Secretarial letter signed in German on headed paper of Erez Israel-Bureau des Zionisten Congresses, to Moritz Zobel in Vienna the incumbent editor, appointing Martin Buber Editor of “Der Welt”
AUCTION 16 |
Tuesday, June 25th,
2002 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 240
HERZL, THEODOR
Secretarial letter signed in German on headed paper of Erez Israel-Bureau des Zionisten Congresses, to Moritz Zobel in Vienna the incumbent editor, appointing Martin Buber Editor of “Der Welt”
Ausse, Villa Fuchs: August 17th 1901
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $2,600
As editor of Der Welt, the weekly central organ of the Zionist movement Martin Buber emphasised the need for a new Jewish creativity. This emphasis on cultural rather than political activity lead to the formation of the Zionist Democratic Faction which stood opposed to Herzl’s ideas. As a member of this faction, Buber resigned as editor of Der Welt before the Fifth Zionist Congress in 1901