SCHERDLIN (Danielus Eugenius)MareMagnum
Histadruth Ivrith Of AmericaMareMagnum
FAREWELL BANQUET TENDERED BY THE HISTADRUTH IVRITH AND THE BEN-YEHUDA JUBILEE COMMITTEE : IN HONOR OF MR. ELIEZER BEN-YEHUDA ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETURNING TO PALESTINE : WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1919, AT "CHALIFF'S", NEW YORK CITY
1919Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 4 pages ; 22cm. In English and Hebrew. Program from Eliezer Ben-Yehudas Farewell Banquet in 1919. Many of the most notable Jews in New York assembled to say goodbye to the Ben-Yehuda. The Dinner Committee, printed on the back cover, includes about 100 people, almost all are notable Rabbis, writers, artists, and business people including Celia Adler, Mordecai Kaplan, Judge Julian Mack, Henrietta Szold, Yehoash, Nathan Straus, and Israel Friedlander. Its very likely that this was the last time most of these American Jews got to see Ben Yehuda. The Menu, printed on the inside page was: Dubonet, Fruit Cocktail, Consomme a la Bar Kochba, Celery, Olives from the Mount of Olives, Salmon, Tartar Sauce, Potatoes, Roast Chicken - - Jelly, Salad Petach Tikvah, Soufflee a la Hemda, Coffee, Bonbon Cakes, Reichsquallen, Wine. "/ "Danziger, Caterer. " Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was the most influential Hebraist of his time. In his book Was Hebrew Ever a Dead Language, Cecil Roth summed up Ben-Yehuda's contribution to the Hebrew language: Before Ben-Yehuda, Jews could speak Hebrew; after him, they did. (Wikipeida, 2016) OCLC lists just 1 copy worldwide (NYPL) . Some markings and wear but overall very good condition. With a photograph of Ben Yehuda on the cover. (AMR-49-15)
Dan Wyman Books LLC · Stati Uniti325,00 €
