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Mr. Goldkorn, poet, essayist and journalist was born in Szydlowce, Poland, October 1, 1911. He received a traditional Jewish education. From 1930 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Mr. Goldkorn lived and worked as a writer in Lodz. Goldkorn survived the war moving constantly and settled in Munich after the war until 1951. From 1951 to 1969, Goldkorn lived in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, settling in New York finally until 1977.
Was editor of the "Unzer Haint" in Munich, the "Vidershtand" in Montreal, the "Israelite Press" in Winnipeg, news editor of the "Keneder Adler" in Montreal, staff writer of the "Unzer Express" in Warsaw and the the "Jewish Daily Forward" in New York.
Member of the Yiddish PEN Club, and the World Union of Jewish Journalists.
Author of numerous books: Nocturns, Literarishe silouetin, Lider, Epigramatish, Fun veltkval, Lodzher portraitn, Zingers un zogers, Heimishe un fremde, Masholim, Farkishefter yarid, Yellow letters-green memories, Kurtz un sharf, Letzter shnit. Received Jacob Gladstein prize.
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Consists of literary works, including manuscripts, correspondence, critical works on Goldkorn's work and biographical material.
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