ALEKSANDER
LEVINSON (b. 1899)
He descended from a rabbinical
family in Russia. For many years he was
a Hebrew teacher in New York. He wrote
poems in Yiddish and publish them in: Yung-kuznye
(Young smithy), Di feder (The pen),
and Fraye arbeter-shtime (Free voice
of labor), among other serials in New York. In book form, he published: Lider (Poetry) (New York, 1925), 47 pp.;
Tsu der zun af der berg (To the sun
on the mountain) (New York, 1928), 31 pp.; In
mistishn likht, lider baym yam (In a mystical light, poems by the sea) (New
York, 1930), 31 pp.; Vintn afn yam
(Winds on the sea) (New York, 1948), 32 pp.
His last poetry collected earned praise: “A. Levinson had forcefully
come into his own as a poet,” wrote Avron Reyzen. “It’s a joy to read his new poems…. The much liked Levinson has afforded us a
lovely gift.” For many years he was
severely ill and resided in a recuperative facility.
Sources:
A. Mark, in Literarishe bleter
(Warsaw) (April 16, 1926); P. Vyernik, in Morgn-zhurnal
(New York) (January 24, 1926; February 15, 1931); Dr. L. M. Herbert, in Dos idishe folk (New York) 45 (1926);
Avrom Reyzen, in Di feder (New York)
(1949), p. 276; oral information from Al. Pomerants in New York.
Zaynvl Diamant
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