At the end of 1947, the Tel Aviv daily Davar published the political poem Maggash ha-kesef (The Silver Platter) by Nathan Alterman (1910–1970). The poem, which was written shortly after the beginning of hostilities in the run-up to the foundation of the State of Israel, refers to Chaim Weizmann’s remark that “a state is not presented to a people on a sil…
[The] Silver Platter(5,968 words)
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Miron, Dan, “[The] Silver Platter”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 29 November 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0812>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20221116
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