(1884-1949)
Hebrew poet of Russian origin. He was born in Pinsk. After settling in Palestine, he served on the editorial board of the daily Ha-Aretz from 1921. In his Shirei Yerushalayim, Jerusalem is presented as the eternal symbol of the people and their destiny. In later writings he lamented the victims of the Holocaust.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.