Eliakum Zunser
Lithuanian Yiddish writer (1840-1913) · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1836 to 1913 · aged 76
Eliakum Zunser was a Lithuanian Jewish Yiddish-language poet, songwriter, and badchen who lived out the last part of his life in the U.S. A 1905 article in The New York Times lauded him as "the father of Yiddish poetry". About a quarter of his roughly 600 songs survive.
Eliakum Zunser is read about 5 times a day, in 8 languages.
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About this person
He influenced and was influenced by Brody singer Velvel Zbarzher, although it is not believed that they ever met.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1836 to 1913 · aged 76
