Lot 240
"Blue-White Eyeglasses" Booklet – Gershom Scholem – Berlin, 1915
Die blauweisse Brille [blue-white eyeglasses], booklet no. 2, 1915. Editors: Gershom Scholem and Erich Brauer. Berlin, 1915. German.
The journal "Blue-white eyeglasses" was published three times as an underground paper during the years 1915-1917, by Gershom Scholem, Erich Brauer and other members in "Jung Jude" youth movement. It included anti-war polemics and criticism against German ideas in Zionist youth movements. The paper was printed in secret in Scholem's father's shop. The title – "Blue-white eyeglasses" symbolizes the group's hope to deal with subjects of Zionist nature. The style of writing was somewhat bombastic and childish however radical tendencies of the writers were obvious already then. In this copy Scholem continues with his anti-war writing in the essay "Laienpredigt" (stop preaching). [4] pp, 28 cm, fair condition, spotting, detached leaves.
