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1. Gaon von Wilna

   Person · 1720-04-23–1797-10-09 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Vilnius · 10 sources

   (Gaon of Vilna; 1720–1797), Torah scholar, kabbalist, and communal leader. The Gaon of Vilna (known also by the acronym Gra, for Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu) was a spiritual giant, a role model and source of inspiration for gener…

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2. Efrat, Tsiporah

   Person · 1914–2012 · Vilnius · 7 sources

   immigrierte in den 1930er aus Polen nach Palästina; Ausbildung am Kibbutz College in Tel Aviv, wirkte seit den 1950er bis in die 1980er Jahre als Erzieherin in Israel; Verfasserin von pädagogischer Literatur und Ratgeb…

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3. Judah Leib Cahan

   Person · 1881–1937 · Volkskundler · Vilnius · 7 sources

   (1881–1937), Yiddish folklorist. Born in Vilna, Yehudah Leib Cahan moved to Warsaw in 1889. He studied in heder and later learned watchmaking. At a young age he began to collect and notate Yiddish songs. In 1899 he becam…

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4. Leizer Wolf

   Person · 1910–1943 · Lyriker · Vilnius · 7 sources

   (1910–1943), Yiddish poet. Leyzer Volf (born Mekler), a founding member of the literary group Yung-Vilne, was one of the great parodists in Yiddish poetry. Beloved by local audiences for his outrageous artistic gestures,…

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5. Samuel Bak

   Person · 1933-08-12– · Bühnenbildner, Bühnenbildner, Künstler · Vilnius · 7 sources

   Holocaustüberlebender; geboren in Litauen, seit 1949 in Tel Aviv und New York lebend.

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6. Abraham Morewski

   Person · 1886–1964 · Schauspieler · Vilnius · 6 sources

   (1886–1964), Yiddish actor, director, translator, and essayist. Avrom Morevski (also Morewski; Menaker) was born in Vilna into a comfortable merchant family. He received both a traditional Jewish and a secular education.…

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7. Alexandra Brushtein

   Person · 1884-08-11–1968-09-20 · Schriftstellerin · Vilnius · 6 sources

   (1884–1968), Russian playwright, memoirist, and teacher. Aleksandra Brushtein was born in Vilna, where her father, Iakov Vygodskii (Wygodzki; 1857–1941), was a physician and a leading figure in the Jewish community. She …

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8. Alter Kacyzne

   Person · 1885–1941 · Journalist, Schriftsteller · Vilnius · 6 sources

   (1885–1941), Yiddish writer and critic; photographer. Born in Vilna to a working-class family, Alter-Sholem Kacyzne (Yid., Katsizne) attended heder and also a Russian-language Jewish elementary school. At 14, after his f…

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9. Arad, Tsevi

   Person · 1909–1994 · Schriftsteller, Übersetzer · Vilnius · 6 sources

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10. Bass, Hyman B.

    Person · 1904–1983-09-14 · Schriftsteller · Vilnius · 6 sources

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11. Binder, Tsilah

    Person · 1919–1987 · Illustratorin, Malerin, Painter · Vilnius · 6 sources

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12. David Botwinik

    Person · 1920–2022 · Komponist · Vilnius · 6 sources

    immigrierte 1956 nach Montreal, wo er u. a. bis 1991 an verschiedenen Schulen als Musiklehrer unterrichtete.

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13. Eliyahu Yones

    Person · 1915–2011 · Vilnius · 6 sources

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14. Israel Kolatt

    Person · 1927–2007 · Historiker, Hochschullehrer · Vilnius · 6 sources

    National Library of France via VIAF, Aug. 6, 2019 (born: 1927- -; died: 2007-03-29; preferred: Kolatt, Israel 1927-2007; birthplace: Vilnius; place of death: Jérusalem; country: Israel; gender: Males; lang. code: heb; v…

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15. Jitzhak Zuckerman

    Person · 1915–1981 · Widerstandskämpfer · Vilnius · 6 sources

    (1915–1981), Polish Zionist youth leader who was prominent in the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Born in Vilna, Yitsḥak (Antek) Zuckerman studied at Tarbut schools and joined the Zionist youth movement He-Ḥaluts ha-Tsa‘ir. In 1…

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16. Joseph Elijah Triwosch

    Person · 1855–1940 · Vilnius · 6 sources

    Hebrew writer and Biblical commentator; translator

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17. Kaczerginski, Szmerke

    Person · 1908–1954 · Partisan, Schriftsteller · Vilnius · 6 sources

    (1908–1954), Yiddish writer and cultural activist. Born in Vilna to a poor family and educated at that city’s Talmud Torah, Shmerke (Pol., Szmerke) Kaczerginski lost both his parents during World War I. As a youth, he wa…

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18. Kopel Gurwin

    Person · 1923–1990 · Illustrator, Künstler, artist · Vilnius · 6 sources

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19. Manne, Mordekhay Tsevi

    Person · 1859–1886 · Schriftsteller · Vilnius · 6 sources

    (1859–1886), Hebrew poet. Mordekhai Tsevi Mane was born in Radochkovitchi (Radoshkovich), in the Vilna region. As a child he showed a talent for drawing and sketching, and his parents’ support enabled him to realize his …

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20. Mosze Lewin

    Person · 1907–1942-03-02 · Vilnius · 6 sources

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