ESTER KRAYTMAN (ESTHER KREITMAN) (1891-June 13, 1954)
The
author of stories and novels, she was born in Bilgoraj, Poland. She was the sister of Y. Y. Zinger (Israel Joshua
Singer) and Y. Bashevis-Zinger (Isaac Bashevis Singer) and the daughter of a
rabbi. She lived in Warsaw, Antwerp,
Paris, and London. She published stories
in London’s Dos fraye vort (The free
word), Vaytshepl lebn (Whitechapel
life), and Loshn un lebn (Language
and life), among other serials. Her
works include: Der sheydim-tants (The
devils’ dance) (Warsaw: Kh. Bzshoza, 1936), 295 pp., English translation by
Maurice Carr as Deborah; Brilyantn (Diamonds) (London: Foyle’s
Hebrew Department, 1944), 301 pp., translated into English by Heather Valencia;
Yikhes (Pedigree), stories and
sketches (London: Narod Press, 1950), 129 pp.; Relikvye (Relic), stories.
Her translations: Charles Dickens, Vaynakht
(Christmas [original: A Christmas Carol])
(Warsaw: Helios, 1929), 117 pp.; George Bernard Shaw, Di froy in sotsyalizm un kapitalizm (The woman in socialism and
capitalism [original: The
Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism]) (Warsaw: Sh.
Goldfarb, 1930), 2 vols. She
died in London.
Sources: Meylekh Ravitsh, Mayn leksikon (My lexicon), vol. 3 (Montreal, 1958); M. Kreytman,
in Loshn un lebn (London) (June
1954); Y. Botoshanski, in Di prese (Buenos
Aires) (August 20, 1954); M. Grusman, in Davar
(Tel Aviv) (Kislev 15 [= December 10], 1954); Y. Varshavski (Bashevis), in Forverts (New York) (May 7, 1955);
Yeshurin archive, YIVO (New York).
Berl Cohen
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