Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina. 2 Vols.
Tel Aviv: Edition "Olamenu" 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. (12)172, (8)228 (1)pp. Original red paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine in original photo-illustrated dustjackets. Illustrated title page in vol. 1, color reproduction of a painting tipped-in on title page of vol. 2. Comprehensive history of the Jews in the administrative division of the Habsburg Monarchy known as the Bukovina, an area now spilt between Romania and the Ukraine. Contributions by Dr. Samuel Josef Schulsohn, Dr. Manfred Reifer, Dr. N. M. Gelber and Dr. Leon Arie Schmelzer give a detailed account of the Jewish migration after the destruction of the first temple and the erection of the second temple, tracing Jewish presence in the area north and northwest of the Black Sea (Schulsohn), the era of the Moldavian Counts from 1360-1774 (Reifer), the Habsburg Monarchy until 1914 (Gelber), and the time from 1914-1919 (Schmelzer). Additional contributions by various historian cover the whole spectrum of the Jewish culture in Moldavia through the ages. Illustrated with numerous additional plates with b/w photographs, mostly portraits, groups and relevant architecture. A commemorative plate for Bukovinian martyrs from 1940-1944 and Bukovinian heroes in the liberation struggle in 1948 as well as the Sinai Campaign in 1956 pasted down on free front endpaper. Publisher's advertising and a questionnaire for Bukovinian in foreign countries laid in. Text in German. Dustjacket of volume one with some foxing and soiling; small scuff at upper left corner of front cover. Both cover rubbed with light sunning of spines. Cover of volume one with light four inch horizontal mark below gilt lettering. Light age toning of blocks. Dj in overall good-, binding and interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Item #38939
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