MOYSHE
ZALTSMAN (MOJŻESZ ZALCMAN) (b. 1909)
He was born in Apt, (Opatów), Kielce
district, Poland, into a Hassidic merchant family. He studied in religious elementary school and
yeshiva. Until WWII he worked as a
businessman in Lodz. When the Germans
occupied Poland, he left for Russia. He
returned to Poland in 1946. He wrote
poetry for Nayer folksblat (New
people’s newspaper) in Lodz (1931). He
later contributed to: Folkstsaytung
(People’s newspaper) and Literarishe
bleter (literary leaves) in Warsaw.
After the war he published poems and articles in: Dos naye lebn (The new life), Yidishe
shriftn (Jewish writings), and Folksshtime
(Voice of the people)—all in Warsaw. In
book form: In zunike teg (On sunny
days), poetry (Warsaw, 1954), 80 pp.
Source:
B. Mark, in Folksshtime (Lodz)
(February 19, 1955).
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