DOVID BERNSHTEYN (December 3, 1895-November 16, 1955)
He was born in Kartuz-Bereza, Poland. He emigrated to the United States in 1920,
and after a short sojourn, he returned to Poland. He was the general secretary of HIAS in
Warsaw (1921-1925). He returned to America
and became editorial secretary, later assistant to the news editor, of Morgn-zhurnal
(Morning journal). He wrote articles for
it and ran a daily column entitled “Fragn un enfers” (Questions and answers)
under the name “B. Shteyn.” After the Morgn-zhurnal
ceased publication, he became a contributor to Forverts (Forward),
writing under his own name and under the pen names: D. Boyrns, D. B. Shteyn,
and Medikus. For a time he was a member
of the executive of the Y. L. Peretz Writers Association and secretary of the
Forverts staff. He died in New York.
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