MOYSHE-YEKHIEL BARON (b. April 27, 1896)
Born in Gorshkovitz, in the Petrikov region. His father, Nosn-Dovid, was a grandson of the
rebbe of Radoshitz. He was raised in the
spirit of Hassidism. During the years of
WWI, he perfected his knowledge of languages and pedagogy, and he became a
Hebrew teacher. In 1917 he settled in
Petrikov, founded the Hebrew public school “Mizrahi,” and served as its
director and a teacher. He was a regular
contributor to the Petrikov Zionist weekly Undzer tsaytung (Our
newspaper). In 1924 he made aliya to
Palestine. He published articles,
stories, and works of reportage in the Hebrew press. A portion of them, as well as his
translations from English, German, and Yiddish literature, appeared in book
form. He was living in Tel Aviv.
Source:
D. Tidhar, Entsiklopedyah leḥalutse hayishuv uvonav (Encyclopedia of
the founders and builders of Israel) (Tel Aviv, 1947), vol. 1.
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