Bne-Zion: ein religiös-moralisches Lehrbuch für die Jugend israelitischer Nation [Bne-Zion: a Religious-Moral Primer for the Youth of the Israelite Nation], [by Naphtali Herz Homberg.] Vienna: Verlagsgewölbe des k. k. Schulbücher-Verschleisses [official publisher of school books in Austria, ] 1812. German.

A textbook for Jewish youth, by the maskil Naphtali Herz Homberg (1749-1841.) Modelled on Austrian catechisms, it aimed to guide the youth in the Jewish faith, and teach them loyalty to the Austrian authorities.
The book includes chapters on the nature of man, the Ten Commandments, God, the duties of man to himself and to his fellow man, and his civil duties. It was written in early 19th century and received an approbation from Rabbi Mordechai Banet. In 1810, an imperial decree dictated that the book be used as a required textbook in Jewish schools throughout the Austrian Empire, and that Jewish couples be examined on its contents before receiving permission to marry.
Bene-Zion was printed twice in 1812: once in Vienna, without indication of the author's name, and once in Augsburg, with the name of the author appearing on the title page.
Homberg, a student of Moses Mendelssohn, was a loyal adherent of the Austrian regime. He worked as a teacher and a censor, and was the superintendent of the Jewish-German schools in Galicia. Notorious for his relentless efforts to modernize Jewish education traditions, Homberg was a thoroughly despised figure in the traditional Jewish world.
For further reading, see: Rachel Manekin, "Herz Homberg, the Individual and the Image." Zion, Vol. 71, No. 2, 2006. pp. 153-202 (Hebrew.)

[4] ff., 182 pp., 17.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming, with minor damage to text. Minor open tears to upper corners of some leaves. Open tear to title page. Repaired worming to title page (minor damage to text). Slits in two leaves (pp. 69-72), with minor damage to text, restored in part with paper. Scribbles and ink stains to several leaves. New binding.