Designed by Jan Le Witt (1907–1991). Originally produced by the
Warsaw based typefoundry Jan Idźkowski i S-ka in 1929 for the
Yiddish market, Haim (or Chaim, חיים)
became very popular for headlines and titles in Palestine in the
1930s. The narrow version of the typeface was produced by the same
company only in 1936 (without the participation of Le Witt).
[Philipp
Messner]
Other sources credit István Irsai
(later: Pesach Ir-Shay) with the design, and claim it was named
after Haim Nachman
Bialik. [Yad
Vashem] [Fontimonim]
Numerals of the Condensed seem to be partly derived from
Teutonia’s.
Digital versions include Haim MF (Masterfont,
1997–98, 14 styles incl. condensed, oblique and rounded weights),
Haim Hagilda (Hagilda, 2006, three styles), an
interpretation by Scott Seldowitz (GoHebrew, three or more
weights, c.2008), and More…
Designed by Jan Le Witt (1907–1991). Originally produced by the Warsaw based typefoundry Jan Idźkowski i S-ka in 1929 for the Yiddish market, Haim (or Chaim, חיים) became very popular for headlines and titles in Palestine in the 1930s. The narrow version of the typeface was produced by the same company only in 1936 (without the participation of Le Witt). [Philipp Messner]
Other sources credit István Irsai (later: Pesach Ir-Shay) with the design, and claim it was named after Haim Nachman Bialik. [Yad Vashem] [Fontimonim]
Numerals of the Condensed seem to be partly derived from Teutonia’s.
Digital versions include Haim MF (Masterfont, 1997–98, 14 styles incl. condensed, oblique and rounded weights), Haim Hagilda (Hagilda, 2006, three styles), an interpretation by Scott Seldowitz (GoHebrew, three or more weights, c.2008), and Haim Classic (Fontimonim, 2021).
