Tur – Sinai Memorium Volume Sefer Zikaron LN”H Tur – Sinai

Yannai, Yigal. Tur – Sinai Memorium Volume Sefer Zikaron LN”H Tur – Sinai. Jerusalem: Raphael Haim HaCohen, 1991. 8vo. 202 + (2) pp. In Hebrew with English t.v. and opening remarks. Green cloth with gold Hebrew lettering on front cover and spine. Frontispiece with b/w facsimile of Tur-Sinai. A number of b/w facsimile photographs of Tur-Sinai, his family, colleagues and various important events included. Some bumping to spine, but book is in near fine condition. vg. Hardcover.

Naftali Herz Tur-Sinai (born Harry Torczyner) (1886-1973) was a Bible scholar, author, the first president of the Academy of the Hebrew Language and a linguist instrumental in the revival of the Hebrew language as a modern, spoken language. (18127) $75