New York, American Academy for Jewish Research.1966. Cloth. 8vo. 280 pages. Born in Warsaw, Netanyahu moved with his family to Tel Aviv in 1920. There he became active in the Zionist-Revisionist Party and its successor, the New Zionist Organization. From 1946 to 1948 he was a member of the American Zionist Emergency Council, under the leadership of Abba Hillel Silver. After the establishment of the State of Israel Netanyahu turned to his numerous scholarly interests in the field of Judaica. He was a professor at Dropsie College from 1957 to 1968, serving as chairman of its Department of Hebrew Language and Literature from 1962 to 1968. From 1968 he was professor of Hebraic studies at the University of Denver and in 1971 was appointed professor of Judaic studies and chairman of the Department of Semitic Languages at Cornell University. Netanyahu published numerous original studies in various fields of Jewish history and literature, including Don Isaac Abravanel (1953) , 19682) and The Marranos of Spain (1966) . (Martin A. Cohen in EJ) . His son Benjamin became Prime Minister of Israel. SUBJECT(S) : Marranos - Spain - Historiography; Rabbinical literature - History and criticism; Marranen. Inscribed by Natanyahu to Dr. Solomon Grayzel. Gilt lettering on spine. Ex-library with usual markings. Some white paint on spine. Binding tight and text clear. In Good condition. (SEF-5-16).