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Lot #
15087
Auction End Date
7/18/2006 11:22:30 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
Title Information
Title (English)
Die Judische Legion im Weltkrieg
Author
[First Ed.] Vladimir Jabotinsky
City
Berlin
Publisher
Zionisticher Bucher Bund
Publication Date
1930
Collection Information
Independent Item
This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
Description Information
Physical
Description
First German edition. 258, [2], [5 photos] pp., 8 vo., 178:123 mm., light staining, age staining, bound in the original boards, with title.
Detailed
Description
The Story of the Jewish Legion (first ed. 1928 in Russian) covers the WWI regiment of Russian Jewish soldiers. In 1917 the British government consented to the formation of Jewish units. The first to be established was the "38th Battalion of Royal Fusiliers" in England, which was joined in 1918 by the 39th (American) and 40th (Palestinian) Battalions. These were later consolidated into the "First Judean Regiment" with the menorah as its insignia. At the time, the British considered this an adequate solution to the problem of Jewish immigrants in East London who were Russian nationals and could not be drafted into the British Army, though they refused to return to Russia and serve in the czar's army. Jabotinsky himself joined the 38th Battalion as a lieutenant and was decorated for heading the first company to cross the Jordan.
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Listing Classification
Period
20th Century:
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Location
Germany:
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Characteristic
First Editions:
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Language:
German
Manuscript Type
Kind of Judaica
