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H. Leivick

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H. Leivick

Birth
Minsk City District, Belarus
Death
23 Dec 1962 (aged 73)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
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3-B-10H-FRNT-16
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Writer. Born Leivick Halpern, he came to the United States in 1913 after escaping from exile in Siberia, Russia. Working for most of his life as a wallpaper hanger, he wrote poetry and drama in Yiddish and adopted his pseudonym to avoid confusion with the the poet Moyshe Leyb-Halpern. He is probably best known for his verse play "The Golem", published in 1921, a tale of a Jewish avenger based upon Yiddish legends of the supernatural.
Writer. Born Leivick Halpern, he came to the United States in 1913 after escaping from exile in Siberia, Russia. Working for most of his life as a wallpaper hanger, he wrote poetry and drama in Yiddish and adopted his pseudonym to avoid confusion with the the poet Moyshe Leyb-Halpern. He is probably best known for his verse play "The Golem", published in 1921, a tale of a Jewish avenger based upon Yiddish legends of the supernatural.

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  • Originally Created by: ronzoni
  • Added: Sep 15, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21574873/h-leivick: accessed ), memorial page for H. Leivick (25 Dec 1888–23 Dec 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21574873, citing Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.