LOUIS
EFRON (January 5, 1894-October 19, 1965)
He was born in Slonim, Grodno
district, Poland. He received both a
Jewish and a general education. In 1913
he immigrated to the United States. He
lived in New York, Atlanta, and Philadelphia.
He was a bookkeeper. From 1916 he
published poems, sketches, humorous pieces, and features in: Kundes (Prankster), Varhayt (Truth), Morgn-zhurnal
(Morning journal), Tog (Day), Forverts (Forward), and Amerikaner (American)—in New York; Idishe velt (Jewish world) in
Philadelphia; and Idisher kuryer
(Jewish courier) in Chicago; among others.
He edited Di atlantik vokhnblat
(The Atlantic weekly newspaper) in Atlanta (1922-1925). He died in Philadelphia.
Sources:
Zalmen Reyzen, Leksikon, vol. 2; Biblyografishe yorbikher fun yivo
(Bibliographic yearbooks from YIVO) (Warsaw, 1928), see index; Tog-morgn-zhurnal (New York) (October
20, 1965).
Khayim Leyb Fuks
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