Israel Medres
Canadian Journalist
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Israel Jonah Medres (Yiddish: ישראל יונה מדרש; 1894 – August 6, 1964)[3] was a Canadian Yiddish journalist and writer.
Israel Medres | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 6 August 1964 (aged 69–70) |
| Resting place | Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal[1] |
| Pen name | Ben Mordecai[1] |
| Language | Yiddish |
| Relatives | Vivian Felsen (granddaughter)[2] |
Biography
Israel Medres was born in Lekhovich, Russian Empire, in 1894. He studied for three years at the yeshiva of Lida.[4][1] At the age of 16 he immigrated to Canada,[5] where he joined the staff of the Keneder Adler in 1922.[6]
Publications
- Montreal fun nekhtn [Montreal of Yesterday] (in Yiddish). 1947.
- Tsvishn tsvey velt milkhomes [Between Two World Wars] (in Yiddish). 1964.