Description: TRANSPORTATION IN ERETZ ISRAEL Palestine 1945 Vilnay Book Bus Train Guide Jewish TRANSPORTATION IN ERETZ ISRAEL by Zeev Vilnay, published by TUR Publication, Jerusalem, 1945. Book contains Bus Lines and Companies in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and the Jewish Settlement and Train Guide and stations. with maps, Photos, History and Advertisements. Hard cover 226 pages, 10.7 X 16.7 cm. Condition: slight stained on the first & last pages, slight rubbed & stained at the cover, cover slight detached in the inner spine. Biography: Zev Vilnay was born in Kishinev. He moved to Palestine with his parents at the age of six and grew up in Haifa. He served as a military topographer in the Haganah, and later in the Israel Defense Forces. Vilnay and his wife Esther lived in Jerusalem. Their son, Matan Vilnai is a member of the Knesset and Israel's deputy minister of defense. Land of Israel studies He was a pioneer in the sphere of outdoor hiking and touring in Israel. Vilnay lectured widely on Israeli geography, ethnography, history and folklore. His Guide to Israel was published in 27 editions and translated into many languages. In the 1974 edition of his guide, Vilnay describes how he helped bring back to Israel the boat of a British naval officer, Thomas Howard Molyneux, who sailed the Jordan River from Lake Kinneret to the Dead Sea to map the region in the 19th century. Published works in English Legends of Palestine (1932) The Guide to Israel (first published in 1955) The Holy Land in Old Prints and Maps (1965) The New Israel Atlas: Bible to Present Day (1968) Legends of Jerusalem (3 volumes) Legends of Judea and SamariaThe Vilnay Guide to Israel The Vilnay Guide to Israel: A new Millennium Edition (2 volumes) (1999) Published works in Hebrew Enziklopediya Liyidiat Haaretz (3 volumes) (1956) Yerushalayim (2 volumes) (1960-62, 1970) Tel Aviv-Jaffa (1965) Yehudah Veshomron (1968) Sinai, Avar Vehoveh (1969) Golan Vehermon (1970) Matzevot Kodesh Be'eretz Yisrael (1963) Eretz Yisrael Betmunot Atikot (1961) References a b Encyclopedia Judaica, "Zev Vilnay," Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 16, p. 151 Jewish National Fund: Thousands Support JNF-KKL's Battle to Preserve Open Spaces in Jerusalem The Vilnay Guide to Israel 2 vols Zev Vilnay, Geographer, 87 - New York Times 19th-century British explorer's boat returns to Dead Sea - Haaretz - Israel News. Shipping & Handling internationally: $12 ( registered air mail, worldwide). In Israel $6. Payment: I accept PayPal. Please see photos for details and condition, and feel free to inquire if in doubt. Lots can be combined at no extra cost. Look for my other Judaica Items up now. Thank you, and good luck. inkfrog terapeak
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