Avraham Moshe Lunz – Five Books

Five books by Avraham Moshe Lunz.
1. "Moreh Derech BeEretz Israel" – A guide for Eretz Israel and Syria to serve the visitors, the settlers and all of those who long to have a clear and reliable knowledge about the history of our land, their conditions and the state of the colonies founded there. (Hebrew) Jerusalem, 1891.
2. "Durkh Palestina" – a historical and geographical composition about Palestine (Yiddish). Jerusalem, 1895.
3. "Eretz Zvi", towns of the Holy Land and its settlements, with many pictures and illustrations. Jerusalem, 1899. Hebrew and German. Olive wood binding.
4. Palestine – a geographical and historical composition about all…the seas, rivers, towns, villages and colonies…", Jerusalem, 1907, Yiddish.
5. HaChaluka, Mekora…The history of allowances, Jerusalem, 1912. (Hebrew).
Avraham Moshe Lunz (1854-1918), Eretz Israeli author, publisher, journalist and scholar, born in Kovno. Founder of the first public library in Jerusalem and the Jewish Institute for the Blind (he himself lost his sight in his twenties). Lunz published many articles dealing with the history of Eretz Israel and founded a printing press in Jerusalem. After publishing an anthology of national poems titled "Kinor David" he was accused of encouraging revolt, was jailed by the Ottoman Regime, and his printing press was closed.
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