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RARE 1951 Original Yiddish Letter Z. Bunyan Book Committee Santa Monica CA.
Dated August 14, 1951, this document features printed Yiddish text, an English-language California mailing address, and handwritten correspondence in ink. The letterhead identifies the Z. Bunyan Book Committee, located at 2417 Ocean Front, Santa Monica, California.
This is an intriguing historical artifact from the postwar era of Yiddish literature and Jewish cultural life in America. It may be of particular interest to collectors of Yiddish ephemera, Jewish-American history, vintage correspondence, Judaica, and rare publishing memorabilia. Yiddish writers and their supporters frequently organized committees to finance the publication of books that commercial publishers might not have considered profitable.
Item Details:
Date: August 14, 1951
Organization: Z. Bunyan Book Committee
Location: Santa Monica, California
Language: Yiddish, with English printed address information
Format: Original printed letterhead with handwritten Vintage paper with age-related toning, folds, and signs of handling
An uncommon survivor of an earlier era of Yiddish literary and cultural activity in America. A distinctive addition to a collection of Jewish historical documents, Yiddish literature, or 1950s American ephemera.
