Creator Bio
Ḥaya Vered
1922–1998
Born in Poland, Ḥaya Vered immigrated to Palestine with her family when she was two years old, growing up in Tel Aviv. In 1941, she moved to Kibbutz Gvar‘am, where she remained for almost ten years. On the kibbutz, she worked as a teacher and began publishing her poetry and stories for children. During the Israeli War of Independence, Vered took part in the defense effort. In addition to writing, she translated literature from Yiddish into Hebrew. A number of her poems are taught in Israeli schools and some have been set to music.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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The Zero Hour
You,
blood stain of land on the map,
tired you, immersed in soot and ashes,
forever a small piece of land.
And the monuments are witnesses
at every junction and at the roadsides,
and far, far from…