Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
S. Y. Agnon – Dedication for Dov Kimhi
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Shmuel Yossef Agnon Stories, tenth volume, Samuch Venire'e. Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv: Schocken, [1950].
"Samuch Venire'e" by S.Y. Agnon. Of the series "All the Stories by Shmuel Yossef Agnon". On the vorsatz page appears a signed dedication handwritten by Agnon:"For my friend for Dov Kimhi on his birthday". Dov Kimhi-Maler (1889-1961), author, translator and editor, founder member of "HaShachar" Association, a Hebrew association which operated in the city of Jasla, Galicia, where he was born. Made Aliya to Eretz Israel in 1908. Studied in "Ezra" Teachers Seminary in Jerusalem, was a teacher in Lemel School and in Gymnasya HaIvrit in Rehavia. Apart for his work as a teacher, he was involved with translations and editing. Amongst others, he edited the monthly magazine "Moledet" and the weekly magazines "Hed HaChinuch", "Shulamit", and "HaGalgal", translated tens of books from several languages and edited numerous anthologies of short stories. 289, [2] pp, 18 cm. Good condition.
"Samuch Venire'e" by S.Y. Agnon. Of the series "All the Stories by Shmuel Yossef Agnon". On the vorsatz page appears a signed dedication handwritten by Agnon:"For my friend for Dov Kimhi on his birthday". Dov Kimhi-Maler (1889-1961), author, translator and editor, founder member of "HaShachar" Association, a Hebrew association which operated in the city of Jasla, Galicia, where he was born. Made Aliya to Eretz Israel in 1908. Studied in "Ezra" Teachers Seminary in Jerusalem, was a teacher in Lemel School and in Gymnasya HaIvrit in Rehavia. Apart for his work as a teacher, he was involved with translations and editing. Amongst others, he edited the monthly magazine "Moledet" and the weekly magazines "Hed HaChinuch", "Shulamit", and "HaGalgal", translated tens of books from several languages and edited numerous anthologies of short stories. 289, [2] pp, 18 cm. Good condition.
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