Chaim Bialik (January 9, 1873-July 4, 1934), son of Yosef Bialik and his wife Dinah Priveh, taught Hebrew at various times in Zhytomyr, Odessa, and Volozhin, all in the Russian Empire. He married Manya Averbuch in 1893, published his first collection of poetry in Warsaw in 1901, and an epic poem “In the City of Slaughter” after visiting post-pogrom Kishiniev.
He became a co-founder of Moriah publishing house, which translated into Yiddish important European works. Later he founded the Dvir publishing house, which was relocated to Germany following the Communist takeover of Russia. He later became chief editor of Klal publishing house.
He moved to Tel Aviv in 1924, where he served until his death as head of the Hebrew Writers Association. He is remembered today as Israel’s national poet. Actress Mayim Bialik is his triple great-grandniece.
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SDJW staff report condensed from a Wikipedia article.