Nathan Alterman

Nathan Alterman was a Russian and Israeli poet, writer, journalist, playwright, translator and songwriter (1910–1970). He was born at Warsaw and died at Tel Aviv.

Nathan Alterman in brief

Born
1910
Died
1970
Known for
poet, writer, journalist, playwright, translator and songwriter
Place of birth
Warsaw
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Identity and origins

His recorded languages were Russian, English, French and Hebrew.

He was the child of Yitzhak Alterman. He married Rachel Marcus. One child is recorded: Tirtza Atar.

Catalogued works

40 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

זמר פשוט ירנין פעמונים. Kokhavim ba-ḥuts. שירי עיר היונה. Maʻaśeh be-fe sofit. Yaldut Yiśreʾelit. Ḥaruzim li-yeladim. ha-Nesikhah Ṭurandoṭ. פגישה לאין קץ. עד קצוי העצב. Śimḥat ʻaniyim. סער ופרץ. ברמלי.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Alterman, Nathan, Encyclopedia of the Bible Online. Alterman, Nathan (1910–1970), Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism. Alterman, Nathan, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. 7. The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself: Nathan Alterman, Abba Kovner, The Polyphony of Jewish Culture, 2007. Tirailleurs Sénégalais in Modern Hebrew Poetry: Nathan Alterman, Humanities, 2023.

Chronology

  1. 1910Nathan Alterman born at Warsaw.
  2. 1970Nathan Alterman died at Tel Aviv.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Nathan Alterman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1340536: Nathan Alterman

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