Collection of papers on the history of the Western Wall
AUCTION 42 |
Thursday, December 18th,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 326
(ZIONISM).
Collection of papers on the history of the Western Wall
1929
Est: $800 - $1,200
PRICE REALIZED $1,500
The status of Jerusalem's Western Wall during the course of the British Mandate was riddled with controversy with Jew and Arab each claiming exclusive rights to the site as a place of worship. In 1929 a Special Commission of Inquiry was set up by the League of Nations to resolve the “Problem of the Wall."
Present here are a collection of papers all in preparation of the Jews presenting their case to the Commission seeking sovereignty over the Western Wall.
Including: Professor Adolph Buechler (Jews' College, London) autograph memorandum: "Salient Facts on the Relation of Jewry to the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem." * Letters exchanged between Buechler and the Zionist Organization. * Sir George Adam Smith (University of Aberdeen): "A Number of Notes on the History of the Jewish Wailing-Place," * Also present are letters from Chief Rabbi Joseph Hertz and Prof. Brodetzky