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Memoir book of a Jewish girl from the orphanage in Strasbourg, upon her immigration to the Land of Israel – July 1948 - Memoir book of a Jewish girl named Hanna Handel, written as she left the ”Zera Yitzchak” orphanage in Strasbourg, France, to immigrate to the Land of Israel – Tammuz–Shevat 5708, beginning in July 1948. Dedications in several languages — Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Polish, and Russian — as the children of the orphanage came from various countries of origin. In the diary are messages and mementos written by her friends from the orphanage during the month of Tammuz 1948, just before her departure to the Land of Israel. Among them: ”On the day of your departure to the Land of Israel, to my friend Hanna”; ”Better is the day of death in the Land of Israel than life in the Diaspora. Dr. Herzl said: ‘If you will it, it is no dream, ’ and I say: ‘Whether you will it or not – it is no dream.’ On the day I left the exile – 27 Sivan 5708.” Also: ”To dear Hanna, on the day of your departure to the Land of Israel, I wish you all the best – happiness and success. Your young friend, Sarah Ashkenazi – 5 Tammuz 5708.” And: ”For everlasting remembrance – now has come your time to return to Zion, to leave exile… on the day of your ascent to the longed-for Land of Israel.” Some of the entries include drawings added by the writers. Among others, there is a dedication from Hanna’s teacher: “…The entire Torah is spread in your hand. For eternal remembrance to my student Hanna Handel… Strasbourg, 16/1/1948, Zera Yitzchak Children’s Home.” A few dedications were added after she immigrated to the Land of Israel, in 1949 and 1951. The Zera Yitzchak orphanage in Strasbourg was established at the initiative of Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog, whose efforts enabled the transfer of 5,000 Jewish children from Poland to France after the war. About 100 of them were relocated to Strasbourg, to a grand building where the orphanage was established with the support of Rabbi Elison. There, they were educated in the spirit of Torah and mitzvot according to the values of the Mizrachi movement, prior to their immigration to the Land of Israel. [60] written pages. Light wear to cover. Good condition.