# I need a Yehuda Amichai poem in Hebrew!

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**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-yehuda-amichai-poem-in-hebrew/1027160 "2026-01-29T19:02:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
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Hi, friends. I have an opportunity next week to participate in a group reading, and I’ve chosen Yehuda Amichai’s poem “National Thoughts” (“מחשבות לאומיות”). I can’t find a copy in Hebrew (with vowels) online, and only have it in translation at home. Does anyone have it in Hebrew with nekudot? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-yehuda-amichai-poem-in-hebrew/1027160/2 "2026-01-29T19:11:08Z")

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Might be here:

National Library of Israel (Haaretz archive, May 31, 1968) — page that includes “יהודה עמיחי. מחשבות לאומיות”:

[https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/haretz/1968/05/31/01/page/18](https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/haretz/1968/05/31/01/page/18)

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**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-yehuda-amichai-poem-in-hebrew/1027160/3 "2026-01-29T19:22:29Z")

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To save you some time, I believe this is it:

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-yehuda-amichai-poem-in-hebrew/1027160/4 "2026-01-29T19:33:48Z")

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Fabulous! תודה רבה!