BENTWICH, MARGERY; BENTWICH, NORMAN — Herbert Bentwich - the Pilgrim Father

Jerusalem: Hozaah Ivrith Ltd, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. "It is hoped that this story will appeal not only to the members of the large family and the friends who knew [the subject], but also to those who are interested in the develolpment of the Anglo-Jewish community during the last half-century, and in the early history of the Zionist Movement." - Foreword. "Herbert Bentwich (1856-1932) was a British Zionist leader and lawyer. He was a leading member of the English Hovevei Zion and one of the first followers of Theodor Herzl in England. In 1897 Bentwich led a group of 21, including the writer Israel Zangwill, on a tour of holy sites and new settlements in Palestine on behalf of the Maccabaeans, and in 1911 he acquired land for settlement at Gezer, near Ramleh, on behalf of the Maccabean Land Company. He later became president of the Maccabaeans. Bentwich was a founder of the British Zionist Federation in 1899. From 1916 to 1918 he served on the Zionist political advisory committee under Chaim Weizmann. Bentwich was a regular visitor to Palestine after 1921 and settled in Jerusalem in late 1929." - Wikipedia. [8]-232 p. Several black and white photographic plates, including frontis photo portrait of subject. Book clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Moderate wear to dust jacket now in archival protection. A sound example of this influential life story, written by two of his children. ; 8vo. Good in Good dust jacket .