Аукцион Bidspirit | Moses Calvary, Zionist activist, Autograph

Moses Calvary, Zionist activist, Autograph on his book “Durch Palästina”, 1920, Berlin, in German Jüdische Jugendbücher, Berlin, Jüdischer Verlag, 1920, 159 pp., 12mo, Soft cover, 16 x 11.5 cm. Condition: wear, staining and rubbing to cover; rear cover is missing; first 3 leaves detached; brown fragile paper, chips to edges because of fragile paper Weight: 110 gr. This is the fifth volume in the Jüdische Jugendbücher series. The book is a collection of travel essays on Palestine written for Jewish youth, introducing the reader to the geography, history, and life of the Jewish Yishuv. Moses Calvary (1876-1944) was a German-Jewish educator, writer, and Zionist activist. born February 2, 1876, near Eberswalde, Germany; taught in German schools and was a renowned educational reformer; actively involved in the ”Blau-Weiß” movement, a Jewish youth travel movement; after World War I, became a popular author writing about Palestine for young people; emigrated to Palestine in 1933; died in Haifa on January 22, 1944. Most famous works: Durch Palaestina (1920) Das neue Judentum (1936) articles on Jewish education and the youth movement posthumously published memoirs and essays - Moses Calvary, Zionist activist, Autograph on his book “Durch Palästina”, 1920, Berlin, in German