Buy this book on-line Rosenfelt, Henry H : THIS THING OF GIVING; THE RECORD OF A RARE ENTERPRISE OF MERCY AND BROTHERHOODNew York, Plymouth Press, 1924
1st Edition. Original Green and Gold Boards. 8vo. 399 pages; 23 cm. In English. Rosenfelt served as president of the American Jewish Relief Committee. In the forward, he writes, “In telling the story of how sixty-three million dollars were raised in America to relieve the war-stricken Jews of Europe and Palestine, I have tried not to write a history.... On the contrary, an effort will b made to give something of the actual pressure and multiplicity of the events themselves…” Includes photos of American-Jewish leaders, and of the war relief campaign, including a striking photo of "Rev. Philip Klein blessing the first shipment of kosher beef from New York to the starving Jews of Poland. "Also includes an Honor Roll with names of about 6875 American Jews, and their place of residence, who contributed. SUBJECT (S) : World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals. World War, 1914-1918 -- Jews. Jews -- Charities. Some edgewear but overall in very good condition. (AMR-48-50) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Rosenfelt, Henry H : THIS THING OF GIVING; THE RECORD OF A RARE ENTERPRISE OF MERCY AND BROTHERHOOD. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, out of print books, incunabula, rare books and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |