SHMUEL SHUR (d. 1903)
He made
his way to the United States. He was one
of the first to write revolutionary poetry as propaganda. He published poems and articles in: Nyu-yorker yudishe folks tsaytung (New
York Jewish people’s newspaper) (1886-1889).
He was co-editor of the Yiddish-language Haivri (The Jew) in Lemberg (September 4, 1898-end of August 1899,
initially twice each week, later three times).
He was of a Zionist labor inclination.
Sources: Kalmen Marmor, Der onhoyb fun der yidisher literatur in amerike, 1870-1890 (The
start of Yiddish literature in America, 1870-1890) (New York: Writers’ Section
of IKUF, 1944), pp. 35, 42, 50; Gil’ad
(Tel Aviv) 3 (1976), pp. 91, 105.
Berl Cohen
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