Divrei HaYamim LeYisrael – Jerusalem, 1854 – Printed Booklet – Concerning the Founding of a Hospital in Jerusalem

Printed booklet, "Divrei HaYamim LeYisrael", addressing the citizens of Jerusalem, outlining the activities of the Rothschild Family's representative Albert Cohen in founding a hospital and additional institutions in Jerusalem. Jerusalem: [Yisrael Bak, 1854].
In the wake of the Crimean War (1853-1856), the financial support of Russian Jewry for the Jews of Eretz Israel came to an end. This affected the Jewish settlement severely, leading to starvation and death. The missionaries took advantage of the difficult situation and set up a hospital under their auspices in Jerusalem. When European Jewry became aware what dire straits the Jews of Eretz Israel were in, they tried to be of assistance. One of the first to arrive in Eretz Israel was Albert Cohen, representative of the Paris branch of the Rothschild family, and he succeeded, in a relatively short stretch of time, to set up a hospital, a charity fund and several other institutions. This booklet outlines the activities of Albert Cohen, specifically the Meir Rothschild Hospital he founded in Jerusalem. The booklet also mentions the names of the people involved in the various institutions and detailed lists of donations.
4 leaves. Printed without a title page. 23.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear, mainly to the first leaf. Folding marks, with minor tears. Sheets detached. Without binding.
S. Halevi, 51.