a funeral near the grave of H. N. Bialik and Ahad Ha-Am, thus dating it to post-1934. The cemetery was founded in 1902 on a tract of unoccupied land in Jaffa, six years before the founding of Ahuzat Bayit, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv. Buried there are the city's founders, early residents, and cultural and historical figures, including Moshe Sharett, the second Prime Minister of Israel. Today, only persons holding plots purchased long ago and a small number willing to pay many thousands of dollars are buried there. The eastern section is the oldest and includes the tombs of the early leaders in Tel Aviv, and Jews from Jaffa. The remains of well-known persons may be found in the southwest corner. Some creases. Overall Good Condition. (ZION-14-56)‎

‎Lowisohn, Solomon‎

‎MEHKERE ERETS: SEFER MEDABER 'AL HA-ARATSOT VEHA-YAMIM, HARIM ... ASHER YIZAKHRU BE-SIFRE HA-KODESH.‎

‎First edition. Period boards. 8vo. 122 pages, 17cm. In Hebrew with some Latin characters. Title translates to “Research of the Land: A Book Covering the Lands Covered in the Holy Books. ” Lowisohn published this distinctly modern study and census nearly a century before the official advent of Zionism, covering the many places that appear in the bible. Lowisohn (1788-1821) was a Jewish Hungarian historian and poet who brought the ideas of the German enlightenment to Hungary as part of the Haskalah. The distinctly secular approach to biblical geography makes this piece particularly relevant to later Jewish nationalism. SUBJECTS: Palestine – Topography. Bible. Old Testament -- Geography. OCLC: 19149175. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide (UCLA, Harvard, Wayne State, HUC, Penn, Denmark, Ets Haim-Amsterdam). Vinograd, Vienna 500. Binding repaired. Overall Very Good Condition. (ZION-14-63)‎

‎Schechtman Joseph B‎

‎LA VIDA DE JABOTINSKY: REBELDE Y LA ESTADISTA‎

‎First Spanish edition. Period boards. 8vo. 446 pages, 21 cm. In Spanish. Title translates to “The Life of Jabotinsky: Rebel and Statesmen. ” First Spanish translation of Schechtman’s famed work on Jabotinsky. Schechtman (1891-1970) was a writer and Revisionist political activist. He developed a close relationship with Jabotinsky through Zionist activism. He was also one of the founders of the World Union of Zionists-revisionists (Paris, 1925) . In 1929-1931 he was the editor of Yiddish weekly "Der Noyer Veg" (The New Way) in Paris. From 1931 to 1935 Schechtman was a member of the executive committee of the Zionist Organization(WZO) , when both he and Jabotinsky left the ZO to co-found the New Zionist Organization. His later years were spent in the US working for YIVO, the OSS, and the Jewish Agency. SUBJECTS: Revisionist Zionists -- Biography. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (JTS, Yale, FAU, Dartmouth, NLI). OCLC Number:42909167. Very Good Condition. (ZION-14-66)‎

‎[THREE TICKETS] YIDDISH AND HEBREW THEATER‎

‎3 Original tickets. 11x6, 11x7, 11x8. In Yiddish. The earliest ticket is from 1926 and is for a night of music by Shalom Aleichem, as part of a Hebrew theater series. The second is for a night of music put on by Poalei Zion and features Hazzan Isaac Glickstein and Miss. Mildred Breger. The last ticket is from 1939 for an event with Zalman Shneur, the famed Yiddish poet. All events took place in Roxbury, Massachusets, a major center of Jewry on the east coast and home to the original Hebrew Union College. SUBJECTS: Hebrew theater – Yiddish. No copies on OCLC. Very Good Condition. (ZION-14-67)‎

‎(Xt) Meyouhas, Yosef‎

‎ERETS YISRAEL HA-YOM ULE-FANIM‎

‎First edition. Original paper wrappers rebound in period boards. 8vo. 74 pages ; 17 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “The Land of Israel Today and Onwards. € Meyouhas (1868-1942) was a popular figure during the Yishuv. He wrote extensively Muslims of Palestine. The Meyouhas’ are a Jerusalem Sephardi family that has produced notable rabbis and merchants in Jerusalem for hundreds of years. SUBJECTS: Palestine -- Description and travel. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (JTS) . Ex-library with usual markings. Good- Condition. Scarce. (ZION-14-29).‎

‎Ben-Yehuda, Eliezer‎

‎AD EMATAI DIBRU `IVRIT?‎

‎First edition. Original boards. 12mo. 132 pages. 16cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "When will they Speak Hebrew?" Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922), “Hebrew writer and lexicographer, generally considered the father of modern Hebrew, and one of the first active Zionist leaders. Born Eliezer Yizhak Perelman in Luzhky, Lithuania, he officially adopted the pseudonym Ben-Yehuda, which he had previously used in his literary activities, when he went to Palestine. … The Ben-Yehuda household thus was the first Hebrew-speaking home established in Palestine, and his first son, Ben-Zion (later called Ithamar Ben-Avi), the first modern Hebrew-speaking child. ” - EJ 2008. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew language. Lightly faded boards. Otherwise Very Good Condition. (HEBLIT1-1)‎

