Yosef Haim Brenner (murdered by Arab terrorists in 1921 at the age of 40) presented in his book "From Here and There" a piercing, soul searching portrayal of the "second aliyah," the dominant immigration into Palestine at the beginning of the twentieth century. The following words have influenced many at the time, and are still thought to represent Brenner's literary "will": "Life is bad, but always secret ... Death is bad. The world is conflicted, but also diverse, and sometimes beautiful. The world is miserable, but can also be wonderful. The nation of Israel, by the rules of logic, has no future. One must, nonetheless, work. So long as you have a soul, there are sublime acts and uplifting moments. Long live Hebrew human labor!" (Summary by Omri Lernau)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
First Notebook
29:21 - Chapter 2
Second Notebook, Part 1
18:20 - Chapter 3
Second Notebook, Part 2
22:38 - Chapter 4
Second Notebook, Part 3
22:01 - Chapter 5
Second Notebook, Part 4
22:59 - Chapter 6
Second Notebook, Part 5
26:13 - Chapter 7
Third Notebook, Part 1
22:39 - Chapter 8
Third Notebook, Part 2
23:36 - Chapter 9
Third Notebook, Part 3
24:45 - Chapter 10
Third Notebook, Part 4
21:35 - Chapter 11
Third Notebook, Part 5
21:20 - Chapter 12
Fourth Notebook, Part 1
31:10 - Chapter 13
Fourth Notebook, Part 2
39:15 - Chapter 14
Fifth Notebook, Part 1
36:36 - Chapter 15
Fifth Notebook, Part 2
30:50 - Chapter 16
Sixth Notebook, Part 1
22:10 - Chapter 17
Sixth Notebook, Part 2
31:00 - Chapter 18
Sixth Notebook, Addendum, Parts 1 and 2
21:26 - Chapter 19
Sixth Notebook, Addendum, Part 3
13:21