Designed by Tuvia Aharoni and issued in 1935 in two weights by
Ludwig & Mayer in Frankfurt as an Hebrew counterpart to
Erbar-Grotesk (whose numerals were used). It was
produced exclusively for the newly emerged market in Mandatory
Palestine as part of the Haavara-Transfer
Agreement that was in effect between 1933 and 1939. A new cut
was available from Moshe Spitzer’s Jerusalem Type Foundry.
[Ph. Messner]
Digital versions include Aharoni Bold (© 1991–1993
Kivun Computers Ltd., bundled with Microsoft products),
Aharoni (Shmuel Guttman, 2 weights), Aharoni MF (Masterfont,
2003, 3 weights plus Narrow),
EF Aharoni (Elsner+Flake, 5 weights More…
Designed by Tuvia Aharoni and issued in 1935 in two weights by Ludwig & Mayer in Frankfurt as an Hebrew counterpart to Erbar-Grotesk (whose numerals were used). It was produced exclusively for the newly emerged market in Mandatory Palestine as part of the Haavara-Transfer Agreement that was in effect between 1933 and 1939. A new cut was available from Moshe Spitzer’s Jerusalem Type Foundry. [Ph. Messner]
Digital versions include Aharoni Bold (© 1991–1993 Kivun Computers Ltd., bundled with Microsoft products), Aharoni (Shmuel Guttman, 2 weights), Aharoni MF (Masterfont, 2003, 3 weights plus Narrow), EF Aharoni (Elsner+Flake, 5 weights plus Outline and Shadow styles), AharoniG (Michal Sahar, Hagilda, 1999, 4 weights plus Condensed). [Reichardt]
