Glazer, Simon [President Warren Harding]

THE PALESTINE RESOLUTION: A RECORD OF ITS ORIGIN [SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR]

Kansas City: United Synagogues Of Greater Kansas City, 1922. Item #37781

1st Edition. 8vo. Original Boards. 191 pages ; 18 cm. “Simon Glazer (or Shimon Glazer; 1876-1938) was an Orthodox rabbi who flourished at the turn of the twentieth century. He was known for founding and leading two major organizations of American Orthodox rabbis. ” (Wikipedia, 2016) This is a discussion of the efforts of Rabbi Glazer (through publication in 1922) to organize Jews in the United States and prompt the U. S. Government to support the creation of Jewish state in what would become known as Palestine. The author documents his correspondence with various Jewish organizations, governors, senators, and presidents in trying to persuade them to provide support. Includes facsimiles of several letters of correspondence between Rabbi Glazer and American elected officials and facsimiles of autographed photographs the elected officials sent to Rabbi Glazer (including President Warren Harding) . This copy is signed by Rabbi Galzer on the front end page. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. SUBJECT(S) : Zionism -- History. Some wear to boards. Inside pages are clear with very faint browning. Good+ condition. (zion-10-22).

Price: $450.00