Jedidiah's Vision - Zionism in South Africa - Edited by M Sharon, CJ Ginsberg
Jedidiah's Vision (Personally Inscribed & Hand-Signed Copy)
Six Decades of Analytical Writings Charting the History and Ideological Evolution of South African Zionism
Six Decades of Analytical Writings Charting the History and Ideological Evolution of South African Zionism
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Jedidiah's Vision
- Author: Jedidiah Blumenthal (Yedidiah Blumenthal)
- Editors: M. Sharon and C. J. Ginsberg
- Publisher: Maksim Publishers, Johannesburg / Tel Aviv
- Publication Date: 1992
- ISBN-10: 0620170344
- ISBN-13: 9780620170345
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing. Personally hand-inscribed and signed by Jedidiah Blumenthal on the preliminary page.
- Binding: Original publisher’s premium cloth-covered boards, lettered on face and spine, housed in the original illustrated dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 317 pages. Enhanced with historical archival photographs, organizational rosters, and text blocks of personal correspondence.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Cloth Boards: The cloth-covered boards are in magnificent, well-maintained architectural condition, remaining exceptionally flat, square, and structurally rigid. The spine remains completely flawless, firm, unbent, and entirely free of structural lean.
- Interior: The internal text block is beautifully secure, clean, and tight. Every individual page is crisp, immaculate, bright white, and completely intact. Free of library stamps, modern highlighters, dealer pencil markings, or folded corners.
- Provenance & Inscription: Features a highly collectible, authentic hand-signed presentation dedication written directly by Jedidiah Blumenthal on the opening page, elevating its premier status for serious collections.
- Preservation: Beautifully protected and presented in an archival-grade, removable cellophane cover to insulate the binding from dust and storage wear.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
- Condition: The original illustrated jacket is vibrant and complete, exhibiting only slight, standard signs of minor edge wear and light handling wrinkles along the upper perimeter. It is entirely unclipped and free from aggressive amateur tape repairs.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1992 by Maksim Publishers, Jedidiah's Vision stands as a monumental, primary source historical anthology capturing sixty pivotal years of political activism, cultural evolution, and ideological development within Southern Africa.
Published in 1992 by Maksim Publishers, Jedidiah's Vision stands as a monumental, primary source historical anthology capturing sixty pivotal years of political activism, cultural evolution, and ideological development within Southern Africa.
The volume serves as a comprehensive, multi-decade chronicle of the writings, essays, public addresses, and structural analyses compiled by Jedidiah (Yedidiah) Blumenthal, a legendary and longtime titan of the South African Zionist movement. The text systematically charts the unique relationship between the local South African Jewish community and global migration patterns, documenting how a distinct regional identity was forged through tumultuous global crises, from the pre-war eras through the establishment of Israel. Blumenthal’s sharp observations pull back the curtain on internal communal debates, cultural challenges, and the remarkable systemic contributions of South African activists on the international stage. Presenting a masterful blending of deep personal conviction with historical documentation, this beautifully preserved, author-signed first printing stands as a crucial milestone acquisition for serious collectors of vintage Africana, twentieth-century socio-political history, and critical regional Judaica historiography.
Author Profile: Jedidiah Blumenthal
Jedidiah (Yedidiah) Blumenthal was a prominent and highly revered South African author, community organizer, and senior Zionist activist whose public service spanned the mid-to-late twentieth century. Highly regarded across the subcontinent for his sharp rhetorical clarity and meticulous analytical foresight, he occupied numerous executive leadership positions within foundational regional bodies. Blumenthal's life-long dedication to spiritual education and political diplomacy made him a premier voice in documenting immigration history, ensuring that the vanishing generational memories of South Africa's communal pioneers were permanently preserved for future academic evaluation.
Jedidiah (Yedidiah) Blumenthal was a prominent and highly revered South African author, community organizer, and senior Zionist activist whose public service spanned the mid-to-late twentieth century. Highly regarded across the subcontinent for his sharp rhetorical clarity and meticulous analytical foresight, he occupied numerous executive leadership positions within foundational regional bodies. Blumenthal's life-long dedication to spiritual education and political diplomacy made him a premier voice in documenting immigration history, ensuring that the vanishing generational memories of South Africa's communal pioneers were permanently preserved for future academic evaluation.
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