Naphtali Heart Imber
Naphtali Herz Imber (also: Naftali), (born 1856 in Złoczów , Galicia , Austrian Empire ; died October 8, 1909 in Manhattan , New York , USA) was a Jewish poet. His poem HaTikwa (Hope) became the text of the Israeli national anthem.
Life
Naphtali Herz Imber went to Palestine as secretary to Laurence Oliphant in 1882 , moved to England after his death in 1888 and finally lived impoverished in the United States from 1892. His body was reburied in Jerusalem in 1953 .
Imber probably wrote Hatikwa in 1878, and it was published in his poetry collection Barkai (Morning Star) in 1886 .
Fonts
- Barkai. National sounds and poetry . Defus Meyuḥas, Jerusalem 1886.
- כל שירי [collected poems], מ. ניומן, Tel Aviv 1950.
- Master of Hope. Selected writings . Herzl Press, New York 1985, ISBN 0-8386-3238-6 .
literature
- Ethel Lithman: The man who wrote 'Hatikvah'. A biography of Naphtali Herz Imber . Cazenove, London 1979.
Web links
Commons : Naphtali Herz Imber - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Naphtali Heart Imber. Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature (ITHL), accessed October 21, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Imber, Naphtali heart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Imber, Naftali heart |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Złoczów , Galicia , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1909 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York , USA |