Sholem Shtern
Canadian Yiddish poet and novelist
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Sholem Shtern (Yiddish: שלום שטערן; c. 1907 – August 1990) was a Canadian Yiddish poet, novelist, and critic, best known for his novels in verse depicting the life of Jewish immigrants in Canada.
Sholem Shtern | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1907 |
| Died | August 1990 |
| Resting place | Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal[1] |
| Language | Yiddish |
Shtern was born in 1906 or 1907 in Tishevitz, Poland, and immigrated to Canada in 1927. He was a member of a prominent Yiddish literary family in Montreal, and became associated with the radical movement.[2] His collections of poetry include Noentkeyt (Toronto, 1929) and Inderfri (Montreal, 1945), and his novels include such works as In Kanade (Montreal, 1960–63), a two-volume novel in Yiddish verse.[3][4]
