TSVI
MILYAVSKI (1860-March 22, 1922)
He was born in Slobodka, a suburb of
Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania. He studied in
religious elementary school and yeshiva, and secular subjects as an external
student. In 1885 he moved to Lodz, where
he worked as a Hebrew teacher and as a broker with textile merchants. He was the first “Lover of Zion” and a
cofounder of “Hazmir” (The nightingale) in Lodz. He began his writing activities with humorous
sketches and feature pieces in Hamelits
(The spectator) in Odessa, later contributing to: Hamagid (The preacher) in Lik; Hatsfira
(The siren) in Warsaw; Haam (The
people) and Der veg (The way) in St.
Petersburg; and from 1907 he was a contributor to Lodzer nakhrikhten (Lodz news), Lodzer
tageblat (Lodz daily newspaper), and Folksblat
(People’s newspaper)—in Lodz; among others.
In book form: A rayze fun lodzh
nokh kabtsansk (A trip from Lodz to Poorville) (Pyetrikov, 1908), 29 pp.; A mayse mit a top tsimes (A story of a
pot of stew) and Mayn rebe in amerike
(My rebbe in America) (Pyetrikov, 1910), 32 pp.
He also published and edited the humorous publications: Yontef-bleter (Holiday sheets) (1910); Der lodzer foygl (The Lodz bird) (1912);
Megiles datshe (The scroll of a
country home) (1913)—all in Lodz. He
also wrote under the pen name: Khaluts Hapolani. He died in Lodz.
Sources:
Zalmen Reyzen, Leksikon, vol. 2; Ts,
Cohen, in Folksblat (Lodz) (July 16,
1916); Reyzen, Psevdonimen in der
yidisher literatur (Pseudonyms in Yiddish literature) (Vilna, 1939); Y. Ug,
in Lodzer tageblat (Lodz) (March 23,
1922); ; A. Kirzshnits, Di yidishe prese in der gevezener ruslendisher
imperye (1823-1916) (The Yiddish press in former Russian empire, 1823-1916)
(Moscow, 1930).
Khayim Leyb Fuks
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