‎Universitah Ha-ivrit Bi-Yerushalayim‎

‎THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM; ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT.‎

‎Original Wraps. 8vo. XIII, 216 pages. 21 cm. Frontispiece folded plan of the university. Massive handbook for the Hebrew University, with list of courses, faculties, departments, contributors to the University, Board of Governors, etc. With two tables. Published under difficult conditions: “The publication of this handbook has been unduly delayed owing to the war which broke out in Palestine shortly after the completion of the text and which, unfortunately, is still in progress at the time of writing. The bombing of the pritning press at which the manuscript was already once completely set, necessitating its being re-set elsewhere; the shortage of paper as a result of explosions in Jerusalem and the breakdown in communications with the rest of the country over a prolonged period … the severe cuts in electric power … its publication … now practically coincides with the termination of the Mandate. As a result, certain passages in it relating to the British Government are no longer valid. ” - p. III. Includes a list of professors and staff who perished in an explosion of their convoy on the way to Mt. Scopus on April 13th, 1948. Errata slip laid in. Subjects: Universitah ha-? Ivrit bi-Yerushalayim. Wraps worn and soiled, rebacked. Internally clean and fresh. Very good condition. (ZION-5-14A)‎

‎Sharnopolsky, S‎

‎GUIDE TO PALESTINE: PALESTINE, LAND OF HEALTH RESORTS‎

‎Original Boards. 8vo. [344] pages (with various paginations) . 24 cm. Illustrated. First edition. In Hebrew and English. Includes a short dictionary in Spanish, Russian, Italian, German, French, English, Hebrew, and transliterated Hebrew. Many period advertisements in English and Hebrew. Descriptions of tourist attractions, Jewish cultural figures, and history in the Middle East and Palestine. Subjects: Jews -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century. Health resorts -- Palestine. Palestine -- Guidebooks. Palestine -- Tours. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. (Brooklyn College, Yeshiva Univ. , Emory Univ. , Brandeis, Cleveland Public Library, NYPL, GW Univ. , Natl. Libr. Of Israel. ) Ex-library with only one tag on spine. Some shelf wear and age toning. Overall in Very Good Condition. (ZION-3-7A)‎

‎(Mw) Schram, Robert‎

‎DER MERIDIAN VON JERUSALEM‎

‎1st Edition. Original Wrappers. 12mo. 27 pages ; 15 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, “The Meridian of Jerusalem. ” Vienese Astronomer Robert Schram (1850-1923) . Was an Austrian astronomer and geodesist. OCLC + Worldcat list just 3 copies worldwide (US Naval Observatory, Royal Danish Library, Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin) . Front wrapper torn. Small tear in title page with no text effected. Pages clear with little wear. Good condition. Scarce. (GER-58-70)‎

‎National Committee For Labor Palestine.‎

‎HISTADRUT NEWS. VOL. III NO. 4 NO. 7 VOL. IV NO. 2 , NO. 3 (1946-1947, 4 ISSUES TOTAL)‎

‎First edition. Original illustrated blue and white paper wrappers with black-and-white photographs. 4to. About 12 pages each; 28 cm. Post-Holocaust and Statehood issues of this publication that continued the Histadrut Bulletin. The Histadrut “was founded in December 1929 in Haifa to look out for the interests of Jewish workers...The Histadrut became one of the most powerful institutions in the state of Israel, a mainstay of the Labour Zionist movement and, aside from being a trade union, its state-building role made it the owner of a number of businesses and factories and, for a time, the largest employer in the country. Until Israel began moving away from a socialist economy, the Histadrut, along with the government, owned most of the economy” (Wikipedia 2017) . Includes black-and-white photographs, tables, and articles on Histadrut accomplishments and includes photographic gems, such as Vol. IV No. 3, which includes a photograph of Golda Meir with her daughter captioned “Mother and Daughter: Goldie Meyerson, head of political office of Jewish Agency in Jerusalem, with daughter who is a member of a kibbutz in the Negev. ” SUBJECT(S) : Jews, Zionism, Periodicals, Labor Zionism. OCLC lists 2 holdings worldwide (Harvard, UMichigan) . Overall, very good condition. Minimal pencil markings and slight toning. Some edgewear and pencil markings that affect text. (HOLO2-134-28)‎

‎American Technion Society‎

‎TECHNION YEARBOOK. ISSUES FROM 1945, 1947, 1948, 1952-53, 1954-55. [5 VOLUMES TOTAL]‎

‎First edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 4to. 148-292 pages; 28 cm. Yearbooks from the DP-period filled with advertisements, articles, black-and-white photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations from the Technion in Israel. The 1947 issue includes “Hope for the Middle East” by Walter C. Lowdermilk. The 1948 issue includes articles by David Ben-Gurion, Eli Ginzberg, and William B. Ziff. The 1952-53 and 1954-55 issues include color illustrations. Aimed primarily at building political and financial support for the University within American Jewry, the publication is very slick and appealing to look at. SUBJECT (S) : Science, Technology, Palestine, Technion. OCLC and WorldCat list 2 holdings worldwide (National Res Coun of Canada, Eth-Bibliothek Zurich) . Minimal pencil and pen markings that do not affect text. Slight toning to some issues. Minimal edgewear and library markings to some issues. Very good + condition. (ZION-51-64)‎

