Ben-Avi, Itamar. Shema Yisrael [defense of Jewish rights to the Western Wall, Jerusalem]

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(ZIONISM).

Place

Tel-Aviv

Publication

1928

Description

FIRST EDITION

summary

A talented linguist and journalist, Itamar Ben-Avi (1882-1943) was the son of Eliezer Ben Yehudah, the founder of Modern Hebrew. The present work of a nationalist nature is a response to the fracas at the Kotel on Yom Kippur, 1928 when Arabs would not allow Jews to place benches before the Kotel for prayers

pp. 61, (3). Original pictorial wrappers, worn. Front cover reads: "Shema Yisrael, Hakotel Kotlenu, Hakotel Echad!" [Hear O Israel, the Wall is Ours, the Wall is One!). 4to

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