Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.
Consists of manuscripts, published essays, criticisms, travel accounts and correspondence (including two letters from Albert Einstein). Also includes .13m of material by Ida Seigler; manuscripts and correspondence.
A descendant of an illustrious Sephardic family, Dr. Bension was a brilliant scholar both in religious and secular studies. An active Zionist, he travelled all over the world on behalf of Keren Hayesod. He wrote numerous articles on Arab-Jewish relations, on poetic and philosophical topics and on mysticism. His work on the "The Zohar in Moslem and Christian Spain" was acclaimed by Jews and non-Jews alike. Dr. Bension married Ida Seigler, a Montrealer, in 1925.
Consists of clippings announcing speeches and lectures by Ariel Bension on Zionism as well as letters of introduction for Bension on his travels by such persons as Herbert Samuel, High Commissioner of British-Mandate Palestine, Sir Alfred Mond to various British government houses in Morocco, Madrid…
Consists of clippings announcing speeches and lectures by Ariel Bension on Zionism as well as letters of introduction for Bension on his travels by such persons as Herbert Samuel, High Commissioner of British-Mandate Palestine, Sir Alfred Mond to various British government houses in Morocco, Madrid, Bombay, Delhi, etc. Also includes a general letter signed by Chaim Weizmann.