Original Israeli Jewish National Fund Children’s Book Twelve Brothers, 1961–1962
An Israeli children’s booklet teaching the Hebrew calendar through twelve personified “brothers,” each representing a Hebrew month. Produced within the cultural world of Zionist state-building, the book uses holidays, harvest imagery, Hebrew verse, flags, menorahs, settlement landscapes, and biblical memory to bind Jewish time to land, nation, and childhood education.
Title: שנים־עשר אחים (Twelve Brothers)
Publisher: הקרן הקימת לישראל (Keren Kayemet LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund)
Country: Israel
Place of Publication: Jerusalem
Author: אנדה עמיר־פינקרפלד (Anda Amir-Pinkerfeld)
Illustrator and Lettering: צבי ברגר (Zvi Berger)
Language: Hebrew
Format: Stapled illustrated children’s booklet
Pages: 18
Dimensions: 16 × 24 cm
Subject: Hebrew calendar, Jewish holidays, Zionist education, Jewish National Fund, Israeli children’s literature, nation-building print culture
Published: 1961–1962
Condition: Original stapled booklet with light cover wear, rubbing, handling marks, minor edge wear, and visible age toning. Interior pages intact with bright color illustrations.
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