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he General Eretz-Israel Directory for 1940 – Comprehensive Address and Business Directory of the Jewish Yishuv in Eretz Israel – Jerusalem, 1940 - The 1940 Palestine Guide – The General Eretz-Israel Directory. Jerusalem, 1940. Hebrew and English. Printed by the “Achva” Cooperative Printing Press, Jerusalem. Rare. A comprehensive directory of addresses, businesses, institutions, and services in Eretz Israel during the British Mandate period, documenting in remarkable detail the urban, commercial, and public life of the country at the beginning of 1940. The guide is arranged by city and includes listings for hundreds of professions and fields of activity, with the names of business owners and professionals, companies and factories, public institutions, organizations, banks, hotels, commercial establishments, printing presses, shops, physicians, lawyers, travel agencies, and transportation services, together with addresses and telephone numbers. Extensive sections are devoted to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Haifa. Among the categories are libraries, newspapers and publishers, printing presses, stationery and books, philanthropic and public institutions, hospitals, institutions of the Jewish national Yishuv, foreign consulates, airlines, travel agencies, automobile agencies, factories, and a wide range of workshops and trades. At the beginning of the directory is an “Index of Professions, ” enabling the reader to locate the various fields and referring to the relevant pages. A vivid documentary record presenting a detailed picture of the Jewish Yishuv and the economic landscape of Eretz Israel shortly after the outbreak of World War II. The names of businesses, streets, telephone numbers, and institutions provide valuable insight into the commercial and social fabric of the cities of Eretz Israel at the time. Numerous contemporary advertisements for companies and businesses appear throughout the volume, in Hebrew, English, and German. Among the noteworthy entries are major institutions of the Yishuv, including the Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod, the Va’ad Leumi of the Jewish Community, the Hebrew University, the Palestine Electric Corporation, Magen David Adom, institutions of the Sephardic and Ashkenazi communities, and additional Zionist and public organizations. The section devoted to newspapers and publishing includes, among others, Davar, HaBoker, Haaretz, The Palestine Post, Kol Yisrael, and Yediot Hayom. The guide also lists foreign consulates operating in Jerusalem, including those of Poland, France, Romania, Sweden, Spain, Greece, and Egypt. 17 leaves, 98, [2] pages; 47 leaves, 311 pages; 18 leaves, 123 pages; 47 pages. Double pagination (each column numbered separately, two columns per page). Wear to binding. Loss to the lower part of the spine. good condition.