Shteyman Beynush (1897-1919)

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SurnameShteyman
NameBeynush
Birth year1897
Birth placeKraslavka
Death year1919
Death placeKyiv
SexM

Shteyman Beynush (1897, Kraslavka, Dvinsk District, Vitebsk Governorate – 1919, Kyiv), poet, playwright. He received a traditional Jewish religious education. In 1914–16 – pharmacist's assistant in Vilna. In 1916–19 he studied at the Teachers' Institute in Kharkiv. Among his works: “Baym Toyer” (“At the Gate,” journal “Oyfgang.” Kyiv, 1919), “Moshiakh ben Yosef” (“The Messiah, Son of Joseph.” A dramatic poem, in the anthology “Eygns.” Kyiv, 1920), “Dos Royte Kind” (“The Red Child.” A drama. Warsaw, 1921). In the 1920s Sh.'s plays were staged by Jewish theaters in the USSR and other countries. He translated plays by O. Wilde into Yiddish.

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