Private Photo Album of Nahum Sokolow, President of the Zionist Organization, and His Family – His Wife Rivka and Other Family Members During His Visit to Eretz Israel in 1932. A rare and diverse collection of photographs in which Nahum Sokolow is seen alongside his wife and sons, aboard the ship on his way to Eretz Israel, visiting various sites in the Land of Israel, participating in Zionist conferences, and more. Rare.
Approximately 200 photographs are placed in the album’s pockets. The album includes numerous personal photographs of Sokolow with his family during visits to various cities in Europe on his way to Eretz Israel, at family dinners, in moments of rest and contemplation, and during his journey to and stay in Eretz Israel in the early 1930s. The album features images of Sokolow visiting the “American Colony” in jerusalem and other places, as well as photographs of him at his home in London towards the end of his life in 1935, among others. Notably, there are photographs of Sokolow alongside prominent Zionist figures – in one, Chaim Weizmann is seen giving a speech while Sokolow sits behind him; in another, Sokolow is sitting next to Weizmann at a Zionist conference, with Henrietta Szold likely speaking on his right. The album also contains other significant photographs, such as crowds gathering at the first Levant Fair, the first Maccabiah Games, and more.
Nahum T. Sokolow [1859-1936] was the fifth President of the World Zionist Organization, the father of modern Hebrew journalism, a member of the Zionist Executive Committee, a key figure in the political efforts with Britain that led to the Balfour Declaration, Honorary President of the Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency, and President of Keren Hayesod. He was also a translator (notably translating Herzl’s “Altneuland” into Hebrew) and a statesman who led the Zionist movement for nearly three decades.
Album size: 29×20 cm. Photographs size: Average 10×7 cm. Half-leather binding. Very good condition.
