JUDAICA

English Zionist Federation

(JUDAICA). English Zionist Federation 1899-1929. London, Tel Aviv and elsewhere: various publishers, circa 1920-1930. 15 volumes bound as one. Octavo, contemporary full brown cloth. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $6500. A collection of early 20th-century Zionist pamphlets, one with a presentation inscription by Meir Dizengoff, founder and first mayor of Tel Aviv, to Nathan J. Adler, a prominent English Zionist: "To Mr. & Mrs. N.J. Adler in souvenir of their visit in Tel Aviv. 15.4.31. M. Dizengoff." With two large folding maps of Tel Aviv in the 1920s and numerous photographs of Palestine in the 1920s. This extraordinary collection of Zionist pamphlets in English represent dramatic documentation of the early, utopian years of British Mandate Palestine, as the Jewish community in England contributed settlers and moral, educational, and political support to build the land that would one day become Israel. These fragile documents include over 100 rare images of early 20th century Palestine and provide first-hand documentation of life there at that time. This volume contains the following pamphlets: GOODMAN, Paul. Zionism in England. London: English Zionist Federation, [1929]; pp. 64. N.J. Adler's copy, with his signature. Goodman was a prominent member of the Zionist Organization and wrote several books on Zionism. (WEIZMANN, Chaim). Theodor Herzl on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of His Death. London: English Zionist Federation, 1929; pp. 20. GOODMAN, Paul. Theodor Herzl. London: English Zionist Federation, 1927; pp. 12. (YOUNG POALE ZION LIBRARY). Joseph Trumpeldor. Tel Chai. The Second Aliya. The First of May. New York: Central Committee of the Young Poale Zion of the U.S. and Canada, 1929; pp.32. Trumpeldor was an early, inspirational Zionist, and was killed in a skirmish with Arabs at Tel Chai in 1920. His life and death became a rallying point for Zionists thereafter, with many songs, poems, and stories written about his life. NEDIVI, Judah. Tel-Aviv. Tel Aviv: Keren Hayesod, 1929; pp.42. With large folding map of Tel Aviv. Richly illustrated. Keren Hayesod was also known as the Palestine Foundation Fund, and was the financial arm of the World Zionist Organization. Founded in Britain in 1920, its headquarters were moved to Jerusalem in 1926. This text was designed to encourage immigration to the fledgling town of Tel Aviv. Inscribed by Dizengoff. (DIZENGOFF, Meir). Tel-Aviv and Surroundings. Tel Aviv: no publisher, 1924; pp.24. Text in English, German, and Hebrew. Richly illustrated. With large folding map of Tel Aviv from only 15 years after its founding. (KEREN HAYESOD). Jewish Colonisation in Erez Israel. Jerusalem: Keren Hayesod, 1930; pp. 332. Includes eight pages of photographic plates with 16 pictures of early Keren Hayesod settlements in Palestine. (KEREN HAYESOD). Hebrew Education in Erez Israel. Jerusalem, Keren Hayesod, 1930; pp. 32. Demonstrates With numerous photographs of Keren Hayesod's educational efforts to teach Hebrew to the population. (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL). Some Unbiased English Views on the Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth Leisrael) and its Activities. Jerusalem: (Jewish National Fund), 1930. Published in November 1930 in response to the British government's Passfield White Paper of October, 1930, which limited Jewish immigration to Palestine and attacked the actions of the Jewish National Fund. Contains quotations by British politicians and officials that speak favorably of Zionism. (ZIONIST ORGANIZATION). Report of the Executive to the General Council of the Zionist Organisation. London: Central Office of the Zionist Organisation, 1927; pp. 78. (AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE OF PETAH TIKVAH). The Petah Tikvah Incidents. (Jerusalem: Agricultural Committee of Petah Tikvah, circa 1927; pp.29). Statement put out by Jewish laborers in reaction to a violent clash between themselves and neighboring Arab farmers. RUSSELL, Sir John. Report on Visit to Palestine, April, 1928. London: Zionist Organization, 1929; pp. 12. Russell was an important British agricultural researcher. (KEREN HAYESOD). The Keren Hayesod: Facts and Pictures of Jewish Life in Palestine. Jerusalem: Keren Hayesod, 1927, pp. 22. ETTINGER, J. Emek Jezreel. A Flourishing District its Decline and Rise. Jerusalem: Keren Hayesod, 1926; pp.30. Illustrated with numerous photographs and a map. DAINOW, David. A Memorable Entry. [London: Palestine Restoration Fund, circa 1920]; pp. 16. About Lord Allenby's entry into Jerusalem, freeing the city from control by the Ottoman Turks and fueling the Zionist cause. Second map of Tel Aviv with several tape repairs to verso. A bit of marginalia. Lightest scattered foxing to several pamphlets. A remarkable collection of fragile, rare pamphlets from the formative years of what would become the state of Israel, signed by one of Palestine's most important settlers to an influential British Zionist, in near-fine condition.

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