LIGHT OF ISRAEL. [DOS YIDDISHE LICHT, VECHENTLICHEH ZHOURNAL FAR CHIZUK HADATH] VOL. 1; NO. 23.

Ner Tomid Publishing Company ; Brooklyn, NY, 1923. Item #38319

1st Edition. Mater Marble Boards with Original Wrappers Bound Inside. 4to. 17 pages. Single issue. Full text in both English and Hebrew. Vol. 1; No. 23. The paper’s English tagline, printed on the English title page, was, “A Weekly Periodical To Perpetuate And Strengthen Traditional Judaism. ” A publication initiated and financed by Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt. According to the biography by the Cantor's son, Rosenblatt's unswerving financial commitment to the publication resulted in personal bankruptcy. Dos Yiddishe Licht, contains a vast range of news items relating to Orthodox Jewish life in the 1920's, particularly in relation to the United States. Includes an article from Rabbi Leo Jung, one of the fathers of American Orthodox Judaism, as will as articles by other notable Rabbis and members of the Jewish community: Samson Raphael Hirsch, Rabbi Isaac Herzog, Abraham Kamberg, and Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein. Also includes a “Reflection on the Israel Zangwill Affair. ” OCLC + Worldcat list 8 copies worldwide. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Samp and usual markings. Some wear with faint water damage and few discolorations but overall in good+ condition. (AMR-52-9).

Price: $100.00

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