Auction 15 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Ya'akov Cohen – Letters and a Poem Manuscript
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Four items handwritten by the poet, playwright, author and translator Ya'akov Cohen (1881-1960), two-time recipient of the Israel Prize for Literature:
1. Manuscript of the poem "Hillel VeShamai".
2-3. Two official Stiebel Publishing House, Warsaw, postcards, sent to the poet Ephraim A. Lissitzky in the US, concerning his translations of poems by Tennyson and Shakespeare. [1922].
4. Letter on Stiebel stationery addressed to Mr. A.L. Ya'akobovitch, concerning the publication of an essay by Dr. [Ya'akov Naftali Hertz] Simchoni, [1922].
5. "The judges committee of the Israel Prize for Literature", document on official State of Israel stationery announcing the decision to nominate Ya'akov Cohen and Haim Hazaz as winners of the prize. Signed by Prof. Shimon Helkin, Yitzchak Lamdan and Yitzchak Shenhar, [1953].
1. Manuscript of the poem "Hillel VeShamai".
2-3. Two official Stiebel Publishing House, Warsaw, postcards, sent to the poet Ephraim A. Lissitzky in the US, concerning his translations of poems by Tennyson and Shakespeare. [1922].
4. Letter on Stiebel stationery addressed to Mr. A.L. Ya'akobovitch, concerning the publication of an essay by Dr. [Ya'akov Naftali Hertz] Simchoni, [1922].
5. "The judges committee of the Israel Prize for Literature", document on official State of Israel stationery announcing the decision to nominate Ya'akov Cohen and Haim Hazaz as winners of the prize. Signed by Prof. Shimon Helkin, Yitzchak Lamdan and Yitzchak Shenhar, [1953].
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives