Item 4286. ZAHAV.

ZAHAV.

New York: Sefarim. 1942. Item #24502

(FT) 8vo. 167 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Poetry. Born in Ostrog, the Ukraine, [Efros (1891-1981) ] went to the United States in 1905. He served for a time as rabbi and in 1918 founded the Baltimore Hebrew College and the Teachers Training School. He was professor of Hebrew at Johns Hopkins University (1917-28) , Buffalo University (1929-41) , and Hunter College, N. Y. C. (1941-1955) ; in 1945 he was appointed professor of Jewish philosophy and modern Hebrew literature at Dropsie College, Philadelphia. Efros served as president of the Histadrut Ivrit of America (1938-39) . He settled in Israel in 1955 and served as rector of Tel Aviv University. In 1960 he was elected honorary president of the University. " (staff, EJ) Slight wear on ends of spine and corners, good+ condition. (HebLit-3-27).

Price: $100.00

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