ZALMEN
MERKER (ca. 1890-1928)
He was born in Mlave (Mława), Poland. He received a traditional Jewish
education. He was a Hebrew teacher and a
member of the Mława
society “Ḥoveve
Sefat ever” (Lovers of the Hebrew language). He moved to Antwerp, Belgium. He contributed to the local Yiddish press,
working mostly as a journalist, but from time to time he also wrote poetry. He died in Antwerp.
Sources:
Arbeter-ring (Brussels) (March 15,
1928); D. Lehrer, in Idishe tsaytung
(Brussels) (October 28, 1928); Pinkes
mlava (Records of Mława)
(New york, 1950), p. 36.
Yankev Kahan
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