JACOB THE SOLDIER. ADAPTED FROM MOSHE SMILANSKY
New York; Hebrew Educators Committee For Labor Palestine, 1944. Item #35583
Original Wraps. 8vo. 19 pages. 21 cm. First edition. Adapted by Shalom Hektin, Translation and Illustrations by Thelma Mozeson. With 5 illustrations, and a glossary of Hebrew terms. Holocaust-era adaptation of the story, the narrative of the child Jacob, a Chatufim (kidnapped) , who does not bend or break under the weight of punishment for not converting to Christianity in Tsarist Russia as a young boy, has to serve as a soldier in the Tsar's army, is finally discharged in middle age, returns to Judaism, finds a living as a horse trader, and eventually emigrates to Jerusalem, becoming one of the earliest Zionists to settle there. Subjects: Hebrew Educators Committee for Labor Palestine – Jewish Childrens Book Club. Childrens Literature – Jewish – Labor Zionism. OCLC lists 3 copies (JTSA, Harvard, Cape Town) . Wraps worn, torn at edges, light wear internally, overall clean. Good condition. (ZION-7-6).
Price: $200.00