Shaye Shkarovsky

Shaye Shkarovsky (1891–1945) was a Yiddish author who lived in the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Vidervuks (New Growth) group in and around Kiev.[1][2]

Shkarovsky was born in Bila Tserkva. His father, Isaac, was a cheder teacher and social activist. Shaye regularly donated to Zionist groups.[3] In 1942 he was evacuated to Ufa during World War II, but was nonetheless killed during the war.[4]

Journalism

Shkarovsky began working in journalism as an 18-year-old, contributing to the Kiev Russian Press and in 1910 in the Kiev Weekly journal, where he wrote 24 articles about Jewish literature. In 1915 he began working for a newspaper in Odessa, and in 1921 he edited a weekly Communist paper, transforming it to a daily paper. He reported from the border with Romania and covered the pogroms that swept across Ukraine, continuing to be an activism journalist well into the 20s and 30s.[5]

Books

Shkarovsky published several Yiddish books:

  • Der Arshter May (Odessa, 1921)
  • Ragas (Kiev, 1922)
  • Kayor (Moscow, 1928)
  • Kolvirt (Kiev, 1931)
  • In Shniṭ Fun Tsayṭ (Kiev, 1932)
  • Meron (Kharkov, 1934)
  • Odes (Kiev, 1938)
  • Nakhes fun Kinder (Kiev, 1938)

References
  1. Gennady Estraikh, "The New Growth" in In Harness: Yiddish Writers' Romance with Communism
  2. "Russian Jewish Encyclopedia".
  3. He is regularly listed as a contributor to the Zionist Movement in theHaMelitz newspaper, between 1900-1903.
  4. "Yad Vashem Names Database". Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. "Lexicon by Zalman Reizan".
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