Bidspirit auction | Pre-State Tel Aviv Yiddish-Hebrew Dictionary

Pre-State Tel Aviv Yiddish-Hebrew Dictionary (c. 1940) – Yisrael Yevarkhiyahu - Author: Israel Yevarkhiyahu (Bogoslavsky) (ישראל יברכיהו (בוגוסלבסקי)), a prominent early 20th-century educator, lexicographer, and linguist who specialized in creating instructional language tools for the global Jewish community. Content: This volume is a complete, dual-sectioned companion dictionary featuring both the Yiddish-Hebrew Dictionary (Milon Yiddish-Ivri / מילון אידיש-עברי) and its corresponding Hebrew-Yiddish section. It contains fully vocalized Hebrew translations mapped alongside idiomatic Yiddish phrases, acting as a crucial cultural tool during the linguistic revival eras of the early 20th century. Bibliographical Significance: This work was published in Tel Aviv under the landmark M. Newman Publishers (הוצאת ספרים מ. ניומן). It represents the vibrant pre-state Hebrew printing movement in Mandatory Palestine, published during a period when the local community was actively integrating hundreds of thousands of Yiddish-speaking European immigrants into an everyday Hebrew-speaking society.