top of page
Search


3 min read
Haim Nahman Bialik
1873 - 1934. Haim Nahman Bialik was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew and Yiddish and was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poetry....

1 min read
El Hatzipor
El Hatzipor ("To the Bird") is Nahman Bialik 's first published poem (1892). This song expresses the longing for Jerusalem, sung by a...


3 min read
Judah Leib Gordon
1830 - 1892. Born in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire , Judah Leib Gordon was among the most influential Hebrew poets. He is...

2 min read
David Frischmann
1859 - 1922. David Frischman was an influential figure in the literary world, as a writer, poet, and translator who wrote in Hebrew and...


2 min read
Menachem Ussishkin
1863 - 1941. Menachem Ussishkin was a Zionist leader born in Belarus. Starting in 1878, he developed a passion for reading contemporary...

1 min read
"Lekol Yish Yesh Shem"
''Every Man Has a Name'' is a Hebrew poem penned by the Israeli poet Zelda (1914-1984) and was published in 1974. The poem draws...


2 min read
Nahum Sokolov
1859 - 1936. Nahum Sokolov was a writer, journalist, and Zionist leader. Born in Poland, he received a traditional Jewish education as a...

1 min read
"Masaʻ le-erets Yisraʼel bi-shenat Tat"
Published in 1892, this book, authored by Elhanan Leib Lewinsky, unfolds a visionary tale set in 2040, envisaging a journey to the Land...


1 min read
Elhanan Leib Lewinsky
1857 - 1910. Born in the Russian Empire, Elhanan was a Hebrew-language writer and Zionist leader. He received a Talmudic education,...
Categories
bottom of page