September 20, 1890
Rachel Bluwstein is born in Russia. At age 15, she begins writing poetry, and she makes aliyah in 1909, living first in Rehovot and then at the Kinneret training farm. After studying agriculture in France, she settles at Kibbutz Degania in 1919.
Rachel is considered one of the four founding mothers of modern Hebrew poetry. She was one of the first modern Hebrew poets to write in a conversational style. More than 20 editions of her collected poetry and other writings have been published since her death, enabling her to continue affecting future generations.
Read more about Rachel Bluwstein at the Jewish Women’s Archive.
Some of Rachel’s poems are available online at Poetry International.
