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Divrei Mordechai – On Settling the Land of Israel – Jerusalem, 1889 – By Rabbi Mordechai Diskin of Petach Tikva

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Divrei Mordechai, on settling the Land of Israel and more, by R. Mordechai Diskin. Jerusalem: [Frumkin, 1889]. First edition.

The author, R. Mordechai Diskin of Grodno (described on the title page as a farmer of Petach Tikva), attempts to alleviate the anger of the farmers of moshavot against Baron Rothschild.

80 pages. Approx. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears, including small open tear to title page and open tears to last leaf, affecting title frame and text, repaired with paper filling. New binding.

Sh. Halevy, No. 650.