PINYE BURGANSKI (BURGANSKII) (1903-1967)
One of the most popular authors of Soviet Yiddish textbooks which
appeared in numerous editions, he was a distinguished teacher, a founder of
schools, and a lecturer in Ukraine. He
was the editor responsible for Ratnbildung (Soviet education), a
bimonthly periodical and organ of “Folkombild” in Ukraine. He began publishing in 1928 in Kharkov. He edited Oktyaberl (Little October)
in Kiev. His only son, Mark, an officer
during WWII, died at Stalingrad. The
letter from the son at the front to his parents, who were evacuated to Alma
Ata, was subsequently published in Eynikeyt (Unity) in Moscow. Among his books: Far antireligyezer
dertsiung (Toward anti-religious education) (Kharkov, 1928), 28 pp.; Oys
religye (Out with religion), an anthology (compiled together with A.
Vevyorke) (Moscow, 1929); Ershte trit (First step) (Kharkov, 1930), 124
pp.; Mir boyen (We’re building) (1931); Tsum politekhnizm (Toward
polytechnism) (Kharkov, 1931), 34 pp.; Sotsyalistisher gevet in der
politekhnisher shul (Socialist bet on the polytechnical school)
(Kharkov-Kiev, 1932), 36 pp.; Oktyaberlekh (Little Octobers), a book to
teach the alphabet for first-graders (Kharkov-Kiev, 1932), 168 pp.; Zay
greyt, alefbeyz far der onfang-shul (Get ready, alphabet book for primary
school) (Kharkov, 1932) and in 1936 the fourth, improved printing appeared; Leynbukh
farn ershtn klas fun der onfang-shul (Reader for first grade of primary
school) (Kiev-Kharkov, 1933), 108 pp. and in 1937 the fifth, improved edition
appeared.
Sources:
A. Hodes, in Eynikeyt (Moscow) (July 4, 1946); E. Spivak, in Shtern
190 (Kharkov, 1933); S. Zhezmer, in Shtern 5 (1933); R. Fish, Shtern
267 (1933); Ratnbildung 5 (Kharkov, 1933).
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