Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Ba'Ir" - Poem in the Handwriting of Rachel the Poetess

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"Ba'Ir (Ach Avnei HaMartzefet)" [In the City (Only the Cobblestones)], a poem in the handwriting of Rachel (Bluwstein). Written on stationery of the "Ha'Poel Ha'Tzair" weekly, a periodical of the "Achdut Ha'Avodah" movement, Tel Aviv [late 1920s or early 1930s]. Hebrew.
The poem is included in Rachel's third book of poems, "Nevo", published in 1932, about a year after her death.
Leaf 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, creases and folding marks.
Autographs, Hebrew Literature, Manuscripts and Archives, Research and Bibliography Books
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