DOVID-TSVI
VAYNSHTEYN (b. January 12, 1884)
He was born in the Jewish colony of
Vertizhen, Bessarabia. He studied with
the rabbi of the colony and in the yeshivas of Kishinev, Karsun, and Uman. He became a merchant. In 1905 he left for Galicia, where he
administered Hebrew schools. In Sanok he
contributed to Folksfraynd (Friend of
the people) of Adelbert Shenbakh. In
also wrote for: Togblat (Daily
newspaper) in Lemberg; Tog (Day) and Yudisher ilustrirter tsaytung (Jewish illustrated
newspaper) of Yone Krepl in Cracow; Haivri
(The Jew); and Hamitspe (The
watchtower). After WWI broke out, he
left for Vienna, where in 1920 he edited the Hebrew biweekly Hamenora (The menorah). He also published a booklet entitled Siḥun (Conversation
book) with German, English, and Hungarian footnotes for Hebrew
expressions. He served as secretary for
the Hebrew teachers’ association in Austria.
Subsequent information remains unknown.
Source:
Zalmen Reyzen, Leksikon, vol. 1.
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