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1925First edition. Original illustrated boards with gilt lettering. 8vo. 22 pages, 24 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to The Pioneers: Collection of Silhouettes. This book contains 20 Hebrew poems next a print of a paper-cut silhouette prepared by Bezalel artist Meir Gur Aryeh. These are perhaps his best known works. SUBJECTS: Folk songs, Hebrew -- Israel -- Texts. Halutzim -- Poetry. OCLC: 19153736. Very good condition. (ZION2-1-1)
1925First edition. 10 original illustrated postcards in original illustrated envelope. These were Bezalel artists Meir Gur Aryeh best known illustrations that were included in his Pioneer songs book. SUBJECTS: Folk songs, Hebrew -- Israel -- Texts. Halutzim -- Poetry. Original illustrated envelope is edge worn with some tearing. Cards are very good+ condition, a beautiful set. (ZION2-1-4)
19321st 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)
19451st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 15-19 pages each issue, 20 cm. In English. Immediate post-war Zionist childrens magazine. Includes the complete run of Vol. 2 and one issue from Vol. 3. The stories are The Young Wanderer, The Wonder Child Gadiel, Lost on Mount Tabor, Arise and Let Us Go, Rishon-Letzion, The Song of Hope, and The Pied Piper of the Near East respectively. Hebrew short stories translated into English from some of the twentieth centuries greatest Hebrew writers. SUBJECTS: Short stories, Israeli -- Translations into English. Features illustrations throughout. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (JTS, Harvard, Amsterdam, Towson, YIVO) , none south or west of Baltimore. Very good condition. (ZION2-1-7)
19381st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 66 pages, 22 cm. In English. Nazi-era imprint from South Africa. Habonim Dror was on the leading Jewish Labor Zionist youth organizations. The South African movement was founded by Norman Lourie in 1929 (Wikipedia, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Habonim Dror - Labor Zionism. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (NLSA, Msunduzi, British Lib. ) , none in the US. Ex-library with usual markings. Wrappers are loose and edge worn. Internally very good. Scarce. (ZION2-1-8)
19071st edition. Period boards. 4to. 14 pages each, 33 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to The Jewish Militant. Complete second year run. An important Labor Zionist periodical of Poale Zion, initially published in Philadelphia from 1906-1907 before moving to New York from 1907-1920. US Poale Zion published a Yiddish newspaper, the Yidisher Kempfer, and an English journal, Jewish Frontier, edited by Hayim Greenberg and Marie Syrkin (Wikipedia, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Labor Zionism -- United States -- Periodicals. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (NYPL, YIVO, Harvard) . Boards defective, pages wavy from old dampness, but contents are good. (AMR-54-13)
1937First separate edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 8 pages; 25 cm. Hitler-era exploration of how Zionism works as a solution to the major problems facing Jews in the modern world. Milton Steinberg was an American rabbi, philosopher, theologian and author who served as the pulpit rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue and wrote several books including As a Driven Leaf (1939) (Wikipedia, 2016) . For any Jew who is concerned with assistance to his fellow-Jews abroad, for any Jew who wants himself and his children to live as Jews and to enjoy the experience, Palestine is simultaneously a cause, an adventure, a necessity and a hope. Reprinted from Proceedings, National Conference of Jewish Social Welfare. No. 6 in the Education Series. SUBJECT(S) : Zionism, Jewish life, Palestine. Very Good Condition (zion-12-54)
19311st edition. Original boards. 4to. 233 pages, 32 cm. In English. Includes multiple sessions on Iraqs emancipation, along with issues related to Palestine. Originally distributed to the council and members of the League. The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization that was initially founded in 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference, ending WWI. Its mission was to maintain world peace (Wikipedia, 2018) . SUBJECTS: League of Nations - Iraq -- History -- 1921. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Danish Library, Durham U. , Canada Library) , none outside of Europe. Ex-library with usual markings. Damp stains to first few pages. Pages are browning. Contents are very good. Overall good condition. Scarce. (ZION2-1-12)
20161st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 272, 112 pages, 24 cm. In Hebrew and English. This book accompanied an exhibition on Italian immigrants who were illegally smuggled to Palestine during the Aliyah Bet program. SUBJECTS: Jews -- Italy -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. Holocaust survivors -- Italy -- Migrations -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (NLI, NYU, YU, UCBerkeley) . Near fine condition. (ZION2-1-19)
