Auction 9 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Natan Birnbaum – Book and Brochure – Vienna, 1893

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Nationale Wiedergeburt des Jüdischen Volks in seinem Lande als mittel zur Lösung der Judenfrage [ the national revival of the Jewish people in their land, as a possible solution to the Jewish problem], by Dr. Natan Birnbaum. Vienna, 1893.
Two publications by Birnbaum under the above title:
1. Brochure of 44 pages. 24 cm. Good condition.
2.Book of 336 pages. 25.5 cm. Fair condition. Stained, not bound. Detached leaves.
Dr. Natan Birnbaum (1864-1937) Austrian journalist, Jewish philosopher, one of the founders of Zionism. His activities preceded Herzl and he is considered the the first to set the term "Zionism". At a later stage Birnbaum abandoned the Zionist movement, turned into a Charedi and significant activist in "Agudat Yisrael". In 1933 with the rise of the Nazi party to power he immigrated with his family to Holland, where he died in 1937.
Central Europe Jewry
Central Europe Jewry