יוסף חיים ברנר Yosef Haim Brenner

מעמק עכור Out of a Gloomy Valley

Fiction Drama Essays

Realism Poverty Language Short Stories Jewish social commentary English Arabic Jewish life Diaspora Hebrew literature Modern Hebrew Yosef Haim Brenner Ukrainian Zionism Emotive punctuation Ellipses Warsaw 1900 Modern Hebrew Literature Eastern Europe Experimental Aramaic Yiddish

Yosef Haim Brenner (1881-1921) was a Ukrainian-born Hebrew-language author, one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew literature. Born to a poor family, Brenner grew up in grinding poverty. Brenner immigrated to Palestine (then part of the Ottoman Empire)...

בחורף In Winter

Fiction History Drama

Realism Poverty Historical Fiction Short Stories Russia Jewish social commentary Hardship Early 20th century Social realism Turn of the Century Antisemitism Hebrew literature Yosef Haim Brenner Modern Hebrew Literature Eastern Europe Massacres

Yosef Haim Brenner (1881-1921) was a Ukrainian-born Hebrew-language author, one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew literature. Born to a poor family, Brenner grew up in grinding poverty. Brenner immigrated to Palestine (then part of the Ottoman Empire)...

מכאן ומשם From Here and There

History Philosophy Non-Fiction Essays

Literary Criticism Identity Hope social commentary Existentialism Labor Early 20th century Israel Hebrew literature Yosef Haim Brenner Zionism Second Aliyah Palestine Immigration

Yosef Haim Brenner (murdered by Arab terrorists in 1921 at the age of 40) presented in his book "From Here and There" a piercing, soul searching portrayal of the "second aliyah," the dominant immigration into Palestine at the beginning of the twentie...

עולה (Injustice), with excerpt from The Escaping Club

Fiction History War

Injustice Betrayal Survival Moral Dilemma First World War Occupation British Prisoner of War Jewish Workers

This bilingual project presents two perspectives on a controversial event during World War I. It includes the Hebrew story "Injustice" by Yosef Haim Brenner, which depicts Jewish workers' struggle with the moral dilemma of harboring an escaped Britis...

שכול וכשלון Breakdown and Bereavement

Fiction Drama Novel

Tragedy social commentary Early 20th century Disillusionment Jewish Identity Pioneer Life Hebrew literature Modern Hebrew Zionism Palestine Immigration Ottoman Rule

Breakdown and Bereavement is a novel by Yosef Haim Brenner that explores the struggles of a young Jewish immigrant in Palestine under Ottoman rule. Hefetz, the protagonist, confronts the harsh realities of pioneer life and grapples with disillusionme...

שבעה סיפורים Seven Stories

Fiction Drama Essays

Short Stories Prose social commentary Early 20th century Jewish Identity Emigration Hebrew literature Modern Hebrew Zionism Palestine Jaffa Arab-Israeli Conflict

This collection of seven short stories by Yosef Haim Brenner, a pioneering figure in modern Hebrew literature, explores themes of Jewish identity, social commentary, and the complexities of life in early 20th-century Palestine. The stories showcase B...

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