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Judaica / Zionisim - Great Britain, Rabbi Joseph Herman Hertz 1938 - Bronze, 18.45g, 34mm
Judaica / Zionisim – Great Britain, Rabbi Joseph Herman Hertz 1938 – Bronze, 18.45g, 34mm
bears bust of the Rabbi and a menorah, with legends in English and Hebrew; commemorates Hertz on 25 years as Britain and her empire’s Chief Rabbi
Hertz (1872-1946) distinguished himself as a strong advocate of Zionism and his opposition to Reform/Liberal Judaism. Born in Hungary, he was one of the first graduates of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York