Bunch of notebooks with handwritten songs, composed by Shlomo Kaplan. [Bialystok and Tel-Aviv, 1920s-1940s].
Seven notebooks bound together. Contain songs, ballads, "fantasies" and poems, most of them inspired by events of Jewish history (some are complete and particularly long), or concern Zionist matters: "David and Bat Sheba", "Samson's Revenge", a "Zionist March", "the Plough", and more. Shlomo Kaplan was born in Bialystok in 1909, made Aliya to Eretz Israel in 1926 and settled in Ness-Ziona where he devoted his evenings to form a choir and guide it.
With a recommendation by Joel Engel he was accepted to Prof. David Schor's school and studied with him and with Menashe Rabina. Founded the United Choir of Petach Tikva Workers and conducted for a dozen years the choir of the great synagogue in Petach Tikva, and for four years conducted the choir of the great synagogue of Tel-Aviv. Published several books with choir-songs. Volume 22 cm. Fair-good condition.