Zuzik Nahum Hazaz 1928-1948 - LETTERS AND PAINTINGS. A rare portfolio of Palmach fighter Nahum Hazaz the son of the writer Haim Hazaz in which his best works appear - 33 works he created in watercolor, and were printed in the portfolio before us. AMERICAN FUND FOR ISRAEL Publishing, Introduction by Meir Shapiro, New York, 1950.
At the beginning of the booklet are moving letters written by Hazaz, most of them in 1946, continued with his works in watercolors, and drawings, between the years 1931 and 1946.
Nahum Hazaz [1928-1948]: The only son of the poet Yocheved Bat-Miriam and the writer Haim Hazaz, was born on 11.16.1928 in Paris and was a ten-month-old baby when his parents immigrated to Eretz Israel. Nahum grew up in Tel Aviv, He studied at the first school on Bezalel Street, from where he moved to the Herzliya Gymnasium. At the beginning of the War of Independence, he was one of the defenders of Jerusalem, joined the "Harel" brigade of the Palmach, which was sent there, and served as a platoon commander. On the 24th of Nisan 1948 he fell while in attempting conquer Augusta Victoria on Mount Scopus.
[22] leaves. 32x43 cm. Thick pages. Missing tears in the margins of the booklet cover. The drawing pages are in very good condition.
