Die Jüdischen Gefallenen des Deutschen Heeres, der Deutschen Marine und der Deutschen Schutztruppen 1914-1918: Ein Gedenkbuch.

Auction 92 | Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts

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Lot 237
(WORLD WAR I).

Die Jüdischen Gefallenen des Deutschen Heeres, der Deutschen Marine und der Deutschen Schutztruppen 1914-1918: Ein Gedenkbuch.

Third edition. pp. 431. Original boards. Housed in solander box. 4to.

Berlin: Reichsbund Judischer Frontsoldaten 1933

Est: $400 - $600
Memorial book for the thousands of Jews who fought for Germany in the First World War and killed in the line of duty. Records personal statistics, hometowns, etc. with detailed indices. <<Accompanied by:>> Seven Typed Letters Signed, all addressed to Frederick Benario, from the Library of Congress, New York Public Library and similar cultural institutions, thanking him for the gift of this book on German-Jewish military dead. <<With:>> Striking correspondence between Benario and FDR’s White House who would not accept the gift of this present volume.