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library historical club "Famous Fake of the XX century - Zion
Sages' Records" was held yesterday in the "Rimon" JCC.
The presenter was the head of "Mitsva" Association historical
club Isaac Greenberg.
There has been no document in the last centuries that would
raise such heated debate as "Zion Sages' Records". Some historians
vouch for their authenticity, others deny it.
 The
Records were published in Russia in 1905, and a writer S.A.Nilus included
them in his book "The Sublime in The Small".
 In
1934 Bern court tried to resolve the long-lasted dispute.
Even the USSR sent there rare hectographic copies from the Lenin State
Library.
After the Records were acknowledged as a fake, researches
appealed against the court's decision. On November 1, 1937 the Zurich
appeal court declared the previous statement unfounded.
Issac Greenberg, who devoted many years to this research,
believes that "Zion Sages' Records" is no more than the most
famous fake of the XX century. And we are confident that time will solve
all the questions.
Galina Goldberg
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