(FT) 8vo. Illustrated. Volume four (of four) only. In Hebrew. First edition. SUBJECT(S) : Jews – Russia – biography; Rabbis – Russia – correspondence; Mazeh, Jacob, 1859-1924. Born in Belorussia in 1859, Mazeh was a Zionist leader. The pogroms of 1882 led his to join Hibbat Zion, and he was shortly thereafter one of the founders of Benei Zion. He worked to revive communal spirit among local Jews in Russia, as well as supporting settlers in Palestine, first traveling there himself in 1890. In 1893, he was appointed by the government as rabbi in Moscow, and continued to promote Jewish cultural and civic activity, and was part of the defense at the Beilis trial in Kiev in 1912. Under the Soviets, he continued this work, both supporting Jewish culture, and fighting anti-Semitism. Zikhronot, Mazeh's memoirs, were published in Israel, and provide a rich history of the Jews in Russia during his lifetime. (Slutsky, EJ) Moisture stain at lower corner throughout, covers a little soiled, good condition. (RAB-18-17)