Bidspirit auction | Pictorial Review, Rescue Committee of

Pictorial Review, Rescue Committee of Germany, NY, 1948. Pictorial Review, Vaad Hatzala Germany, published by Vaad Hatzala [Rescue Committee]. Important documentation including rare pictures and facsimiles about the activities of Vaad Hatzala in Germany after the Holocaust, administered by Rabbi Nathan Baruch, who dealt with the rehabilitation of the survivors of the camps in Germany. The report documents, inter alia, support for survivors, setting up kosher kitchens, yeshivahs, group pictures of students studying together after the Holocaust, Talmud Torahs and orphanages. Including a picture of the Vaad rabbis, pictures and letters from the gaon Rabbi Herzog as well as correspondence with high-level political personalities. One of the most important early books with extensive coverage of the activities of Vaad Hatzala immediately following its activities. Size : 29.2 cm Pages : 254 [8] pp Condition : Fine condition: original binding a little loose.