Für die Vereinigungen jüdischer Akademiker im B.J.A. [HEBREW TITLE]: Sefer Shirei Chevrateinu.
Author
Löwe, Heinrich / Adler. A / Feld, J. / Rosenthal et al.
Place of Publication
Berlin
Publication Name
Präsidium des Bundes Jüdischer Akademiker
Year
1914
Language(s)
Hebrew German
Description
RARE booklet published by the Alliance of Jewish Academics (Bund Jüdischer Akademiker), an organization of Jewish academics in the German-speaking universities. The booklet features 28 German and Hebrew songs sung to popular melodies. Among them are original poems by members of BJA, emphasizing the values of brotherhood among Jews. Also included are poems and translations of the great Sephardic poets Alcharisi, Ibn Gabirol and Yehuda Halevi. Also included are poems that were considered to be of national significance, such as Bialik`s "Birkat Am" and Herz Imber`s "Hatikvah". 145x110mm. 16+30 pages. Green cloth Hardcover. Cover somewhat stained. Cover and spine rubbed. Small part of spine missing. Spine edges bumped and peeling. Pages yellowing and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare early 20th-century booklet of Hebrew poems, important for any serious collector of early modern Hebrew books, is in good condition.