Naftali Herz Imber

Naphtali Herz Imber Naphtali Herz Imber ( , , , also known as Naphtali Tzvi Imber , Naphtali Zvi Imber , Naphtali Hertz Imber or Naphtali Hirsch Imber , 1856 – 8 October 1909) was a secular Jewish poet and Zionist who wrote the lyrics of Hatikvah , the national anthem of the State of Israel . Naphtali was born in Złoczów (now Zolochiv, Ukraine ), a town in Galicia , Austrian Empire . He began writing poetry at the age of 10 and several years later received an award from Emperor Franz Joseph for a poem on the centenary of Bukovina 's joining to the Austrian Empire. In his youth he travelled in Hungary , Serbia , and Romania . In 1882 Imber moved to Palestine as a secretary of Sir Laurence Oliphant . In 1886 in Jerusalem he published his first book of poems entitled Morning Star ( ). One of the book's poems was Tikvateinu ("Our Hope"); its very first version was written yet in 1877 in Iaşi , Romania. This poem soon became the lyrics of the Zionist anthem and later the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah . In 1887 he returned to Europe and lived in London ; then travelled again, visited India and finally moved to the USA in 1892. Described as "a vagabond, a drunkard and a hebrew poet." Who declared his favourite gods to be Hebe and Bacchus . He made a mockery of the serious and had a sardonic vulgar wit. He also translated the Omar Khayyam into Hebrew. He died in New York in 1909 from the effects of chronic alcoholism; in 1953 was re-interred in Jerusalem.

Naphtali Herz Imber Naphtali Herz Imber ( Hebrew : נפתלי הרץ אימבר, Yiddish : נפתלי הערץ אימבער; December 27, 1856 - October 8, 1909) was an Austrian-Jewish Hebrew poet, most notable for writing a poem on which Hatikvah , the Israeli national anthem, is based. Imber was born in Złoczów (now Zolochiv, Ukraine ), a city in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria , Austrian Empire . He began writing poetry at the age of 10 and several years later received an award from Emperor Franz Joseph for a poem on the centenary of Bukovina 's joining to the Austrian Empire. In his youth he travelled in Hungary , Serbia , and Romania . In 1882 Imber moved to Ottoman Palestine as a secretary of Sir Laurence Oliphant . He lived with Oliphant and his wife Alice in their homes in Haifa and Daliyat al-Karmel . In 1886, he published his first book of poems, Morning Star ( ), in Jerusalem . One of the book's poems was Tikvateinu ("Our Hope"); its very first version was written yet in 1877 in Iaşi , Romania. This poem soon became the lyrics of the Zionist anthem and later the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah . In 1887 he returned to Europe and lived in London ; then traveled again, visited India and finally moved to the United States in 1892. Imber made a mockery of the serious and had a sardonic vulgar wit. He also translated the Omar Khayyam into Hebrew. He died in New York City in 1909 from the effects of chronic alcoholism; in 1953, he was re-interred at Har HaMenuchot in Jerusalem .

Naftali Herz Imber ( , ; December 27, 1856 – October 8, 1909) was a Jewish Hebrew-language poet , most notable for writing a poem on which " Hatikvah ", the Israeli national anthem , is based.

Jewish poet, writer of Israel's national anthem (1856–1909) Naftali Herz Imber ( , ; December 27, 1856 – October 8, 1909) was a Jewish Hebrew-language poet , most notable for writing " Hatikvah ", the poem that became the basis for the Israeli national anthem .

Jewish poet, writer of Israel's national anthem (1856–1909) Naftali Herz Imber ( Hebrew : נפתלי הרץ אימבר ‎ , Yiddish : נפתלי הערץ אימבער ‎ ; December 27, 1856 – October 8, 1909) was a Jewish Hebrew-language poet, most notable for writing " Hatikvah ", the poem that became the basis for the Israeli national anthem .