Bidspirit auction | Adolf Friedemann, his dedication to

Adolf Friedemann, his dedication to Artist Struck on his Book “Das Leben Theodor Herzls”, Portrait, 1st lifetime ed.1914, in German - Adolf Friedemann, his dedication to Artist Struck on his Book “Das Leben Theodor Herzls”, Portrait, 1st lifetime ed.1914, in German Dedication of the author (Verfasser) to the artist Hermann Struck on title page, 1914, in German Das Leben Theodor Herzls (1914) was the first biography of the founder of political Zionism to be published in book form. Berlin : Judischer Verlag, 1914. 141 pp., frontispiece – portrait of Theodor Herzls. Hard cover with mounted label, size: 20.5 x 15 cm. Condition: rubbing to corners of cover, spine is missing but binding is tight; light stains to endpapers, some stains to edges. Weight: 290 gr. Adolf Friedemann (1871–1932), one of Herzl's first supporters. Born in Berlin, Friedemann was a founder of the Juedischer Humanitaetsgesellschaft in Berlin (1893), which later developed into the Jewish Student Zionist Organization in Germany (1895). When Herzl became active in Jewish affairs, Friedemann was his faithful companion, carrying out various missions on his behalf and accompanying him on his trip to Egypt in connection with the El-Arish Project (1902). He was a member of the Zionist General Council from 1903 to 1920, and after the Keren Hayesod was established, worked in its behalf in several countries. Friedemann published numerous articles and books on Zionism and Ereẓ Israel. His book Das Leben Theodor Herzls (1914) was the first biography of the founder of political Zionism to be published in book form. Hermann Struck (6 March 1876 – 11 January 1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings.