Collection of papers on the history of the Western Wall

(ZIONISM).

1929

8 mylar letters + "Salient facts on the Relation of Jewry to the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem" by Adolph Buechler, in manuscript (8 pp.) and stencil (7 pp.); and "A Few Notes on the History of the Wailing-Place of the Jews" by Sir George Adam Smith (3 pp.)

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