Luah erets Yisra'el for the year 1900-1901 Literarischer Palastina-Almanach fur das jahr 5661 - 1900.1901 VI Jahrgang. Sixth Year.

Luncz, A.M. (Abraham Moses)(December 9, 1854 Kaunas, aka Kovno, Lithuania - 1918 Eretz Israel)

Published by Druck und Verlag des Heransgebers, Jerusalem, Eretz Israel, Ottoman Empire, 1900

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In Hebrew. 34, 172, 38 pages for a total of 244 pages. 16 x 10 cm. WorldCat: Number of libraries worldwide owning a copy: 0. Pages loose in wrappers, somewhat yellowed. Abraham Moses Luncz (December 9, 1854 Kovno, Llithuania -1918) immigrated to Eretz Israel at age 14 and lived in Jerusalem. He suffered from early blindness and founded, together with Dr. Koisewski, an institution for the blind in Jerusalem. Through his guidebooks and other works that he published, he disseminated valuable information on Israel's history and geography. These included Netibot Ziyyon we-Yerushalalyim: Topography of Jerusalem and Its Surroundings (vol. i, 1876). Jerusalem, Jahrbuch zur Beförderung einer Wissenschaftlich Genauen Kenntnis des Jetzigen und des Alten Palästina (Hebrew and German, 6 vols., 1881-1903. Literarischer Palästina-Almanach (Hebrew; since 1894). He owned a Hebrew printing press in the Ezrat Yisrael neighborhood, across the street from his own home in Even Yisrael. From there he issued a number of works by Jewish Palestinian scholars, Estori Farhi's Kaftor wa-Ferah and Josef Schwarz's Tebu'ot ha-Arez being the first works published. He also produced a travel guide to Israel. In 1904, he had in press a new edition of the Jerusalem Talmud with commentary and introduction. Seller Inventory # 006978

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Title: Luah erets Yisra'el for the year 1900-1901 ...

Publisher: Druck und Verlag des Heransgebers, Jerusalem, Eretz Israel, Ottoman Empire

Publication Date: 1900

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good