Khalyasṭre
Mark Chagall, 1887–1985 (Artist)
Peretz Markish, 1895–1952 ( Editor and author); Ozer Warszawski, 1894–1944 (Editor and author)
Khalyasṭre (Gang)
Paris, 1924, volume 2
The second volume of Khalyasṭre (Gang) magazine was published in Paris in 1924, where its editors and the contributing writers, Peretz Markish and Ozer Warszhawski, moved in pursuit of fresh opportunities. A vibrant bustling atmosphere of cross-cultural exchanges in Parisian salons and coffeehouses, plus the artistic gatherings on Montparnasse, provided the perfect inspiration for shaping new and extraordinary ideas. The number of writers diminished considerably, though—from 15 in the first volume to only four in the second volume, the third being the Italian futurist poet Paolo Buzzi (1874–1956), while Marc Chagall also contributed a short excerpt from his autobiography “Chagall”, which he completed in 1922 and which is widely known as “My Life.” Marc Chagall drew enchanting, airy illustrations, most famously the remarkable cover that depicted the boisterous and energetic trio of authors (Buzzi, Warszawski, Markish) symbolically ”conquering” Paris and climbing the Eiffel Tower, where the arrondissements of the city lay beneath them. Buzzi unfolds the banner of the Khalyasṭre from atop the tower, while Warszawski (with beard and hat) holds the banner that reads “Paris” in Yiddish. The figure of Markish is seen at the foundations of the tower, arm and leg outstretched, and hat floating in the wind.
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