- shpan
- (m.) span, step
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
BERGELSON, DAVID — (1884–1952), Russian Yiddish writer. Born in Okhrimovo (Sarna), near Uman, in the Ukraine, Bergelson was the son of a pious Talner ḥasid and prominent lumber and grain merchant, who died when Bergelson was only nine; his mother died five years… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHARNEY, DANIEL — (1888–1959), Yiddish autobiographer, poet and journalist; brother of samuel niger (Charney) and baruch charney vladeck . Born in the shtetl of Dukor, near Minsk, Charney suffered from illness from his early childhood, a theme presented in his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHALOM, SHIN — (pseudonym of Shalom Joseph Shapira; 1904–1990), Hebrew poet and author. Born in Parczew, Poland, Shalom was a descendant of distinguished ḥasidic rabbis. He received a religious and secular education at his grandfather s court, which moved to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TARNOW — TARNOW, city in Poland, 45 mi. (72 km.) E. of Cracow. Jewish merchants in Tarnow are mentioned in a few sources of the 15th century. The growth of the community and development of its institutions in the 1630s was based on grants of privileges… … Encyclopedia of Judaism