On December 1, 1888, the Yiddish playwright and poet H. Leivick - TopicsExpress



          

On December 1, 1888, the Yiddish playwright and poet H. Leivick was born Leivick Halpern in Ihumen (today Cheryven, Belarus). Once imprisoned in Siberia as a Budnist revolutionary, Leivick became one of New Yorks major Yiddish literature while working as a wallpaper hanger. Read more on our website: Back to my cave. A lump on a cot. Alone. But far from asleep, as tireless of holding in my teeth the holy poem as the wolf his solitary bone. (translated by Robert Friend)
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:00:00 +0000

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