SAAR U-DEMAMAH: SHIRIM

Varshah; Tushiyah, 1912. Hardcover. Later Cloth. 8vo. 143 pages. 22 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Sa‘ar u-demamah (Storm and Stillness) ; the authors second book of poems. David Shimonovitz (1886-1956) , "poet and translator, known in Hebrew as David Shim‘oni. Born in Bobruisk, Belorussia, David Shimonovitz moved to Palestine in 1909, where he stayed for about a year, working as a laborer and watchman at various moshavim (communal settlements) . There he formed close friendships with the Hebrew writers Aharon David Gordon and Yosef Hayim Brenner. In 1910, Shimonovitz returned to Russia, but soon left for Germany to study oriental languages and philosophy in Berlin, Würzburg, and Heidelberg. During World War I he worked in Moscow as a journalist for the daily Ha-‘Am and the periodical Ha-Tekufah. In 1920, he immigrated to Palestine, married, and settled in Rehovot. Three years later he moved to Tel Aviv, where he taught Hebrew, comparative literature, and biblical studies at the Herzliya gymnasium. There he played an active role in the public literary life, becoming one of the most prominent poets during the renaissance period of Hebrew literature. " (Yivo encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe; David Shimonovitz) . Subjects: Hebrew poetry, Modern. OCLC lists 28 copies. Title page lightly soiled, minor soiling to outer edges, otherwise fresh and clean. Very good condition. (SPEC-36-56).