Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XXVI, 491, [1], ix. Original cloth with blind-stamped printer's device on front board, and red lettering on front cover and spine. Printer's device on title-page. A sample of American reactions to the Kishinev pogrom of 1903, where Jews were attacked and dozens killed by a Christian mob, while Czarist officials either did nothing or possibly encouraged it. This book also offers a fascinating window on the position of Jews in the United States, showing that Jews did advocate effectively on behalf Russian Jewry, many of whom were now emigrating to the United States in response to pogroms such as Kishinev. Some age wear on binding with spine slightly sunned and minor abrasion on front joint. Shelf wear. Front hinge split. Previous owner's signature on free front endpaper. Lower corner of pages slightly rippled due to damp exposure. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ condition. Cyrus Adler was a leading figure in the 19th and early 20th century American Jewish community as well as an academic scholar. He served as president of Dropsie College in Philadelphia.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26514
Title: The Voice of America on Kishineff
Author: Adler, Cyrus (ed.)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - g
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society of America
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1904
Keywords: Pogroms, Persecution of Jews in Tsarist Russia, Massacres of Jewish populations, American newspaper reporting on attacks against Jews, Response from Russia to attacks on Jews, Jewish uses of the media

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