YANKEV
GINTSBURG (1870-1944)
He was born in Yaneve (Jonava),
Lithuania. He emigrated to Philadelphia
in 1890. For many years, 1914-1942, he
published the daily newspaper Idishe velt
(Jewish world) there. He was the author
of a volume of poetry entitled Knaf
renonim (Songbird) (Pittsburgh, 1892).
He died in Philadelphia.
Source:
Getzel Kressel, Leksikon hasifrut haivrit
(Handbook of Hebrew literature) (Merḥavya,
1967), vol. 1.
Berl
Kagan, comp., Leksikon fun
yidish-shraybers (Biographical dictionary of Yiddish writers) (New York,
1986), col. 158.
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