SOKOLOW, NACHUM

Autograph Letter Signed, two pages, on letterhead: Redaction der ‘Hazephirah,’ ‘Haasyf’. Warsaw, 1886. * With: Carte-de-visite of “Nahum Sokolow, Présidente de l’Exécutive de l’Organisation Sioniste, London.” * And: Black-and-white postcard of N. Sokolow captioned with brief biography

In a miniscule Hebrew hand, Sokolow, then Editor of the Hebrew newspaper Ha-Tzephirah, recounts to an unnamed addressee, how on a recent visit to St. Petersburg, Russia, he was denounced to the Tsarist authorities by vindictive members of the Chovevei Zion movement and was then placed under surveillance. Sokolow goes on to relate how the request of the editors of Ha-Tzephirah to convert the paper from a weekly to a daily, is presently under consideration by the Government censor. The addressee is asked to bring his influence to bear upon the final decision. It is suggested that Professor Chwolsohn be reminded of his promise to help in this regard. (The Orientalist Prof. Chwolsohn was a Jewish convert to Christianity who held great sway in St. Petersburg society and used his influence in Government circles on many an occasion to benefit Jews)