YOYSEF BRUMBERG (July 1, 1897-January 3, 1965)
Born in Lodz, Poland, he graduated from high school in Moscow
and studied in universities in Vilna and St. Petersburg. In 1924 he emigrated to Palestine. In 1930 he returned to Poland, and 1941 he
moved to the United States. In 1951 he
graduated from New York University. He
contributed to: Vilner tog (Vilna day), Folks-tsaytung (People’s
newspaper) in Warsaw, Veker (Alarm), Unzer tsayt (Our time), Forverts
(Forward), Kultur un dertsiung (Culture and education), and Gerekhtikeyt
(Justice)—in New York. He published
articles on political-economic and labor issues in the United States and in
Soviet Russia. He was a teacher and cofounder
of Yiddish Folk Schools and a Yiddish High School, as well as a teacher in
Tsisho (Central Jewish School Organization) schools in Warsaw. In 1938 he was a member of the Warsaw City
Council. In America he was active in the
Jewish Workers’ Committee. Among his
pseudonyms: A Shtendiker, and Y. Berman.
He was living in Chicago.
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