YEKHIEL-YISROEL
ZHABNER
He was born in Ostrovtse
(Ostrowiec), Poland. He was a well-known wedding entertainer and
jester in Poland and Galicia in the middle of the nineteenth century. He authored storybooks in rhyme, such as: Megile yishre fun mapoles homen
(Straightforward scroll concerning the fall of Haman) (Cracow, 1884), 51 pp.,
with a preface in which he wrote: “Filled with frank words to be used for both
poor and rich. Everyone big or small
should understand. Each person, even
small children, God’s wonder, is a miracle of God, through the merit of Mordechai
and Esther! We take the trouble to praise
God on high, because he has given us life!
Do not be stingy with money in this world. As there is but one way, one must
purchase the scroll. And, for one’s
merit one will be worthy of the redemption.”
Khayim Leyb Fuks
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