4 papers concerning Jewish literature, including autograph of Gershon Agron (Agronsky), editor of Palestine post
4 papers concerning Jewish literature including autograph of Gershon Agron (Agronsky), editor of Palestine post, mayor of West Jerusalem 1955–1959
1. Typed letter signed by G. Agronsky as editor of “Palestine post” 1941.
2. Typed letter with notes by pen, sent by G. Agronsky as editor of “Palestine post” 1940.
3. Typed letter sent to the editor of “Palestine post, 1945
4. Tiped verse of Paul Celan , translated into Hebrew, 1961.
Paul Celan (23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a Romanian-born German-language poet and translator. He was born as Paul Antschel to a Jewish family in Czernowitz, in the then Kingdom of Romania now Chernivtsi, Ukraine), and adopted the pseudonym "Paul Celan". He became one of the major German-language poets of the post– World War II era.
Gershon Agron (1894–1959) was an Israeli newspaper editor and mayor of West Jerusalem 1955–1959. Gershon Agron (originally Agronsky) was born in Ukraine and immigrated with his family to the United States at age five. He grew up in Philadelphia[1] and attended Gratz College. During World War I, he fought with the Jewish Legion in Palestine. From 1920 to 1921, he worked for the Press Office of the Zionist Commission. Until his immigration to Palestine in 1924, he worked as the editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and correspondent for several international press agencies, including The Times of London and the Manchester Guardian. In 1932, Agron founded The Palestine Post, an English-language newspaper that was renamed The Jerusalem Post in 1950. Among the paper's earliest reporters was Agron's nephew, Martin Agronsky, later a famous American television journalist. On various occasions, Agron served as envoy of the World Zionist Organization. He was a member of the Jewish Agency delegation to the UN conference in San Francisco. In 1949–1951, Agron headed Israel's Government Information Service. In 1955, he was elected mayor of West Jerusalem. He remained in office until his death in 1959. During his term, he played a key role in the development of the western sectors of the city.
Martin Agronsky (January 12, 1915 – July 25, 1999) was an American journalist and host of the television program Agronsky & Company.
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4 papers concerning Jewish literature including autograph of Gershon Agron (Agronsky), editor of Palestine post, mayor of West Jerusalem 1955–1959
1. Typed letter signed by G. Agronsky as editor of “Palestine post” 1941.
2. Typed letter with notes by pen, sent by G. Agronsky as editor of “Palestine post” 1940.
3. Typed letter sent to the editor of “Palestine post, 1945
4. Tiped verse of Paul Celan , translated into Hebrew, 1961.
Paul Celan (23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a Romanian-born German-language poet and translator. He was born as Paul Antschel to a Jewish family in Czernowitz, in the then Kingdom of Romania now Chernivtsi, Ukraine), and adopted the pseudonym "Paul Celan". He became one of the major German-language poets of the post– World War II era.
Gershon Agron (1894–1959) was an Israeli newspaper editor and mayor of West Jerusalem 1955–1959. Gershon Agron (originally Agronsky) was born in Ukraine and immigrated with his family to the United States at age five. He grew up in Philadelphia[1] and attended Gratz College. During World War I, he fought with the Jewish Legion in Palestine. From 1920 to 1921, he worked for the Press Office of the Zionist Commission. Until his immigration to Palestine in 1924, he worked as the editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and correspondent for several international press agencies, including The Times of London and the Manchester Guardian. In 1932, Agron founded The Palestine Post, an English-language newspaper that was renamed The Jerusalem Post in 1950. Among the paper's earliest reporters was Agron's nephew, Martin Agronsky, later a famous American television journalist. On various occasions, Agron served as envoy of the World Zionist Organization. He was a member of the Jewish Agency delegation to the UN conference in San Francisco. In 1949–1951, Agron headed Israel's Government Information Service. In 1955, he was elected mayor of West Jerusalem. He remained in office until his death in 1959. During his term, he played a key role in the development of the western sectors of the city.
Martin Agronsky (January 12, 1915 – July 25, 1999) was an American journalist and host of the television program Agronsky & Company.
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