Wednesday 23 April 2014

YITSKHOK ABELSON

YITSKHOK ABELSON (b. 1889)

Born in Dolhinov (Daŭhinava), Belarus.  Arrived in the United States in 1910 and lived in New Haven 1912-1913.  He was active in the Jewish branch of the Socialist Party and in his local division of Workman’s Circle.  Contributed to the monthly Der nyu-heyvener veker (The New Haven alarm clock, 1912-1913), and published poems and articles on socialist themes.

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