Tag: communism

  • About Alter Kacyzne (Alter-Sholem Katsizne)

    Alter-Sholem Kacyzne (Katsizne) (1885-1941) was born in Vilnius (Vilno) to a working-class family. Yiddish was his mameloshen or mother-tongue, but he taught himself Hebrew, Russian, German, Polish, and French. At age 14, he went to work in his uncle’s photography studio in Dnipro (Ekatrinoslav). He became a professional photographer, and documented Jewish life in Poland,…

  • Arrest

    Feigele, startled awake, bursts into tears seeing men yelling at Chaim, hearing how her mother weeps.

  • Be an Engineer

    It’s a mighty symphony / just one word – not more: / Over human soul / Be an Engineer.