Tag: Baruch Gelman
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The Train Takes Me Away
The train takes me away / in the lonely unknown / my heart is so tense / unknown is the way…
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My Boss’s Clock
My Boss owns a clock / like all bosses do / but this clock was made funny / by the firm “Time is Money”
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About Borekh Gelman
Borekh Gelman (1910-1941) was born in Widze (Vidzy) near Vilnius, now in Belarus. Gelman wrote for many publications including Di Naye Folks-tsaytung, Kleyne Folks-staytung, Yugnt-veker, Bokhnshrift, Foroys, Viner Tog, and Literarishe Bleter. He moved to Warsaw in 1936 and lived there until 1939. When the Nazis invaded Poland he escaped back to Widze, but was…