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Meisach Yegusha (1834-1917)

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surnameMeisach
nameYegusha
birth_year1834
birth_placeNovye Zhagory, Kovno Province
death_year1917
death_placeVilna

Meisach (real surname Segal) Yegusha (Jeguscha) (1834, Novye Zhagory, Kovno Province – 1917, Vilna) – writer.

Yegusha Meisach received a traditional Jewish religious education. He taught Talmud and ancient Hebrew in Kreutzburg, Jacobstadt and Buisk, was involved in trade, and worked as a travelling salesman. He published works in Yiddish from 1862 onwards in almost all periodicals published in Yiddish and Hebrew, and was the author of a number of books. He wandered for many years before settling in Vilnius.