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Between Ruins and Construction in the Land of Israel - by Selig Shachnowitz - Frankfurt 1932 - Zwischen Ruinen und Aufbau in Erez-Israel. Eindrücke einer Erez-Israel-Reise mit der Palästina-Zentrale der Agudas-Jisroel. S. Schachnowitz. Palästina-Zentrale der Agudas-Jisroel, Frankfurt am Main, 1932. Rare, first and only edition. Records of the writer and journalist Selig Schachnowitz visit to Palestine in 1931. Shachnowitz was the editor of the newspaper ”Der Israelite” in Germany until the war. In this book he praises the agricultural settlement, but criticizes the settlers for their lack of attachment to religion. German, 77 pp., 16x12 cm. Good overall condition: the book has been rebound (the original cover is preserved and included inside).