12018-07-26T20:23:49-07:00Zoë Wilkinson Saldaña6beb73a90c38e77367b9737ee8e808917759a78e310402plain2020-07-27T18:24:21-07:00Podberezye, RussiaJanuary 30, 1905March 24, 1905106OdessaIsabella Buzynski4c5090420af98824ad786b6dac1f314b9e9f95a8The Hebew writer and Zionist activist Elhanan Leib Levinsky (1857–1910) was born in Podberez’ye on the outskirts of Vilna. In 1896 he settled in Odessa. Although initially critical of Yiddish literature, he eventually contributed to Yiddish press alongside his many contributions of Hebrew literature.