Auction 11 - Israeli History and Culture

Megilat HaShabbat – Binding with Dedication for Herbert Samuel – Jerusalem, 1924

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Megilat HaShabbat, public protests in Jerusalem and other holy cities and settlements. Published by the Central Committee "Mishmeret Shabbat", Jerusalem, [1924].
Letters by various public figures and rabbis objecting to the public desecration of Shabbat, in Jerusalem in particular and in Eretz Israel in general. Amongst the writers Rabbi Kook. On the binding a dedication "to His Excellency the High Commissioner to Eretz Israel… Herbert Samuel". Attached is a promotional leaf for the book.
122 pages, 15 cm. fair-good condition. Binding detached.
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