Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Prayer Booklet for the Jews of London – The Capture of Jerusalem by the British Army – London, 1917
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Form of Praise and Thanksgiving to Almighty G-d for the Taking of Jerusalem. London: Office of the Chief Rabbi, 1917. Hebrew and English.
A booklet of prayers issued in honor of the capture of Jerusalem during World War I. The prayers were "to be used Sabbath Chanukah, Parashat Mi-ketz, December 15, 5678 (1917)" – four days after the city surrendered to the British army.
3, [1] pp, (sheet folded in half), 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and blemishes. Tears and open tears at margins and along the folding mark (mostly small).
A booklet of prayers issued in honor of the capture of Jerusalem during World War I. The prayers were "to be used Sabbath Chanukah, Parashat Mi-ketz, December 15, 5678 (1917)" – four days after the city surrendered to the British army.
3, [1] pp, (sheet folded in half), 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and blemishes. Tears and open tears at margins and along the folding mark (mostly small).
Palestine, Ha'apala (Illegal Immigration), the British Mandate, the Establishment of the State of Israel
Palestine, Ha'apala (Illegal Immigration), the British Mandate, the Establishment of the State of Israel