KENESET YISRAEL: SEFER SHENATI LA-TORAH VELI-TE'UDAH.[COMPLETE VOL. 1-3]

Varsha [Warsaw : Sh. P. Rabinovits, Y. Y. Ish Horvitsvarsha [Warsaw]: [NO PUBLISHER], 1886. Hardcover. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 1127, 214 pages, 25 cm. In Hebrew and Yiddish. Title translates to "The Jewish Community: General Work on the Torah and Duty. " This annual periodical was first printed in 1886 to cover current events, politics, torah and Jewish life. The journal only lasted 3 volumes, until 1888. The work was, in a way, one of the first large publication of the Hovevei Zion movement, initiated in response to the Russian pogroms. The group was officially formed by Leon Pinsker in 1884. Keneset Israel was edited by Shaul Pinchas Rabinowitz (1845-1910) , a Jewish historian, author and one of the first Chovive Tzion (Wikipedia, 2018) . Friedberg, ; Kaf 375. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Poland -- Periodicals. Hebrew literature. Other titles: "Kneses Israel: hebra¨isches illustrirtes Jahrbuch für Literatur, Wissenschaft und Geschichte des Judenthums. " (OCLC: 49017246) OCLC lists 15 copies worldwide, though some sets are incomplete. Boards are edge worn with some cloth over spine tearing away. Boards are edge worn with some cloth over spine tearing away. Pages have some chips in margins. Pages browning. All text is good. Overall good condition. (ZION2-2-56-BLJ).