Madrich Sach-Rachok [Telephone Guide], published by the "Palestine Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones." Jerusalem: Jerusalem Press / P. Kornfeld. 1926. Hebrew.
One of the first telephone directories to have been published in Mandatory Palestine. The directory includes hundreds of telephone numbers of government ministries and organizations, banks, businesses and private individuals, in various cities across the country – from Metula in the north to Beersheba in the south.
The introduction comprises rules and instructions for proper use of the telephone device; 20 pages at the end of the directory detail various services offered by the "Palestine Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones, " and list the tariffs of post, telegraph and telephone services.
Many pages of the directory feature advertisements by businesses across the country.
The section of the directory devoted to Jerusalem is headed by the telephone numbers of the British High Commissioner's secretary and staff, followed by the numbers of various governmental ministries.
The directory lists telephone numbers of Zionist leaders and prominent personalities in Mandatory Palestine, including: Meir Dizengoff, Menachem Ussishkin, Judah Leib Gordon, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Daniel Auster, Mordechai Eliash, Nasib Abacrius Bey, and others.
Inked stamps of Yosef Zvi Geiger (1870-1944) of Safed. Ownership inscription of Tobias Ungar of Safed (English) [presumably, rabbi Tuvia Ungar, descendant of rabbi Moshe Ungar (5580- 5658), son-in-law of the "Divrei Chaim" of Sanz, owner of the "Mobiloil" company in Safed.]
VI-XXVI, 37-43, [2], 28-35, [2], 18-27, [2], 16, [1], V, [1] pp., 27.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. Inscriptions and stamps. Cover slightly worn; minor tears to spine.
Rare. Directory not listed in OCLC, nor in the NLI catalogue.