SHIMSHEN
ZAMOSHTSHANSKI (SZIMSZON
ZAMOŚCIAŃSKI) (1857-January 14, 1935)
He was born in Volkovisk (Wołkowysk), Grodno region, at the time in Russia. He studied in religious primary school and
yeshivas. He married at an early age and
became a businessman. He was one of the
first “Ḥoveve Tsiyon” (Lovers of Zion)
and followers of the Jewish Enlightenment in the city. He published poetry and essays on national
Jewish themes and fictional depictions and fantasies in: Hatsfira (The siren) in Warsaw; Hamelits
(The advocate) in Odessa; and Volkovisker
shtime (Voice of Wołkowysk) and Volkovisker
lebn (Wołkowysk life), among others. In book form: Der eyntsiger veg, dialog tsvishn man un froy vegn ashires un dales,
luksus un basheydn (The only way, dialogue between man and wife on wealth
and poverty, luxury and modesty) (Vilna, 1932), 119 pp. Written in a modern Yiddish, this book
describes the coming generations in a world of justice and peace with a vision
of a Jewish state under the protection of the alliance of peoples, built “on
foundations and principles of Sinai.” He died in Wołkowysk.
Sources: E. Y. Goldshmidt, in Di tsayt (Vilna)
(September 16, 1932); Volkovisker lebn (Wołkowysk) (January 15, 1935);
information from his son, Leyzer Zamoshtshanshki in New York.
Khayim Leyb Fuks
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