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Booklet with a Poem by the Author Israel Zangwill, English with Yiddish Translation – Central Relief Publication, New York, 1919 – Call to the Jews of America to Help Their Brothers in Eastern Europe – Rare - The name of the poem: ”Unzera (ours) – A Call from beyond the Atlantic” On the back cover there is a picture with the inscription: ”Kol Dmei Achicha Tzoakim Elecha” (the voice of your brother's blood cries to you). The author of the poem, Israel Zangwill, founded in 1905 the International Federation of the Territorialists, which acted to find a territory for the Jewish nation, not necessarily in the Land of Israel. In 1917, after the Balfour Declaration, Zangwill returned to support the Zionist Movement. In 1914, he founded and headed the 'Central Relief Committee' for the persecuted and poor Jews of Eastern Europe. At the end of the booklet there is a list of members of the Central Relief Committee. Condition: Very Good.