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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In Hebrew. (2), 77 pages. 165 x 121 mm. Peretz (Peter) Smolenskin (Peretz ben Moshe Smolenski) (?1842 Monastyrshchina,Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire, in present-day Smolensk Oblast, Russia - February 1, 1885 Merano, Italy), was part of the Haskalah movement, and the founder and editor of a literary Hebrew language journal Ha-Shachar, (The Dawn.) He also wrote several novels and short stories in Hebrew and strengthened a nationalistic Haskalah movement in partnership with Zionism. His family came from Smolensk. His older brother was seized by the Czar's army and never returned. His father, falsely accused of a crime, was a fugitive for over two years and died when Peretz was eleven. At the age of 12, he left home to study at yeshiva for five years. He began reading secular books and learning Russian under the influence of the Haskalah movement. He traveled through southern Russia and the Crimea, supporting himself by singing in choirs and preaching in synagogues. In 1862 he settled in Odessa where he studied music and languages, taught Hebrew and, in 1867, published his first story. He traveled through Romania, Germany and Bohemia, acquired Turkish nationality, and in Vienna he founded a Hebrew journal that became a literary platform for the Haskalah movement and the early Jewish nationalist movement. He was stricken with tuberculosis in 1883 and died two years later. He was a strong voice for Jewish nationalism and his Hebrew periodical, The Dawn (Ha-shahar), was very influential. Shortly before his death he was associated with Laurence Oliphant and became deeply interested in schemes for the colonization of Palestine. Smolenskin was among the first of Jewish nationalists to disassociate Messianic ideals from theological concomitants. His six novels create a kaleidoscope of Jewish life in which he rejects the notion of the westernized Jew. His works: Hebrew: The Joy of the Goddess, Vienna, (Simchat Hanef) Ha-Shachar, 1872. Burial of the Ass Vienna, (Kevurat Hamor) Ha-Shachar, 1873. Pride and Fall, Vienna, (Ga'on Va-Shever) Ha-Shahar, 1874. The Reward of the Righteous, Vienna, Ha-Shahar, (Gemul Yesharim)1875. The Wanderer in the Paths of Life, Vienna, (Ha-toeh be-darkhe ha-Hayyim) is the story of an orphan, Joseph, and his life in the ghetto. Ha-Shachar, 1876. The Inheritance (Ha-yerusha), depicts life in Odessa and Romania. 1877-1884. Collected Works, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Col Sifrei Peretz Smolenskin) 1901. One Hundred Letters, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Meah Michtavim)1905. The Reward, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Meah Michtavim)1910. Articles, Smolenskin Foundation, (Ma'amarim) 1926. Selected Stories & Articles, Dvir, (Mivhar Sipurim Ve-Ma'amarim) 1941. Yiddish: The Wanderer in the Paths of Life, Warsaw, Sefer, 1927.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In Hebrew. (2), 77 pages. 165 x 121 mm. Peretz (Peter) Smolenskin (Peretz ben Moshe Smolenski) (?1842 Monastyrshchina,Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire, in present-day Smolensk Oblast, Russia - February 1, 1885 Merano, Italy), was part of the Haskalah movement, and the founder and editor of a literary Hebrew language journal Ha-Shachar, (The Dawn.) He also wrote several novels and short stories in Hebrew and strengthened a nationalistic Haskalah movement in partnership with Zionism. His family came from Smolensk. His older brother was seized by the Czar's army and never returned. His father, falsely accused of a crime, was a fugitive for over two years and died when Peretz was eleven. At the age of 12, he left home to study at yeshiva for five years. He began reading secular books and learning Russian under the influence of the Haskalah movement. He traveled through southern Russia and the Crimea, supporting himself by singing in choirs and preaching in synagogues. In 1862 he settled in Odessa where he studied music and languages, taught Hebrew and, in 1867, published his first story. He traveled through Romania, Germany and Bohemia, acquired Turkish nationality, and in Vienna he founded a Hebrew journal that became a literary platform for the Haskalah movement and the early Jewish nationalist movement. He was stricken with tuberculosis in 1883 and died two years later. He was a strong voice for Jewish nationalism and his Hebrew periodical, The Dawn (Ha-shahar), was very influential. Shortly before his death he was associated with Laurence Oliphant and became deeply interested in schemes for the colonization of Palestine. Smolenskin was among the first of Jewish nationalists to disassociate Messianic ideals from theological concomitants. His six novels create a kaleidoscope of Jewish life in which he rejects the notion of the westernized Jew. His works: Hebrew: The Joy of the Goddess, Vienna, (Simchat Hanef) Ha-Shachar, 1872. Burial of the Ass Vienna, (Kevurat Hamor) Ha-Shachar, 1873. Pride and Fall, Vienna, (Ga'on Va-Shever) Ha-Shahar, 1874. The Reward of the Righteous, Vienna, Ha-Shahar, (Gemul Yesharim)1875. The Wanderer in the Paths of Life, Vienna, (Ha-toeh be-darkhe ha-Hayyim) is the story of an orphan, Joseph, and his life in the ghetto. Ha-Shachar, 1876. The Inheritance (Ha-yerusha), depicts life in Odessa and Romania. 1877-1884. Collected Works, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Col Sifrei Peretz Smolenskin) 1901. One Hundred Letters, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Meah Michtavim)1905. The Reward, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Meah Michtavim)1910. Articles, Smolenskin Foundation, (Ma'amarim) 1926. Selected Stories & Articles, Dvir, (Mivhar Sipurim Ve-Ma'amarim) 1941. Yiddish: The Wanderer in the Paths of Life, Warsaw, Sefer, 1927.