Archive of posters and documents related to events in Yiddish, to Yiddish literature and culture, from the collection of Avraham Lies. Eretz Israel, 1940's – 1960's.
Avraham Lies (1913-1998) was born in Bialystok and made Aliya to Eretz Israel in 1936. Published literary-criticism articles in papers in Israel, Poland, Lithuania, South America and South Africa. For 28 years edited the Yiddish Literary radio programme in "Kol Israel". Managed and served as editor of "Y.L.Peretz Farlag" publishing house during the 1960's and served as director of Beit Shalom Aleichem and the editor of its publishing house until his death.
The archive demonstrates the rich activity of Yisshish circles in Eretz Israel prior to the establishment of the State of Israel and following this date. Archive includes:
46 posters. Holon, Ness Ziona, Kfar Saba, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Netanya and other cities. Early 1940's until the 1960's. Lectures, cultural events, literary meetings organized by different Yiddish groups, all with the participation of Avraham Lies. Amongst them posters announcing meetings of listeners to Kol Israel in Yiddish, hosting Yiddish writers and poets, special reception in honor of poet Itzik Manger, and more.
16 entrance-tickets, invitations to events and documents related to lectures about culture, journalism and history, that took place durintg the 1940's. Many events were organizaed by the "Jewish Writers and Journalists Club in eretz Israel" (yidisher literatn un zhuurnalisn-klub in Eretz Israel). Attached: void membership-card of the society, stationery of the Shalom Aleichem society of culture in Eretz Israel.
Average poster size: 65X50 cm. All are folded and in good condition, in a small leather folder. Some with foxing.