Weisgal, Meyer W. (Ed.) Theodor Herzl: A Memorial

(ZIONISM)

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

New York

1929

Limited edition of 350 numbered copies. Inscribed by the editor Meyer Weisgal to Gershon Agronsky. Bookplate of “Agronsky.” Also, Gershon Agronsky in gilt letters on front cover. Photographic illustrations

This Memorial Volume for the founder of political Zionism contains important articles by men of such diverse stripes as: Zionist leaders Chaim Weizmann, Nahum Sokolow, and Menachem M. Ussishkin; Zionist orator Rev. Zvi Hirsch Masliansky; philosopher Martin Buber; French writer Edmond Fleg; Czech literary figure Max Brod; and artist Hermann Struck, to mention but a few. Gershon Agron (Agronsky) (1894-1959) served as Mayor of Jerusalem from 1955-1959, prior to which he was founding editor of the Palestine Post (1932). (In 1950, the name was changed to the Jerusalem Post.) He also served as Zionist emissary to the U.N. Conference at San Francisco in 1945 and other political arenas