fall of a sparrow: the life and times of Abba Kovner
TitleThe fall of a sparrow: the life and times of Abba Kovner
Call number940.5318092/0589
Object number07411
Place of publicationStanford, California, United States
PublisherStanford University Press
Year of publication
2010
Physical descriptionxxiv, 411p.,index
MaterialBook
Series titleStanford studies in Jewish history and culture.
ISBN9780804762489
Description
Tells the story of Abba Kovner, poet, freedom fighter and Jew. His life started in Vilna, Lithuania, amidst one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe. As a young man he was a Zionist-Socialist who predicted the extermination policy of the Nazis and created an underground resistance group that survived the war, although most of Kovner's family did not.