Lider fun a Plitling – Sh. Y. Landinski – 1945 Yiddish Holocaust Refugee Poetry – Signed Hardcover
This is a rare and historically significant hardcover edition of Lider fun a Plitling (Songs of a Refugee), authored by Sh. Y. Landinski (Shmuel Yakir Landinski) and published in New York, 1945 by the National Refugee Service.
Written in rich, expressive Yiddish, this collection of poetry reflects the soul of a Jewish refugee in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Through poetic verse, Landinski gives voice to the pain of displacement, the memory of those lost, and the enduring spiritual strength of a people uprooted by genocide.
This hardcover copy is signed and inscribed by the author, making it a uniquely valuable piece of postwar Jewish literary history.
Features:
Title: Lider fun a Plitling (Songs of a Refugee)
Author: Sh. Y. Landinski (ש”י לאַנדינסקי)
Language: Yiddish
Publisher: National Refugee Service
Year: 1945
Location: New York
Binding: Original hardcover edition
Condition:
Hardcover in great vintage condition
tight binding
Minimal external wear consistent with age
Includes handwritten dedication by the author on the front endpaper
Significance:
This volume is not just a literary work, but a testimony. Landinski’s poems speak on behalf of a generation shattered by war and loss. His words echo the emotional and spiritual struggles of Jewish survivors and refugees in the wake of the Holocaust.
A powerful and poignant item for collectors of:
Yiddish literature
Holocaust-related books
Jewish refugee history
20th-century poetry
Signed Judaica