19451st edition. Original paper wrappers. 12mo. 21 pages, 17 cm. A call for a Jewish state in Palestine by a leading American rabbi, published just as the war was ending. Milton Steinberg (1903 1950) was an American rabbi, philosopher, theologian and author. SUBJECT(S) Zionism -- United States. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. (OCLC: 4216609) . Wrapper is browning in margins, but overall very good condition. (ZION2-1-20)
19431st edition. Original paper wrappers. 12mo. 32 pages, 17 cm. Holocaust-era imprint. Features a letter from David Ben-Gurion, at the time the Chairman of the Jewish Agency, to the General Commanding Officer in Palestine. The Jerusalem Arms Trial concerned the illegal possession of vast quantities of guns by British soldiers. The British Mandate charged the officers with attempting to smuggle guns to Jewish Palmach fighters. SUBJECTS: Trials (illegal arms transfers) - Jerusalem. OCLC: 36849152OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (Princeton, HUC, UT-Austin, Tel Aviv U, Izhak Ben Zvi, USouthampton) , only 3 in the US. Very good condition. (ZION2-1-38)
19421st edition. Original paper wrappers. 4to, 16 pages, 30 cm. Features a letter by Franklin Roosevelt to Robert Wagner of the American Palestine Committee extolling the work of Jews in Palestine and pledging support for the Jewish National Home. The New Palestine ran from 1921-1951. SUBJECTS: Zionism -- Periodicals. Very good condition. (ZION2-1-39)
19421st edition. Original paper wrappers. 4to, 16 pages, 30 cm. Holocaust-era issue. Features extracts from addresses by Chaim Weizmann, Stephen S. Wise, Robert Szold, Israel Goldstein, Louis Levinthal, Emanuel Neumann, Tamar de Sola Pool, Abba Hillel Silver, and Nachum Goldman. The addresses were originally presented during the Zionist Conference from May 9-11, 1942. The New Palestine ran from 1921-1951. SUBJECTS: Zionism -- Periodicals. OCLC Number:72943411. Very good condition with faded fold down middle. Lightly edgeworn. (ZION2-1-40)
19241st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 10 issues, approximately 40-50 pages each with multiple pages of advertisements from the period, 24 cm. Published every two weeks by the Department of Commerce and Industry (1922-24) and the Department of Customs, Excise and Trade (1924-1931) . SUBJECTS: Palestine -- Commerce -- Periodicals. OCLC lists 16 holdings worldwide, most appear to be incomplete (OCLC: 162116616) . Wrappers have some chips in the margin. Pages browning. All contents are very clear and good. (ZION2-2-19)
19381st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 54 pages, including illustrations, 24 cm. Features early photos of Kibbutz activities and a detailing of early events in the kibbutz history. Ein Hashofet is a communal village in the hills of Efraim. It was established by two groups of Hashomer Hatzair graduates from Poland and Highland Mills, New York. The funds for the deal were raised by Louis D. Brandeis, a United States Supreme Court Justice lawyer, and a prominent Zionist figure (Wikipedia) . SUBJECTS: Collective settlements -- Palestine. OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide (OCLC: 6104780) . Very good condition. (ZION2-2-5)
19471st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo. 19 pages 23 cm. "Habonim Library No. 4, " from July 1947. Not to be confused with David Breslau's 1961 book of the same title. This report details the major events and timeline of 1947 for Habonim. Habonim was an educational youth movement formed in the UK. It would later merge with Dror, based in Poland, to form Habonim Dror. Features beautiful illustrations of Habonim activities. SUBJECTS: Labor Zionism. OCLC lists no copies of this publication anywhere, and only one holding (NYPL) for the preceding 3 publications in the "Habonim Library" series. Very good condition. Very Rare. (ZION2-2-7)
19201st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 20 pages, 22 cm. Includes transcriptions of speeches from Lord Rothschild, A. J. Balfour, Nahum Sokolow, The Marquis of Crewe, Chaim Weizmann, and more. Umbrella organization for the Zionist movement in the United Kingdom, representing more than 30 organizations and over 50, 000 affiliated members. It was established in 1899 to campaign for a permanent homeland for the Jewish people (Wikipedia) . SUBJECTS: Zionist - Great Britain. OCLC lists 12 holdings worldwide (OCLC: 629607) . Excellent condition. (ZION2-2-10)
