H[ILLEL] ALEKSANDROV (1890-1972)
Born in Bobryusk, son of Sh. Aleksandrov who was the author
of semi-maskilic religious texts in Hebrew (and Aramaic). He was active in Minsk, Byelorussia, as a
teacher and a scientific research. He
worked with the Jewish sector of the Byelorussian Scientific Academy, and he contributed
to Shtern (Stars) and to Tsayshrift (Periodical), also on the
editorial board of the latter, both publications of the Byelorussian Scientific
Academy. He was arrested in 1930 and
subsequently released. Among his more
important works, one should note: “Mitteylungen un materyaln, sotsyale
kegnzatsn in yidishe kehiles in 16nt un 17nt yorhundert” (Information and
materials, social contrasts in Jewish communities in the 16th and 17th
centuries), Tsayshrift 2.3 (1928) (Minsk); “Di yidishe bafelkerung in di
shtet un shtetlekh fun vaysrusland” (The Jewish population in the cities and
towns of Byelorussia), Tsayshrift 2.3 (1928), and the like. Among his published books: Der veg tsum
ershtn may (The route to May First), a collection (Minsk, 1926), 39 pp.; Forsht
ayer shtetl (Investigate your shtetl) (Minsk, 1928), 16 pp.; Gezelshaft-kentenish,
arbet-bukh farn 5tn lernyor (Societal knowledge, a workbook for grade five),
part 1 (Minsk, 1928), 104 pp. (prepared with Y. Rubin, L. Khantun, L.
Holmshtok, and H. Dordak); Undzer kant, bashraybungen fun der vaysrusisher
sotsyalistisher sovetn republik (Our area, descriptions of the Byelorussian
Soviet Socialist Republic), part 1 (Minsk, 1929), 84 pp., part 2 (with H.
Rozenhoyz), 106 pp.; Yidn in v.s.s.r. (Jews in the Byelorussian S.S.R.)
(Minsk, 1930), 154 pp. (with A. Vorobeytshik); Sotsyalistisher boy
(Socialist construction), a reader and workbook for grade three (Minsk, 1930),
414 pp.; Mit trit fun finfyor v.s.s.r. (In step with the fifth year of
the Byelorussian S.S.R.), vol. 1, supplement to the workbook (Minsk, 1931), 32
pp.; Der proletariat in v.s.s.r. (The proletariat in the Byelorussian
S.S.R.) (Minsk, 1933). He died in
Leningrad. His career is otherwise
unknown.
Sources:
Biblyografishe yorbikher fun yivo (Bibliographic yearbooks from YIVO),
vol. 1 (Vilna, 1926); Biblyographishe arkhiv fun yivo (Bibliographic
archive from YIVO) (New York); Dr. Y. Shatski, “Geshikhte fun bildung bay yidn”
(History of education among Jews), Shriftn far psikhologye un pedagogic
(Writings on psychology and pedagogy), vol. 1 (Vilna: YIVO, 1933).
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