Itzik Manger
Itzik Manger | |
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איציק מאַנגער | |
Itzik Manger, 1965, taken by Boris Carmi in Israel | |
| Born | 30 May 1901 |
| Died | 21 February 1969 (aged 67) Gedera, Israel |
| Burial place | Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Spouse | Ghenya Nadir |
| Partner | Rokhl Auerbakh |
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Itzik Manger (30 May 1901, Czernowitz, then Austrian-Hungarian Empire – 21 February 1969, Gedera, Israel; Yiddish: איציק מאַנגער) was a prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk bard, visionary, and 'master tailor' of the written word. A Jew from Bucovina, Manger lived in Romania, Poland, France, England, the US (New York), Canada (Montreal) and finally Israel.