Auction 91 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art

"Der Chaver", Periodical for Children – Vilnius, 1920-1921 – Bound Volume of Issues, First Year of Publication

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Der Chaver [The Friend], a monthly for children. First year of publication, issues 1-12. Vilna (Vilnius): Central Organization of Yiddish Schools in in Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus (Tsentrale Yidishe Shul Organizatsye), 1920-1921. Yiddish.


The issues feature poems, stories and articles on a variety of subjects – history, science, art, literature, geography, and more. In-text pictures and illustrations.
For additional information, see: Adina Bar-El, Under the Little Green Trees, Yiddish and Hebrew Children's Periodicals in Poland 1918-1939, Jerusalem, 2006, pp. 193-272.


12 issues (September 1920 – December 1921), bound together, with the original covers. 575, [1] pp (covers not included in pagination), approx. 21 cm. Good condition. Stains. Brittle paper. Some minor marginal tears. New binding.

Literature and Periodicals
Literature and Periodicals