Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art

Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics

Aaron Zeitlin – Three Handwritten Poems – to Zalman Shazar, Geula Cohen, and his father, Hillel Zeitlin / Collection of Letters Exchanged between him and "Molad" Editor Ephraim Broido – 1940s to 1960s

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Sold for: $250
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Three poems handwritten by the poet and author Aaron Zeitlin, and some 55 letters exchanged between him and Ephraim Broido. New York, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, late 1940s till the 1960s. Hebrew. • Three handwritten poems (with vocalization, proofreading instructions, and footnotes), each dedicated to a particular personality: Zalman Shazar, President of the State of Israel; "Lehi" fighter and Knesset Member Geula Cohen; and Zeitlin's father, Hillel Zeitlin. All three poems were published in the monthly journal "Molad, " under the editorship of Ephraim Broido. 1. "On Zeitlin Street in Tel Aviv, " a poem dedicated to the poet's father, referring to how the legacy of Hillel Zeitlin is "reborn", so to speak, on the street bearing his name. 2. "In Kfar Chabad, " a poem dedicated to Zalman Shazar, Third President of the State of Israel, who was the scion to a long line of rabbis belonging to the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. Published in the monthly journal "Molad" (vol. 17, 1959). 3. "All of These, " a poem dedicated to Geula Cohen, member of the "Lehi" underground, and Knesset member. Published in the monthly journal "Molad" (vol. 22, 1964). Each poem is written on a separate sheet, on sheets of different size. Fair-good condition. Fold lines, punch holes, stains, and blemishes. Two sheets with strips of paper glued on, bearing addenda and corrections. • Some 55 letters (most of them handwritten) by Zeitlin, and copies of letters by Ephraim Broido (typewritten with handwritten corrections). The letters mostly refer to the publication of works and articles in the journal "Molad"; some letters containing lines and verses of poetry, with final corrections before publication. There is mention of such names as Sh.Y. (Shmuel Yosef) Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Shmuel Hugo Bergmann, Nathan Rotenstreich, and other authors, philosophers, and intellectuals. Approx. 55 letters and copies of letters. Size and condition vary. Provenance: "Molad" Archives.
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