Correspondence of Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer Zahavi from his time in Vienna until his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, and his time in Eretz Israel until his death, 1949; documents related to his activities as one of the Austrian Zionist leaders, condolence letters, eulogies and press clippings in his memory

Correspondence of Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer Zahavi from his time in Vienna until his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, and his time in Eretz Israel until his death, 1949; documents related to his activities as one of the Austrian Zionist leaders, condolence letters, eulogies and press clippings in his memory 

Correspondence of Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer Zahavi from his time in Vienna until his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, and his time in Eretz Israel until his death, 1949; documents related to his activities as one of the Austrian Zionist leaders, condolence letters, eulogies and press clippings in his memory 

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Correspondence of Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer Zahavi from his time in Vienna until his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, and his time in Eretz Israel until his death, 1949; documents related to his activities as one of the Austrian Zionist leaders, condolence letters, eulogies and press clippings in his memory The documentation includes: - Correspondence of Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer with Zionist and Jewish organizations and institutions from his time in Vienna until 1939; - Correspondence of Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer Zahavi with Zionist and Jewish organizations and institutions from his time in Eretz Israel until his death, 1939-1949; - Letters to Leo Goldhammer from the"Hakoac" Sports Club in Vienna, 09 April 1929-26 March 1934; - Letters from the Office for Zionist Propaganda in Prague, 1935-1936; - Participant's certificate from the 19th Zionist Congress, Lucerne, 08 August 1935; - Letter to the Immigration Department in Jerusalem recommending that Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer be granted permission to make aliya to Eretz Israel, 06 October 1937; - Manuscripts written by Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer Zahavi in preparation of his book about Austrian Jewry; - Letter from Dr. Israel Kloizner, a Hebrew author, requesting that Dr. Goldhammer write the book; - Proposals to the 2nd national conference of the New Aliya party, December 1944; - Thank you letter from the temporary government of the State of Israel for Dr. Goldhammer's work as the regional supervisor for the census, 19 November 1948; - Condolence letter on the death of Dr. Goldhammer from the administration of the Zionist Organization, 20 July 1949; - Condolence letter from the Evangelical and Medical Mission in Haifa; - Eulogy letter regarding Dr. Goldhammer's death from Dr. Siegfried Plaschkes, Deputy Chairman of the Jewish National Fund in Vienna; - Additional condolence letters to Dr. Goldhammer's wife from organizations and private individuals; - Newspapers from the year of Dr. Goldhammer's death containing articles in Dr. Goldhammer's memory and eulogies; - Hashomer Hatzair journal containing a eulogy and an article telling of Dr. Goldhammer's life, 26 June 1949; -"Sonntagsblatt der N.Y. Staats- Zeitun", a newspaper from Dr. Goldhammer's collection, containing an article about Theodor Herzl, 24 July 1904. Note: Dr. Arie Leo Goldhammer Zahavi was 11 years old when Herzl's book,"The Jewish Stat", was published. A few years later, Goldhammer became one of the founders of the"Theodor Herzl Clu" in Vienna, established after the death of the visionary of the Zionist movement. Together with Borochov, Goldhammer established the World Union of Poalei Zion, and he served as the head of the Zionist Organization in Austria for many years. In 1939 he made aliya to Eretz Israel, and during the war all the Zionist activity was concentrated under his direction, especially regarding the various funds and aliya. He wrote essays on historical matters and statistics. His statisitical book,"The Jews of Vienn" was widely publicized.