1/4 | Birthday of M. Daniel
Today in Yiddishkayt… January 4 Birthday of M. Daniel, Soviet Yiddish Author & Playwright The popular Soviet Yiddish writer M. Daniel was born Daniel-Mordkhe, later Mark, Meyerovitsh on January 4, 1897 in Dvinsk (today, Daugavpils, Latvia). Daniel made his literary debut with his short story, “אין אַ צײַט אַזאַ [In Such a Time]” in 1924. He wrote for the literary journal דער שטראָם [The Current] and published his first volume of stories a few years later, before the publication of his most important work יוליס [Yulis], which he later adapted...
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