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Jacob Rimon, Israeli writer, 2 autographs by him in the Hebrew poetry book of Abraham Zvi Halevy “New-York”, 1968 Dedication of Jacob Rimon to Pinhas Lander, Israeli musician, in Hebrew on the book of A.Z. Halevy (his stamp ”א. צ. הלוי / ניו-יורק” on the flyleaf), 1968 The second autograph / dedication of Jacob Rimon to Pinhas Lander, Israeli musician, in Hebrew on a piece of paper, size: 16.5 x 8.2 cm. (6.5 x 3.2 inches), 1968 Abraham Zvi Halevy, “New-York”, poetry in Hebrew, 1968 Tel Aviv, Hamenora Publishing House, 205 pp. Hard cover, size: 23 x 15.5 cm. Good condition, light foxing to endpapers Weight: 535 gr. The book ”NEW YORK” by Abraham Zvi Halevy (Tel Aviv, Hamenora Publishing House, 1968) is one of his most famous poetry collections. It depicts New York as a large modern city with a sense of loneliness, alienation, the life of a Jewish immigrant, and spiritual quest. This cycle is today considered an important part of American-Jewish literature in Hebrew. Abraham Zvi Halevy (real name Laznovsky) (1902-1973) was a Jewish poet, translator, literary scholar, and teacher who wrote in Hebrew. Born: September 8, 1907 (Elul 29, 5667) in Kutno, Poland. 1914 - Moved to Eretz Israel with his family. Lived in Jaffa, Kfar Saba, Hadera, and Haifa. Studied at the Mizrachi Pedagogical College in Jerusalem. From 1924 to 1930, he lived in South America and the United States. He then returned to Palestine briefly and was a member of Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim. From 1931, he again lived in the United States (with a brief stay in Palestine from 1935 to 1938). From 1938, he taught Jewish literature, Bible, and poetry at the Herzliah Teachers Institute in New York. Literary Activity: He published his first poems in 1936 in the literary supplement of the newspaper Davar. He published in numerous publications in Israel and the United States. He translated poetry from Yiddish into Hebrew. He wrote literary criticism and essays on Jewish culture. He used the pen name A. Zahal (אזהל). Died: January 1966 in New York, at the age of 58. After his death, he was called one of the notable representatives of American Hebrew literature. - Jacob Rimon, Israeli writer, 2 autographs by him in the Hebrew poetry book of Abraham Zvi Halevy “New-York”, 1968