Book details: SEFER HA-BERIT HE-HADASH: IM HA-NAHAR SAMBATYON BI-MEDINAT HINA
$US 275.00
Haga, Uziel
SEFER HA-BERIT HE-HADASH: IM HA-NAHAR SAMBATYON BI-MEDINAT HINA
Imprint: Lodz:yitshak Shlomovits, Bi-Defus M. Tsederboi), 1911 Binding: Paperback
(FT) Modern Paper Wrappers. 8vo, 56 pages, 25 cm. In Hebrew. On the life and customs of the Jews of China. Following a petition to American President McKinley for a permit to tour China to research the roots and customs of the Chinese Jews, Uziel Haga accompanied the U. S. Armed Forces on an expedition in 1901. Haga present here a comprehensive description of Chinese life and customs, including a prayer for recitation during the Seven Days of Mourning. The Author maintains that the Jews of Kaifeng in Hunan Province are descendants of the exiled Ten Lost Tribes most particularly, the Tribe of Asher. The author was suspected of espionage and was imprisoned by the Boxers where he died after suffering torture. SUBJECT(S) : Lost tribes of Israel. Jews -- China. Geographic: China -- Ethnic relations. Originally published in 1900 under title: Metsiat aseret ha-shevatim. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Lacks original green wrappers. Bumped corners. Yellowing of pages. Good condition. (Sef-28-6)