Nathan alterman biography

One of the national poets of Israel, Natan Alterman (1910–1970) was widely considered the literary spokesperson for pronationalist Israelis in the years just prior to and following Israel's statehood.

Early Life

Natan Alterman was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1910. His parents were both teachers, and his father, Yitzhak, was one of the founders of the Hebrew kindergarten in Warsaw. Alterman received a traditional Hebrew education beginning at a young age. The family fled Warsaw at the start of World War I, moving to Moscow and then Kishinev. They finally settled in Tel Aviv in 1925.

Alterman attended Herzliya Gymnasia, a college preparatory school, in Tel Aviv, and then moved to France, where he studied at universities in Nancy and Paris. He graduated with a degree in agricultural engineering in 1932. A year earlier, he had begun publishing politically oriented pieces.

Became Zionist Spokesperson

Returning to Palestine in 1934, Alterman decided to make a car