Item 9829. PALESTINE IN THE LIFE OF THE JEW

PALESTINE IN THE LIFE OF THE JEW

New York, National Academy For Adult Jewish Studies, Jewish Theological Seminary Of America, 1940. Item #37957

First preliminary edition. 4to. 47 pages; 28 cm. A Holocaust-era curriculum for adult Jewish education designed to fit Jewish adults’ busy schedules and Jewish educational backgrounds that teaches about Palestine. “This syllabus is intended to introduce the adult student to those decisive passages in literature, those traditions, customs and habits which reveal the relationship of Jews to Palestine in the long history of Israel, from the beginnings until just before modern times. ” Divided into 8 chapters including “The Nation in the Making” and “Forcing Open the Gates of Palestine. ” Includes foreword by Rabbi Israel M. Goldman. Dr. Ira Eisenstein co-founded the Reconstructionist Movement with his father-in-law, Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan. SUBJECT (S) : Adult Education, Curricula, Zionism. OCLC lists 8 holdings worldwide. Some tears in original paper wrappers as well as some browning around a rectangular mark left by a book. Slight toning of pages with some fading of ink. Good + condition. (zion-12-8).

Price: $100.00