- yankev
- (name) Jacob
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
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Imber, Shmuel-Yankev — (1889 1942) Yiddish poet, of Galician origin. He studied in Lemberg, and in 1912 emigrated to Palestine. In 1918 he went to Vienna, visited the US, but returned to live in Lemberg and Krakow. He was murdered in 1942. He was an innovator in… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
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GORDIN, JACOB — (1853–1909), Yiddish playwright and journalist. Born in Mirgorod, Ukraine, Gordin was writing for the Russian press at 17. Though tutored in secular subjects at home, he was essentially self educated. He tried his hand at business but failed and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Glatstein, Jacob — ▪ American author and literary critic also called Yankev Glatshteyn born Aug. 20, 1896, Lublin, Pol. died Nov. 19, 1971, New York, N.Y., U.S. Polish born poet and literary critic who in 1920 helped establish the Inzikhist… … Universalium
