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ollection of Polemical Books – Against Zionism, Haskalah and Heretical Books

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Collection of polemical books about Zionism, non-Jewish beliefs and heretical books:
• Or LaYesharim, collection of essays by rabbis "against Zionism", edited by the publishers R. Shlomo Zalman Landau and R. Yosef Rabinowitz. Warsaw, 1900. With original printed wrapper. The book contains letters by leading rabbis, including R. Eliyahu Chaim Meisel of Łódź, R. Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk, R. David Friedman of Karlin, R. Yosef Rosen of Dvinsk, and more.
• Daat HaRabbanim, containing letters of contemporary rabbis against Zionism. Warsaw, 1902.
• Tzion BeMishpat, rabbinic perspective on Zionism, on the Russian Zionist Conference and the Second Zionist Congress in Basel, by R. Eliyahu Akiva Rabinowich of Poltava. Warsaw, 1899. Work against Zionism, written after the dismissal of the author R. Eliyahu Akiva Rabinowich's proposal to establish a rabbinic body to oversee the cultural values guiding the World Zionist Organization.
Bound with: VeAntah Bi Tzidkati, rebuttal to the Hashkafah LeTovah series of articles published by R. Shmuel Yaakov Rabinowitz in HaMelitz against author's previous book, Tzion BeMishpat, by R. Eliyahu Akiva Rabinowich of Poltava. Warsaw, 1899. Most leaves in the first book and the first leaves in the second book are detached from the book.
• Al HaTziyonit [!], on the history of Zionism and obstacles on its path, by R. Aharon Levit of Chișinău. Warsaw, 1899.
• Or Chadash, on the Zionist idea, "bringing together both extremes and uniting hearts", by R. Menachem Nachum Shkarovsky. Odessa, 1900. Rare work, undocumented in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
• Emet VeEmunah, encouragement against alien opinions and books of heresy, by R. Yisrael Yitzchak Turnovsky. Piotrków, 1908.
7 books in 6 volumes. Varying size and condition. New bindings. The books have not been thoroughly examined, and they are being sold as is.
Biography and Polemics – Rebbes, Rabbis and Jewish Communities
Biography and Polemics – Rebbes, Rabbis and Jewish Communities