The second and third congresses in Basel - two rare early publications

The second and third congresses in Basel - two rare early publications

Two early publications of impressions of internal scenarios from the discussions and conclusions that emerged at the second and third congresses in Basel.

• Kneset HaGdola or the Zionist Congress in Basel, edited by Nachum Slushetz  (members of the Congress). "Tushiya" Publishing House, Warsaw, 1898. "Details of all the proceedings of the Second Congress in Basel, the meetings, the negotiations, the speeches and the decisions". In his words, the author writes in the introduction: "My intention is to present to the reading public the occurrence of the Congress Chronicles in detail and to find out from them in particular all these cases and visions and things that have an existing value for generations." Among other things, the author provides documentation for rare historical scenarios that accompanied the behind the scenes of the Congress in personal discussions that took place between the various delegates that led to fateful decisions that were made at the Second Zionist Congress in Basel. Includes a one-of-a-kind description of the "Sabbath of the Congress" - the assembly of the deputies in the synagogue on Shabbat and Theodore Herzl's Aliya LaTorah.

• The Third Basilian Congress, by S. Rozenfeld. "Ahiasaf" publishing house. Warsaw, 1899. "The program adopted at the Third Congress, what does it say: "All we have done now is to get a "charter" under the high government of His Majesty the Sultan, when we will have the same "charter" in our hands to engage in mass colonization." The author often praises Theodore Herzl who: "knew how to penetrate the depths of the soul of the nation... As his knowledge of this grew, so did his affection for his people... Herzl is a man of great strength of heart, a man who pours out his government... and will force the entire people to surrender to his discipline and to be a servant to his will..."

Both books belonged to Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaCohen Maimon Fishman with his Ex-libris. general condition good.