19341st edition. Original boards. 8vo. Lxxix, 2668, 125 pages [2872 pages total] 25 cm. Sir Robert Harry Drayton (1892-1963) was a British legal officer. In 1931, Drayton, previously Solicitor-General, was appointed Legal Draftsman to the Palestine Government. In 1933, Drayton compiled and catalogued the laws, decrees, regulations, rules, etc. Which were issued in Palestine in addition to the British Royal laws and decrees enforced therein (UCC, 2019) . SUBJECTS: Law - Palestine. (OCLC: 22912793) . Foxing to some pages. Boards are lightly worn. Very good condition. (ZION2-2-12)
19301st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 55 pages with folded tables, 24 cm. Features a variety of tables, graphs, and summaries of the Jewish financial situations in Palestine during this era. This includes the import of Jewish capital, Jewish contributions to the general revenue, government expenditure, and taxation. "Hoofien came to Israel in 1912 after having served as director of the Cologne office of the Zionist Central Office. In Israel he served in a number of economic posts and, at the time of his death, was economic coordinator of the Israel Government. In collaboration with the later Finance Minister Eliezer Kaplan, Mr. Hoofien developed fiscal policies which helped shape the young Israeli economy. He was president of Israel's Bank Leumi (JTA, 1957) . SUBJECTS: Palestine -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic conditions. OCLC Number: 838904. Wrappers are lightly worn. Internally very good. (ZION2-2-16)
1950This single page printed letter from the American Memorial Committee for the Hanged Martyrs of Eretz Israel accompanied a copy of Itzhak Gurion's very popular autobiography "Triumph on the Gallows. " The letter requests $3 for the book, the proceeds of which would be dedicated to establish a memorial for the martyred Irgun fighters who were hanged by the British. Excellent condition. (zion2-2-18)
19481st edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 22 pages, 19 cm. "Originally published as a series of five articles in The New Palestine ... December 17, 1947 to March 17, 1948." The General Zionists were a centre-right Zionist movement and a political party in Israel. The General Zionists supported the leadership of Chaim Weizmann and their views were largely colored by central European culture. Their political arm is an ancestor of the modern-day Likud (Wikipedia). SUBJECTS: Israel - History - Politics and Government. OCLC Number: 123238440. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Very good condition. Rare. (ZION2-2-24)
No Date [1918-1919]. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 164 pages, 18 cm. Dr. Joseph Krimsky was a member of the American Zionist Medical Unit, which came to Eretz Israel in 1918 with 44 medical professionals from a variety of fields. Pilgrimage & Service details Krimsky's tour of duty, along with portraits, sketches of replaces, and reports of events (Davis, 1995) . SUBJECTS: Missions, Medical - Palestine. OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide (OCLC: 10809233) . Includes on note page "With compliments of the author. " In very good condition. (ZION2-2-27)
19491st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 30 pages, 23 cm. Franz Katz was the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Zionist Region. He was active in Zionist activism prior to statehood and aided the delegation of the Jewish Agency for Palestine as a liaison to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. In August 1948, he travelled to Palestine and documented the most critical moments in Israel's history, writing about the lead up to independence for the Brooklyn Eagle. SUBJECTS: Israel. OCLC Number: 24731760. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Leo Baeck, USouthampton) . Very good condition. Rare. (ZION2-2-28)
1921Single page printed letter. 28 cm. In English and Yiddish. A letter to members of the Zionist Organization declaring that February 1921 will be a year of restructuring and building up of the organization to handle growing responsibilities in Palestine. The Zionist Organization, founded in 1897, was the first official Zionist organization in the United States, and, especially early in the 20th century, the primary representative of American Jews to the World Zionist Organization, espousing primarily Political Zionism (Wikipedia) . Very good condition with faint crease through center where the letter was folded. (ZION2-2-29)
1947Single page printed letter. 28 cm. Advertisement and coupon by the Zionist Organization of America for the release of Joseph Heller's "The Zionist Idea. " The advertisement declares that "There have been many books about Israel - there have been many books about Zionism - but this is the first volume which traces in full the HISTORY OF AN IDEA! . " Joseph Elijah Heller (1888-1957) was a Lithuanian-Jewish Hebrew writer. He was one of the editors of the German Encyclopaedia Judaica. He later moved to London where he regularly contributed to Haolam, Hadoar, and others (EJ, 2007) . SUBJECTS: Zionism. Two crease marks where this letter was folded. Very good condition. (ZION2-2-30)