Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture

Alexander Zederbaum editor of “Ha-Melitz” – 2 letters

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Alexander Zederbaum, two handwritten letters. Odessa, 1864, 1866.
Letters by Zederbaum sent to the researcher and writer Haim Yona Garland from St. Petersburg, describing in great details, among other things, his busy daily routine and concerns as editor of “Ha-Melitz”.
Alexander HaLevi Zederbaum – HaErez (1816-1893), public activist and publicist, founded the “Ha-Melitz” journal in 1860, the first Hebrew journal in Russia under the Tzar Regime, he directed the journal until his passing.
Varying sizes and conditions. One of the letters is written on official “Ha-Melitz” paper, one letter is cut on the middle.
Signatures, Manuscripts and Archives
Signatures, Manuscripts and Archives