Israel Fine – Three Hebrew and English Poems – Baltimore, Ca. 1920s

Three printed poems by the American Poet Israel Fine. [Baltimore, ca. 1920s]. Hebrew and English.
1. "Welcome, thrice welcome, ya leaders from afar" – a poem of greeting in honor of a visit of Zionist leaders to the USA, referring to Nahum Sokolow. dated 5682 [Baltimore, 1921/1922].
2."Happy New Year" – a poem for Rosh Ha'Shana 1924. Among others, the poem refers to the industrialist Henry Ford and to the Ku Klux Klan: "Never to cease! / Do away with the trebled 'K' / Stop their bray. / Make it short with Ox-Ford / And his cohort. / Annul the malice of our enemies". The poet's name appears in the poem in an acrostic.
3. "What is the house that we see arisen in the east of the city?" – a poem that was presumably written to note the decision about the establishment of the District of Columbia War Memorial commemorating the citizens of the district who were killed during World War I (Christians and Jews alike).
The poet Israel Fine (1847-1930) was born in Kaunas (Kovna) and immigrated to the USA in 1891. After a year in Philadelphia, he settled down in Baltimore, where he established the clothing company Israel Fine and Son. Fine was a friend of President Teddy Roosevelt and did much for Palestine. He was one of the delegates to the World Zionist Congress of 1901 and donated lands for the establishment of the "Nachalat Israel" neighborhood of Herzliya.
[3] leaves, approx. 27.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Fold lines and minor creases. Tears along edges and fold lines.