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Letter of Rabbi Kook – Opposing Women's Suffrage – Jerusalem, 1920
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"Informing the Jewish community of Eretz Israel" – draft handwritten and signed by R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook of a printed poster he published, regarding the elections to the Assembly of Representatives. Jerusalem, [Nisan 1920].
With deletions and changes handwritten by R. Kook. The draft is worded somewhat differently than the final version published at the time in the newspapers and printed posters – see enclosed material. For example, the concluding line with blessings is worded differently in the draft, while the final version is written on the margins of the page.
This poster was written after a gathering of the rabbis of Eretz Israel in Nisan 1920, discussing women's suffrage, which decided that women's participation in elections is inconsistent with Jewish tradition and attitudes.
[1] leaf, 29 cm. Official stationery, written on both sides. Good-fair condition. Minor tears and wear. Filing holes.
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