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In Hebrew. xii, 263, (1) pages. 245 x 165 mm. With two title pages, one for for "part" 1 and one for "book" 2. Fahn, Reuben was a prosperous merchant in Halicz who became interested in the town?s Karaite community. In 1918 he settled in Stanislav and was secretary of the National Council of Galician Jewry in the West Ukrainian Republic (1918-19). When World War II broke out, he was tried by the Soviets for Zionist activity and sent to Russia, not to be heard of again. Throughout his life Fahn contributed to Hebrew periodicals, many of his articles and stories being around Karaite themes. The translation of the inscription is: From the Right to the Left, a gift to Beit Alfa from R. Fahn February 12, 1939" Kibbutz Beit Alfa was founded by members of Hashomer Hatzair, which was leftist. Clearly Fahn was a rightist. No wonder Stalin, whom Hashomer Hatzair worshiped, murdered him. C. 1980 this copy was sold to yours truly by the Robinson Bookstore at 2 Nahalat Binyamin, Tel Aviv. Included here are two works dealing with Karaism and Galicia: 26-59 - 'About the Karaites in Galicia (Little Poland)' [an improved version of his article of 1910 in 'HaKedem']: about the beginning of their settling there (26-30), Karaites in Lemberg (31-32), in Halicz and Kukizów (from 32 and onward), from 36 - about the Austrian period as well as about Karaite public figures, mainly cantors, and among them Moses ben Shmuel (45), Joshua ben Mordecai (45-46), Shmuel ben Moses (46), Abraham Leonowicz (47-49), his son Joseph (50-52), his brother-in-law Jeshua Joseph Mordkowicz (53-55), Zerach Leonowicz (55-56), Simha Leonowicz (56-57), Shalom Nowachowicz (57-58), his son Dr. Zacharias (58-59), and Zerach Zarachowicz (59). 65-141 - 'Jewish Maskilimand Karaite Scholars': Improved edition of the essay published in 'HaTekufah' in 1921 - regarding Galicia: Chapter 2 (76-90): mainly from page 81, about the Karaitemaskil, David of Kukizów and his relationship with Nachman Krochmal (81-88), about Abraham Leonowicz and his relations with Jewishmaskilimfrom within Galicia, among them Krochmal, Samson Bloch, Daniel Hartenstein of Brody and Samual Leib Goldenberg, and outside of Galicia (88-90); Chapter 4 (102-122): about Simhah Pinsker's research on Karaites (108-111), of Hirsch Mendel Pineles' criticism of him for this work (111), about Joseph Leonowicz of Galicia and his friendship with the Hungarian maskil Joseph Moses Levi (116-118) and with Moshe Tenenbaum of Tarnopol (118), about the influence of the Galician Jews on the Halicz Karaites (119-120) and about Zerach Leonowicz of Halicz's becoming close to Rabbinical Judaism (120). Seller Inventory # 011558
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