Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Perl Oyfn Bruk" – Poetry Book by Moshe Broderzon – Illustrations by Joseph Hecht – Published by "Yung-Yiddish", Lodz, 1920

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Perl Oyfn Bruk, by Moshe Broderzon. Illustrations by Joseph Hecht. Published by "Yung-Yiddish", printed by M. Maimon, Lodz, 1920. Yiddish.
Poetry book by the Yiddish poet Moshe Broderzon, founder of the avant-garde group Yung-Yiddish, with illustrations by Joseph Hecht (illustration on title page and five illustrations within the book).
The artist, Joseph Hecht (1891-?) was born in Lodz, studied in Krakow Art academy between the years 1909-1914 and then traveled to Norway where he worked and exhibited until 1919. In 1920 he arrived in Paris, engaging mainly in engraving. It is uncertain whether he died in an extermination camp or in Paris, in 1951.
For information about Broderzon, see item 235.
77, [3] pp, 22 cm. Missing wrappers. Printed on brown paper. Good-fair condition. Worming. Minor blemishes. Ink-stamps and inscriptions on a number of leaves. Remnants of paper and cloth strips on the spine (from binding).
Yiddish Literature and Periodicals – Avant-garde
Yiddish Literature and Periodicals – Avant-garde