MORTKHE KORONA

MORTKHE KORONA (1900-mid-February 1984)

            The brother of Meyer Korona, he was a journalist and school leader, born in Shedlets (Siedlce), Poland.  He spent several years in the land Israel from 1918.  In 1923 he arrived in Mexico City.  He wrote for Der veg (The way) and Frayvelt (Free world), and he edited Fraynt (Friend) and a number of school yearbooks.  He was involved in all Jewish activities.  In book form: Fun meksike keyn eyles un tsurik (From Mexico City to Eilat and back) (Mexico City, 1952), 407 pp.  He died in Mexico City.

Sources: P. Shteynvaks, Siluetn fun a dor (Silhouettes of a generation) (Buenos Aires, 1958), pp. 205-8; Y. Vinetski, in Der veg (Mexico City) (March 8, 1958); Kh. Lazdayski, in Ilustrirte literarishe bleter (Buenos Aires) 1-3 (1961); B. Ts. Goldberg, in Tog-morgn-zhurnal (New York) (July 17, 1964; July 18, 1964); Yeshurin archive, YIVO (New York).

Moyshe Rubinshteyn