Beschreibung:

Public appeal regarding Shmitah, against solving the problems of Shmitah Mitzvot by selling the land to non-Jews. London, 1923. Edition in lithographic print. This edition was printed in London 1923 and was sent to representatives of the First Convention of Agudat Israel. In the third edition which was published in Jerusalem before Sh'mita of 1931, the author writes that there were 200 copies of this first edition but they were either not distributed, or simply lost. A different edition was printed in Jerusalem circa 1928 without the author's name, see Mif'al Ha-Bibliografia CD, listing 0200998. Also see A. Shisha's article "Examination of the Identity of the author of the Public Appeal Regarding the Shmitah", Ha-Ma'ayan, Year 28, pages 41-44, in which he reveals that the author was Rabbi Shraga Meir Lazarovitz of London, based on inscription of his good friend Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Farber. The author Rabbi Shraga Feivel Lazarovitz was born in Kelm, served as Rabbi of Hevrat Shas in London from approx 1890. In his old age he moved to Jerusalem where he passed away in 1929. 3 pages, lithographic print. 32.5 cm. Fair condition, worn folds and edges, stains. Very rare! A remnant from the 200 edition which were nearly all lost. See enclosed material.