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LOT 19:
Three Letters About the Yaavetz's Books from Berl Katzenelson. Bobroisk, 1900
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Three Letters About the Yaavetz's Books from Berl Katzenelson. Bobroisk, 1900
Three handwritten letters by philosopher of Socialist Zionism, journalist Berl Katzenelson. Bobroisk, 1900. Written when he was just 13 years old! Among his earliest known letters.
In these letters, Berl Katzelson writes at length about the works and places of print of books by Rabbi Yaakov Emden (the Yaave"tz). In one of the letters he elaborates on his analysis of Carmuli's catalog - Frankfurt am Main 1875, and the broad knowledge he acquired from this catalog. He signs "ben Moshe" in all of them. The letters were written in sequence: Nissan, Iyar, Sivan, 1900.
[2] leaves, [1] 5x8, [2] 9x6 cm.
Minimal aging stains, fine-very fine condition.
Berl Katzenelson 1887-1944 was one of the prominent leaders of the labor movement in the Land of Israel, philosopher of Social Zionism, journalist, among the designers and founders of the Histadrut institutions.
