Creator Bio
Elkhonen Zeitlin
1902–1942
Elkhonen Zeitlin was born in Rogachev (Russian Empire, today Belarus), the son of Hillel Zeitlin and younger brother of Aaron Zeitlin. Zeitlin settled in Warsaw in 1921 and was active in cultural, theatrical, and literary Jewish organizations. He was the coeditor of Undzer ekspres (Our Express), and contributed to Yiddish periodicals. His memoirs are an important testament to Jewish intellectual life in Warsaw. Like his father, Elkhonen died in the Warsaw ghetto.
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With Spektor
Mordkhe Spektor [1858–1925] was the “honorary chair” of the “Society of Gluttons and Drunkards.” Though he had not been elected to this “post,” everyone felt that Spektor was the singular candidate…