Bound manuscript of almost 130 pages in clear, dense script, by Rabbi Leib Isaac Falk, military rabbi of the Hebrew Brigades in the British army during the conquest of the Land of Israel from the Turks. Yiddish with some Hebrew. Europe, 1910s. Unprinted. The manuscript has not been examined to the extent its important historical value would indicate. The manuscript opens with a handwritten title page inscribed [Yiddish] “Memoirs of Leib Isaac Falk.” This book of memoirs describes his travels throughout Lithuania and his meetings with Torah figures in close detail. A special chapter is devoted to his visit to the town of “Ponevez” [Ponovezh] and his impression of the rosh yeshivah there. He also mentions his meeting with the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan of Kovno and others. Zionist figures are also mentioned in the diary, such as M. L. Lilienblum and others. The diary was written in continuous autographic script as the events were happening and it contains countless historical details from one of the most fascinating periods in the revival of the Jewish people – the establishment of the Hebrew battalions and the participation of Jewish soldiers in the conquest of the Land of Israel. The place and date of writing are noted at the top of each chapter. The Hebrew battalions were established by figures such as Ben Gurion, Jabotinsky, Trumpeldor and others. The battalions in which they served were established in practice beginning in 1915. However, already at the beginning of the decade, Zionist leaders traveled throughout Europe and gathered people together with of the idea of establishing the Hebrew battalions, which they saw as the beginning of the vision of a Jewish army. The writer of this journal, Rabbi Rabbi Leib Isaac Falk, was appointed rabbi of the battalions. Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Leib Isaac Falk and a short discussion of the Hebrew battalions . [1] bound ledger, approximately [180] pp, of which about [130] pages are written. 17×22 cm. Very fine condition. Aging stains.