ZEEV JABOTINSKI: KOVETS LE-ZIKRO

Tel Aviv: Hotsaat Shilton Betar, 1949. Paperback. First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 144 pages and portrait, 17 cm. In Hebrew. From the First year of Israeli Statehood. Title translates to "Ze'ev Jabotinsky: An Anthology in Honor of His Memory. " Published for the nine year anniversary of his death and features commemorative essays by Menachem Begin, Ari Jabotinsky, and more. Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky (1880-1940) , Zionist leader, founder of Revisionist Party; he was involved in Zionist politics since the turn of the century in Russia, was famous as a publicist, poet, essayist, and orator in Russian, Hebrew, and Yiddish; he founded the Jewish Legion in the first world war, and in the 1920's, founded the right-wing Revisionist Zionist movement Betar after having broken with mainstream Zionism. "During a tour of the United States in 1940, he died suddenly, and due to the animosity toward him on the part of Ben-Gurion, his remains were not returned to Israel until after Ben-Gurion's final resignation as prime minister in 1964." (Yivo Encyclopedia) . SUBJECTS: Jabotinsky, Vladimir, 1880-1940. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Minor foxing on cover. Pages are browning. Overall Good+ Condition. (ZION-14-68).