He was born in Zharki (Żarki),
Petrikov district, Poland. He drew his
lineage from Yehonatan
Eybeshits (Jonathan Eybeschütz). He studied in religious primary schools and
yeshivas until age eighteen and earned the reputation of a child prodigy. He only began to concern himself with secular
education after marrying. He studied
natural science, mathematics, and foreign languages. He subsequently became a merchant in Jędrzejów, Kielce district, Poland. Beginning in 1908, he wrote poetry, short
stories, and, principally, dramas. Two
of his plays were published in 1913: Sheyndele
in three acts; and Muter un zun
(Mother and son), a one-act play—both by the press of A. Gitlin in Warsaw. At the time these plays came to the attention
of Yiddish critics and were staged by amateur circles. Among his unpublished writings were: Der alter dikhter (The old poet), a
dramatic poem in three acts; Keyn veg
tsurik (No road back), a drama in two acts (translated into German by Paul
Barkin); Untergehakte fliglen (Cut
wings), a drama in four acts; Familye bromberg
(The family Bromberg), a drama in three acts; Der geferlekher retsept (The dangerous recipe), a comedy in one
act; Purim-shpiler (Purim players), a
children’s comedy in three acts. His
one-act play Muter un zun was
published in Cincinnati in 1923 in an English translation by Etta Block. He also left a volume of poetry, a volume of
poetry in prose, and a volume of tales.
He died in Jędrzejów. His archive was left in the hands of his son,
Dr. Yekhiel Halpern in Tel Aviv.
Sources: Zalmen Reyzen, Leksikon, vol. 1 (with a bibliography); Z. Zilbertsvayg, Leksikon fun yidishn teater (Handbook of the Yiddish theater), vol. 1 (with a bibliography).
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