Alter Kacyzne

Alter Kacyzne was born in Vilna in 1894 and died during a Ukrainian pogrom in 1941. A poet, dramatist, journalist, and photographer, he was a central figure in Warsaw's Yiddish cultural world.

Alter Kacyzne was born in Vilna in 1894 and died during a Ukrainian pogrom in 1941. A poet, dramatist, journalist, and photographer, he was a central figure in Warsaw's Yiddish cultural world. See less