Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Handwritten Diary and a Notebook of Poems – "HaShomer HaTzair" in Stolin, 1926-1927

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
1. A long diary handwritten by Pinia Dorchin, telling of his daily life and activities at the "Shomer HaTzair" in Stolin, September 1926 to September 1927.
Dorchin writes in detail of his job at his parents' "fotografia" [photography store], his activities at the youth movement, his group, called "Bar Kochva", other groups of the "Shomer Hatzair" branch in Stolin, and more. 563 handwritten pp, volume: 15 cm. Good overall condition. Some stains. Cover and a number of leaves partly detached.
2. Handwritten notebook - "My Notebook, for the Shomrim [Guards] and their Friends, a Collection of Folk and Shomer Poems", set and written by Pinia Dorchin. Stolin, [1927].
At the beginning of the notebook Dorchin copied the "Shomer HaTzair Assignment", "His Commandments", his biography, the biographies of Herzl and Joseph Trumpeldor, followed by 86 poems. 126 pp, 13.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains and wear.
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature, Yiddish Literature and Avant-garde
Manuscripts and Autographs, Archives, Hebrew Literature, Yiddish Literature and Avant-garde