HA-HINUKH BE-ERETS YISRAEL.
New York : 'ogen, 1928. Item #24415
(FT) 8vo. 191 pages. Illustrated. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Education - Palestine; Schools - Palestine. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Scharfstein (1884-1972) was a Hebrew educator both in Galicia and the United States, where he moved in 1914. In 1916, he began teaching at the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary, eventually becoming professor of Jewish education, and serving there until 1960. "A prodigious contributor to the Hebrew press, his column in the American Hebrew weekly Hadoar dealt with political and, especially with literary events. From 1907 Scharfstein also published educational texts embracing Hebrew literature, Jewish education, Bible, and Hebrew language. " (Silberschlag, EJ) Ex library. Boards chipped and stained, back hinge starting, good condition. (HebLit-4-13).
Price: $100.00