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The sign is on the wall of the house where S. Y. Agnon lived - writer, born in Buchach, Ukraine (1887-1970), immigrated to Israel in 1908.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon - one of the great Israeli writers of the modern era. In his books he mainly describes the Jews in the Diaspora.
He lived in Tel Aviv as soon as he immigrated to Israel, until he went to Germany for a period of 12 years.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (1966), the Israel Prize for Literature (1954, 1958), and many other awards and titles.

This sign belongs to the "Plaques of artists who lived in Tel Aviv" category, although its format is different from the other signs in the same series.

The building where the writer lived is the Rebecca and Shlomo Abulafia house, which is on the site as an heritage site. Click for sign's details

The photo of the building was taken on the day that Rebecca and Shlomo Abulafia house was photographed Click for a larger image


Translation of the text on the sign:
The writer
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Lived in this house
In the years 1909-1913