Morris Winchevsky
Jewish socialist leader and writer · Writers · Lived 1856 to 1932 · aged 75
Morris Winchevsky, also known as Ben Netz, was born in Jonava, Lithuania, and grew up in nearby Kovne. He had a varied early life during which he moved to Königsberg in Germany for work. While there, in 1877 he became the editor of a Hebrew socialist monthly, which was followed by him being arrested three times.
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Finally, in 1879 he was expelled from the country, after which he emigrated to London, where he became a prominent Jewish socialist leader. While there he initially founded the Der Poylisher Yidl, one of the first Yiddish daily socialist newspapers. Then he helped to found the Arbeter Fraynd, the first Yiddish-language anarchist newspaper, which was run by the Worker's Friend Group. In 1885 Winchevsky married Rebecca Harris, with whom he had a son and a daughter. In 1894 he emigrated to New York City where he was involved in many literary activities. In 1927 he became paralyzed and suffered poor health until he eventually died there five years later.