‎(Xt) Chashin A. ; David Ben-Gurion‎

‎YIZKOR: TSUM ANDENKEN DI GEFALENE VEKHTER UN ARBEYTER IN ERETS YISROEL‎

‎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 (1886–1973) , 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)‎

‎(Xt) Heschel, Abraham; Kutober, Gershon (Associated Name)‎

‎R. GERSHON KUTOBER : [PARASHAT HAYAV VE-`ALIYATO LE-ERETS YISRAEL] [INSCRIBED BY THE HESCHEL]‎

‎Original Wrappers. 8vo. Pages [17] - 71 (i. E. 55 pages) ; 24 cm. In Hebrew. Off-Print from the Hebrew Union College Annual, 23, pt. 2, 1950-1951, seventy-fifth anniversary publication. Inscribed by Abraham Joshua Heschel on the First Page. Martin Luther King, jr. , and Heschel "initially bonded over the prophets. King was drawn to Heschel’s intimate knowledge of the topic (Heschel’s masterwork, in a body of masterworks, was his book The Prophets) , and Heschel in turn admired King’s devotion to the Exodus story of Moses and the Israelites, adapted to the narrative of the civil rights struggle in the 1950s and ’60s....Heschel...can also be considered a kind of prophet himself. The main job of the prophets of the Bible, after all, is to hold their people’s feet to the fire. Moses railed at the weak and foolish Israelites who strayed from the path the minute their leader ascended to the mountaintop to commune with God. King fulminated against the war in Southeast Asia as well as against the injustices rampant in white American culture toward those whom it had enslaved for hundreds of years. Heschel supported both these causes, incurring the disapproval of some Jewish leaders when he did not hesitate to vigorously excoriate U. S. Involvement in Vietnam, preaching widely on the subject, writing letters to presidents, and being a spokesman for other religious leaders in meetings with high-level military strategists like Secretary of State Dean Rusk...Heschel, like King, had the charisma a prophet needs. He was impossible to dismiss, even when his message stung. The consummate gadfly, he shined a bright light on the ills of American society and also on those of American Judaism in the mid-20th century, which he saw as stultifying, airless, soulless, moribund. He was an outlier on one crisis we face today: how to make Judaism not only appealing but actually indispensable for Jews of future generations. His words were bracing and his exhortations powerful, but, rendered in such breathtakingly poetic language (as well as expressed verbally in his disarming Polish accent) , they seem like a loving gift from a benevolent elder, not a rebuke: He even warned warmly. He was a Jew who had suffered and seen too much suffering, and who, unlike the rest of us, was capable of vision on a greater scale, the prophetic scale. He knew what he was talking about, and, like King, he believed people could rise up, be their best selves, and behave with righteousness and even with holiness. Heschel died in 1972, four years after his friend King was shot dead. It’s a long time ago now. The prophets we have today don’t speak in King’s mellifluous rhetoric or write in Heschel’s enchanting prose. Maybe we have murdered or hounded to death those with the capacity to make our hearts soar with their words of justice and compassion; we’ve gotten pretty cynical, maybe too cynical for those kinds of voices" (Sian Gibby in Tablet Magazine, 2016) . Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century....In late October 1938, when Heschel was living in a rented room in the home of a Jewish family in Frankfurt, he was arrested by the Gestapo and deported to Poland. He spent ten months lecturing on Jewish philosophy and Torah at Warsaw's Institute for Jewish Studies. Six weeks before the German invasion of Poland, Heschel left Warsaw for London with the help of Julian Morgenstern, president of Hebrew Union College, who had been working to obtain visas for Jewish scholars in Europe....Heschel believed the teachings of the Hebrew prophets were a clarion call for social action in the United States and worked for African Americans' civil rights and against the Vietnam War. He also specifically criticized what he called ‘pan-halakhism, ’ or an exclusive focus upon religiously compatible behavior to the neglect of the non-legalistic dimension of rabbinic tradition. Heschel is a widely read Jewish theologian whose most influential works include Man Is Not Alone...At the Vatican Council II, as representative of American Jews, Heschel persuaded the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate or modify passages in its liturgy that demeaned the Jews, or referred to an expected conversion to Christianity. His theological works argued that religious experience is a fundamentally human impulse, not just a Jewish one. He believed that no religious community could claim a monopoly on religious truth. " (Wikipedia, 2016) . Wrappers are toned. Otherwise very good condition. (AMR-52-19)‎

‎(Xt) Trietsch, David; Goor, Yehudah‎

‎SEFER SHIMUSH LI-YEDI`AT ERETS YISRAEL [PALAESTINA HANDBUCH]‎

‎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)‎