GERSHON-HENEKH
ZAKHAK (b. November 22, 1891)
He was born in Shedlets (Siedlce),
Poland. He studied in religious primary
school and yeshiva; privately, he pursued secular subjects. In 1920 he published an article in Hatsfira (The siren) in Warsaw. In 1921 the YIKO (Jewish Cultural
Organization) center in Paris sent him to assume a teaching position in the
colonies of the organization in Argentina.
After having spent two years in the colony in Mozesville, he settled in
Buenos Aires where he was a regular contributor to Di yidishe tsaytung (The Jewish newspaper), publishing articles and
feature pieces on local themes and from 1928 served as editorial board
secretary of the newspaper. He also
wrote for Shpigl (Mirror) and Penemer un penemlekh (Appearances, big
and small) in Buenos Aires. He was
editor of the journal Di pen (The
pen). He published articles as well in
Spanish in Israelita (Israelite) and
in the French-language Jewish periodical Univers
juif (Jewish world). He held a
prominent position in Jewish community life in Buenos Aires.
Borekh Tshubinski
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