Nahum Sokolow, handwritten letter, addressed to "my dear friend". Cologne, [1908].
"My mood is not good in view of my work conditions at present […] "the world" does not bring peace to my soul… I meant to give this paper a literary spirit… but literature is not what is their wish…".
Personal letter concerning literature and Hebrew publishing matters. Addressed probably to one of Israel's writers. Sokolow (1859-1936) – was invited to Cologne after Herzl's death, to serve as general secretary of the World Zionist Congress. From 1906 he edited the central journal of the Zionist Congress, "Di Welt"; in 1908 he established the Hebrew weekly magazine "Ha'Olam" and in 1910, following a dispute between the Political Zionists and the Practical Zionists he resigned from all his duties. Leaf 22 cm. Chopped margins. Good condition