BLETLEKH TSU DER GESHIKHTE FUN NARSIS LEVEN בלעטלעך צו דער געשיכטע פון נארסיס לעווען
Buenos-Ayres: Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut--Yivo, 1953. Item #43294
First edition. Original cloth, 8vo, 119 pages, contains illustrations. 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to “Pages from the History of Narcisse Leven.” The title appears in Spanish as “Apuntes para la historia de la colonia Narciso Leven.”
Biography of the French-Jewish lawyer Narcisse Leven.
“Leven was born on 15 October 1833 in Uerdingen, France, which is now part of Germany.
He was one of the original founders of the Alliance israelite universelle (AIU). He was its general secretary from 1863 to 1883, its vice-president from 1883 to 1898, and its president beginning in 1898.
Narcisse, Manitoba, Canada was also named after Leven, who was then the president of the Jewish Colonization Association, by the residents of Bender Hamlet, a Jewish farm colony located 2 km east of Narcisse.”
SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Argentina -- Colonia Narcisse Leven -- History. Agricultural colonies -- Argentina. Jewish farmers -- Argentina -- Colonia Narcisse Leven -- History. OCLC: 12242855.
Page brown, some separated. Covers intact and in good condition. Good- Condition. (YID-48-67-MLXEBB-’ccgg).
Price: $100.00