Horodezky, Samuel A.

RELIGIO¨SE STRO¨MUNGEN IM JUDENTUM, MIT BESONDERER BERU¨CKSICHTIGUNG DES CHASSIDISMUS [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO RABBI H.P. CHAJES]

Bern ; Leipzig : E. Bircher, 1920. Item #38232

1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. [2], [vii]-xii, 260 pages ; 24 cm. In German. Title translates to English as, “Religious Currents in Judaism, with Special Consideration of Hasidism. ” Inscribed by Horodezky to Rabbi H. P. Chajes, the German theologian and Zionist leader who was chair of the World Zionist Congress from 1912 to 1925. Horodezky was born in Malin in Kiev District to a distinguished line Hasidic leaders. From his father, Rabbi Yosef Moshe ben Rabbi Baruch, he was a descendant of Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl , through his mother, via Rabbi Gedaliah Tversky, he was a descendant of the Ba'al Shem Tov. In 1907 he left Russia to study philosophy and history at the University of Berlin . That year he was elected as a delegate of Berdichev to the 8th Zionist Congress 8thIn 1939 he emigrated to Israel and settled in Tel Aviv . There he published articles which appeared in most of the world’s Hebrew language newspapers as well as in other sectors of the Jewish press. In addition, published a number of books on Hasidism and Kabbalah. He was awarded the Bialik Prize (Wikipedia, 2016) . From 1918 to his death, Chajes served as the chief rabbi of the Jewish community of Vienna. In addition, he was also the Chairman of the Zionist General Council from 1921 to 1925....The main Jewish school in Vienna is named after him. SUBJECT(S) : Chassidismus. Inscribed by the author on title page with a stamp from Rabbi Chajes’ personal library.From 1918 to his death, Chajes served as the chief rabbi of the Jewish community of Vienna. In addition, he was also the Chairman of the Zionist General Council from 1921 to 1925....The main Jewish school in Vienna is named after him. Pages toning. A few markings throughout but otherwise in about very good condition. (GER-58-58).

Price: $150.00