ARN
PORTNOY (September 15, 1883-May 1957)
He was born in the village of
Dobroslavke (Dobrosławka), Pinsk district, Poland. With his father he learned some modern Hebrew
and Russian. From age twelve he worked
in tailoring and at the same time studied diligently. In 1905 he left for the United States and
worked in a factory making electric lamps.
He debuted in print with a sketch entitled “Mayn shop” (My shop) in a
contest of shop images run by Forverts
(Forward) (June 1924). He later
published several longer stories and sketches in Yung-kuznye (Young smithy) and in the monthly journal Der baginen (The dawn). Among his pen names: A. Dombroslavker. He died in New York.
Sources:
Zalmen Reyzen, Leksikon, vol. 2; Der amerikaner (New York) (May 17,
1957).
Yankev Kahan
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