SHMUEL BEYLIN (May 26, 1885-1959)
Born in Shtshedrin (Shchedrin), Byelorussia, he was the son
of an itinerant teacher. At age twenty,
he left for Denmark and worked there in a furniture business; he also gave
lessons in Yiddish and Hebrew. He
contributed to local Jewish publications: Der vokhen blat (The weekly
newspaper), the first Yiddish newspaper in Scandinavia (founded in 1911), Di
yudishe gezelshaft (The Jewish community) which was written in Yiddish and
Danish, Kopenhagener togblat (Copenhagen daily news), and Yudishe
folks-tsaytung (Jewish people’s newspaper), the last two under the
editorship of Meyer Grosman. He edited
the weekly Di yugend-shtime (The voice of youth); Di kopenhagener
yugend-shtime (The Copenhagen voice of youth), a progressive monthly magazine;
and the humorous publications: Der groyser khoyzek (The great mockery), Di
homen-klaper un der kopenhagener yungatsh (The Purim rattle and the
Copenhagen rascal), and Unzer vort (Our word), which was published by
the youth association “Hebrew Youth” (Haivri hatsair) (1921). He wrote articles, human-interest pieces,
poems, and theater reviews. He was
active as a lecturer, community leader, and fighter for Yiddish in
Copenhagen. He founded an acting troupe
in Copenhagen. Among his pseudonyms: Ben
Avrom, Shmulik, Sar haleytsim (Captain of the clowns), Ashmeday, and Khoyzeks
eynikl (grandchild of mockery), among others.
Source:
Zalmen Reyzen, Leksikon, vol. 1.
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