Wednesday 2 September 2015

NAFTALI GLIKSMAN

NAFTALI GLIKSMAN (b. September 11, 1871)
            He was born in Krivtsh and lived in Rzesza, Galicia.  He descended from a rabbinical family.  He was an active Zionist and a Hebrew and Yiddish journalist.  He was the editor and founder (with Abe Apfelboym) of the Zionist weekly Folkstsaytung (People’s newspaper) in Rzesza (founded in 1909).  He contributed to Togblat (Daily newspaper) in Lemberg and Hamitspe (The watchtower).  He authored the volume Darkhe ḥayim (Paths of life) (place and date of publication, as well as publisher, all unknown).  He was living in Israel under the family name Yisraeli.

Source: Ts. Sh. Leder, Raysher yidn (Jews of Rzesza) (Washington, 1953).

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