Book details: NEW PIONEERS
$US 100.00
Hebrew Educators’ Committee For Labor Palestine
NEW PIONEERS
Imprint: New York, Hebrew Educators’ Committee For Labor Palestine, N.D.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
No date (1940) . First edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers with large black-and-white photo of young girl. 8vo. 6 pages; 21cm. In English with Hebrew blurb on back cover. Holocaust-era pamphlet written for American Jewish children, urging them to collect coins and donate them to the Histadrut “to help our Palestine pioneers develop aviation and marine work and erect school buildings for your little friends, the pioneers of tomorrow. ” Details the Histadrut’s housing, agricational, and defense building efforts in Palestine as well as school building projects. “Hebrew is naturally the spoken tongue of the Halutzim. The newspapers, books, and theatre performances, too, are in that language. (To you it may sound awful hard-to live in a Hebrew-speaking world-but it really isn’t, as any Palestinian boy or girl will tell you. ) ” Includes illustrations, photographs, and collages on every page. The Histadrut was established in 1920 as a trade union to represent Jewish workers and “became one of the most powerful institutions in the state of Israel” (Wikipedia, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Jewish immigration, Histadrut, Children. OCLC lists no holdings. Very minimal toning. Very good + condition. (zion-11-19)
Stock number:37912.