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BENJAMIN II (Israel-Joseph): Cinq années de Voyage en Orient (1846-1851). Paris, Michel Levy, 1856. One volume. 14.5 by 23 cm. XXVIII-240 pages. Paperback, in printed cover, untrimmed, as issued. Minor flaws on spine and cover edges, rare light foxing. First edition. "First edition of the travel account of Israel Joseph Benjamin (1818-1864), born in Falticeni, Moldavia, who, after losing money at the age of 25, decided to travel in search of the Lost Ten Tribes, leaving behind his pregnant wife and 5-year-old son. Introducing himself as Binyamin ha-Sheni (The Second Benjamin), the medieval Benjamin of Tudela (12th century) being the first, he describes his travels to Jewish communities in the Near East, Central Asia and North Africa. Travelling through Turkey, Eretz-Israel, Syria, Armenia, Iraq, Kurdistan, India, Afghanistan, Singapore, China, Iran and Egypt, he described not only the economic and social conditions of the various Jewish communities, but also many of the local legends associated with tombs, caves and so on. In Morocco, he recorded a detailed version of the story of the martyrdom of Sol (Suleika) Hachuel of Tangier (1817-1834), whose ordeal resonated throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth century.

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BENJAMIN II (Israel-Joseph): Cinq années de Voyage en Orient (1846-1851). Paris, Michel Levy, 1856. One volume. 14.5 by 23 cm. XXVIII-240 pages. Paperback, in printed cover, untrimmed, as issued. Minor flaws on spine and cover edges, rare light foxing. First edition. "First edition of the travel account of Israel Joseph Benjamin (1818-1864), born in Falticeni, Moldavia, who, after losing money at the age of 25, decided to travel in search of the Lost Ten Tribes, leaving behind his pregnant wife and 5-year-old son. Introducing himself as Binyamin ha-Sheni (The Second Benjamin), the medieval Benjamin of Tudela (12th century) being the first, he describes his travels to Jewish communities in the Near East, Central Asia and North Africa. Travelling through Turkey, Eretz-Israel, Syria, Armenia, Iraq, Kurdistan, India, Afghanistan, Singapore, China, Iran and Egypt, he described not only the economic and social conditions of the various Jewish communities, but also many of the local legends associated with tombs, caves and so on. In Morocco, he recorded a detailed version of the story of the martyrdom of Sol (Suleika) Hachuel of Tangier (1817-1834), whose ordeal resonated throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth century.

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