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Chaim Nachman Bialik

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Chaim Nachman Bialik · Arts & Literature

What

National poet of the Hebrew revival

When

1873, Radi, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1934, Vienna, Austria

Where

Ukraine · Germany · Mandatory Palestine

Biography

Chaim Nachman Bialik is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — National poet of the Hebrew revival

How & why

Bialik was a foundational figure of the modern Hebrew revival, widely regarded as Israel's national poet; his poems, including 'In the City of Slaughter,' shaped modern Hebrew literature and Jewish national consciousness. He worked in Odessa and Berlin before settling in Tel Aviv. He was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature

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National poet of the Hebrew revival

1873

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature